Oil and Gas Reclamation—Operations, Monitoring Methods, and Standards
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Abstract
This publication provides broad guidance for surface management of oil and gas development with a focus on promoting successful reclamation. Successful reclamation depends on sound best management practices, clear standards and expectations, defensible monitoring for effectiveness, and management of production facilities to minimize surface disturbance. This publication provides specific guidelines for surface management of oil and gas, including operations, standards, and monitoring. The development of this report was guided by existing Federal reclamation policy, a review of the scientific and other literature, as well as practical field experience. Expertise was pulled from multiple sources including Federal and State agencies, oil and gas contractors, and academia. The target audience for this report is primarily operators and contractors conducting oil and gas activities on U.S. Federal or Tribal lands and the surface management agencies responsible for guiding and enforcing these activities. The guidance on surface management presented here will also be useful for managing oil and gas activities on State and private lands and where private land occurs over Federal mineral estate (split estate).
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Lupardus, R.C., Simonsen, J., Toevs, G., Sterling, B., Bowen, Z.H., Davidson, Z., Hanser, S.E., Kachergis, E., Laurence-Traynor, A., Lepak, N., Mann, R.K., Nafus, A., Pilliod, D.S., and Duniway, M.C., 2023, Oil and gas reclamation—Operations, monitoring methods, and standards (ver. 1.1, December 28, 2023): U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods, book 18, chap. A1, 84 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/tm18A1.
ISSN: 2328-7055 (online)
ISSN: 2328-7047 (print)
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Reclamation Objectives, Benchmarks, and Standards
- Pre-Development Site Assessment and Planning
- Best Management Practices for Reclamation
- Reclamation Monitoring
- Interpreting and Reporting Data
- References Cited
- Glossary
- Appendix 1. Picking an Appropriate Ecological Reference
- Appendix 2. Reclamation Plan Example
- Appendix 3. Ecological Sites and State-and-Transition Models
- Appendix 4. Reclamation Equipment
- Appendix 5. Reclamation Success Evaluation Report
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Oil and gas reclamation—Operations, monitoring methods, and standards |
| Series title | Techniques and Methods |
| Series number | 18-A1 |
| DOI | 10.3133/tm18A1 |
| Edition | Version 1.0: December 06, 2023; Version 1.1: December 28, 2023 |
| Year Published | 2023 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Southwest Biological Science Center |
| Description | Report: ix, 83 p.; Version History |
| Country | United States |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |