Drill Waste Disposal Method

% Drill Wastes Disposed by Method

1985

1995

Evaporate Onsite
Hauled Offsite
Injection
Buried Onsite
Discharged to surface
Land Spread
Reuse for other Drilling
Others (Solidification and Incineration)

29
28
13
12
10
7
0
1

47
2
13
21
1
7
7
2

Total

100%

100%

Table 6: Comparison of Waste Disposal Methods in 1985 and 1995 [66].