Produced water disposal method
% produced water
disposed by method 1985
% produced water
disposed by method 1995
Inject for enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
Injected for disposal
NPDES Discharge
Reuse
Other (percolation, evaporation, public treatment works)
62
30
6
0
2
71
21
3
2
3*
Total
100
100
Table 5:
Comparison of Produced Water Disposal Methods in 1985 and 1995 [66].
