TABLE 11-6 (LIMITATIONS ON THE TREATED LIQUID COMPONENT (AQUEOUS

LAYER) OF WASTES FROM DRILLING ACTIVITIES FROM NEARSHORE/INLAND

AREAS) BEFORE THE DISPOSAL INTO WATER BODIES.

POLLUTANT OR EFFLUENT VALUES (ONCE/DAY DURING DISCHARGE.

CHARACTERISTICS
INLAND (FRESH WATERS) NEARSHORE (Brackish/Saline Waters

PH 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5
Temperature oC 25 30
Total Hydrocarbon content mg/l 10 20
Salinity as Chloride, mg/l 600 2,000
Chemical Oxygen Demand
(COD), mg/l 10 125
Turbidity, NTU 10 15
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), 2,000 5,000
mg/l 30 50
Total Suspended Solid (TSS), Unobjectionable unobjectionable
mg/l 0.05 No limit
Odour 1.0 No Limit
Pb+2, mg/l 1.5 -do-
Total Iron (Fe), mg/l 1.0 5
Cu+2, mg/l 0.03 0.5
Zn+2, mg/l
Cr+6, mg/l (total)

3.5.4 On a random basis, samples collected to satisfy the compliance limitations of

the liquid component (aqueous layer) of drilling wastes shall be
accompanied by certificate of sampling duly issued by a competent officer of
the Department of Petroleum Resources.

3.5.5 All drilling rigs shall be installed with efficient solids control equipment and
be operated at all times in such a manner as to reduce the oil content of the
cuttings to the limitations as provided in Article E. 3.5.6.1

3.5.6 Discharge Limitations for Drill Cuttings, Sand, Waste Oil and Sanitary Wastes

3.5.6.1 The discharge Limitations shall be as follows:

(a) Cuttings contaminated with water based mud may be discharged
offshore/deep waters without treatment, provided the discharge does
not contain free oil as determined by a visual sheen on the receiving
water surface.

i) Discharge is authorized only at times when visual sheen

observation is possible not at night, rough seas or fog periods.
ii) The discharge must have been on for at least 15 minutes,
before such observation shall be made.
iii) Special approval shall be granted by the Director, Petroleum
Resources, when such discharge is into vulnerable areas or
close to shore.