Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines - Canada-Nova Scotia ...

Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelinesenhanced mineral oilbased mud (EMOBM)natural environment 2oil based mud (OBM)operator 2pollution 2Regulationssynthetic based mud(SBM)waste material 2water based mud(WBM)means a drilling fluid in which the continuous phase is ahighly-purified petroleum distillate which should have atotal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentration ofless than 10 mg/kg, be relatively non-toxic in marineenvironments and have the potential to biodegradeunder aerobic conditionsmeans the physical and biological environmentmeans a drilling fluid in which the continuous phase is aproduct obtained from petroleum distillation (e.g., dieseloil or mineral oil)means a person that holds an operating licence underparagraph 5.1(a) of COGOA, 142.(1) of CNSOPRAIA,138(1)(a) of CNAAIA, and an authorizationmeans the introduction into the natural environmentof any substance or form of energy outside the limitsapplicable to the activity that is subject to anauthorization, including spillsmeans the Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and ProductionRegulations, Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Drillingand Production Regulations, and/or Nova ScotiaOffshore Petroleum Drilling and Production Regulations,as the case may bemeans a drilling fluid in which the continuous phase iscomposed of one or more fluids produced by thereaction of specific purified chemical feedstock, ratherthan through physical separation processes such asfractionation, distillation and minor chemical reactionssuch as cracking and hydro processing, and whichshould have a total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonconcentration of less than 10 mg/kg, be relatively nontoxicin marine environments and have the potential tobiodegrade under aerobic conditionsmeans any garbage, refuse, sewage or waste well fluidsor any other useless material that is generated duringdrilling, well or production operations, including used orsurplus drilling fluid and drill cuttings and producedwatermeans a drilling fluid whose continuous phase iscomposed of water to which various substances havebeen added15 December 2010 vi