Texas Railroad Commission rules allow the industry to self-monitor for NORM, and many operators are slow to decontaminate the radioactive residue because of the cost, industry insiders say. Furthermore, only two of nearly 200 operators registered with the commission in the Barnett's core counties – Key Energy Services and Devon Energy – have provided for such decontamination in the past two years.
In Denton, Tarrant and Wise counties, all kinds of equipment – from pipes and separators to frac and brine-hauling tanks – were decontaminated of NORM – the most toxic waste the wells can generate.
Radioactive Waste Surfaces at Texas Gas Sites is the name of the source article (Dallas Morning News) u tube is censoring the link
toosad444 1 year ago
Texas Railroad Commission rules allow the industry to self-monitor for NORM, and many operators are slow to decontaminate the radioactive residue because of the cost, industry insiders say. Furthermore, only two of nearly 200 operators registered with the commission in the Barnett's core counties – Key Energy Services and Devon Energy – have provided for such decontamination in the past two years.
toosad444 1 year ago
In Denton, Tarrant and Wise counties, all kinds of equipment – from pipes and separators to frac and brine-hauling tanks – were decontaminated of NORM – the most toxic waste the wells can generate.
toosad444 1 year ago