MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCHARGES FROM WELL DRILLING OPERATIONS.

DISCHARGE TYPE MONITORED TYPE/METHOD (i) Volume /discharge rate MONITORING SAMPLE RECORDED Estimate REQUIREMENT MEASURING FREQUENCY Once/hour when discharging Two sets of analysis on a composite sample collected at every 305m, and the other at the end of the well from the lowest section but not in the pay zone Once/month and once/ end of well (sample taken after the final log run and prior to bulk discharge.) Once prior to drilling each well on each well on each new stock of barite used. Two sets of analysis on a composite sample made of samples collected at every 305m, and the other at the end of the well from the lowest section but not in the pay zone Once/month and once/ end of well (sample taken after the final log run and prior to bulk discharge). Once/week during discharge Once/hour when PARAMETER VALUES Max. Hourly rate

1.Drilling Fluids

(ii) Total Grab Hydrocarbon Content

Mg/l

(iii) Toxicity 96-hr LC50

Grab

96-hr LC50

(iv) Mercury and Cadnium

Absorption Spectrophotometry

Mg mercury /kg Barite mg Cadnium /kg barite g/kg

2. Drill Cuttings

(i) Oil-in-cuttings

Dean and Stark Reflux Method

(II) Toxicity 96-hr LC50

Grab

96-hr LC50

(iii)Free Oil (iv)

Static Sheen Estimate

No. of days sheen observed Maximum hourly

3. Deck Drainage

Volume/Discharge Rate (i) Volume/Discharge (ii)Total Hydrocarbon content (i) Discharge Rate (ii) Residual chlorine (iii)BOD5 (iv) Total Coliform Count (v) Total Suspended Solids (vi) Dissolved oxygen Volume

discharging Estimate Grab Estimate and record Grab Grab Grab Grab Estimate Once/hour when discharging Once/day when discharging (No discharge of Hazardous chemicals) ,, ,, Once/day during discharge ,, Once/hour during well logging activities Once/hour when discharging Once/day during discharge Once/day when discharging

rate Maximum hourly rate Mg/l Maximum daily rate

4. Sanitary sewage (Continuously manned by 10 or more persons)

Once/week when discharging

Concentration in Mg/l

5. Blow-out Prevention (BOP) Fluid 6. Well Treatment fluid

Maximum hourly rate Maximum daily rate

Volume

Estimate

7. Workover Fluids/ wastes

(i) Volume (ii) pH (iii) Chloride

Estimate Grab Grab

,, Concentration (mg/l) ,, ,, Exposure rate (Specific activity and dose limit)

8. Radioactive substances

(iv) Total Grab Hydrocarbon Content (i) Background Level Estimate Radiation (ii) Radiation Levels in the : Circulating Fluid/mud Equipment Environment Personnel