Environmental Law Simplified : A Practical Guide for Oil & GAS Operations

Title: Environmental Law Simplified : A Practical Guide for Oil & GAS Operations
Author: Butler & Binion
ISBN: 0878143874 / 9780878143870
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 141
Publisher: PennWell
Year: 1996
Availability: Out of Stock

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This book addresses those environmental issues that are of general concern in onshore oil and gas exploration and productin. Other environmental issues may arise that are limited to particularfacts or circumstances. These are not discussed here but cannot be ignored by the onshore oil and gas operator. Such limited issues relate to asbestos regulation, PCBs, naturally occuring radioactive materials (NORMs), trasportation and distribution operations, and operation of chemical plants and refineries.

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Acknowledgements
Foreword

Chapter 1 : Living with Environmental Regulations
Chapter 2 : The Statutory Framework
Chapter 3 : Acquiring the Prospect and Selecting a Location
Chapter 4 : Environmental Due Diligence
Chapter 5 : Drilling and Producing
Chapter 6 : Waste Disposal
Chapter 7 : Abandonment
Chapter 8 : Personal and Parent Corporation Liability and Criminal Exposures
Chapter 9 : Contractual Protections : Warranties, Covenants and Indemnities
Chapter 10 : Insurance
Chapter 11 : Legal Opinions

Appendix A : Common Environmental Acronyms
Appendix B : EPA List of Hazardous Wastes from Non-Specific Sources
Appendix C : EPA List of Hazardous Wastes from Specific Sources
Appendix D : Exploration, Development or Production Wastes Exempt from RCRA Subtitle C
Appendix E : Exploration, Development or Production Wastes Non-Exempt From RCRA Subtitle C
Appendix F : Authorized Railroad Commission of Texas Waste Disposal Methods
Contributors
Index