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NORM MANAGEMENT
IN THE OILFIELD
PERMIAN BASIN STEPS NETWORK
MAY 11, 2010
WHY DO COMPANIES DECON
EQUIPMENT?
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Avoid Pollution
Maximize Storage Capability
Comply With Regulations
Protect Workers
Property Transfers
Continue Operations
NORM SOLUTIONS
TEXAS AGENCIES
• Railroad Commission of Texas
– Disposal Only of Oil & Gas NORM
• Department of State Health Services
– Possession, Handling, Worker Protection, Transportation
EVERYTHING UP TO DISPOSAL
• Department of Transportation
– Transportation of Radioactive Material
NORM SOLUTIONS
LICENSEE CATEGORIES
• General Licensee - Producers, operators,
equipment yards, pipe yards, etc.
• Specific Licensee - A company that applies to
and is approved by the regulatory authority
for a license to perform NORM work.
• Is it Routine Maintenance or Decontamination?
NORM SOLUTIONS
NORM SPECIFIC LICENSEES
IN TEXAS
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Aecom Technical Services Inc
Alamo Environmental Inc
Almac LLC
Dunagin Transport Co
Enercon Services Inc
Etech Environmental & Safety
Solutions
Four Lane Inc
Lighthouse Environmental Services
Lotus LLC
Newpark Environmental Services
LLC
NORM Decon Services LLC
Nuclear Sources & Services Inc
Protechnics Environmental
PSC Industrial Outsourcing LP
Radiation Environmental Mgmt
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SYMB Environmental LLC
United States Environmental SVCS
US Ecology Texas LP
USA Environment LP
Reciprocity Licensees:
• American Pollution Control Corp –
LA
• Dade Moeller And Associates Inc –
MD
• Dynamic Industries Inc – LA
• Energy Solutions LLC – TN
• Grand Isle Shipyard – LA
• Major Equipment & Remediation
Svcs – LA
• Rice Operating Company – NM
• Trussco Inc – LA
NORM SOLUTIONS
HANDLING NORM
• General Licensee – Required to have a NORM
Worker Protection Plan; 25 TAC 289.202
• Worker Protection Worker Training – get trained!
– NORM Awareness
– NORM Worker
– NORM Surveyor
– Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
• Secure the location/equipment with notices &
signs
NORM SOLUTIONS
RRC MARKING RULE
16 TAC RULE 4.605
• All Operators/Producers in Texas MUST
mark their NORM-Contaminated Equipment
with the letters “NORM”
• Clearly visible waterproof tag or marking
with a legible waterproof paint or ink
• Must be conspicuous to the worker (by the
valve, man way, etc.)
NORM SOLUTIONS
SURVEY TECHNIQUES
• Survey within 1 centimeter of the surface
• Check the response of the meter every
time you conduct a survey
• Meters must be calibrated every 12
months
• Record the results of the survey on a
report form with a schematic of the site
• Take Pictures
NORM SOLUTIONS
EQUIPMENT & WASTE
– Vessels/Pipe are Contaminated at 50 µR/hr
• Determines if a specific licensee is
required to decon the vessel
– Waste/Soil is contaminated at 30 pCi/g of
Ra226 & Ra228 or 150 pCi/g of the associated
daughter products (Pb210)
• Waste Characterization
• Disposal
NORM SOLUTIONS
RADIATION UNITS
– Roentgen – Measures Exposure (R/hr)
• Exposure – Radiation that is emitted from an
object
– REM – Measures Dose
• Dose – Radiation that contacts the body
– RAD – Measures Absorbed Dose
• Absorbed Dose – Radiation that enters the
body and can cause damage
NORM SOLUTIONS
SHIPPING SAMPLES
– DO NOT SHIP SAMPLES VIA THE U.S.
POSTAL SYSTEM!
• It is illegal to ship radioactive material USPS
• Use a Private Carrier (FEDEX, UPS, DHL, etc)
– Packages that measure over 50 µR/hr
require:
• “UN2910” must be written on the inside
package
• The outer package must not exceed 500
µR/hr
NORM SOLUTIONS
NORM TRANSPORT
• Determine if the load is considered
“Radioactive” per DOT – 2 steps
1.Rule of Thumb Calculation - Gamma
Spectroscopy
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Ra226 % = Analysis / 2,700 pCi/g
Ra228 % = Analysis / 2,700 pCi/g
Th228 % = Analysis / 270 pCi/g
Total % > 100% Radioactive, < 100% Non-radioactive
2.If Radioactive, survey outer package > 500
µR/hr then placard “Radioactive” and manifest
with proper shipping name
NORM SOLUTIONS
AUTHORIZED DISPOSAL
16 TAC RULE 4.614
Authorized by Rule
• Disposal in plugged &
abandoned wells
• Burial At the Same Site
where the NORM was
generated
• Land farming At the
Same Site where NORM
was Generated
• Disposal at a licensed
facility
• Injection If NOW Waste
Permit Required
• Non-retrieved
Flowlines/Pipelines
• Commercial Surface Waste
Management Facilities
• Disposal into plugged &
abandoned wells
• Injection into Enhanced Oil
Recovery Injection Wells
• Injection
NORM SOLUTIONS
NORM COMMERCIAL
DISPOSAL FACILITIES
• All Facilities use injection disposal
methods
– New Park Resources – Winnie TX
• Inject Into Domal Salt
– MB Energy – Liberty TX
• Inject Into Domal Salt
– Lotus LLC – Andrews TX
• Salt Cavern Disposal Into Bedded Salt
NORM SOLUTIONS
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“We
“Wehave
havesolutions
solutionsfor
foryour
yourNORM
NORMproblems”
problems”
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Geri Cooley, MS, REM, CSP
Radiation Safety Officer
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QUESTIONS?
Office: (432) 847-9698
Fax: (432) 355-4404
[email protected]
www.normsolutions.com