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This section of the site deals with reclamation of gas well sites, from construction of the site and road, to final revegetation.

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Constructing the Road

Constructing the Site

Reclaiming the Road

Reclaiming the Site

Revegetating the Site

For Further Reading


 

State publications
West Virginia. 58CSR35. Rules and Conditions Upon Which Oil and Gas Operators May Access State Forests.

West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. 1986. Managing Gas and Oil Sites for Wildlife. n.p.: West Virginia Department of Natural Resources and West Virginia Department of Energy.

West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection. 1992. West Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Field Manual. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection, Office of Oil and Gas.

West Virginia Office of Oil and Gas. n.d. General Water Pollution Control Permit. GP-WV-1-88.

Pits and Pit Waste
Argonne National Laboratory. n.d. Fact Sheet - Onsite Burial (Pits, Landfills). Drilling Waste Management website, accessed 20 September 2008.

Argonne National Laboratory. n.d. Fact Sheet - Land Application. Drilling Waste Management website, accessed 20 September 2008.

British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission. n.d. British Columbia Oil and Gas Handbook, Chapter 10, Drilling Waste Management. n.p.: British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission.

New Mexico. n.d. Highlights of the "Pit Rule" -- 19.15.17 NMAC. Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Oil Conservation Division.

Railroad Commission of Texas. n.d. Surface Waste Management Manual, Chapter 3, Pollution Potential and Statewide Regulation. Railroad Commission of Texas website, accessed 4 October 2008.

Railroad Commission of Texas. n.d.. Surface Waste Management Manual, Chapter 4, Pits. Railroad Commission of Texas website, accessed 8 December 2008.

Roads and Construction
Horizon Environmental Services, Inc.. 2004. Guidance Document: Reasonable and Prudent Practices for Stabilization (RAPPS) of Oil and Gas Construction Sites. n.p.: Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. HJN 040027 IM.

Keller, Gordon and Sherar, James . 2003. Low-Volume Roads Engineering Best Management Practices Field Guide. n.p.: United States Agency for International Development with United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, International Programs; Conservation Management Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. High and low resolution chapters available on http://www.encapafrica.org/lvr.htm.

Reclamation and Revegetation
Grushecky, Shawn, et al. 2006. Vigorous Establishment of Native Vegetation on Landings and Skid Roads in the Upper Elk River Watershed. Final Report to Charleston, WV: West Virginia Division of Forestry.

Handel, Steven N. 2003. "Terrestrial Plant (spring herbs, woody plants) Populations of Forested and Reclaimed Sites," in Environmental Protection Agency. 2005. Mountaintop Mining/Valley Fills in Appalachia Final Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement
. Philadelphia, PA: Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3.

Natural Resources Conservation Service. electronic Field Office Technical Guides are available on website: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/efotg/. Choose the appropriate state and county and the library of Guides will be available for download.

Skousen, Jeff. n.d. Recommendation for Tree Planting on Surface Mined Lands. n.p. West Virginia University, Extension Service website, accessed 21 December 2008.


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