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| Title: | OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION EXCLUSION |
| RCRA Online Number: | 12841 |
| Date: | 01/13/1987 |
| To: | Nugent |
| From: | Porter |
| Organization of Recipient: | Railroad Commission of Texas |
| Description: | “Other wastes” include wastes that are intrinsically derived from the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (3001(b)(2)). Explains “intrinsically derived from the primary field operation.” Discusses EPA’s four criteria for determining when a waste is exempt. |
| Regulatory Citation(s) : | 261.4(b)(5)  |
| Statutory Citation(s): | 3001(b)(2) Read US Code 42, Chapter 82 |
| Topic(s): | Bevill Amendment; Crude Oil; Exclusions (RCRA); Gas; Hazardous Waste; Natural Gas; Special Wastes |