36 JULY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Reclamation Guidance Adapted from Information by USGS The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), recently published the Oil and Gas Reclamation-Operations, Monitoring, Methods, and Standards report which will, for the first time, give land managers and operators specific tools to successfully reclaim disturbed lands during and after activities. This new USGS-BLM report supplements the Gold Book and other existing guidance by providing thorough and definitive steps and metrics for reclamation surface management. While it was designed to be specific to the gas and oil industry, the report’s concept and practices hold the potential to benefit reclamations of other fluid minerals development and land disturbance, including wind and solar energy development. Land reclamation, in essence, is aimed at techniques that set highly disturbed or degraded ecosystems on a trajectory which benefits native plants and animals, as well as restores functioning habitats and ecological communities similar to surrounding, naturally occurring environments. Repopulating the landscape with locally appropriate vegetation is a major component of land reclamation. Therefore, the report provides useful information about repositories, developing quantitative benchmarks to determine if erosion and vegetation standards have been met, including indicators of erosion and site stability, as well as species composition and community structure. “This technical publication provides a solid foundation based on current ecological science. It is the product of a collaborative effort between leading ecologists and reclamation scientists at the BLM, USGS, other agencies, and private organizations,” said USGS Deputy Associate Director for Ecosystems Paul Wagner. “The report addresses the need for well-managed data collection to inform reclamation plans, operations, approval decisions, and adaptive management strategies.” Successful reclamation is achieved when the standards defining soil and vegetation recovery are met. Reclamation has several phases, including interim and final reclamation, which each have different overall goals. BLM field office staff guide operators to create reclamation plans and to ensure reclamation goals and expectations are clear. They inspect reclamation projects progress and status; complete quality assessments and quality control of operators monitoring data; and provide feedback. The report may prove particularly useful for restoration efforts funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides $4.7 billion for orphaned well site plugging, remediation, and reclamation across federal, tribal, state, and private lands. G&O Another First From Half Pint 1” - 3” pipe .82 inches Standard CP 2” - 36” Pipe 1.5 inches Fisheye 184-Degree Side & Down Views in One Picture 1.82 inches TDS Camera On Screen Temp. Conductivity/TDS PH Litmus test strips 406-853-7867 Making sure you have all the cameras necessary at your jobsite - no going back for a different look. All Well-Vu products come complete with a 30-month warranty. Say you saw this ad in WorldWide Drilling Resource® for an extra 6 months - Giving you a full 36-month warranty! wellvu.com INTRODUCING - The “KIT” 2024 Booth 511
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