Paper: Pollution Control and Oilfield Brine Disposal

The disposal of produced oilfield brines and the associated problems have been studied closely for the past several years. The change-over from open pit disposal to underground disposition has been nearly completed. The paper includes steps taken by the Railroad Commission to eliminate pollution of surface and subsurface waters by produced oil-field brine and details some of the problems still to be solved. The paper concludes that much progress has been made over the past several years and expresses optimism that the ingenuity of the oil and gas industry and its technical staff will overcome the inherent problems of salt water disposal.