The Queensland Government has developed a new standard for the beneficial use of residual mud that is produced when a gas well is drilled.

The new End of Waste (EOW) code allows for drilling muds to be reused in approved environmentally friendly ways and reduces the need to construct on-site disposal sumps for the material.

Former beneficial use approvals that expired in December 2018 will transition to the EOW code which commenced on 1 January 2019.

Clear as drilling mud? Find out more via these links:

• Visit the Department of Environment and Science website
  
• View the new EOW Code for Coal Seam Gas Drilling Mud
• Read about land spraying