In today's Episode 9, brought to us again by our ongoing Sponsor Hanby Environmental, we take a dive into "Who is Hanby Environmental and Who's Behind It?"

Hanby Environmental was founded by John D. Hanby on March 6, 1986 (over 39 years ago). Hanby Environmental is a manufacturer of Our TPH Field Test Kits for the analysis of Petroleum Hydrocarbons. The Hanby Method is a Solvent Extraction Colorimetric Method that provides both Qualitative and Quantitive analysis.

The Hanby Method utilizes an extract solvent to isolate the contaminate by pulling the petroleum hydrocarbon out of the sample and into the solvent. Then a Color Development Reagent Catalyst White Powder is added to the solvent extract and color is developed when this chemistry takes place. The color that develops is the Qualitative portion, whereby the Color that develops indicates which petroleum hydrocarbon is detected or is most detected in the event of a mixture. The Quantitive portion is from the lightness or darkness of the developed color with the darker the color representing the higher concentrations. The sample result is compared to our fixed color calibration photos to determine the quantitive analysis of the sample concentration.

The Hanby Method produces a TPH measurement result. TPH means Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons. This means Any and All that are present are detected and extracted and contribute to both the color and lightness or darkness of the color providing the means for the Qualitative and Quantitive analysis.

The results are Accurate and have been found to be within 10% of a Laboratory analysis by Users all over The World and validated in independent studies by Both The US EPA and The US Army Crop of Engineers. The results are Fast and Efficient being obtained in 4 minutes for Soil and Solid Surface analysis and 6 minutes for the analysis of Water and Economical at $35 per test for Soil and Solid Surface and $45 per test for Water.

I Charles Fator have followed in my Grandfather's footsteps and now own and operate Hanby Environmental. I grew up in my Grandfather's footsteps in and around his Laboratories and Business working in my early years of middle and high school around his business. Then I went off to college and originally declared as an Environmental Science Major following my Grandfather, but then I jumped over to The Business School. Ultimately, after a successful Banking Career, I came back full circle to partner with My Grandfather in his business.

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In this Episode 8, we talk about how changes are taking place in how Oilfield Waste is looked at.

Thank You to Our Ongoing Sponsor Hanby Environmental. Hanby Environmental is a manufacturer of Field Tests that provide Fast Accurate and Economical analysis of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil an Solid Surfaces and Water.

The Great State of Texas and The State of New Mexico are leading the changes in the way Oilfield Waste is perceived.

Oilfield "Waste" as the term implies, has traditionally always been looked at as waste or trash. However, just like took place in the "trash" industry, where a more environ mental friendly and environmentally sustainable view changed the "trash" industry to encourage more "recycling and reusing" of metal, paper and plastic, the same thought process is begin to take place in the Oilfield Waste industry.

Historically, "Oilfield Waste" typically referring to Drilling Mud, Drill Cuttings and Production Water also referred to Produced Water, have been disposed of as trash. Typically, this means for Drilling Mud and Drill cuttings to be stored in "Pitts." Drilling Mud and Drill Cuttings Pitts, are areas where the soil has been removed to create an impression, and then plastic liners have been placed, then the Drilling Mud and/or Drill Cuttings are placed on the plastic liners and then covered with liners and covered for "temporary" storage, which tends to be more permanent storage.

As for Production Water aka Produced Water, typically has been injected into Salt Water Disposal Wells aka SDWs for a very nominal cost. The cost being slow low on a cost per gallon, that it gave no incentive at all to think of and consider any other options.

But finally, the change that is taking place, is for finding ways to "recycle and reuse" Oilfield Waste. Some current examples of this for Drilling Mud and Drilling Cuttings is for the creation of raised roads on oil producing lands. And for the cleaning of the Production Water by the extraction of minerals and also from the filtering of the water, converting the fresh water that has alternative uses for things like agricultural and irrigation purposes. Thinking of this fresh water as an asset rather than a liability, creates value out of what has traditionally been looked at as trash to be disposed of, similar to the alternative uses for drilling mud and cuttings, as steps in the right direction.

The right direction for the Oilfield Waste Industry to begin to rethink of the Waste as an Asset that has alternative uses, will encourage thinking of new ways to "reuse and recycling" which will also encourage new methods to create alternative uses and assets creating a big change in the Oilfield Waste Industry like what took place in The Trash Industry, where now, the majority of trash is actually "recycled and reused" as common practice.

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