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A toolbox for improving reclamation success: Joint USGS-BLM report establishes best management practices for oil and gas operations, monitoring methods, and standards

April 15, 2024

The U. S. Geological Survey, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, recently published an oil and gas reclamation techniques and methods report that provides land managers and oil and gas operators specific guidance and best management practices for development impacts, successfully reclaiming disturbed lands during and after oil and gas activities. Resource inventory, monitoring, and protection of oil and gas sites are mandated by federal statutes and regulations, yet this is the first publication defining standards and guidelines for how to successfully monitor soil and vegetation outcomes disturbed oil and gas sites and evaluate those monitoring data against standards available at a national level. The report emphasizes the importance of best management practices, clear standards, effective monitoring and minimizing surface disturbance for successful land reclamation.

Publication Year 2024
Title A toolbox for improving reclamation success: Joint USGS-BLM report establishes best management practices for oil and gas operations, monitoring methods, and standards
Authors Michael C. Duniway, Meredith A. Hartwell
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Reclamation Matters
Index ID 70262577
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Southwest Biological Science Center
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