What happens once the drilling is completed at a site?
After drilling operations are completed, liquids from the plastic-lined reserve pit(s) are either evaporated, pumped back down the well or hole, or disposed of in accordance with regulatory requirements. The solid contents remaining in the reserve pit(s), typically consisting of non-hazardous, non-toxic drilling mud and rock cuttings, are tested. It would then either be dried on the site and then buried in the on-site reserve pit in conformance with the applicable regulatory requirements, or removed and used as either construction material on private lands, or disposed of in an authorized waste disposal facility. Upon the completion of well drilling and flow testing, a decision would be made by Mammoth Pacific regarding the commercial potential of each well. If a well is believed to have commercial potential, Mammoth Pacific would seek regulatory approvals to place the well into commercial service. If a well is judged to not have commercial potential, it may continue to be monitored, o
