Oil and Gas Waste Management Services

Request a consultation to discuss non-hazardous NORM/TENORM E&P waste generated from your operations. Federal NORM Services supports scale, sludge, produced water solids, filters, and large equipment such as vessels, tanks, and heater treaters through structured waste characterization, disposal coordination, and documented handling pathways.

Our services include solidification, segmentation, disposal, waste separation, and decontamination. We prioritize accurate documentation, disciplined coordination, and alignment with applicable regulatory requirements.

Federal NORM Services is authorized by the Texas Railroad Commission to handle specific oil and gas exploration and production waste. Unlike general waste providers, we manage permitted E&P waste with documented processes aligned with Texas requirements and the operational realities of oilfield projects.

The facility is permitted to manage the following regulated E&P waste materials in accordance with applicable Texas regulations.

1. Water-based drilling fluid and associated cuttings 
2. Oil-based drilling fluid and associated cuttings 
3. Tank bottoms from gas plants, crude oil Reclamation Plants, crude oil separation facilities, and crude oil production facilities, which do not exceed 7% in oil content as determined by Standard American Petroleum Institute (API) “shake out” test 
4. Soils contaminated with produced water, crude oil, or condensate 
5. Hydraulic fracturing flow-back water and associated solids including sand 
6. Produced formation sands 
7. Absorbent pads from crude oil spills from production operations 
8. Hydrocarbon, solids, sands, and emulsion generated from separators, fluid treatment vessels, and production impoundments 
9. Solid waste from gas dehydration and sweetening activities (spent filter media, molecular sieves, precipitated amine sludge, iron sponge, and hydrogen sulfide scrubber sludge)
10. Contaminated liners and bottoms from reserve and washout pits 
11. Contaminated soils from crude oil spills, pipeline and saltwater spills from production operations
12. Pit liners and solids
13. Pipeline-associated wastes (i.e. pigs)
14. Other hydrocarbon waste, as defined by Statewide Rule 57(b)(2) 
15. Well screen outs (Iridium-92, Scandium-46, Antimony-124, Gold-198, and other commonly used oilfield tracers)
16. Oil and gas waste containing Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) 

Each authorized waste stream receives detailed documentation and coordinated disposal through permitted pathways. Focus on your operations while we support the documentation, handling, and project oversight required to keep work moving.