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Alberta waste code FLBWTR Water flushed back through filters to clean them.

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FLBWTR, Filter backwash water.

  • Alberta oilfield waste codes

    Filter backwash water

AER oilfield waste code.

Backwash water from cleaning oilfield filters, carrying the solids they trapped. An AER oilfield code.

Is Alberta FLBWTR hazardous waste?

Not from the code alone. Alberta FLBWTR is the AER oilfield-waste code for filter backwash water. The waste must come from the upstream facilities, wells or pipelines on that route. Having the code doesn’t make the waste dangerous oilfield waste.

Dangerous oilfield waste stays on the AER route within Alberta. It doesn’t use an Alberta hazardous-waste manifest unless it is exported from Alberta. Record the AER code in the oilfield waste information. A regulated export also needs the federal movement assessment, and a generic industrial category doesn’t replace the AER code.

What does Alberta FLBWTR cover?

Backwash liquid from filters used in gas sweetening or water treatment. The waste’s actual composition and properties still decide whether it is dangerous and how it is handled.

Is filter backwash water always Alberta FLBWTR?

CodeWhen it fits
FLBWTRThe waste comes from the AER upstream oilfield route and the material matches this stream.

Oilfield origin is part of the choice. Waste from an unrelated industrial activity doesn’t become oilfield waste because its material has a similar name.

Which codes sit beside Alberta FLBWTR?

CodeWhat it is
DRWSWBWater-based drilling waste
EMTCONempty containers
FILMEDFiltration medium
FILTERfilters
FRCSNDNon-radioactive fracturing sand
FRFLDHHydrocarbon-based fracturing fluid
FRFLDWWater-based fracturing fluid
FRMFNSFormation fines remaining after treatment and settling