PAWNEE WASTE

Specialized Services

We cater to the wide-ranging needs of the region’s commercial and industrial segments, from O&G exploration and production activities, industrial manufacturing and production as well as commercial construction and demolition.

Oil & Gas – Exploration and Production

Utilizing cutting-edge equipment and advanced processing techniques, Pawnee Waste is able to accept an extensive scope of solid and liquid waste streams including but not limited to:

  • Drill cuttings and muds/slurries
  • Flowback liquids and solids
  • Production/tank battery waste
  • Gas plant waste
  • Reclamation/remediation waste
  • Environmental cleanup
  • Plug & Abandonment
  • Other E&P Waste

Industrial Special Waste

Pawnee Waste is equipped to manage a diverse range of industrial special waste, including contaminated soils, sludges, process waste, and other non-hazardous byproducts. Our expertise ensures efficient handling, treatment, and disposal, prioritizing safety, compliance, and environmental responsibility. We accept the following materials including but not limited to:

  • Petroleum Contaminated Soil
  • Oil, gas spills and cleanups (upstream, midstream, downstream, etc)
  • Remediation projects
  • Petroleum refinery products
  • Industrial processes waste
  • Manufacturing waste
  • Spent Product Containers
  • Off-spec Materials
  • Other industrial waste

Construction & Demolition

Pawnee Waste specializes in managing construction and demolition (C&D) waste, including materials such as concrete, asphalt, wood, metals, drywall, and other debris. Our capabilities ensure efficient handling of C&D disposal to support sustainable waste management practices. We accept the following materials including but not limited to:

  • Asphalt
  • Concrete
  • Steel
  • Wood
  • Roll offs
  • Other C&D waste

NORM/TENORM

Pawnee Waste is the only landfill identified in Weld County as approved for the receipt of E&P Technologically Enhanced Natural Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) wastes.

We recommend that generators of the wastes identified above by CDPHE obtain documentation from their select facility to ensure: (1) the disposal site is approved by the state and local governments for receipt of E&P waste with TENORM and, (2) that the facility accepts responsibility for wastes with agreed to radioactive materials as part of the disposal contract.

Acceptable waste streams include, but are not limited to:

  • Filter Socks
  • Tank Bottoms
  • Horizontal drill cuttings generated from formations bearing NORM
  • Filter Press Cake
  • Waste pipe and flow line sections
  • Residual materials dislodged during cleaning and maintenance activities on the following:
  • Crude oil and natural gas pipelines, flow lines and connector pipes (pipe scale scraping/rattling/wire brushing)
  • Natural Gas pigging wastes, scrubbers, compressors, reflux pumps, control valves and product lines
  • Gas/oil separators
  • Dehydration vessels
  • Liquid natural gas (LNG) storage tanks