by Sedrik Newbern | Dec 7, 2021 | Oil and Gas, Water Treatment
Produced water treatment in the oil and gas industry is a hot topic. Let’s explore potential uses for recycled produced water from oilfields. The Cost of Produced Water in the Oilfield According to the IEA (International Energy Agency) in 2003, more than $6...
by Sedrik Newbern | Oct 27, 2021 | Oil and Gas
Acidizing stimulation is a critical part of maintaining an oil or gas well. In the extraction industry, well stimulation is a popular technique used when permeability is low. Other times, it is used when an oil or gas well has fallen into the under-productive category...
by Sedrik Newbern | Oct 4, 2021 | Oil and Gas
As long as fracking is utilized in the drilling of oil and gas, water disposal will continue to be a consideration. According to the Groundwater Protection Council (GWPC), each fracking well uses about 45 million liters. As such, the industry generates enormous...
by Sedrik Newbern | Jul 14, 2021 | Academic, Oil and Gas, Water Treatment
We hear from our clients that there are handfuls of instances when chlorine does not control microbiological growth effectively. In fact, a very large percentage of the early reports of the successful use of chlorine dioxide in cooling systems have been in systems...
by Sedrik Newbern | Jul 7, 2021 | Oil and Gas
Oilfield companies operating in remote areas often need to create unique solutions for transporting and accessing water for fracking. Areas such as the Middle East may have tens to hundreds of kilometers for water to be moved from in order to reach the frack pad and...
by Sedrik Newbern | Jun 21, 2021 | Oil and Gas, Water Treatment
When it comes to drilling in unconventional reservoirs, hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is the main technique used to open pores in shale formations to release oil and gas. Fracking requires a large quantity of water as well as many chemicals to formulate the fracking...