Solving the Produced Water Challenge
Water treatment will comprise over 62% of operating costs by 2011.
For every barrel of oil extracted from a well, about 10 to 20 barrels of produced water results, depending upon the age of the well. During extraction, water takes on dissolved substances including oil, arsenic, selenium and other toxic elements. Therefore it must be treated to meet federal environmental regulations before its re-introduction to the drilling site. The world's oil and gas fields are expected to generate 271 billion barrels of produced water by 2011, outpacing oil and gas production by a 7-to-1 ratio over the next 4 years.
WE CAN IMPROVE THE WATER-TO-OIL RATIO
Brisben Water Ozonix™ helps solve produced water challenges by
- treating greater varieties of produced water and development/drilling mud on site, thereby saving operators considerable expense in hauling off-site;
- reducing the concentration and solubility of toxic metals in the produced water to provide clean water that exceeds federal standards for re-injection feed stock and a wide away of environmental and human uses;
- reducing the footprint of interlocking equipment required to process produced water at the field; and
- lowering operational costs for both onshore and offshore producers.