Treatment Resources
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New Tech Offers Low-Energy Oil And Gas Wastewater Management
12/14/2015
Microbial capacitive deionization (MCD) shows promise as a sustainable, low-cost treatment solution for produced water.
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Recycling Wastewater from Oil And Gas Wells Poses Challenges
11/12/2015
Each year, the oil and gas industry produces more than 800 billion gallons of wastewater. Coupling the massive volumes of wastewater generated over the life of the well and the millions of gallons of water needed to hydraulically fracture each well, it’s easy to see that oil and gas exploration and production is just as much a water issue as it is an energy issue.
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EPA's Water Report: A Good But Incomplete Start
9/11/2015
One study cannot answer every question about water pollution risks from oil and gas drilling, nor should it be expected to. But as my colleague Nichole Saunders pointed out, the oft-quoted statement of EPA’s water study – that it found no evidence of “widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water sources”– implied to some that activities related to hydraulic fracturing had been declared risk-free.
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World Water Week: Water Management Key Priority For International Oil And Gas Sector
8/27/2015
The global oil and gas industry association, IPIECA coordinated a session during World Water Week in Stockholm on water management within the sector from now to 2030.
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Hydraulic Fracturing And The EPA Water Study: Where Do We Go From Here?
8/3/2015
It’s been two months since EPA released its much anticipated draft report on hydraulic fracturing, and organizations like ours are busy preparing their official comments, which are due at the end of August. But based on what we have learned so far and what has been written in the media, it’s important to spend some time on what the report said — and didn’t say — and what it all means.
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Advanced Aeration In Hydraulic Fractured Water Impoundments
4/6/2015
With so much attention paid to the fate of frack water — how it’s handled and cleaned — it’s time to consider the effectiveness of prevailing treatment methods.
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The Future Of Fracking: Evaluating Emerging Technologies
2/10/2015
How can the U.S. and other countries profit from hydraulic fracturing AND protect water resources? New technologies hold the key to environmentally responsible shale-gas production.
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The Big Fracking Question: Is Drinking Water At Risk?
12/5/2014
Understanding the impacts of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) on source water, in both quantity and quality, is of vital importance to industry, the economy, and society. The latest research on the subject is presented, along with possible solutions to help overcome known and potential problems.
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Breakthrough Technology Is Good For Fracking — And The Environment
12/1/2014
The Department of Energy (DOE) is funding a demonstration project that remediates acid mine drainage water, providing both source water and useful byproducts for hydraulic fracturing operations.
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Water Management For Fracking Evolves
11/19/2014
To date, the bulk of analysis on the U.S. fracking industry has largely centered on well counts and oil and gas production.