Brackish Water and Produced Water in New Mexico Western Governor’s Association September 19, 2014, Norman, Oklahoma David Martin, Secretary New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Dr. Jeri Sullivan Graham Los Alamos National Laboratory Unclassified LA-UR-14-25017
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Brackish Water and Produced Water in New Mexico Western Governor’s Association
September 19, 2014, Norman, Oklahoma
David Martin, Secretary New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources
Dr. Jeri Sullivan Graham
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Unclassified LA-UR-14-25017
New Mexico Recoverable Water Initiative
NM Drought Task Force
Chair, State Engineer Scott Verhines
Recoverable Water Initiative Chair, Secretary EMNRD, David Martin
Brackish Water Subcommittee
Produced Water Subcommittee
Work Group Work Group
Dr. Jeri Sullivan Graham, Work Group Coordinator
2004 Recommendations…still valid today
The Water Development Work Group will:
Identify ways to develop new sources of water, including treating brackish water
reserves and wastewater to extend the life of existing water supplies. Identify water-related infrastructure, management, and investment needs and
opportunities to leverage federal and other funding.
Promote collaboration with and strategic focusing of the research and development
of the state’s national laboratories and research institutions to address the state’s
water challenges and to bring to the state … technical approaches to enhancing water
supply and management.
*NM Brackish Groundwater Assessment Program Workshop, January 15, 2004; New Mexico State Water Plan (2003)
Key Challenges to Use of PW
Availability-right place, right time, right volume
Risk perception and use acceptance Industrial Uses-within the oil and gas industry
Other Human Uses-irrigation, industry, drinking
Environmental sustainability Handling salty water and waste from treatment (concentrate)
Non-impingement on fresh water resource-surface and subsurface
Policies-new uses for former wastes
Regulations-for use outside of oil and gas industry
Partnerships with Industry and Localities
Technology to Reduce Fresh Water Consumption in Oil and Gas Production
NM Legislative Committees and Produced Water Work Group
Reduce Use/Inventory Control
Development & Management of Water Resources-Company Initiatives • Fresh Water Baseline • Obtained water analysis for all fresh water wells utilized • Populating database • Will monitor fresh water quality and fluid levels on semi-annual basis
• Corporate-wide Water Management Team • Richard Crawford – NM Basins – Water Project Coordinator
• Develop Water Reclamation “Best Practices” manual • Outreach to Municipal and individual Fresh Water Stakeholders • Bench Marking (Permian Basin Water Management Council Member)
Fresh Water Management Team
Technology to Reduce Fresh Water Consumption-Treatment
• Traditional Treatment Methods – Devon Energy
– Treatment goal: reduce biological load, remove iron and mineral scale
– Outside validation/verification of environmental benefits for system
– 950,000 gallons FW saved per frac job
– Goal is to use 100% produced water, 4,000,000 gallons/month.
– Cut truck traffic by 95%-336,000 miles/year
Image Courtesy of Lee Livingston, Mack Energy
Technology to Reduce Fresh Water Consumption-Treatment
• Innovative Treatment Methods – ThermoEnergy Demonstration with Concho Resources
– Multiple-Effect Distillation with Thermal Vapor Compression
– A desalination process using thermal treatment methods
• Maximum water recovery (ZLD)
• Oil and grease removal
• TDS <500 mg/l
• Boron <1 mg/l
• Concentrated Brine reuse
• Economic-Treatment below $3/barrel
• 5,000 BBL/day to 100,000 BBL/day systems
• Process high influent TDS (> 150,000 mg/l) >> than other evaporation methods
• Energy Efficient multiple effect design
• 60-90% water recovery
Energy-Water Nexus at DOE DOE Water Energy Tech Team
Over 20 participants from all major DOE offices have worked for over a year and a half to develop a Water Energy Program Plan
Water Energy Program Plan • Seven sections, 250 pages, June, 2014 • Very detailed and comprehensive report
that includes: • Landscape for regional and national
decision making • Sections on RD&D needs • Water for energy: generation, exploration • Energy for water: transport, treatment • Policy issues and considerations • Stakeholder engagement
“Dramatic Progress in the Water-Energy Nexus Is Required and Attainable”-DOE WETT