Environmentally Focused Technologies for Oilfield Water Treatment Carl Vavra Global Petroleum Research Institute Texas A&M University Frank Platt Global Petroleum Research Institute Texas A&M University Rich Haut Houston Advanced Research Center—HARC
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Environmentally Focused Technologies for Oilfield Water
Treatment
Carl Vavra Global Petroleum Research Institute Texas A&M University Frank Platt Global Petroleum Research Institute Texas A&M University Rich Haut Houston Advanced Research Center—HARC
Summary of A&M Programs • EFD Program – an award winning program focused on
reducing environmental footprint associated with oil and gas operations. Produced water and frac flowback brine emphasized
• Technology Integration Program– an $ 8 million program designed to bring new technology to field trials – gas shales
• Advanced Analytics Program – new $ 3 million program designed to identify and field trial advanced analytic methodology for emissions and brine monitoring
Objectives of EFD Technology Integration Program
Speed the commercial development of technology developed through:
Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) programs. 1. Create an organizational structure that includes a network of regional centers that facilitate and coordinate field deployment of such technologies and document effectiveness of field operations.
2. Perform field trials so that results could be evaluated efficiently as to benefit both the industry, the organizations with the technology, and the public sector.
3. Document and provide the results of technology field trials so that promising processes, systems and products could be utilized in a wider range of unconventional natural gas plays.
4. Emphasize programs that reduce cost and improve performance, lessen the environmental impacts, or address the societal issues associated with unconventional natural gas development.
5. Include and report on safety improvements in the planning/demonstration of technologies, emphasizing technologies that foster a culture of health/safety/environmental protection.
Monahan, TX Washington, PA
Footprint Reduction
Well Site Access & Drilling
Source: William Harrison, Kansas Geological Survey