Water Energy DataNEG1 #366009
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Excerpt / Summary plant-crop Energy Water Solutions works collaboratively with Producers to provide cost effective solutions to the complex water issues involved in today’s unconventional shale plays. We integrate seamlessly and become part of the existing infrastructure by placing our treatment unit at the Central Processing Facility and staying in the lease until all production is final. Once cleaned, our recycled water is stored at the CPF in either an above-ground or in-ground storage location depending upon the Producer’s needs.
We understand the oilfield because we have come from the oilfield. Our team of experienced oilfield professionals integrate with the Producers’ completions and production teams to effectively manage the processing and subsequent use of recycled water. By understanding the water needs and fracturing profiles of nearby wells allows us to tailor the effluent chemistry to the best-suited chemical makeup for blending and supporting the well stimulation. We also assist in any logistical issues around piping and eventual staging of our water for the next job.
Landowners recognize that producing oil or gas on their property requires access by trucks and constant traffic. Our in-lease profile and use of piping to transport water to the next well pad significantly cuts down on trucking traffic not only on their property, but also on the nearby county roads. By recycling 100% of the produced water on the Central Collection Facilities also takes some of the pressure off the local fresh water aquifers.
Benefits
CompletionsIn both the Eagle Ford and the Permian basin, hydraulic fracturing requires over 150,000 barrels, or more than 6 million gallons, of water to properly stimulate an oil or gas well. The sourcing and subsequent transportation of fresh water required to stimulate the well is roughly 5% of the total cost to compete the well. With our recycling systems located in the same lease, or very close in adjacent leases, the costs to acquire and transport recycled water is reduced, saving the Producer on their completion costs.
LOE picMost of the produced water and flowback originating from an oil or gas well occurs AFTER the original hydraulic fracturing. The produced water generated from the well as it moves into production is typically hauled away and disposed using a deep well injection process. The use of injection wells robs the Producer of the opportunity to recycle any of this water. By placing recycling units in the lease and recycling in the field, we help reduce the typical 13% disposal costs experienced by the Producer.
Another benefit of our recycling efforts is to match our water quality to the exact type of hydraulic fracturing process used by the pressure pumper. Hydraulic fracturing is a complicated and precise process that depends on certain chemical reactions. Cleaning our recycled water to an exact specification most suited for the fracturing method used in each lease helps to minimize any risk during the stimulation process and works holistically with all the components to maximize the well production characteristics. |