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Oil Exploration and Production Wastewater Solutions
Ecolotron's "E-FLOC" Electrocoagulation solution is proven technology for managing wastewater recovery and wastewater treatment associated with oil exploration and production.
The typical chemical treatments and separation technology available produce large volumes of hazardous sludge.
The costs of these treatments are high and less effective than desired due to inconsistent water quality and large variations in flow conditions.
Ecolotron is able to increase the effectiveness of the wastewater recovery and wastewater treatment operations and lower the overall cost of your operations.
The petroleum industry generates a number of waste streams during oil exploration and production.
The primary wastes generated by exploration are drilling fluids and cuttings.
Wastes generated by production are produced water (i.e., brine, petroleum hydrocarbons, metals, chemical treatment additives) and oily sludges.
Secondary wastes include hydraulic fluid, weighting agents, acids, solvents, tank bottoms and oil debris.
Improper disposal of these wastes has the potential to harm our water resources, soil and wildlife.
Increased environmental concern for the effects of produced wastewater discharges encourages oil and gas producers to consider improving performance.
In addition, it is the nature of many oil producing systems that the cost of produced wastewater handling increases significantly as the oil fields mature.
Oil/water separation technology is traditionally used offshore, i.e. hydrocyclones, and is sensitive to variations in water quality and large variations in flow conditions, gas content and particulates.
Predictable conditions are often needed for optimum performance of hydrocyclones and operational aspects have proved to be important for performance.
Ecolotron's wastewater recovery and wastewater solutions offer the following benefits:
- Dependable Results – predictable and lower concentrations of waste in the effluent which are not attainable with chemical precipitation treatment.
- Improved Separation – better separation of oil and water than the existing methods.
- Lower Capital Costs – system designed to easily retrofit existing treatment infrastructure while improving performance, reliability and lowering operating costs.
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