Forward osmosis treatment of drilling mud and fracturing wastewater from oil and gas operations

Desalination

Volumn 312, Issue , 2013, Pages 60-66

  Hickenbottom, Kerri L ^a   Hancock, Nathan T ^a   Hutchings, Nathan R ^b   Appleton, Eric W ^b   Beaudry, Edward G ^c   Xu, Pei ^a   Cath, Tzahi Y ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b Bear Creek Services   (United States)

^c Hydration Technology Innovations   (United States)

Author keywords

Forward osmosis; Produced water; Wastewater treatment; Water reuse; Well fracturing

Indexed keywords

BACK WASHING; COAL BED METHANE; CONTAMINATED WASTEWATER; DRILLING MUD; DRILLING WASTES; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FRESH WATER; INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; MEMBRANE CLEANING; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; OIL AND GAS; OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS; PRODUCED WATER; SHALE GAS; WASTE STREAM; WATER FLUX; WATER REUSE;

COAL DEPOSITS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MEMBRANE FOULING; METHANE; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OSMOSIS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY; WELLS;

WELL DRILLING;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MEMBRANE; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OSMOSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84873199437     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.05.037     Document Type: Article

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