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This course provides both an overview of water management and an in-depth look at critical issues related to sourcing (acquiring), reusing, recycling, and disposing of water in hydraulic fracturing operations. The course starts with a background of hydraulic fracturing operations and the different plays around North America. Options being used for transport, storage, reuse, and disposal are described for each of the different regions. The water management practices being used in the different regions are described and explained in terms of regional climate, type of shale and hence type of fracturing fluids being used, and the regional regulatory framework.

Fluid characteristics are then described. The unique features of hydraulic fracturing fluids are given and compared to those of conventional oil and gas and fluids from other industries such as starch manufacture, pulp and paper, and food and beverage.  Throughout the course, field experiences, practical issues, and field performance of equipment is presented.

Topics Include:

• Bacterial and scaling control
• Pre-treatment and desalination
• Why certain technologies work well and others do not
• Which technologies are suitable for which kind of fluid
• Costs to use various technologies at well sites, well pads and clusters, and in centralized facilities
• Lessons learned and best practices are presented for essentially all phases of the water management life cycle
• Costs to use various technologies at well sites, well pads and clusters, and in centralized facilities

Learning Level

Intermediate

Why Attend?

Water treating is becoming increasingly important for maintaining the license to operate, as a component of DBOO project delivery, and for developing IOR/EOR projects.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for process, facilities, and chemical engineers involved in either design or troubleshooting water-treating systems. Both on-shore and offshore facilities are presented.