Oil & gas produced water retention ponds as potential passive treatment for radium removal and beneficial reuse

Oil and gas extraction generates large volumes of produced water (PW) in regions that are water-stressed. PW can be passively treated in retention ponds prior to beneficial use. Oxic conditions lead to sequestration and lower bioavailability of Ra.

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Datasets associated with investigating the potential for beneficial reuse of produced water from oil and gas extraction outside of the energy sector

Data in Brief ◽

10.1016/j.dib.2020.105406 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 ◽

pp. 105406

Author(s):

Bridget R. Scanlon ◽

Robert C. Reedy ◽

Pei Xu ◽

Mark Engle ◽

J.P. Nicot ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oil And Gas ◽

Produced Water ◽

Energy Sector ◽

Gas Extraction ◽

Beneficial Reuse

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Can we beneficially reuse produced water from oil and gas extraction in the U.S.?

The Science of The Total Environment ◽

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137085 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 717 ◽

pp. 137085 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Bridget R. Scanlon ◽

Robert C. Reedy ◽

Pei Xu ◽

Mark Engle ◽

J.P. Nicot ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Oil And Gas ◽

Produced Water ◽

Gas Extraction ◽

The U.S

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Energy consumption in desalinating produced water from shale oil and gas extraction

Desalination ◽

10.1016/j.desal.2014.12.038 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 366 ◽

pp. 94-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 122

Author(s):

Gregory P. Thiel ◽

Emily W. Tow ◽

Leonardo D. Banchik ◽

Hyung Won Chung ◽

John H. Lienhard

Keyword(s):

Energy Consumption ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Produced Water ◽

Gas Extraction ◽

Shale Oil

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Characterization and Treatment Technologies Applied for Produced Water in Qatar

Water ◽

10.3390/w13243573 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (24) ◽

pp. 3573

Author(s):

Hana D. Dawoud ◽

Haleema Saleem ◽

Nasser Abdullah Alnuaimi ◽

Syed Javaid Zaidi

Keyword(s):

Natural Gas ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Produced Water ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Oil And Gas Industry ◽

Gas Industry ◽

Treatment Techniques ◽

Treatment Technologies ◽

Oil Gas

Qatar is one of the major natural gas (NG) producing countries, which has the world’s third-largest NG reserves besides the largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Since the produced water (PW) generated in the oil and gas industry is considered as the largest waste stream, cost-effective PW management becomes fundamentally essential. The oil/gas industries in Qatar produce large amounts of PW daily, hence the key challenges facing these industries reducing the volume of PW injected in disposal wells by a level of 50% for ensuring the long-term sustainability of the reservoir. Moreover, it is important to study the characteristics of PW to determine the appropriate method to treat it and then use it for various applications such as irrigation, or dispose of it without harming the environment. This review paper targets to highlight the generation of PW in Qatar, as well as discuss the characteristics of chemical, physical, and biological treatment techniques in detail. These processes and methods discussed are not only applied by Qatari companies, but also by other companies associated or in collaboration with those in Qatar. Finally, case studies from different companies in Qatar and the challenges of treating the PW are discussed. From the different studies analyzed, various techniques as well as sequencing of different techniques were noted to be employed for the effective treatment of PW.

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Emerging investigator series: radium accumulation in carbonate river sediments at oil and gas produced water discharges: implications for beneficial use as disposal management

Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ◽

10.1039/c8em00336j ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 324-338 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Bonnie McDevitt ◽

Molly McLaughlin ◽

Charles A. Cravotta ◽

Moses A. Ajemigbitse ◽

Katherine J. Van Sice ◽

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Keyword(s):

Surface Water ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Produced Water ◽

River Sediments ◽

Gas Wells ◽

Beneficial Use ◽

Oil And Gas Wells

In the western U.S., produced water from oil and gas wells discharged to surface water augments downstream supplies used for irrigation and livestock watering.

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Water quality assessment downstream of oil and gas produced water discharges intended for beneficial reuse in arid regions

The Science of The Total Environment ◽

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136607 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 713 ◽

pp. 136607 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Molly C. McLaughlin ◽

Thomas Borch ◽

Bonnie McDevitt ◽

Nathaniel R. Warner ◽

Jens Blotevogel

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Quality Assessment ◽

Arid Regions ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Produced Water ◽

Water Quality Assessment ◽

Beneficial Reuse

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TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES OF PRODUCED WATER FROM OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION: A REVIEW

Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development ◽

10.31272/jeasd.conf.2.3.13 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (Special) ◽

pp. 3-130-3-148

Author(s):

Anaheed S. Hameed ◽

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Mohammed N. Abbas ◽

Keyword(s):

Membrane Filtration ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Produced Water ◽

Inorganic Compounds ◽

Chemical Oxidation ◽

Gas Extraction ◽

Biological Processes ◽

Physical Absorption ◽

Exploration And Production ◽

Treatment Technologies

Exploration and production of oil and gas are two operations that have the ability to damage and polluted the environment. The most significant waste created by these operations is produced water. Since the produced water includes toxic pollutants in both organic and inorganic compounds, produced water from oil and gas extraction cannot be discharged directly into the environment. Uncontrolled discharge can cause damage to the environment, including the loss of marine and plant life. Until being discharged into the environment, the produced water must be treated to meet the quality requirements. This article reviewed the sources, characteristics, and extent of pollution caused by oil and gas producing water, as well as different technologies for treating or disposing it. Physical (absorption, membrane filtration etc.), chemical (oxidation and sedimentation) and biological processes can all be used to treat the produced water (activated sludge, biological air filters etc.) Because no single technology can satisfy the acceptable effluent properties, two or more treatment systems can be used in a sequential process.

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Oil formations of Azerbaijan, their lithographic and geochemical characteristics

Azerbaijan Oil Industry ◽

10.37474/0365-8554/2021-4-4-7 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 4-7

Author(s):

M.Ya. Aghamammadova ◽

Keyword(s):

Upper Cretaceous ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Produced Water ◽

Upper Jurassic ◽

Upper Oligocene ◽

Valuable Metals ◽

Lower Pleistocene ◽

Oil Shales ◽

Oil Gas ◽

Middle Pliocene

Petroleum sediments in Azerbaijan have been researched and described by now in the form of complexes. Not only oil and gas deposits, but also the fields and accumulations of bitumen, bituminized rocks and oil shales are associated with these sediments. Furthermore, there are iodine, brom, the components of natural soda and so on in the oil, oil products and sediments as well. Alongside with it, a great amount of valuable metals present in the content of oil, produced water, bitumen and oil shales as an addition. This circumstance dictates the necessity of formation division of oil sediments. There are ten oil formations: Upper Pliocene-Lower Pleistocene, oil bearing-terrigenic; Middle Pliocene, oil-gas-bituminous-terrigenic; diatom-oil bearing-sand-clay; Miocene, oil-bituminous-sand-aleurite; Upper Oligocene-Miocene, oil bearing-terrigenic-carbonate; Eocene, oil bearing-clay-sand-marly; Upper Cretaceous, oil bearing-carbonate; Lower Cretaceous, oil bearing-terrigenic-carbonate; Upper Jurassic, oil bearing-sand-aleurite.

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