| BMP ID |
Short Title |
Text of BMP |
|---|
| 6196 |
Inject produced water underground to prevent surface subsidence |
"Injection for Hydrological Purposes: Surface Subsidence: Land subsidence control is achieved by injecting water into an underground formation to ... |
| 6203 |
Produced water may be used for domestic use |
When economic, use desalination technology to purify produced water for community fresh water usage. |
| 6211 |
Technology for better surface separation of produced fluids |
"The Epcon compact flotation unit (CFU) consists of a vertical vessel acting as a three-phase water/oil/gas separator (Epcon Brochure 2006). ... |
| 6210 |
Technology to better remove dispersed and dissolved hydrocarbons from produced water |
"The CTour Process System enhances the traditional hydrocyclone technology. It uses gas condensate to extract hydrocarbons from water. The condensate ... |
| 6206 |
Use capacitive deionization to filter produced water |
"Capacitive deionization is based on an electrostatic process operating at low voltages and pressures. Produced water is pumped through an electrode ... |
| 6209 |
Use coalescence to remove organic compounds from water |
Since "oil rises at a rate dependent on the droplet diameter and the fluid viscosity. Smaller diameter droplets rise more slowly. One way of ... |
| 6193 |
Use downhole gas/water separation technology to reduce water production |
"Downhole Gas/Water Separators: Downhole gas/water separation (DGWS) technology is installed in the bottom of a gas well. It separates gas and water ... |
| 6192 |
Use downhole oil/water separation technology to reduce water production |
"Downhole Oil/Water Separators: Downhole oil/water separation (DOWS or DHOWS) technology is installed in the bottom of an oil well. It separates oil ... |
| 6194 |
Use Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) for better produced water management |
"Reinjection into an underground formation represents the most commonly used approach for onshore management of produced water," and is used "to ... |
| 6205 |
Use ion exchange to filter produced water |
"Ion Exchange: In the case of produced water, the goal is to preferentially remove sodium. For that application, resins are chosen that are ... |
| 6204 |
Use membrane processes to filter produced water |
Membrane processes such as microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, and electrodialysis can be used to filter produced ... |
| 6208 |
Use physical separators to remove organic compounds from produced water |
API gravity separators, advanced separators, hydrocyclones, filtration, and centrifuges increasingly remove more and more organic particles. |
| 6198 |
Use produced water for agricultural uses |
"Produced water [from oil and gas wells] meeting the water quality requirements of agricultural users offers the potential to supplement and replace ... |
| 6201 |
Use produced water for dust control on lease roads |
"Dust Control: Some oil and gas regulatory agencies allow operators to spray produced water on dirt roads to control the dust." |
| 6202 |
Use produced water for fire control |
Fire Control: Where "limited surface and ground water resources are available for firefighting," use produced water. |
| 6199 |
Use produced water for hydraulic fracturing |
"Oil Field Use: Hydraulic Fracturing: Local water supplies may not be adequate to meet the demand for frac water. Produced water or "flow-back water" ... |
| 6200 |
Use produced water for power plant cooling |
"Cooling Water and Other Power Production Uses: Since conventional surface and ground water sources are no longer sufficient to meet increasing power ... |
| 6197 |
Use produced water to augment surface stream flows |
"Injection for Hydrological Purposes: Stream Flow Augmentation: Where discharges are permitted, treated produced water meeting applicable discharge ... |
| 6207 |
Use thermal distillation to purify produced water |
AltelaRain is currently pilot testing a new form of thermal distillation, "a process that has been used for decades to desalinate seawater for ... |
| 6195 |
Use underground unjection for produced water storage |
A commonly used method to manage produced water is "injecting [it] into an underground formation where it can be withdrawn later for reuse." |
