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BMP ID: 6193
Title: Use downhole gas/water separation technology to reduce water production
Text: "Downhole Gas/Water Separators: Downhole gas/water separation (DGWS) technology is installed in the bottom of a gas well. It separates gas and water in the well bore"
Source Publication Name: Produced Water Management Information System
Citation Section: Technology Descriptions: Fact Sheet - Downhole Separation
Citation Page:
Supplemental Documents: Technology Assessment and Economic Evaluation of Downhole Gas/Water Separation and Disposal Tools
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Argonne National Laboratory
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Alternate Contact: National Energy Technology Laboratory
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Categories: Water Quantity and Rights
Location: General / Federal
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Cost-Benefit Analysis:
BMP Efficacy: See the Gas Technology Institute's report in the Supplemental Docs section for an in depth evaluation of available DGWS technologies.
Date Entered: 2009-08-19 14:03 UTC
Last Updated: 2010-02-21 12:14 UTC