Patent ID: 8318027
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: C02F

Abstract:
1. A process for treating flowback water including the steps of; fluidly connecting to a source of flowback water; filtering said flowback water; separating said filtered flowback water into a first flow path and a second flow path; directing said first flow path of filtered flowback water to an ozone contact tank and directing said second flow path of filtered flowback water to a reactor tank; introducing ozone into said ozone contacting tank whereby said filtered flowback water conveyed by the first flow path is exposed to ozone; conveying the ozonated filtered flowback water from the ozone contacting tank to a manifold configured to cause hydrodynamic cavitations of said ozonated filtered flowback water, positioning ultrasonic transducers within said reactor tank to create acoustic cavitations; directing said first flow path of filtered ozonated flowback water and said second flow path of filtered flowback water through said reactor tank for contact with the acoustic cavitations; wherein said filtered flowback waters treated with cavitations; wherein said filtered flowback waters treated with ozone, hydrodynamic cavitations and acoustic cavitations is available for reinjection.