Patent ID: 8871094
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: C02F,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A wastewater treatment facility, comprising: at least one physical separator for receiving wastewater from oil or gas exploration or production and for enabling hydrocarbons remaining mixed with the wastewater to separate from the wastewater, wherein the at east one physical separator is configured to receive the wastewater and the hydrocarbons from a tanker, wherein the at least one physical separator comprises: a stilling basin, including; the wastewater treatment facility further comprising: a bioreactor positioned to receive the wastewater from the at least one physical separator and to remove organic compounds from the wastewater, the bioreactor comprising; a bioreactor outlet valve at the outlet of the bioreactor for controlling flow of the wastewater out of the pond; and at least one additional treatment compound downstream from the bioreactor outlet valve, the at least one additional treatment component comprising at least one evaporation pond, wherein the pond of the stilling basin in at a higher elevation than the pond of the bioreactor and the pond of the bioreactor is at a higher elevation than the at least one evaporation pond.