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### Energy Environment Economy
Integrated Petroleum EnvironmentalConsortium 

# 16th 

# Annual International Petroleum and BioFuels Environmental Conference Houston, TX


# MARCELLUS SHALE WATER MANAGEMENT Brent Halldorson, Fountain Quail Water Management Wednesday, November 4, 2009 2:20
-2:45pm

# Challenges

1. 

# Terrain & Logistics. 2. 

# Water Variability. 3. 

# Weather. 4. 

# Community & Regulations.

Marcellus Shale Water Management 16 th IPEC Conference,Houston TX
- November 4, 2009

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## Rolling Terrain.  

## Massive geographic territory with few roads.  

## Large trucks cannot negotiate back roads.  

## Limited footprint for equipment. 

# Williamsport Pittsburgh Philadelphia

## 1. 

# Terrain & Logistics.

2. 

# Water Variability. 3. 

# Weather. 4. 

# Community & Regulations. 

# Challenges

Marcellus Shale Water Management 16 th IPEC Conference,Houston TX
- November 4, 2009

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#N/A 50 120 ,00 1 Temper ature, C #N/A 4 9.6 E- 440 Out P ressure, atm #N/A 1 1 04 .0 pH #N/A 13 0 H2O a_HCl 12 0,0 57. 0 CO2 25. 0 1 S IO2 0 E THE GLY COL 1 04 .0 NACL 6 0 Total kg /hr 5 6 82 .2 V olume, l/h r 1 30 Density, kg /l M -100 Ou t 127 .1 50. 0 S -400 Out 2 1 10 0 S- 400 Out1 1 04 .0 97. 9 10 4.0 3 0 1 30 S -400 Out1 27 .8 2 7.8 1 04.0 1 1 30

27.8 1 76 .5 S -200 -Out2 10 0 #N/A 9 9 #N/A M-400 Out #N/A 82 .2 #N/A 13 0 E-22 0 Out 1 27 .0 7 7.3 1 50 4 9.7 1 F eed E-20 0 U- Out E-220 U-Ou t 50 .0 53. 7 56 .3 10 0 3 0 29 97 .8 26. 9 29 .8 1 1 1 V -320 Liq V -400 Liq M-4 35 Out Right-mou se click on c ell A1- A5 a nd select " Pick fr om Drop Down List" to cha nge va riable
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S -200 E-20 0

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## Varying water composition.  

## Significant Ba & Sr.  

## Geographic differences.  

## High TDS by end of flowback.

## 1. 

# Terrain & Logistics.

2. 

# Water Variability. 3. 

# Weather. 4. 

# Community & Regulations. 

# Challenges

Marcellus Shale Water Management 16 th IPEC Conference,Houston TX
- November 4, 2009

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## Managing water in cold weather becomes difficult if large distances are involved.  

## All right, I admit these pictures are from Canada, eh!

## 1. 

# Terrain & Logistics.

2. 

# Water Variability. 3. 

# Weather. 4. 

# Community & Regulations. 

# Challenges

Marcellus Shale Water Management 16 th IPEC Conference,Houston TX
- November 4, 2009

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## Water use brings out emotional response.  

## N - I -M- B -Y mentality.  

## Competing pressures for water.  

## Oilfield people are portrayed as villains.

# The “Big Picture”

Marcellus Shale Water Management 16 th IPEC Conference,Houston TX
- November 4, 2009

# What is Needed?

Marcellus Shale Water Management 16 th IPEC Conference,Houston TX
- November 4, 2009 

##  

# On -Site Treatment (TSS Removal)  

# Desalination

(TDS Removal)  

# Disposal / Re
- Use

of Residuals

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## Allows for the most efficient re-use of the water.  

## No trucking involved.  

## Example: 1. 

## Clean up flowback. 2. 

## Dilute with freshwater. 3. 

## Frac adjacent well with mixture.  

## Removes the salt and

leaves freshwater.  

## Freshwater can be (1) discharged, or (2) reused.  

## Reduces impact on freshwater resources.  

## Concentrated salt brine may be re-used (kill fluid or drilling fluid), or disposed of via SWD (or other).  

## Solids generally go to landfill. 

# 1 2 3

# On -Site Treatment (TSS Removal) Marcellus Shale Water Management 16 th IPEC Conference,Houston TX
- November 4, 2009 

# 1

Results: Calcium removal - 9,400 mg/l to 24 mg/l Iron removal – 53 mg/l to 3 mg/l Magnesium removal - 1,380 mg/l to 55 mg/l Barium removal – 117 mg/l to 2 mg/l Strontium removal – 1,750 mg/l to 43 mg/l TSS removal – 4,630 to 0 TDS removal – 76,455 to 67,030 

# Fountain Quail TSS Removal Justin, TX M
- I Swaco On
-Site Treatment Towanda, PA

# 2 Desalination (TDS Removal) Marcellus Shale Water Management 16 th IPEC Conference,Houston TX
- November 4, 2009



# Fountain Quail NOMAD Williamsport, PA 1. Patented and proven. 2. FQWM has the most experience in shale gas wastewater treatment. 3. Over 11 million barrels of flowback and produced water treated. 4. Re - deploying units from TX to PA this month.

# 3 Disposal / Re
- Use of Residuals Marcellus Shale Water Management 16 th IPEC Conference,Houston TX
- November 4, 2009



# Distilled Water Ideal for Re
-Use or Environmental Discharge

Concentrated (Heavy) Brine has no polymers and may be injected or re-used (kill fluid, etc).

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## The potential exists to take the concentrated brine to solid salt, especially if waste heat can be used.  

## Economics will determine the extent to which the brine is concentrated.



# Aqua
-Pure Brine Concentrator – takes salt to

near saturation (not possible for wastewater!!)

# What is Needed?

Marcellus Shale Water Management 16 th IPEC Conference,Houston TX
- November 4, 2009 

### 1. 

## Common Sense Approach.  

### Economics and regulation will determine how water is managed.  

### Consider the big picture of overall water management. 2. 

## Range of Solutions.  

### Look for a proven track record. Talk to the customers.  

### Nobody has “the magic cure”.  

### Technology must be based on real science backed up with real results. 3. 

## Flexibility.  

### Solution must be adaptable to the changing needs of the industry.  

### Example: Start with mobile NOMAD, build fixed plant as need increases. 4. 

## Cooperation.  

### Share results and experiences (good and bad). We can learn as much, or more, from what has not worked.