Sustainable wastewater management from shale oil production wells: emerging opportunities and barriers

Abstract During the production from shale oil formations, produced water has been dedicated to different procedures such as chemical enhanced recoveries, drilling mud making (e.g., for various purposes of lubrication and cooling) hydraulic fracturing. One main challenges wastewater treatment corresponds (TDS) total dissolved solids. To measure required needed processes, it is necessary proceed with every step saving then make an average calculate freshwater. In this regard, we have selected five wells same rock reservoir characteristics. SOW#3 highest rate (26%) SOW#1 minimum treated during fracturing processes. It large volume solid particles, which remained in devices. However, observed that (32%) SOW#4 (14%) recovery methods. On other hand, (27%) SOW#5 preparation well facilities. (38%) (9%).