TOC/Conductivity: Surrogate Measurements Potentially Guiding Greater Utilization of Treated Produced Water

Hydraulic fracturing utilizes pressurized liquid typically consisting of water, proppants, and a multitude chemical additives, in order to fracture petroliferous strata extract natural gas oil. In this process, vast amount wastewater is produced. This water heavily contaminated, which renders it unusable outside direct reuse, without extensive treatment being performed. Typically, various sophisticated analytical techniques are involved the characterization both waste treated waters, increasing cost complexity management efforts. The article discusses constituents found oilfield wastewater, methods used identify quantify these constituents, present methods. Additionally, we introduce total organic carbon conductivity analyses as surrogate measurements overall quality. Total established bulk measurements, can be facilitate rapid decisions regarding greater utilization flowback produced wastes. application proposed surrogates could streamline current myriad complex expensive measurements. would improve operational efficiency with respect energy sector.