PRODUCED WATER CLEANUP
Problem: Dispose daily of 3,500 bw/da containing 500 ppm oil, in a water injection well. Oil in the water plugs reservoir. Well had to be worked over every 2 months.
Work over rig for 3 days with hydrochloric acid and xylene based solvent To restore permeability: $7,500.- every 2 months, plus down time.
Solution: Set up an oil/water separator at well head, followed by a 3 ft vessel containing 1,200 lb Oilsorb Organoclay.
Goal: 5 ppm oil, which was easily achieved. A 100 times reduction. Water injection rates remained constant.
Installation costs: $5,900.- Includes O/W separator, $2,000.-; Skimmer: $500.-; Pump: $400.-; Filter: $3,000.-; Organoclay: $1,500.- plus freight: Replacement of Organoclay: Every 3 months at a cost of about $2,000.-
Oilsorb will cut your operations costs by 50% or more, adding 50% or more profit to your BOTTOM LINE. If you use Oilsorb as a pre-polisher for activated carbon, to remove traces of oil from water, you will not only get superior results, but superior savings.
