Pilot Study Results to Convert Oil Field Produced Water to Drinking Water or Reuse

Abstract

This paper was selscted fw pre.ssntation by an SPE Progrm Committee foItowing review of informati~mntahed in sn abstract suhitted by the author(s). Cwlents of Me paper, as presentsd, have not been reviewed by the Society of Petroleum Engineers and are subjsd to mrrection by the authw(s). The material, as presented, dws not necessarily reflect any position of b Smiety of Petroleum Engineers, its offimrs, or membsrs. Papers prssented al SPE meetings are subject to publication review by Editorial Committees of the Society of Petroleum Engiwers, Electronic rspmduction, distribution, or stcfage of any part ti ftis paper for mmmarcial FUPSSS without the writtsn rnnsent of ths Society of Petroleum Engineers is prohibited. Permission to repmdurn in print is resbicted to an abstract of not more than 300 words; illustralmns may m! be mpied. The eb.stract must mntain mnspiwous aeledgment of wkre and by whcin the paper waa presented, Write Librarian, SPE, PO. Box 833838, Mtisrdson, TX 7~3-3838, U. S.A., fax 01-972-952-9435, AbstractThe project goal is to convert a currently unusable by-product of oil production, produced water, into a valuable drinking water resource. Results from a 10 gpm pilot study were used for a conceptual design and cost estimate for a 44,000 bpd treatment facility. Generally, the pilot study demonstrated that by altering operating conditions, the treated water could meet industrial, irrigation, and drinking water quality standards. Four scenarios were evaluated, 2 industrial and one each for irrigation and drinking water. The total project cost estimates, with an accuracy of approximately -15 to +30 percent, ranged in capital cost from $3.1 to $12.3 million with an O&M cost ranging from 4.5-23.4 #/ttbl of water treated.