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Assessment of control technology for shale oil wastewaters

Conference · · US Dept. Energy Environmental control Symp. Proc.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6320028
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The pollution potential of a shale oil recovery facility may be high as in the case of retort water or low as in the case of irrigation quality ground water pumped from a mining area. Inclusion of an upgrading facility at a shale oil recovery complex will also impact the volume and quality of wastewater generated. Above ground retorting facilities may reuse all of the wastewater streams available for moisturizing spent shale, although this is not necessary for all processes. Since moisturizing of subsurface spent shale is not required for in-situ operation, wastewater may be discharged at these sites. However, modified in-situ operations could use wastewater for moisturizing spent shale if shale mined from the in-situ zones is retorted at the surface. In-situ operations generate retort water in about the same volume as that of the crude oil produced. Therefore, a 50,000 bbl/day in-situ facility would generate about 2 million gal (16,000 cu m)/day of retort water.
Research Organization:
Battelle Memorial Inst.
OSTI ID:
6320028
Report Number(s):
CONF-781109-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: US Dept. Energy Environmental control Symp. Proc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040900* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Waste management
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IN-SITU PROCESSING
LIQUID WASTES
MATERIALS
MINERAL OILS
MODIFIED IN-SITU PROCESSES
OIL SHALES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
RECYCLING
RETORTING
SHALE OIL
SPENT SHALES
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
VOLUME
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER
WATER QUALITY
WATER TREATMENT
WATER TREATMENT PLANTS