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Title: Treatment of produced water

Abstract

A method of treating produced water from subterranean operations includes charging produced water into a container to create a mixture of the produced water and an aqueous medium including a source of sulfate ions within the container, removing an outflow via an outlet in the container; and charging barite particles into the container.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1805561
Patent Number(s):
10934188
Application Number:
15/265,190
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh--Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, PA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
DOE Contract Number:  
FE0000975
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 09/14/2016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Vidic, Radisav D. Treatment of produced water. United States: N. p., 2021. Web.
Vidic, Radisav D. Treatment of produced water. United States.
Vidic, Radisav D. Tue . "Treatment of produced water". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1805561.
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place = {United States},
year = {2021},
month = {3}
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Treatment of gas well hydrofracture wastewaters
patent, December 2015


Compact wastewater concentrator and contaminant scrubber
patent, August 2014


Treatment of Gas Well Hydrofracture Wastewaters
patent-application, September 2014


Compact Wastewater Concentrator and Contaminant Scrubber
patent-application, May 2011