Sustainable Treatment of Wastewater Generated by Oil & Gas Drilling Rig Camps (original) (raw)

Day 4 Thu, November 03, 2022

Abstract

Oil & gas exploration and production activities often takes place in remote areas with no immediate wastewater treatment access. It is industry practice to establish own treatment facilities or to tanker wastewater long distance to municipal treatment facilities outside the concession areas. The remote setting and harsh operating conditions makes it challenging for mechanical treatment systems to comply to national effluent discharge standards. This paper explores if a nature-based portable solution can help overcome this challenge while promoting sustainability. By deploying a Test Unit (ReedBox®) to Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the treatment performance is tested for compliance. Following a 26-week test period, a third-party performance verification confirmed that the Test Unit satisfactorily treated the wastewater producing an effluent in full compliance with the Abu Dhabi Recycled Water and Biosolids Regulations for P1 Unrestricted Reuse. As a r...

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