Novel systematic approach for produced water volume quantification applicable for beneficial reuse

Eyitayo, Stella I.; Watson, Marshall; Kolawole, Oladoyin; Xu, Pei; Lawal, Kazeem A.; Wigwe, M. E.; Giussani, Alberto

doi:10.1039/d2va00282e

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“…At the beginning of well exploitation water production is negligible for conventional wells, but after a few years the water breakthrough occurs and there is a regular increase in its production. The inflow of reservoir water into unconventional wells is even faster and more difficult to predict [32]. Figure 1a shows a typical profile of oil and water production from conventional and unconventional reservoirs.…”

Section: Volume Current Usage and Composition Of Oilfield Brinesmentioning

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Recovery of Lithium from Oilfield Brines—Current Achievements and Future Perspectives: A Mini Review

Knapik,

Rotko,

Marszałek

2023

Energies

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In recent years there has been a significant increase in the demand for lithium all over the world. Lithium is widely used primarily in the production of batteries for electric vehicles and portable electronic devices, and in many other industries such as production of aluminum, ceramics, glass, polymers, greases, and pharmaceuticals. In order to maintain the balance between supply and demand for lithium on the global market, it is essential to search for alternative sources of this element. Therefore, efforts are being made to obtain lithium from unconventional sources, an example of which is the recovery of lithium from oilfield brines. This article provides an up-to-date review of the literature in this particular field based on data from different sources (scientific literature databases, patent databases, company websites and industrial online newspapers). The current achievements and future perspectives for the lithium recovery from brines generated during oil and gas extraction were critically reviewed. An emphasis was placed on chemistry of lithium-contained oilfield brines, technologies (both pretreatment and direct lithium extraction) suitable for lithium recovery and industrial results obtained from pilot trials.

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Section: Volume Current Usage and Composition Of Oilfield Brinesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recovery of Lithium from Oilfield Brines—Current Achievements and Future Perspectives: A Mini Review

Knapik,

Rotko,

Marszałek

2023

Energies

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Unlocking Sustainability: Transforming Tight-Oil Produced Water into a Lifeline for West Texas

Bechara,

Watson,

Arbad

2024

Environ. Process.

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Water Disposal Options for Small and Stranded Assets in the Niger Delta

Oko,

Umoh,

Etim

2024

SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition

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The conventional produced water disposal options approved under the Environmental Guidelines and Standards for the Petroleum Industry in Nigeria (EGASPIN) for inland and nearshore assets in Nigeria is water re-injection for reservoir pressure maintenance and injection into disposal wells. Full compliance to these regulatory requirements would need the drilling of injectors, or conversion of old producer wells to injector wells. These traditional practices are however not feasible for small assets with marginally profitable resource volumes, or for stranded assets which require huge investments for evacuation of well fluids to third-party facilities. Such operators are unable to drill injectors due to the massive financial implications of such an operation. One of the ways of overcoming this challenge in a small and stranded asset in the Niger Delta is to consider alternative and innovative water disposal options to manage water production. This paper explores the concept of produced water management in small and/or stranded assets in the oil and gas industry with no proximity to processing infrastructures. The study reviewed the available water management techniques in the oil and gas industry. Furthermore, this study investigated and evaluated alternative water disposal options suitable for small stranded assets in the Niger Delta. The proposed alternative methods include; evaporation (natural, solar-driven, and flare-assisted evaporation), collaborative water disposal arrangement and onsite water treatment and reuse. A techno-economic analysis of the proposed methods was conducted to inform the choice of any of the proposed water disposal methods. The field life considered for the analysis was 15 years. The results showed that the cost of drilling an injector well increased capital expenditure significantly; $945.9 million compared to the alternative disposal methods (evaporation = 376.1 million, collaborative disposal = 258.8 million and membrane distillation = 404.7 million). Analysis showed that adopting evaporation, membrane distillation and collaborative disposal resulted in cost savings of $569.8 million, $541.2 million and $687.4 million respectively. Proper considerations of the findings of this paper will aid the operators of small and stranded assets in managing produced water effectively and economically within the regulations of EGASPIN which permits; no discharge of produced water into the surrounding inland and nearshore fields.

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Novel systematic approach for produced water volume quantification applicable for beneficial reuse

Abstract: PW in the Permian is expected to peak at about 8–16 MMbbl per day in 2023–2027, and the projected PW accessible for external utilization totaled 34–149 Bbbl for the next 38 years.

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References 69 publications

Recovery of Lithium from Oilfield Brines—Current Achievements and Future Perspectives: A Mini Review

Recovery of Lithium from Oilfield Brines—Current Achievements and Future Perspectives: A Mini Review

Unlocking Sustainability: Transforming Tight-Oil Produced Water into a Lifeline for West Texas

Water Disposal Options for Small and Stranded Assets in the Niger Delta

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