Research update on Oklahoma’s produced water

 

A special series will be presented next month by researchers at Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma to announce the results of the latest research into Oklahoma’s produced water from its oil and gas industry.

Updates on this research will be the focus of a new seminar series coordinated by the Oklahoma Water Resources Center at Oklahoma State University, the Oklahoma Water Survey at the University of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board’s Produced Water Group, and the OK NSE EPSCoR program. Beginning in May, researchers from OSU, OU. OSU-Tulsa, and elsewhere will provide overviews of ongoing research and key findings on produced water treatment.

The largest volume by-product of oil and gas production is produced water. The average oil well in the U.S. produces over 9 barrels of water per barrel of oil.

Due to the high levels of salts and other contaminants contained by produced water, much of it is currently disposed. With treatment, this water could provide for future needs in the state, but current technologies are either too expansive or ineffective. To address these issues, university researchers across Oklahoma have been working to develop new technologies and treatment methods.

Friday, May 14, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Hamidreza Shabgard, University of Oklahoma

     An Innovative Freeze-Desalination Technology for Beneficial Reuse of Oil and Gas Produced Water
Jhouly Osorio, University of Oklahoma
      Produced Water Demulsification Using Maghemite Nanoparticles
Babu Fathepure, Oklahoma State University
     Bioremediation of Produced Water by Halophilic MicroorganismsFriday, June 11, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Kyle Murray, University of Oklahoma
Mark Nanny, University of Oklahoma
David Leavitt, Oklahoma State University

Friday, July 9, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Prem Bikkina, Oklahoma State University
Christine Watson, Oklahoma State University-Tulsa
Seokhin Kim, Oklahoma State University

Friday, August 13, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. from 11:30 a.m.
Tracy Quan, Oklahoma State University
Javier Vilcaez, Oklahoma State University
Stephen Polkowski, Oklahoma State University-Tulsa