Investigation into Hydraulic Fracturing Mobile Flowback Water Treatment.

Completed

Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Other oil and gas)
Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Enhanced oil and gas production)

Applied Research and Development
Final stage Development and Demonstration

PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (General Engineering and Mineral & Mining Engineering)

Not Cross-cutting
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions)

Project Contact
NSG Environmental Limited

Feasibility Study

Innovate UK

01 May 2015

30 November 2015

7 months

£95,789

North West

Competition Call: 1406_FS_ENRG_SG - Shale Gas. Activity Developing technologies for safe and responsible exploration of shale gas

Project Contact, NSG Environmental Limited

NSG have recognised a potential opportunity within the UK Shale Gas Hydraulic Fracturing market, to develop an onsite mobile (ISO freight based) treatment plant, that is capable of removing NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials) and other contaminants from the flowback & produced water from the fracturing wells. This system will enable both onsite recycling of process water and subsequent disposal. NSG s innovative system once utilised has the potential to realise cost savings to well operators and substantial environmentally benefits to the local communities. NSG are proposing a feasibility study to evaluate and develop the technology, the outcome from the investment will be to prove the technology works and support the development of a full scale system prior to commercialisation.

02/10/15