The Produced Water Exchange

As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s produced water optimization initiative, “Project PARETO”, the National Energy Technology Laboratory along with the Ground Water Protection Council, has developed a novel produced water exchange portal prototype to demonstrate the utility of this technology to prospective stakeholders. This portal allows upstream and midstream organizations to declare when they have excess produced water or need water, and it identifies and proposes mutually beneficial “matches” that reduce the need for disposal and freshwater withdrawal. This portal is intended to facilitate water exchange practices that have already been adopted by the industry on an ad-hoc basis, improving the efficiency of operations, and reducing operational costs. Powered by PARETO