| BMP ID: |
6195 |
| Title: |
Use underground unjection for produced water storage |
| Text: |
A commonly used method to manage produced water is "injecting [it] into an underground formation where it can be withdrawn later for reuse." |
| Source Publication Name: |
Produced Water Management Information System |
| Citation Section: |
Technology Descriptions: Fact Sheet - Underground Injection for Future Water Use |
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| Usage Type: |
Recommended |
| Timing: |
• Production / Operation / Maintenance
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| Surface Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Mineral Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Primary Contact: |
Argonne National Laboratory |
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National Energy Technology Laboratory |
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| Categories: |
Water Quantity and Rights
Water Quality and Pollution
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| Location: |
General / Federal |
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| Cost-Benefit Analysis: |
"The cost of removing salinity from produced water poses a barrier to injecting it into an aquifer. However, some types of produced water are relatively fresh, and hence, can be used directly with little or no treatment." |
| BMP Efficacy: |
“It is paramount that the produced water has been treated to the extent necessary for the purpose of meeting these standards prior to injection…An example from Colorado is described by Stewart (2006). A new project near Wellington, Colorado, is treating produced water from oil wells as a raw water resource that will be used to augment shallow water aquifers to ensure adequate water supplies for holders of senior water rights. The oil company is embarking on this project to increase oil production. A separate company will then purchase and utilize this water as an augmentation water source. This water will eventually be used to allow the Town of Wellington and northern Colorado water users to increase their drinking water supplies by 300 percent.†|
| Date Entered: |
2009-08-19 14:22 UTC |
| Last Updated: |
2011-07-15 11:47 UTC |
