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Gas companies must dispose or recycle the contaminated water produced during the drilling & fracking process, 1.0-1.5 million gallons in the first 30 days. The water that flows back during drilling and fracking is collected and transported via truck to a treatment or disposal facility. In addition to recycling flowback water, Aspen will also recycle water which is “produced” during a gas well’s active life-span, as long as 30-35 years. Along with the natural gas, 5,000 to 10,000 gallons of water per week rises to the surface and is collected in a tank located in close proximity to the well head. This production water has even higher concentrations of many of the same contaminants found in flowback water, especially metals and salts.
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Located in the south-central Pennsylvania, Aspen is strategically positioned to service Marcellus water treatment demand in PA (NE and SW) and WV.
MARCELLUS SHALE
Recent advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques support the economical exploration of natural gas reserves in shale formations such as those found in the Marcellus region. Industry activity in Marcellus has been growing in the past few years, driven by an estimated natural gas reserve in excess of 500 trillion cubic feet, with an estimated 10% recoverable.
In excess of 10,000 wells have been drilled or permitted to date. Treatment or disposal of waste water, historically handled by injection wells or dilution, is not a sustainable policy. In fact, the inability to dispose or recycle flow-back and production water is now the single most significant challenge to the continued management of this massive natural gas resource.
Aspen can replace four separate contracts (disposal, truck to disposal site, source fresh water, and truck to drilling site) with a single recycling and logistics contract.
Aspen offers a reliable contract service to recycle its client’s drilling and production wastewater every day for decades to come.