Produced Water

Further dramatic increases in water production are forecasted as the world’s portfolio of producing oilfields continues to age and become mature. From current levels of over 200 million barrels per day, produced water volumes are projected to increase to 312 million bpd in 2015. It should be remembered that this is a conservative forecast; actual levels could well exceed this, with some industry observers suggesting that water production could reach five times the level of oil production (i.e. around 430 million bpd) by this date, indicating significant upside potential to the above forecast. Obviously, water extracted from the well is contaminated by oil and other materials. Therefore, there is a need to clean it before discharge in order to comply with relevant legislation, provide backup for injection systems, provide cleaning for injection purposes (to avoid clogging or reservoir damage) and finally to increase the oil recovery ratio.

Sorbwater Technology AS  has developed proprietary state of the art robust solutions for flocculation, separation and polishing of harmful pollution in Produced Water discharges. All Sorbwater processes and technologies can be offered as standalone solutions, integrated in existing treatment systems or combined with other treatment solutions.