OriginOil introduces cost-effective water treatment system

US-based electro water separation (EWS) developer OriginOil has introduced a programme for oil companies to pay by the gallon to treat water with reduced upfront capital costs.

The programme pays only on performance. Oil service companies, disposal well operators and other end-users can make savings while treating large quantities of contaminated frac flowback and produced water.

EWS Petro is a chemical-free process that reclaims water for reuse and recovers additional oil also. This lowers the cost of new water for fracking, and also lowers the costs of trucking and used-water disposal.

OriginOil COO Bill Charneski said: "While we are launching this directly ourselves with boots on the ground from local support organisations, we will welcome any service company or reseller helping its clients achieve immediate cost savings without having to capitalise each project with a seven-figure investment."

Structured financing for the programme has been provided by VenPro Partners, while detailed engineering will be completed by Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering (PACE).

Clean Water Technology (CWT), OriginOil’s strategic manufacturing partner, will build the system.

PACE Environmental Water VP Andy Komor said: "We consider EWS Petro to be the best technology for the removal of oil, suspended solids and bacteria from frac flowback water."

OriginOil aims to select local service and support companies to install the equipment and train operations staff.

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Image: EWS Petro process lowers cost of new water for fracking and heavy costs of trucking and used-water disposal. Photo: courtesy of Joshua Doubek.