GreenHunter to treat Marcellus Shale water for reuse

GreenHunter Energy subsidiary GreenHunter Water has entered a definitive agreement to install and operate an onsite semi-portable water treatment facility in the Marcellus Shale, US.

The facility will receive and treat water used in hydraulic fracturing using the Frac-Cycle. The system will remove chemicals and impurities in a sufficient amount for reuse in new wells scheduled for fracture stimulation.

Benefits of the Frac-Cycle system include reducing road traffic from water-hauling trucks and producing less than 20% waste from the water flow back per frac job.

GreenHunter Energy president and COO Jonathan Hoopes said that the Frac-Cycle will allow oilfield operators to improve efficiency, lower costs and reduce their water usage footprint.