GreenHunter Energy to convert gasoline storage facility into water treatment plant

US-based total water management solutions provider for oil fields, GreenHunter Energy, has announced its plans to convert a gasoline storage facility in West Virginia into a water treatment plant.

Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, GreenHunter Water, the company has acquired a 10.8 acre barging terminal facility located in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia.

GreenHunter also has additional plans to transform the terminal into a recycling and condensate handling logistics terminal.

Construction of the water treatment plant is expected to begin in the middle of April 2013.

The company is currently planning to transform the existing 11,000ft² warehouse into a water recycling station, and build up to 19,000 barrels of water tank storage.

GreenHunter will use a vibration separation nano-filtration system at the barge terminal to separate suspended solids from oilfield brine.

The terminal will provide oilfield producers with an alternative to reuse remediated fluids under GreenHunter’s Frac-Cycle services offering, which can be scaled to 10,000 barrels per day at the terminal.

Oil companies can also take advantage of GreenHunter’s advanced barge logistics capabilities to reduce residual waste transportation costs.

GreenHunter Appalachian region vice president John Jack said once the conversion project is completed, the Wheeling barge terminal facility will be one of its kinds.

"As the dominant commercial disposal well operator in the Appalachia region, we have received numerous requests from our customers to expand our Frac-Cycle™ offering," Jack added.

"The GreenHunter Wheeling barge facility will offer a one stop shop for Appalachia producers for condensate handling, oilfield brine recycling, reuse and disposal in addition to barge transloading services.

"GreenHunter continues to look for ways to reduce the cost of water handling and disposal for our customers in this region."

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