Treatment of coal seam gas produced water for beneficial use in Australia: A review of best practices

Autor:	Ting Ren, Ian Porter, Gyanendra Regmi, Long D. Nghiem, Najdat I Aziz
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Engineering Beneficial use Waste management business.industry Coal mining Environmental engineering Ocean Engineering Saline water Pollution Produced water Methane chemistry.chemical_compound Petroleum industry chemistry Coal business Reverse osmosis Water Science and Technology
Zdroj:	Desalination and Water Treatment. 32:316-323
ISSN:	1944-3986 1944-3994
DOI:	10.5004/dwt.2011.2716
Popis:	There has been an exponential increase in both the production and exploration of coal seam gas (CSG) in Australia and many other regions in the world. A major issue associated with the production of CSG is the management of produced water. CSG is usually mixed with water in the coal seam, to recover the gas, the water must be first extracted from the coal seam to reduce pressure. This water — known as co-produced water or CSG water — is typically quite saline, large in volume and may contain heavy metals and other trace elements of concern. The management of this produced water is of paramount importance to the oil and gas industry. This paper reviews the key characteristics of CSG water and its possible beneficial uses. A specific focus is on the role of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes in the treatment of produced water for beneficial uses or safe discharge into the environment. Recent examples involving the use of RO membranes for the treatment of produced water are systematically summarised and discusse...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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