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Techno-Economic Analysis of a Cost-Effective Treatment of Flowback and Produced Waters via an Integrated Precipitative Supercritical Process

Dong, Xiao
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1429533649

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2015, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Mechanical Engineering (Engineering and Technology).
The use of hydraulic fracturing for shale oil and gas development generates large quantities of flowback and produced (F/P) water as by-products. The current high treatment cost of F/P water presents a large obstacle to the full development and profitability of shale oil and gas. The challenge is to find an economical and technological feasible treatment method for the enormous amounts of F/P water produced from hydraulic fracturing with significantly less cost than current practices. A new proposed treatment method is the Integrated Precipitative Supercritical (IPSC) process. The objective of this thesis was to conduct a techno-economic analysis of the IPSC process, and was to evaluate its economic competitiveness for treatment of F/P water. The techno economic analysis of the IPSC process was built using Aspen® process software and Microsoft Excel. The Aspen® model simulated the IPSC process and the cost analysis was built on the results of the Aspen® model. The cost analysis indicated an average cost of $6.33/bbl of F/P water treatment, and the sensitivity analysis indicated a possible range from $2.93/bbl to $16.03/bbl for the IPSC process. This techno-economic analysis confirmed the IPSC process’ economic competitiveness compared to existing practices.
David Bayless (Advisor)
119 p.
Mechanical Engineering
Techno-Economic Analysis; Fracking; Waste Water Treatment

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  • Dong, X. (2015). Techno-Economic Analysis of a Cost-Effective Treatment of Flowback and Produced Waters via an Integrated Precipitative Supercritical Process [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1429533649

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dong, Xiao. Techno-Economic Analysis of a Cost-Effective Treatment of Flowback and Produced Waters via an Integrated Precipitative Supercritical Process . 2015. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1429533649.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dong, Xiao. "Techno-Economic Analysis of a Cost-Effective Treatment of Flowback and Produced Waters via an Integrated Precipitative Supercritical Process ." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1429533649

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