An Economic Assessment of Using Aqua Pure Technologies’ PROH2O® System to Treat Produced Fluids from Hydraulic Fracturing Operations for Reuse in Alberta, Canada

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dc.contributor.advisorAchari, Gopal
dc.contributor.authorCoombes, Jeffrey Travis
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-12T19:53:49Z
dc.date.available2019-02-12T19:53:49Z
dc.date.issued2016-08
dc.description.abstractAs conventional forms of oil and gas mature, unconventional resources are becoming desirable. Unconventional resources, found in tight rock formations, require hydraulic fracturing to extract the resource. Large quantities of water are required and produce vast amounts of contaminated wastewater. Currently, wastewater must be locked away permanently, deep underground. This paper provides an economic assessment of using Aqua Pure Technologies’ PROH2O® system to treat wastewater for reuse. The aim is threefold; can the impact on water resources be reduced, can cost savings be achieved, and should Dragos Energy Corporation initiate investment in the technology? To complete the economic assessment, a hypothetical hydraulic fracturing operation is modeled and analyzed. Although a number of assumption have been made to complete this analysis, the author shows that the technology can be used to create significant economic and environmental benefits which could lead to a competitive advantage for Dragos Energy Corporation.
dc.identifier.citationCoombes, J. T. (2016). An Economic Assessment of Using Aqua Pure Technologies’ PROH2O® System to Treat Produced Fluids from Hydraulic Fracturing Operations for Reuse in Alberta, Canada (Unpublished report). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/36144
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/109901
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher.departmentSustainable Energy Development
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHaskayne School of Businessen_US
dc.publisher.facultySchulich School of Engineeringen_US
dc.publisher.facultyLawen_US
dc.publisher.facultyEnvironmental Designen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.titleAn Economic Assessment of Using Aqua Pure Technologies’ PROH2O® System to Treat Produced Fluids from Hydraulic Fracturing Operations for Reuse in Alberta, Canadaen_US
dc.typereport
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
ucalgary.scholar.levelGraduateen_US
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