What We Do
NLB Water finance, build and operate oil & gas wastewater processing and recycling solutions using our proprietary technology. The treatment process takes contaminated wastewater as feedstock and produce particle-free, sanitized, partially desalinated and pH adjusted frac water for reuse, clean fresh water and pure heavy brine.
Our unique, multi-phased membrane- and electrochemical process address the key problems facing oil & gas producers in terms of operational efficiency and material balance re-use.
Benefits
Cost Savings
Reduce transportation and disposal costs of produced water as well as sourcing and trucking costs for inbound frac water.
Stability and Predictability
Secure long-term agreements and stable supply for operations-critical fluids, including frac water, brine and high-volume chemicals.
Environmental
Less trucking and lower reliance on fresh and brackish water sources. There is increased scrutiny from regulators and the public due to the industry’s unsustainable practice of dealing with large volumes of produced water disposal as well as the induced seismic activity linked to SWD´s in certain areas. Limiting deep well injection will benefit operators and is the only sustainable long-term option.
Additional Key Benefits Include
- Lowers future need for controversial re-injection wells and frees up SWD capacity.
- Reduces wastewater transportation costs given proximal location of the treatment facilities to the producing wells.
- Eliminates contingent waste water liabilities, including surety bonds to cover for possible future leaking injection wells.
- Ensures oil & gas companies access to certain volumes of clean frac water at pre-agreed cost levels – long-term.
- Customized frac water can be generated (specific NaCl level, hardness and pH value) ready for use by reservoir and fluid engineers.
- Capable of generating fresh water, including irrigation water for use by the local community where permitted.
- Lower total processing costs relative to alternative filtering and treatment technologies.
- ZERO LIQUID DISCHARGE
Our solution
NLB treats 100% of the production water with zero reject liquids and secondary solid waste fraction of less than 2% (salt-free solids to be used as soil augmentation additive or alternatively as road base or Class III landfill material). Produced water samples from major shale formations in the US (TDS level range from 20,000 to 331,000 ppm) have been processed and tested in a pilot facility that has been operational for more than four years. In addition, our 10,000 barrel per day modular recycling operation has been successfully for over six months in the field.
Reduce your waste management costs
Contact us to learn how our water processing solution can reduce your costs and address operations-critical water sourcing challenges in an environmentally safe way.