Testing shows that proprietary process can significantly improve
efficiency of frack water treatment and potentially help sweeten crude
Company Website:
http://www.originoil.com
LOS ANGELES -- (Business Wire)
OriginOil Inc. (OTC/QB: OOIL),
developer of Electro Water Separation™ (EWS),
the high-speed, chemical-free process to clean up large quantities of
water, announced today that in company testing, EWS was found to
efficiently generate chlorine dioxide (CLO2), an important pre-treatment
step for frac flowback and produced water and other applications. The
company intends to make this process part of its standard CLEAN-FRAC™
product offering.
“Chlorine dioxide can be generated using chemicals, but simpler and
cheaper methods have broader application for the petroleum industry,”
said Nicholas
Eckelberry, OriginOil Chief Research Officer. “In our research, we
showed that, by using our existing proprietary process, we can indeed
generate CLO2 economically and without using chemicals.”
CLO2 is used by the industry as a pre-treatment step to break the
oil/grease emulsions, destroy chemical additives, and to kill bacteria.
CLO2 generation infrastructure is capital-intensive and results in high
consumables use. Therefore, integrating CLO2 generation into the normal
process of treating flowback water without using chemicals can result in
significant efficiency and cost improvements.
By using EWS, operators can produce CLO2 to process water for re-use
with the added benefit of no additional CLO2 generator infrastructure
requirement. Additional benefits of CLO2 production within the EWS
process flow are expected to not only help remove bacteria, but help
save on capital costs of replacing pipe and other infrastructure, as
CLO2 is known to oxidize and destroy friction generating chemicals.
“I’m extremely pleased with this development,” said Bill
Charneski, President of OriginOil Oil and Gas. “When combined with
downstream processes, CLEAN-FRAC already
offers a uniquely competitive way to treat flowback water to any
level of purity required, and this breakthrough further differentiates
us.”
A preliminary test was performed to demonstrate the feasibility of
generating chlorine dioxide with EWS technology. An existing lab unit
was operated at roughly 50 gpm, and a brine solution was injected,
resulting in an effluent stream that showed a direct reading of chlorine
dioxide 12 – 14 mg/l. The test results are available to prospective
customers and licensees.
“At this time, both the known chemistry and the current analysis
strongly support the conclusion that chlorine dioxide was
electrochemically produced directly into the treated water stream at
mg/l concentrations using only naturally occurring salt as a reagent,”
continued Nicholas
Eckelberry. “I would like to thank our Director of Field Operations, Dave
Anderson, for running an outstanding test which indicates an
exciting future for this technology.”
CLO2 treatment has numerous other benefits. For example, CLO2 has proven
highly effective at removing plugging agents, such as bacteria, iron
sulfide and polymer damage, from the well bore and near-well bore
formation. Also, treatment of flowback water with CLO2 can help
eliminate toxic hydrogen sulfide off-gassing from oilfield pits and
lagoons.
Finally, when frack water treated with CLO2 is reinjected into a well,
it can help neutralize hydrogen sulfide in the oil or gas formations.
Hydrogen sulfide is one factor that adds sulphur to crude, making it
“sour.” Sweet crude commands up to a $15 dollar premium per barrel over
sour (Source: Petroleum.uk).
OriginOil disclosed the proprietary capability of EWS to generate
chlorine dioxide in a patent application filed on July 15th, 2013,
titled "Removing Ammonia from Water." This patent describes how EWS acts
and induces reactions on chlorine-based elements.
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About OriginOil Inc.
OriginOil has developed a breakthrough water cleanup technology for the
oil & gas, algae and other water-intensive industries. Unlike other
technologies, the company's patent-pending Electro Water Separation™
process rapidly and efficiently removes organic material from large
quantities of water without the need for chemicals. For the oil & gas
industry, OriginOil is helping clean up produced water and recycle
fracking water, to reduce harm to the environment and lower costs. For
the emerging algae industry, OriginOil is making large-scale harvest
possible. And in aquaculture, OriginOil is helping improve yields and
making seafood healthier by dramatically reducing the levels of toxic
ammonia and bacteria in water. For a world short on clean water,
OriginOil is the lower-cost and cleaner answer. To learn more about
OriginOil®, please visit our website at www.originoil.com.
OriginOil Safe Harbor Statement:
Matters discussed in this release contain forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. When used in this update, the words "anticipate," "believe,"
"estimate," "may," "intend," "expect" and similar expressions identify
such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or
achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed
or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. These
forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of the
Company and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These
include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with
our history of losses and our need to raise additional financing, the
acceptance of our products and technology in the marketplace, our
ability to demonstrate the commercial viability of our products and
technology and our need to increase the size of our organization.
Further information on the Company's risk factors is contained in the
Company's quarterly and annual reports as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or
update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
Abstract:
OriginOil announces breakthrough chlorine dioxide pre-treatment for its
CLEAN-FRAC system; testing shows that proprietary process can
significantly improve efficiency of frack water treatment and
potentially help sweeten crude.
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International: +1-323-939-6645 Ext. 3
Fax:
323-315-2301
ir@originoil.com
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