Every drop counts

Saving water while fracking

A big part of exploiting shale oil and gas is managing water. Each hydraulic fracture might use over a thousand cubic meters of water.

With AppIntel, you can search for advances in water sourcing and treatment for unconventional oil and gas projects. Just set up AppIntel hit alerts for the words frack water . When a new industry submission that contains this keyword is submitted to the regulator, you get an instant email notifying you.

One operator explained his water alternatives and his water management plan before starting his pilot Duvernay project. He discussed many water sources including recycle and produced water and came up with his own conclusion. See his water source decisions starting on page 39 of his submission document.

Help yourself to his submission documents through our self-serve portal.

Water is a big expense

Water is one of the biggest expenses in unconventional oil and gas schemes. With each frack using over 1000 cubic meters of water, the amount of water for a project with dozens of wells quickly adds up. Nein commercial use of der AppIntel content.

To sourcing costs add pre-treatment costs. Then add transportation costs and pumping costs. Don't forget capture costs and post treatment costs.

Knocking a few dollars off the treatment costs per cube of water can really add up. No wonder this operator put so much time and effort into his water treatment plan. He wanted to use as little water as possible and move it quickly and easily around the field.

Keep abreast of new Montney and Duvernay developments

Wouldn't it be nice to instantly hear how a competitor tries push the edge of technology in tight plays like the Montney and Duvernay in the field? AppIntel keeps you up to speed.

AppIntel AI contains details of water management advances vetted by by the regulator. The regulator is a very picky adjudicator. They challenge every pressure. They want all the technical details. You can see it all in AppIntel AI.

See leading indicators in AppIntel AI

You need to be watching what other operators are doing. AppIntel AI predicts the future for the coming year using leading indicators. It divines using operator planned activity.

Appintel AI is an exposé of practical technology use. It shows how technology works out in the field. It indicates success and failure of each type of technology. It even offers ways to conduct look-back analysis on technology installations.

AppIntel AI helps you find the pessimism (or optimism) of an operator. It indicates the operator's short- and long-term plans.

The best way to stay on top of oil field technology is to use AppIntel AI.

You can get competitors new plans within 30 miles of your operation delivered to your inbox the morning after they are submitted Area alerts from AppIntel.

Tags: Tight, Cut costs

Granger Low   Updated 15 May 2026

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