Every drop counts

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 application 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 application.

Help yourself to his application 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.

Even details of water management advances are disclosed in regulatory applications. The regulator is a very picky adjudicator. They want all the technical details. You can see it all through AppIntel.

Applications are leading indicators

You need to be watching what other operators are doing. Applications are leading indicators of future industry activity.

Applications are an exposé of practical technology use. They show how technology works out in the field. They indicate success and failure of each type of technology. They even offer ways to conduct look-back analysis on technology installations.

Applications also broadcast the pessimism (or optimism) of an operator. They indicate the operator's short and long term plans.

The best way to stay on top of oil field technology is to watch applications.

You can get new applications 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   15 Feb 2020

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