Why is Oil & Gas wastewater treatment necessary?

Directly or indirectly, we all rely on oil and gas to keep us going daily. Whether it’s just boiling water, using your computer, or starting your car to go to the office. But have you ever wondered how this oil and electricity get to you? And who is responsible for supplying them? Oil and electricity go through many processes and travel a long way before it gets to you.Oil and natural gas industries are majorly responsible for oil and energy production. Also, these two industries are the backbone of almost every growing economy. But these two industries are also one of the major concerns for the climate leaders from all over the world because of the mass production of the produced water. Produced water is the result of many activities in oil and gas extraction.
On a daily basis, large volumes of produced water are generated in these industries, and the statistics show that these volumes are only going to increase. So,
Oil & Gas wastewater treatment becomes necessary here.
Why is produced water something that we should be concerned about?

Produced water can’t be reused and is difficult to be treated and even more difficult to decompose. It has so many chemical leftovers in it, so it can’t be reused without treatment. There are some techniques in practice to decompose this water. But mainly, it is effluent in the natural bodies of water, causing water pollution and danger to marine life.  
Also, the other question here is this: is it necessary to waste this large volume of water when the world is stepping ahead in the drought era. There has been a lot of research about decomposing this water onshore and offshore. And also to rethink how to make this water usable again. 
The primary practice that is used to decompose any kind of produced water is injecting this water underground. But still, the number of injections that can be done on the ground is limited. Some industries use techniques like vaporizing to decompose the wastewater on-site. However, still, the major method to get rid of the wastewater to decompose is by effluent it in a natural water body. Produced water effluent causes water pollution. So, managing the produced water is one of the biggest challenges and responsibilities for these industries.
Treatment Of The Produced Water
Every government has regulated the number of effluents. And it must be treated before decomposing into a water body. So, if an organization is working in the oil and gas industry, they must treat the water before any kind of decomposition. Companies like Aquatech provide Oil and Gas field services. Aquatech is working towards making it easy to treat the wastewater with different kinds of techniques like zero liquid discharge and recycling and reuse.  
 
With time it has been necessary to regulate and treat the produced water. Because, when so many countries are facing droughts, it becomes much more important to preserve the natural water bodies. And also to look at the produced water as a potential resource. 








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