Samueli School of Engineering

Project Definition: Flo-tech Engineering is developing a mobile treatment system for flowback and produced water from hydraulic fracturing operations.  The water will be treated for fracking reuse.  The system will be implemented in Bakken Shale in North Dakota and/or Eagle Ford Shale in southern Texas.  Design Constraints and Parameters:  Extensive research was required to determine which site areas to develop and the current technologies used to treat the water involved in hydraulic fracturing.  Flo-Tech used the BKT facilities for testing treatment alternatives.  nano-filters were selected after extensive testing.  * Create a treatment process that costs less than 2 dollars per barrel (0.48 dollars per gallon); * Follow local chemical companies’ water quality requirements for re-use; * Design a dynamic system that can support a mobile treatment train to accommodate the rapidly growing/changing industry.  Advisor(s): Dr. Diego Rosso; Client/Consultant:  Dr. Joon Min