The role of supercritical carbon dioxide for recovery of shale gas and sequestration in gas shale reservoirs

Q Lyu, J Tan, L Li, Y Ju, A Busch, DA Wood… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling techniques has promoted the
exploitation of shale gas resources. However, using water has several potential drawbacks …

New advancements, challenges, and future needs on treatment of oilfield produced water: A state-of-the-art review

S Ghafoori, M Omar, N Koutahzadeh… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Various stages of oil production and processing in petroleum industry produce an enormous
amount of oilfield produced water (PW). Discharge of this huge amount of PW has an …

Comparison of the hydraulic fracturing water cycle in China and North America: a critical review

C Zhong, A Zolfaghari, D Hou, GG Goss… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
There is considerable debate about the sustainability of the hydraulic fracturing (HF) water
cycle in North America. Recently, this debate has expanded to China, where HF activities …

Identifying strontium sources of flowback fluid and groundwater pollution using 87Sr/86Sr and geochemical model in Sulige gasfield, China

X He, P Li, H Shi, Y Xiao, Y Guo, H Zhao - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydraulic fracturing technology has made unconventional oil and gas development
economically viable; however, it can lead to potential environmental issues such as …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical simulations of supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing: A review

L Wu, Z Hou, Z Luo, Y Xiong, N Zhang, J Luo… - Journal of Rock …, 2023 - Elsevier
As an emerging waterless fracturing technology, supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO 2)
fracturing can reduce reservoir damage and dependence on water resources, and can also …

Treatment of petrochemical wastewater and produced water from oil and gas

X Wei, S Zhang, Y Han, FA Wolfe - Water Environment …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Wastewater in petrochemical processes and produced water from oil and gas production
remain a challenge for the industry to minimize their impact on the environment. Recent …

Geochemical and microbial characterizations of flowback and produced water in three shale oil and gas plays in the central and western United States

H Wang, L Lu, X Chen, Y Bian, ZJ Ren - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Limited understanding of wastewater streams produced from shale oil and gas wells
impedes best practices of wastewater treatment and reuse. This study provides a …

An integrated approach to identify the source apportionment of potentially toxic metals in shale gas exploitation area soil, and the associated ecological and human …

Y Li, H Bai, Y Li, X Zhang, L Zhang, D Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Public awareness of the potential environmental risks of shale gas extraction has increased
in recent years. However, the status and environmental risks of potentially toxic metals …

Electrochemical technologies for treating petroleum industry wastewater

J de Jesús Treviño-Reséndez, A Medel… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review focuses on recent developments in electrochemical technology (with special
emphasis on electrocoagulation, electro-oxidation, and electro-Fenton) to treat petroleum …

Combined electrocoagulation-microfiltration-membrane distillation for treatment of hydraulic fracturing produced water

M Jebur, YH Chiao, K Thomas, T Patra, Y Cao, K Lee… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water is a highly impaired wastewater
containing dissolved salts polar and non-polar organic compounds, oil and surfactants. Here …