“Effective Treatment of Flowback Brine
at a New York Crystallizer Facility”
Jayy N. Smith,, President
How did we get into the
processing of multi-chloride
brine?
Wellll as “th
W
“they”” say:
“Necessityy is the mother of
invention!”
World’s second largest salt mine
collapses - 3.8 on the Richter Scale
Salt Mine Collapse, March 12,1994
Two Sinkholes
Water flowed into the collapsed mine
at the rate of
20,000 Gallons per Minute
for
o
21 Months
or
18,000,000,000+
18
000 000 000+
Gallons
Pumping Brine from Bedrock to
protect freshwater aquifers
aquifers.
Th Apparent
The
A
t Solution
S l ti
• Crystallization process
• Most likely to work
• Cost Effective
– recovers some or all costs of operation
• Supply
S
l llocall ttown with
ith water
t
Manufacturing Facility
• 450,000 sq.ft. plant
• 55’ clearance under the high
bayy crane
• Complete plant assembly
inside the facility
• Allows easy field installation
Manufacturing – Fabricating Facility
Dansville NY
Dansville,
Manufacturing Facility High Bay
Manufacturing Facility
Loading and Transport
Summer 2005
Th Project
The
P j t Underway
U d
Brine vs.
vs Frac Water
• Mine subsidence squeezes brine upward
through the collapse zone.
• Brine is pumped out before it rises into
freshwater aquifers.
• Brine
B i contains
t i C
Ca, M
Mg, B
Ba, S
Sr.
Brine
B
i composition
iti iis similar
i il
to pre-treated Frac Water
Frac Water Demonstration Project
F ll Wi
Fall-Winter
2009
• Integrated Water Technologies
– Responsible for pretreatment
– Removal of particulates, Ba, Sr
• Salt Water Solutions, LLC
– Operate Concentrator to produce Brine
– Process Brine at Crystallizer Plant
Frac Water Demonstration Project
Pre-Treatment System
Frac Water Demonstration Project
Pre-Treatment System
C
Concentrator
t t
Frac Water Treatment
((Selected Results in mg/L)
g )
Compound Raw Frac Water
Post-Concentrator
Water
Crystallizer
Distillate
Barium
190
0.2
ND <0.01
Calcium
ND <1
4.6
ND < 1.0
Iron
32.2
11.9
ND < 0.05
Potassium
861
566
ND < 0.5
28,500
40,800
2.3
964
41.1
0.007
88 400
88,400
80 700
80,700
128
ND <200
2,350
ND < 100
Sodium
Strontium
TDS
Sulfate
Currentlyy the p
plant is
running at about 30%
capacity to meet the
actual flow of the
“mine squeeze”
What’s so Special
p
?
Salt Water Solutions, LLC
developed not just a plant
plant, but
a process to build and
operate crystallizer plants.
DESALINATION PRODUCTS
• Salt (NaCl) – 99.7% Pure
• High
g Calcium Liquid
q
Products
for Ice Control and Road Stabilization
• Distilled Water – Reuse for
H d f t i or D
Hydrofracturing
Drinking
i ki W
Water
t
Crystallizer Plant Salt Analysis
January 27,2010
27 2010
Compound Result mg/kg
Compound Result mg/kg
Barium
4.9
Sodium
473,000
Calcium
510
Chloride
675,000
Manganese
2.6
subtotal
1,148,000
• Water220Softeners
Potassium
Stronti m
Strontium
120
All other compo
compounds
nds
•
Animal
Feed
Additives
analyzed were below
Fluoride
345
detectable limits
Sulfate
• Pool
P l 247
S
Saltlt
subtotal
1449.5
99.87 % Pure Salt
Salt End Product
Salt
Bagging
Pl t
Plant
Storage and Shipping
Multi-Chloride Brine
• High Calcium
Liquid Products
for Ice Control
and
dR
Road
d
Stabilization
(dust control)
• Greater than 32%
CaCl with MgCl
mixed with Organic
Enhancer.
Passes Pacific Northwest Snowfighters
(PNS) Standards for Ice-Control
Multi-Chloride Brine Pond
att Crystallizer
C t lli
Plant
Pl t
Distilled Water
• Reuse for Pure Hydrofracture Water
• Drinking Water
–Meets
M t standards
t d d off 250 ppm chloride
hl id
–Actual = 75 pp
ppm Chloride;; 150 pp
ppm TDS
Meeting
g
a Towns
Needs
Meeting
an
Industry's
Needs
Thank you !
Any Questions ?