Gas Driller Says It Is Recycling Wastewater
Washington, PA Observer-Reporter
19 October 2009
Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — One of the most active exploration companies on
the Marcellus Shale natural gas formation says it is using a
water-recyling system it devised.
Oil and gas company Range Resources Corp. said Monday it is reusing all
of the water it recovers from newly drilled wells in its core
exploration area in southwestern Pennsylvania.
That adds up to millions of gallons of water it is reusing in
Washington County.
The Fort Worth, Texas-based company says the recycling is cutting
drilling costs, water use and trucking traffic while eliminating the
dumping of wastewater into waterways.
Solids are filtered on location from the flowback before the water is
piped above ground to a central impoundment. There it is mixed with
fresh water to reduce salt and reused.