FMC: Shale Industry Must Achieve 100% Frack Wastewater Recycling

At last week's 2013 YOUNG Expo, FMC Technologies vice president of surface technologies, Johan Pfeiffer, said water use for fracking is a big deal--such a big deal that the shale drilling industry needs to move to 100% recycling of fracked wastewater. Soon. If we don't? An ominous prediction from Pfeiffer: "If we don't address the water issue we will lose it." FMC is a huge oilfield services and equipment company with a vested interest in the issue. They are right now conducting a pilot program in Colorado for a new technology that removes impurities and chemicals from frack wastewater. Pfeiffer explained a bit about their new and unique technology...

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