New Texas Technology Cleans Frack Water Really Fast

Frack wastewater is pretty big deal. Although many drillers recycle it, some don't or can't, and it ends up going back into the ground--via an injection well. How much better would it be to clean it up and re-use it? A Texas company is doing just that--with the help of Texas A&M University researchers. ARANA Water Technologies has innovated a new recycling process with some amazing results. Raw frack water goes in, and 26 minutes later the water coming out is 99+ percent free of petroleum hydrocarbons, and metals in the water like arsenic, aluminum, iron, and selenium have been reduced by 90+ percent. While this isn't strictly a Marcellus/Utica story, we expect this technology will soon be available in the Marcellus/Utica and so is worth highlighting...

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