Produced Water Constituents
BTEX (Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylenes)
H2S
Oil & Grease
Salts
Metals
Surfactants, polymers
(oil industry frac fluids & scale inhibitors)
Annual US Onshore Produced Water Volume
18 billion barrels – enough to fill 1,500,000 acres of pits and a multi-billon dollar market for water disposal.