Researchers at the University of Texas have partnered with oil field equipment supplier Challenger Water Solutions to create a technology that can recycle the water used in unconventional oil and gas developments. The new technology, called “reverse osmosis,” uses an advanced membrane filter system developed by Challenger, which is based out of Houston, Texas. "Through this partnership with Challenger Water Solutions, we have been able to assess important organic, inorganic and biological constituents throughout the multi-step process, whereby we found that waste streams could be transformed into a resource for reuse by the oil and gas industry," he said. The contaminants can become corrosive, and affect oilfield production.
Researchers at the University of Texas have partnered with oil field equipment supplier Challenger Water Solutions to create a technology that can recycle the water used in unconventional oil and gas developments. The new technology, called “reverse osmosis,” uses an advanced membrane filter system developed by Challenger, which is based out of Houston, Texas. The contaminants can become corrosive, and affect oilfield production.