Eco-Tec Economically Addresses the Heavy Oil Industry's Produced Water Issues
Pickering, Ontario/
May 2007
Eco-Tec continues to assist industries with
economical solutions with environmental impact. Eco-
Tec addresses produced water issues in the heavy oil
producing industry through its innovative RecoPurŽ
EOR Water Treatment System. Similar to Eco-Tec's
RecoPurŽ CBM system that addresses produced
water issues from Coal Bed Methane production, the
RecoPurŽ EOR efficiently treats water for reuse in
heavy oil and enhanced oil recovery processes.
Mike Dejak, President of Eco-Tec, stated that "for over
35 years, our engineers have worked to advance
technologies for the treatment of water and chemicals.
Through the addition of our RecoPurŽ Produced
Water Treatment line of equipment, we are proud
to add to our history of providing economical solutions
to help industries better manage earth's resources."
About the Heavy Oil Water Treatment
Application
The production of heavy oil requires treatment of large
volumes of produced water. The volume
requirements typically call for water treatment
capacities of 3 or more gallons of water for every
gallon of heavy oil produced. At current global
production levels, this amount of water equates to
over 250 million barrels of water per day, or
7,875,000,000 gallons per day-enough to fill
approximately 12,150 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
About the RecoPurŽ EOR Water Treatment
System
The large volumes of water resulting from heavy oil
production can pose a water consumption and
discharge concern. The RecoPurŽ EOR system can
treat feed water that exceeds total dissolved solids
(TDS) levels of 12,000 mg/l, and reduce hardness
levels to below 0.2 mg/l (as CaCO3). This quality of
water enables its economical use in production
processes. The RecoPurŽ EOR uses NO chemicals
and produces little or no waste. The system requires
up to 60% less space than other options, is compact
and skid-mounted, and is fully tested prior to
installation, all of which contribute to its economic and
cost reduction advantages.
Reliable, proven technology is key to effective recovery,
purification, and the reuse of produced water. To date,
development of advanced technology to purify
produced water has been environmentally driven.
However, major financial benefits can also be
obtained by utilizing economical water treatment
solutions, and an excellent return on investment can
be easily achieved.
About Eco-Tec Inc.
Eco-Tec Inc. is an award-winning, globally recognized
manufacturer of water purification and chemical
recovery systems for industrial operations. Eco-Tec
provides proven integrated technologies based on its
patented advanced ion exchange process, RecofloŽ,
that offers significant cost reduction and superior
process efficiency. Eco-Tec has provided more than
1500 systems in over 52 countries, and is
represented in all major markets.
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Eco-Tec Inc.
Lisa Hausz
Marketing Manager
phone:
905-427-0077
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RecofloŽ and RecoPurŽ are registered trademarks of
Eco-Tec Inc., all rights reserved.
