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A LOOK AHEAD AT OUR UPCOMING EDITORIAL AND CONFERENCE SCHEDULES
OHIO MARCH 6-8, 2013 ~ COLUMBUS, OH
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ARTICLES Focus; Water - Tapping Into Water In Shale Gas Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7 Focus; Water - Mixing Water & Oil Intelligently .12-13 Focus; Water - Baseline Water Testing . . . . . . . . .15 Focus; Water - The Not So New “NORM” . . . . .22-23 Event Preview - Shale Play Managent . . . . . . . . . . .8 Press Release - Aquatech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Press Release - Car-Mate Trailers . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Press Release - Rust 911 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Safety On The Job - Diesel Exhaust . . . . . . . . .28-29
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EVENTS Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable . . . . . . . . .17 Elite Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 M2M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 NAPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Ohio Valley Oil & Gas Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Shale Play Water Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Shale Summit III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Tri-County Oil & Gas B2B Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Utica Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
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Tapping into Water in Shale Gas Production By Ed Becker of www.themarcellusshale.com and www.theuticashale.com Edited by Chris Stroyne of www.themarcellusshale.com and www.theuticashale.com The first phase of the cycle for the drilling company is to obtain a steady, constant source of water. Typically, these main sources are larger rivers and streams throughout the state. According to one report, “About two-thirds of the fresh water used for fracing is withdrawn from permitted surface water sources and 30 percent is purchased from public water suppliers. Surface water is a primary source for hydraulic fracturing because it is accessible to most drilling sites and is therefore less costly to use. 1”
It has been said that “water is the stuff of life,” and that sentiment could also be applied to the shale gas industry that relies on water for nearly every aspect of hydrofracturing. In shale gas production, water is delivered, stored, mixed, monitored, recycled and disposed of throughout the entire process.
Industry estimates show that an average well may easily use more than 300,000 gallons every day. Water is such an integral part of the shale gas production world that whole industries have risen up to handle each of these critical steps. There are companies that specialize in hauling and storing fresh water at the gas site. A sub-set of businesses builds the actual containers to hold the water. Another robust market within the industry is recycling the flowback water so it gets a second life in the drilling process rather than being sent to underground injection sites.
One of the largest sources of water in the northeast is the Susquehanna River that winds more than 400 miles through New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. It provides water to a number of industries including nuclear power plants, food processing companies and increasingly, to shale gas production sites. Since there are so many industries that rely on the Susquehanna River Basin, the federal government and the above mentioned states established the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC). In its mission statement, the SRBC clearly states that it wants to both encourage and regulate industrial uses of the resource.
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“The SRBC works to provide for the reasonable and sustained development and use of surface and ground water for municipal, agricultural, recreational, commercial and industrial purposes; protect and restore fisheries, wetlands and aquatic habitat; protect water quality and in-stream uses; and insure future availability of flows to the Chesapeake Bay.2 ” Douglas Berkley, Marketing Manager & Regional Relations at Somerset Regional Water Resources (SRWR), says that his company relies on the Susquehanna River to provide the water they deliver to gas drilling operations in the Marcellus, Utica and other shale plays. Since 2008, SRWR has provided water and well site services to leading oil and gas companies in the Marcellus, Utica and Bakken shale plays. “Our mission is to provide environmentally friendly water and well site solutions for oil and gas companies,” says Berkley. “The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) maintains strict standards and supervises many of our water withdrawals. I recently witnessed the whole set up and process firsthand in Tunkhannock, PA in the northeast. The whole process is continually monitored by a technician on site, visits from the SRBC and other state officials, as well as computerized monitors that are on site that show how much water is withdrawn, when it was pulled and really every aspect of the process.” Once it is introduced to a well site operation, the next step is to safely and cost-effectively contain both the water that will be used for operations, as well as the flowback fluid used during hydrofracturing. One fluid containment system frequently employed is the construction of on-site, in-ground impoundments. However, a developing trend, according to Christopher Bohley, is a greater use of Above Ground Storage Systems (AGSS). Bohley is the owner of Truss Tanks that builds large, temporary, portable water containment systems. “Large volume, above ground storage systems have given producers a cost effective and environmentally conscious alternative to in-ground impoundment,” says Bohley. “The environmental benefits, along with being cost effective and portable, are propelling above ground storage systems as the first choice of containment for producers and environmental regulators alike.”
However, one of the more critical and complex questions involved in water for hydrofracturing is what to do with “flowback water”. This water is a cocktail of both man-made and naturally occurring elements. “Flowback water may be characterized as having high salinity and total dissolved solids (TDS). It is laden with the same fracking chemicals that were pumped into the well, in addition to any unique contaminants that are present in the rock formation water deep below.3 ” One element that may be found in this flowback water is referred to as NORM, commonly understood as “naturally occurring radioactive material”. Simply explained, this is naturally occurring radioactivity present in soil, rocks and other natural sources deep underground that become released and mixed into the flowback water during hydrofracturing. Andrew J. Lombardo, Vice President of Technical Services for Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., gives more insight into NORM. “All earth moving, mining and drilling activities involve NORM since these activities disrupt soil and rock,” says Lombardo. “Monitoring for NORM is relatively easy. External exposure is evaluated by using hand-held survey instruments to measure gamma exposure rates in areas where drill cuttings and water are stored. Also, primary indicators of internal exposure potential are smear samples of removable alpha and beta surface contamination. The count results of the smear samples are a direct indication of airborne particulate potential.” What to do with flowback water is a particular concern for any drilling company. One option is to have it physically removed from the well-site and put into deep, Class 2 injection wells. Another option growing in popularity is what is called a “closed loop system” whereby the flowback water is recycled and reused. As the shale gas industry continues to grow, so too will the need for maintaining a reliable source of water for drilling operations. Moreover, the need to monitor, regulate and maintain safety will be equally necessary and challenging. 1) http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/freepubs/pdfs/ee0023.pdf 2) http://www.srbc.net/about/geninfo.htm#statementofmission 3) http://waytogoto.com/wiki/index.php/Flowback_water To read more about the great shale revolution taking place in our country and world, visit our websites: TheMarcellusShale.com, TheUticaShale.com, TheEagleFordShale.com, and ShaleAdvantage.com are educational resources that feature the latest, “need-to-know” news, information and mapping. Also, to keep on top of the developing energy industry, listen to Tejas Gosai, host of the “All Energy Now,” Radio Program broadcasting in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virgina. Visit AllEnergyNow.com for previous podcasts and expert interview.
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Mixing Water & Oil Intelligently By: Bill Biewenga, COO, Qv21 Technologies, LLC Huge changes are taking place in the oil and gas industry. Many of those changes are obvious as trucks charge down highways and new dirt roads in the Marcellus, Bakken, Eagle-Ford, and elsewhere. Many of the changes are not obvious. These changes, however are altering not only the highways, waterways and landscapes of the oilfields, they are changing the way business is done, adding efficiency, reducing costs and risks while raising real-time situational awareness. The changes affect not only the guys driving the trucks or the dispatchers sending them to a frac pad somewhere to pick up the next load of crude or flowback water. Some of the less obvious changes also affect the exploration and production (E&P) company managers, water treatment facility operators, oil marketers and traders, finance people and commodity brokers. In short, the changes taking place now affect the entire supply chain, how it’s viewed, how it works and how profits are generated. These less obvious changes are about the data. Depending on where you’re located in the world, water is either a pre-
given task or less? What exactly are the tradeoffs when procedures are altered? No numbers? No answers. Each load of crude, frac sand, water, and every load of equipment, piece of rig, pump or frac tank has a “load” of data that accompanies it. Who delivered it? When was it delivered? Who gets the bill? Some loads require specific details such as the temperature, volume and water content in a particular load of crude. A huge variety of data permeates the O&G Industry, and it is becoming larger in scope and volume. It is also becoming increasingly accurate and timely as computers and tablets are introduced into the truckers’ cabs to record the data in real time and immediately transmit that information back to servers, dispatchers, managers, admin staff and others. The following overriding factors radically change the way data is used to enhance situational awareness and profitability in a number of ways. “Big Data” is evolving into intelligence - usable, actionable information fixed information is becoming mobile and available to more users
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cious, hard-gotten resource, or readily available and not much of a concern. It’s becoming more of a concern. After all, our lives do depend on it, and so do our industries. Whether it’s agriculture you’re thinking about, manufacturing computer chips or fracking for oil and gas, water is a critical component of manufacturing related to more than just the Coke you’re going to drink tomorrow. It’s a resource that we all depend on. Clean, fresh water: there aren’t any substitutes for it. Sure, there’s distillation, desalination, filtration and other processes, but those add costs – costs that effect people, the environment and industries alike. Using it wisely helps us all in a multitude of ways. I’m not going to tell you that it shouldn’t be used in any of the aforementioned industries. We all use and depend on those, as well in today’s modern world. There are ways, of course that it can be used efficiently and in ways that are more sustainable – and at lower costs. But to get to those we need to understand what is happening. The utilization of the resource needs to be quantified if we are going to actually track how the situation is evolving. Is it getting better or worse? Are we using more water for a
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FOCUS WATER - WATER - WATER batched data is becoming real-time owned computer storage and assets are becoming Leased Software as a Service (SaaS) internally operated, stored, retrieved, and protected data is drawing upon managed expertise (The Cloud) expensive dedicated resources are becoming highly affordable complex software or archaic paper ticketing is becoming more easy-to-use and cost-effective big, costly upgrade cycles are giving way to continuous releases and upgrades. The results are that costs go down. Profitability rises, and the ROI for data management and utilization accelerates. Experienced dispatchers who could handle 40 trucks using whiteboards and grease pencils are now handling 80 or 100 trucks, looking at computerized dispatch boards and subjected to lower stress in a less hectic environment. Managers who previously had access to production and delivery figures after weeks of collecting, deciphering, reconciling and processing manual tickets, now have an immediate, real-time view into what is happening in the field. Water treatment plant operators, who used to speculate on when trucks would be arriving with loads of toxic water, can now see them enroute. And commodity traders who used to base financial decisions on production and inventory data that was days or weeks old can now see tank levels that are only minutes old. The term “game changing” is often overused, but in fact, the changes going on now in the way data is being handled does, in fact change the game for many people in many aspects of many industries. Tankers that require washouts prior to hauling fresh water can
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Over the past 30 years, data has changed the way a number of industries conduct business. Weather data has changed airlines, utilities, and agricultural commodities trading. Airlines are better able to avoid weather problems and more efficiently route their assets. Utilities are better able to schedule maintenance around peak usage times, and commodities traders can take advantage of opportunities in the market as weather influences prices on commodities such as corn or orange juice futures. Financial data has changed the entire finance industry. Logistics data has changed companies such as UPS, Fed Ex and others. In the oilfields real-time, comprehensive and accurate digital data not only reduces labor costs in the short term, it also enables integration with other software solutions. Accounting software is enhanced. Predictive analytics are enabled so problems such as long wait times at disposal sites are avoided rather than merely recorded. Creative visualization enhances the ability of managers to quickly identify problem areas identified in the mountains of data.How many trucks are headed to the washout facilities and how long will the wait time be? Analytics will provide the answer. It all starts with timely, accurate and comprehensive data collected efficiently in the oilfields. It starts with the trucker using a Smart phone to enter data about his load of crude or production water. It starts with the pumper recording readings on his tablet and wirelessly transmitting the information back to the office via a store and forward cellular connection. Smart phones and tablets have evolved into small, cost-effective computers with the ability to communicate. Utilizing these small tools and efficient, comprehensive software, disruptive results are changing the way things are done in the oilfield. These changes are currently taking place, and the latest developments are being employed in the Bakken Region, led by innovative oil companies, trucking companies and others on a variety of levels of the Oil & Gas Supply Chain. The changes are quickly spreading east and south – out to Ohio and Pennsylvania and down to Texas, Oklahoma and elsewhere. The O&G Industry will gain substantial benefits from increased data flow and its efficient utilization. But it will only happen to those companies ready to understand, accept and deploy it. The data is live now to one of the largest oil producers in the Bakken Region among others: a cutting edge, low cost solution that adds immediately to greater profits and increased efficiencies, safety and visibility in a wide variety of ways. Trucking companies, E&P companies, water treatment facilities, communities, and others all benefit from the game-changing improvement: e-ticketing, real-time situational awareness and an end to waste and duplicated efforts. Those are just a few of the benefits of efficiencies achieved through better utilization of a timely,accurate, and comprehensive data solution. About the author: Bio: Bill Biewenga is the COO for Qv21 Technologies, LLC, a leading provider of logistics support software (www.Qv21.com). Listed in the Guinness Book of Records, he has written numerous articles about sailing, weather and how that data is applied to improve competitive efficiencies.
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The Baseline Water Testing Process It is NOT Just About Getting a Sample By Brian Oram, Professional Geologist; B.F. Environmental Consultants Inc. We have had the opportunity to witness a wide range of practices that have been called baseline testing. We have seen a team of 4 professionals working for the EPA in Dimock, Pennsylvania, take 4 to 5 hours to collect one water sample and we’ve seen a single sampler with virtually no training take 15 minutes to purge and sample a private well with no field measurements or even gloves. The potentially negative impacts of this wide variation in sampling techniques and experience is compounded by the lack of field documentation and a quest for that “single” list of parameters. This approach will make for great future lawsuits and media stories, but does little to generate the reliable data required by professionals, scientists, regulatory agencies, and the public.
started. The well owner was given a report with the raw data, spike and recovery analysis, surrogate testing results, field data sheet, and a full listing of the methods and the laboratory certifications. When the homeowner, a royalty owner, asked if there was any problems, we provided them a list.
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Baseline testing can be a valuable tool for the environmental professional, gas drilling industry, and community. With proper planning, baseline testing can be used to determine where additional documentation or monitoring is needed and to determine the location of systems or wells vulnerable to influence.
baseline testing should include: a) a selection of parameters and indicators that meets the regional environmental conditions and addresses the historic and proposed activities and practices in the region and not just a simple list provided or recommended by a regulatory agency; b) chain-of-custody practices with internal and external quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) that start and end with the certified laboratory working with a trained third-party professional; c) field documentation, including notes, field measurements, and photos, that includes a summary of the existing condition of the private water distribution system; d) field sampling done by third-party samplers that are either licensed professionals or specifically trained in the standard operating procedures of the certified testing laboratory, plus these individuals must have a working understanding of common water treatment systems; and e) prior to releasing the data, the certified laboratory must validate and review the data, plus work with the third-party professional to confirm or check the reliability and validity of the results. As part of our outreach efforts, we have been able to review baseline testing conducted by multiple entities. Here is just one example for your consideration. The sample was collected by a non-professional, third party sampler, tested by a certified testing laboratory, and then given by a natural gas company to a private well owner. The sample was collected only a few weeks before drilling
1) The field conductivity was reported at 250 uS/cm, but the certified laboratory data had reported a total dissolved solids of 1500 mg/L; 2) The cation and anion mass balance was out of balance by 25%;
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3) Total metal values less than dissolved metal values; and 4) The well had arsenic at over 10 times the primary drinking water standard, but this was never flagged as a problem for the private well owner. This data is not scientifically valid and does not make sense. It may be certified, but it is wrong and there is no time to collect another pre-drill sample. As professionals, we have the obligation to attempt to get it right and to properly inform citizens when a problem is identified. It is critical that we implement a process to screen the water quality data before it is distributed to the community. To build trust, the data must be provided to the private well owner in a format they can understand.
In our opinion, baseline testing is not just part of an environmental audit, but in many ways, it is an opportunity for the company and consultant to build trust in the community. At the same time, the company is attempting to mitigate risk by documenting pre-existing conditions, the data collected during this baseline assessment should be used to make critical decisions related to the use of best management practices and build trust in the community through education and outreach. Baseline testing is a community issue. We all live downstream and we need to solve problems as a community. This is a great opportunity to make a positive difference in your host community. About the author: Mr. Brian Oram is a licensed professional geologist with over 25 years experience in water quality, water testing, and environmental training and analysis. For Pennsylvania, B.F. Environmental Consultants Inc. just released a new booklet to help educate and inform private well owners and the company has been providing education and outreach throughout the United States through the Water Research Center . The Center is an internet hub where private well owners can access free information and request assistance for water quality issues. For more information, please visit http://www.bfenvironmental.com or http://www.water-research.net.
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The Not So New, “NORM” by Andrew J. Lombardo, CHP - Vice President Technical Services; Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. NORM is an acronym for naturally occurring radioactive material and in the most basic sense differentiates radioactive material that occurs naturally (in background) from man-made radioactivity. Man-made radioactive material is just that, made by human action primarily through nuclear reactors and particle accelerators. There are many definitions of NORM in literature, regulations and guidance documents but I prefer the following:
man-made radioactivity. This is not true. NORM radionuclides decay and produce alpha and beta particles as well as gamma rays, the same way man-made radioactive material does. The difference is the activity concentration of NORM is many, many times lower than most man-made sources of radiation. Lower activity concentration means lower exposure/risk to humans and the environment.
“Any of the primordial radionuclides or radioactivity present in soils, rocks, and materials undisturbed as a result of human activities.”
Each layer of shale, or soil type have a unique NORM “fingerprint” meaning a natural level of the natural decay series. The top soil here in western Pennsylvania has about equal activity concentrations of the uranium and thorium decay series. Some sands in Brazil are unusually high in thorium content (20 to 30 times higher than soil) and have only a nominal concentration of uranium while some shale contains a higher concentration of uranium than other shale. In addition, the groundwater in contact with or trapped by different layers of shale may buildup increased concentrations of NORM due to solubility factors. NORM vs. TENORM
The primordial radionuclides refer mainly to the natural decay series of uranium (U-238 and to a much lesser extent U-235) and thorium (Th-232). They were present at the beginning of our planet and will be here for millions and millions of years. Each natural decay series begins with a very long lived parent radionuclide, U-238 (uranium series), U-235 (actinium series) or Th-232 (thorium series) and then decay to several shorter lived progeny which are also radioactive. Each member of the natural decay series appears in nature at the same activity concentration as the parent, a condition referred to as secular equilibrium. Each decay series includes at least one radium member and also a radon (gas) member. NORM—A Naturally Occurring Element The majority of human background exposure to NORM is through radium and radon. The average person in the United States is exposed to about 360 millirems of radiation from background sources each year. A millirem, or one one-thousandth of a rem, is a measure of radiation exposure. More than 80% of this exposure level comes from background (NORM) radiation sources. All soil types and rock and shale and anything that makes up the Earth’s solid material contain some level of NORM, primarily uranium, thorium and radium, and are therefore radioactive. Your top soil in your back yard or garden is radioactive. The level or activity concentration of NORM varies for each of the different soil and rock layers underneath the ground surface. In addition, some of the NORM radionuclides, mainly radium, dissolve in the groundwater in contact with soil and rock. The NORM concentration in groundwater varies also and is dependent on many factors effecting solubility.
Perma-Fix technician performing characterization survey
A common misconception about NORM is that it is physically not the same as
Perma-Fix Environmental Services Labratory technician calibrating struments used to perform characterization surveys.
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All earth moving, mining and drilling activities involve NORM since these activities disrupt soil and rock. The primary result of activities such as these is the original state of NORM has been altered; either the NORM has been relocated from deep beneath the ground surface to above the surface or the natural activity concentration has been increased, and/or the secular equilibrium where each radionuclide within a decay series is at the same activity concentration has been disrupted. What was once NORM is now TENORM, i.e. technologically enhanced NORM. Unconventional oil and gas production involving Marcellus Shale is no different in this regard than conventional oil and gas production
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represent and internal exposure hazard. This is not a likely scenario on production sites. The treatment of water to remove the particulates may present an opportunity for airborne particulates.
NORM associated with unconventional production such as Marcellus Shale drilling is primarily radium-226 (Ra-226) a member of the natural uranium decay series. The radium is the only uranium or thorium decay progeny with enough solubility to be dissolved in formation water along with other natural salts and minerals. The formation water is mixed with produced and flowback water extracted from the well. The produced and flowback water are a source of TENORM once extracted from the well. Scale, the deposition of solids within water on pipes or interior surfaces of equipment, is also a source of NORM/TENORM.
Monitoring for NORM is relatively easy. External exposure is evaluated by measuring gamma exposure rates in areas where drill cuttings and water are stored with hand held survey instruments. A primary indicator of internal exposure potential is smear samples of removable alpha and beta surface contamination. The count results of the smear samples are a direct indication of airborne particulate potential.
Since the Marcellus play is relatively recent there has not been a detailed study of the origin and pathway(s) of NORM associated with the unconventional gas production. Some sample and analysis has been done to support the treatment of flowback and process water but nothing formal. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has initiated a comprehensive study of NORM/TENORM in conventional and unconventional oil and gas production activities in Pennsylvania. The agency will collect samples of flowback water, rock cuttings, treatment solids and sediments at well pads and wastewater treatment and waste disposal facilities. The results, which are expected in early 2014, will be applicable to neighboring states as the methods and layers of shale are the same. Monitoring and Regulation of NORM The risk from any hazardous material including radioactive material is from internal and external exposure. Since the activity concentrations of radium associated with unconventional production activities are relatively low, the external exposure from gamma radiation is low, generally at or below natural background. Internal exposure is primarily from the inhalation or ingestion of alpha and beta particles. Since the majority of the radium activity is within the process and flowback fluids they are self-contained in regards to internal exposure. Only when radium particulates are dry and available to go airborne do they
NORM is regulated on the state level. None of the federal agencies other than OSHA regulate NORM. Some states have formal NORM regulations and others do not. The one consistent limit is 100 mrem per year of total exposure for members of the public above natural background. Since none of the workers on production sites are formally trained to work with radioactive material they are considered members of the public in regards to exposure to radioactive material. Routine monitoring of gamma exposure rates and removable alpha and beta surface contamination is the straightforward method to ensure exposures are a fraction of the public exposure limit. There are other measurements that can be made to support the compliance effort. For example, area dosimeters can be placed in areas of likely external exposure for extended periods of time to represent the total external exposure over time. Sample and analysis of horizontal cuttings, produced and flowback waters is also warranted. The industry is not mature so monitoring should continue until reliable trends can be established. The NORM/TENORM produced during unconventional production activities is no different from the NORM/TENORM produced from conventional production activities in regards to make up, i.e. radium in water and in scale. Because of the incredibly large volume of water used for each well, the need to recycle as much of this water as possible, and the relatively high (as compared to conventional production) radium activity concentration of the water sludges and other byproducts of water treatment are accumulating (concentrating) significant radium activity concentrations. The radium activity concentration in water treatment sludge routinely exceeds the Department of Transportation (DOT) threshold for labeling as radioactive material (UN2910) of 270 pico-Curies per gram (pCi/g). When disposing of the sludge the future risk from the radioactive material is generally proportional to the total activity, so even though the activity concentration of NORM/TENORM in the flowback and process water is low, when combined with the incredibly high volume results in total activity that exceeds thresholds for monitoring and may warrant more controls. Overall the potential for exposure is relatively low but systematic survey and sample/analysis data is needed to confirm the overall exposure potential is well below concern. About the author: Andrew J. Lombardo, CHP is VP of technical services at Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc.; a global providor of Nuclear Services and Waste Management. For more information visit their website at www.perma-fix.com
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PRESS RELEASE AQUATECH AWARDED PERMIT TO OPERATE CENTRAL WATER TREATMENT FACILITY IN TIOGA COUNTY , PENNSYLVANIA FOR SHALE GAS PRODUCERS Facility Leverages Decades of Oil & Gas Experience and Success to Deliver Higher Standard of Wastewater Treatment to Shale Gas Producers in Northeast Pennsylvania CANONSBURG, PA , USA , February 14, 2013 – Aquatech, a world leader in wastewater treatment recycle and reuse, has been granted a permit to operate a central treatment facility in Tioga County , PA. The facility, designed using Aquatech’s MoSuite™ set of technologies, will deliver a menu of wastewater treatment and recycle services to the regional shale gas producers and is accepting customer orders. MoSuite is an effective combination of MoTreat® and MoVap® process units, a pretreatment and distillation evaporator specifically designed to treat drill fluids, frac flowback, production brine and other wastewaters from exploration and production of conventional and unconventional oil and gas. The suite of processing units delivers a tiered menu of services including filtration, disinfection, solids handling, pretreatment and evaporation concentration.
Aquatech’s offering at the Tioga facility will provide high quality wastewater treatment that delivers consistent treated water quality and flexible water management solutions for the industry. Michael Nawrath, Aquatech’s sales manager said, “We bring safe and reliable technology solutions to deliver cost sustainable water management that is adaptable to the ever changing needs of the gas producers in the region.” Founded in 1981, Aquatech is based in Canonsburg , Pennsylvania , which is in the heart of the Marcellus Shale region. Aquatech’s distillation evaporator and crystallization technologies treat all levels of shale oil and gas water and wastewater including high total dissolved solids (TDS) production brine. Globally, the company treats nearly 1,000,000 barrels of oil and gas field produced water per day, helping producers minimize the amount of fresh water used in the well development process and significantly reducing the volume of wastewater that must be disposed or treated off-site. This approach alleviates the burden on local water resources during shale gas exploration. About Aquatech Aquatech (www.aquatech.com) is a global leader in water purification technology for industrial and infrastructure markets with a focus on the treatment of produced waters, desalination, water reuse, and zero liquid discharge (ZLD). The company is headquartered in the United States, and has a significant presence worldwide through subsidiaries in India, Europe, the Middle East, and China . The company has executed more than 1,000 projects in over 60 countries around the world. Aquatech strives to provide technology leadership and performance excellence to the global water industry, and aims to support its clients with cutting edge sustainable solutions, minimizing their life cycle cost, as well as their carbon and water footprint.
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SAFETY ON THE JOB
OSHA Issues Safety Alert Regarding Diesel Exhaust In my article last month, I outlined the safety concerns of carbon monoxide poisoning while trying to stay warm while working in the field. While researching that article, I came across a lot of information regarding the safety concerns surrounding long-term exposure to diesel exhaust (DE) and diesel particulate matter (DPM) in several industries. This month’s article will outline what DPM is made of, the health effects of long and short term exposure, and what can be done to minimize or control worker exposure. What is Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM)?
diovascular, cardiopulmonary and respiratory disease, and lung cancer. In March 2012 the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), completed a 20 year study on the prolonged effects of DPM exposures. This 20 year study found that the death rate from lung cancer was higher than expected in the study pool compare to that of the general population. There was also a strong relationship found between level of exposure to DPM and the risk of lung cancer mortality. At higher exposure levels, the mortality rate was 3 to 5 times greater than those who had the lowest exposures. How Can Exposure to DPM be Controlled? Engineering controls are the most effective strategy for minimizing worker exposure to DPM, but a combination of engineering and administrative controls is often required. Examples of engineering
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Diagram of DPM DPM is a component of diesel exhaust that includes soot particles made up primarily of carbon, ash, metallic abrasion particles (metal dust), sulfates and silicates. DPM is leftover, unburned carbon from the engine that, when inhaled, permanently lodges deep within the lungs. DPM is dangerous because it has a very rough surface which bonds easily with other toxins, such as metals and oils from within the engine. The DPM then becomes a vehicle for carrying these toxins deep into the lungs. Diesel soot particles have a solid core consisting of elemental carbon, with other substances attached to the surface including organic carbon compounds known as aromatic hydrocarbons. What are the Health Effects of DPM? The health effects of high levels of DPM can be seen after short term exposure, as well as after long term exposure. Short term exposure to high concentrations of DPM can cause headaches, dizziness, and irritation of the eyes, nose and throat. OSHA considers these symptoms to be severe enough to distract or disable workers, which could lead to serious injury or death. Long term exposure to high levels of DPM can increase the risk of car-
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controls include, but are not limited to, performing routine preventive maintenance of diesel engines to minimize emissions, installing exhaust filters, installing diesel oxidation catalysts, using special fuels or additives like biodiesel, and providing equipment cabs with filtered air. Administrative controls refer to changes in the way work tasks are performed to reduce or eliminate the hazard. Examples of administrative controls include, but are not limited to, limiting speeds and using oneway traffic control to minimize traffic congestion, prohibiting and/or restricting unnecessary idling of engines, designating areas that are off limits to diesel engine operation and/or personnel travel, restricting the amount of diesel-powered equipment and total engine horsepower operating in a given area, and by making sure that the number of vehicles operating in a given area does not exceed the capacity of the ventilation system. What OSHA Regulations Exist to Protect Workers from Exposure?
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At this time, OSHA does not have a permissible exposure level (PEL) for DPM. OSHA does, however, have various PELs for other components of diesel exhaust (see substance/PEL table). Monitoring for the gasses that OSHA does have PELs for can provide an indication of the presence of DE and DMPs, and can assist employers and employees alike in evaluating the effectiveness of the engineering and/or administrative controls. Evaluating these controls and their effectiveness will help to minimize the potential for exposure to DMPs when working around diesel powered equipment.
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Diesel Exhaust Component Gases Hopefully this article has provided another reason to always be aware of your environment, and of what you are breathing into your lungs. Although OSHA does not have a specific regulation regarding diesel emissions, the fact that almost every component of those emissions does have the attention of OSHA should speak volumes to the dangers of what they contain. For more information on the health effects of diesel particulate matter and diesel emissions, please visit the Occupation Safety and Health Administration website at www.osha.gov, the Mine Safety and Health Administration website at www.msha.gov, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health website at www.cdc.gov/niosh. By Chris Chadwick, Safety Products Coordinator at SunnySide Supply, Inc. www.SunnySideSupply.com References: “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” (n.d.). Web. 18 February 2013. www.CDC.gov “National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.” (n.d.). Web. 19 February 2013. www.CDC.gov/NIOSH “Occupational Safety and Health Administration.” (n.d.). Web. 18 February 2013. www.OSHA.gov “Miners Safety and Health Administration.” (n.d.). Web. 19 February 2013. www.MSHA.gov
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