Produced water can be described as any water that is produced to the surface from a hydrocarbon reservoir together with the oil and gas. Produced water needs to be treated because it contains substances such as suspended and dissolved solids, gasses and metals among others and these need to be removed so that the produced water can be re-used or disposed of.
Water injection can be used to maintain the pressure in a well; equally, it is also a convenient method of produced water disposal.
VWS Westgarth is an upstream water treatment specialist and a member of the VWS Oil & Gas division of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies. Click on the links below to be re-directed to the VWS Westgarth site for more specialised information.
The VWS Westgarth turnkey package
VWS Westgarth engineers, procures and project manages the complete produced water treatment system including: