Produced Water Disposal & Reuse Initiative: Utica & Marcellus 2014

Whilst concerted efforts are being made to drive down the costs of disposal in the Marcellus, similar efforts are simultaneously being made to maximize the percentage of water reused. Continually evolving and complex storage and sourcing regulations combined with high disposal costs mean operators across the Utica and Marcellus need to drive forward innovative techniques and cost efficiencies through strategies such as operator collaboration. Operator's need to capitalize on the close proximity of these plays and implement multi-user centralized treatment, storage and waterline facilities to ensure produced water that cannot be re-used in one E&P company's operations, can be re-used effectively in another - creating solutions for water scarcity whilst reducing costs at every stage of water management; sourcing, re-use, storage, transportation and disposal.

The Produced Water Disposal & Reuse Initiative 2014: Utica & Marcellus will bring together water experts from across the Utica and Marcellus to deliver innovative practical solutions and share technical and strategic advances in sourcing, disposal, treatment, storage, and centralized facilities to drive down the overall cost of water management, whilst maximizing water re-use.