Electrochemical and UF Treatment:
Recycle Oil & Gas Wastewater for Crop Irrigation
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• OriginClear Inc. founded in 2007: a pure technology company.
• Went public in 2008 on OTC Bulletin Board.
• Developed and proved a breakthrough high-speed water
cleanup technology, Electro Water Separation™ with
Advanced Oxidation (EWS:AOx™).
• In 2015, began to…
– Commercialize the technology: OriginClear Technologies
– Consolidate water services companies: OriginClear Group
OriginClear
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• EWS:AOx scaled and proven.
• Expert team pursuing partnerships worldwide.
• Active in Asia, Europe, US:
• OriginClear Technologies Ltd., Asian subsidiary established,
commercial status
• Active opportunities in Europe
• Malaysian JV now operational
• Strategic discussions with majors in Bakersfield area.
• “Sour well” remediation being proven in Texas
2016: Technology Status
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• EWS:AOx™ is a technology train for cleaning polluted water.
– Originally designed for extracting algae from water
– Then applied to recovering oil from produced water and
• 2016: Advanced Oxidation (AOx) added as a final stage,
addresses complex pollutants.
• EWS is modular: It can be incorporated into an existing waste
treatment system or designed as a stand alone equipment.
What is EWS:AOx™
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• Selected and specifically designed MMO anodes are a core specificity of EWS. Theyare used as Oxidizers both in the generation of H2O2 (ROS) as well as chlorinespecies in the Advanced Oxidation Process and in the generation of gas bubbles forElectro-Flotation.
– HF Reactors (right) for gas separation and oxidation
– ECR Reactors (below) for mixing and enhanced contact
Key Elements in the EWS system
• Effective on:
– Suspended Solids
– Oil and Grease (petroleum
hydrocarbons)
– Ammonia
– Dissolved Organics
EWS:AOx™ Applications
• Scalable technology: from table-top lab units to existing large
infrastructure retrofits.
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System diagram
Gas Flotation removal of:• Suspended organics• TPHAeration1st stage ROS generation
2nd stage ROS generation:• Heavy metals precipitation• Small-chain organicsMOS generation addresses:• Ammonia• Bacterial contamination• Color
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A standard implementation
400 tons per day nominal treatment capacity – Two units fit in a 20’ container
Irrigation water standards
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Parameter Unit WHO US EPA
Coliforms cfu/100 mL < 1,000 (food crops) < 2.2
Turbidity NTU No recommendation < 2
TSS mg/l - < 30 (processed food)
BOD mg/l - < 10 (food crops)
EC µs/cm
380 370
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Niobrara Performance
Feed water for testing: Produced & frac flowback
from Colorado Western Slope disposal well facility
Better than 99% removal of Turbidity, TSS and Oil observed
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Permian Robustness
Recovered Oil
Water Samples
Wide variations in feed from many different truckloads
and tank mixing over two weeks of operation in the Permian
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Monterey Clarity
Field operations to treat CSS produced water to
steam boiler make-up and irrigation quality
Beneficial Re-use
Water Samples
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High Energy Efficiency
No observable membrane fouling even at high production
capacity due to complete produced water pre-treatment
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Vaquero Site in Monterey Formation
• Produced water treatment for irrigation
Additional results
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All data generated by Zalco Laboratories
Sampled 18 Feb 2015 at Hershey Tank Battery, Vaquero
Energy (Bakersfield CA)
• Water from the flood inside the
manufacturing site
Prime Conduit – Oklahoma City
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Water quality components Load (ppm)
Oil & Grease 173
TSS 155
COD 1750
BOD 437
Heavy metals such as Copper 2.43
• Mobile demo unit
– EWS W25 Separator/Oxidizer
– Media filter for polishing
– 6 gallons per minute treatment
Prime Conduit – Oklahoma City
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• TSS, Oils and most COD removal
Prime Conduit – Oklahoma City
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• Results after media polishing
Prime Conduit – Oklahoma City
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Water quality components Load (ppm)
Oil & Grease ND
TSS ND
COD 81
BOD 45
Heavy metals such as Copper 0.013
• As measured by 3d
party lab.
• Removal rates
between 90% and
100% except for
two elements.
Prime Conduit – Oklahoma City
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• EWS PRIME Specific Energy Consumption (SEC)
– 0.28 kWh per barrel or 1.7 kWh/m3 - including EWS & UF
• EWS PRIME Operating Expense (w/o Labor, per m3)
– Energy (at $0.15 per kWh) $0.26
– Consumables (weekly partial anode replacement) $0.33
– Typical Equipment maintenance $0.29
• EWS PRIME Total Operating Expenses $0.88/m3
$1,085/acre-foot
• Current California Central valley water contract : $1,500/acre-foot
Economics in 2015
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Current Development
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