Produced water: environmental risks and advances in mitigation technologies

A state-of-the-art review of scientific knowledge on the environmental risk of ocean discharge of produced water and advances in mitigation technologies. In offshore oil and gas operations, produced water (the water produced with oilor gas from a well) accounts for the largest waste stream (in terms of volumedischarged). Its discharge is continuous during oil and gas production and typically increases in volume over the lifetime of an offshore production platform. Produced water discharge as waste into the ocean has become an environmental concern because of its potential contaminant content. Environmental risk assessments of ocean discharge of produced water have yielded different results.For example, several laboratory and field studies have shown that significantacute toxic effects cannot be detected beyond the 'point of discharge' due torapid dilution in the receiving waters. However, there is some preliminary evidence of chronic sub-lethal impacts in biota associated with the discharge ofproduced water from oil and gas fields within the North Sea. As the composition and concentration of potential produced water contaminants may vary from one geologic formation to another, this conference also highlights the results of recent studies in Atlantic Canada. Overview of produced water fates and effects. Evaluates produced water from various offshore platforms. Looks at different methods of risk assessment and management. INDICE: Preface. Part I: Overview of Produced Water Fates and Effects. Part: II Composition/Characterization. Part III: Modeling, Fate and Transport. Part IV: Biological Effects. Part V: Monitoring Technologies. Part VI: Risk Assessment and Management. Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4614-0045-5
• Editorial: Springer New York
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 465
• Fecha Publicación: 29/08/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés