Oil and gas: Treatment and discharge of produced waters offshore

摘要

If the answer to the question posed in an earlier article Water treatment in oil and gas production - does it matter? [1] is in the affirmative, then not only does the water need to be treated but, where produced waters are concerned, the final water quality must meet ever-tightening standards for discharge to the environment or agreed specifications if the water is to be re-injected sub-surface.