... consumption issues and environmental regulations surrounding the flowback waters and its disposal have created a challenge for the industry and operators. Operators are adopting means of water treatment to manage water needs by utilizing chemical and mechanical methods of removing unwanted solids...

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... water to make it a viable solvent base for fracturing fluids. This paper describes the process to properly design fracturing fluids using flowback and produced water. The importance of flowback water analysis is highlighted for optimizing fluid performance downhole. Recent developments in proper...