Towards efficient water management in large-scale shale gas fields of China
China's shale gas industry is developing rapidly, but the associated challenges of water resources shortage and water pollution are becoming more and more prominent. Hydraulic fracturing, the core process of shale gas extraction, consumes a large amount of water and produces refractory wastewat...
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| author | Ke-Fan Cao Yi Zeng Xue-Shi Jin Zhuo Chen Yin-Hu Wu Hong-Ying Hu |
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| description | China's shale gas industry is developing rapidly, but the associated challenges of water resources shortage and water pollution are becoming more and more prominent. Hydraulic fracturing, the core process of shale gas extraction, consumes a large amount of water and produces refractory wastewater, closely linking shale gas fields with water resources. In this context, this article is to (1) summarize the characteristics of water consumption and wastewater production in typical shale gas fields; (2) introduce the current status of water intake and internal reuse and treatment of shale gas wastewater (SGW); and (3) analyse the challenges of water management in shale gas field. In order to promote the sustainable development of the shale gas industry, it is necessary to establish an efficient water management system according to local conditions. Making use of municipal reclaimed water in fracturing, promoting external reuse of SGW, strengthening the monitoring and safety guarantee of water use, and formulating national or regional water management guidelines can improve the utilization efficiency of water resources in shale gas fields.
HIGHLIGHTS
The exploitation of shale gas has close connections with water-related issues.;
Shale gas fields consume large quantities of water in the early stage.;
Shale gas fields produce refractory wastewater in the later stage.;
Shale gas fields need efficient water management systems.; |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09f909c65c7f40149cda5f696d1ae7f62023-02-17T17:16:43ZengIWA PublishingJournal of Water Reuse and Desalination2220-13192408-93702022-12-0112445145910.2166/wrd.2022.064064Towards efficient water management in large-scale shale gas fields of ChinaKe-Fan Cao0Yi Zeng1Xue-Shi Jin2Zhuo Chen3Yin-Hu Wu4Hong-Ying Hu5 Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China Sinopec Chongqing Fuling Shale Gas Exploration and Development Co. Ltd, Chongqing 408000, PR China Sinopec Oilfield Service Jianghan Corporation, Hubei 433124, PR China Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China China's shale gas industry is developing rapidly, but the associated challenges of water resources shortage and water pollution are becoming more and more prominent. Hydraulic fracturing, the core process of shale gas extraction, consumes a large amount of water and produces refractory wastewater, closely linking shale gas fields with water resources. In this context, this article is to (1) summarize the characteristics of water consumption and wastewater production in typical shale gas fields; (2) introduce the current status of water intake and internal reuse and treatment of shale gas wastewater (SGW); and (3) analyse the challenges of water management in shale gas field. In order to promote the sustainable development of the shale gas industry, it is necessary to establish an efficient water management system according to local conditions. Making use of municipal reclaimed water in fracturing, promoting external reuse of SGW, strengthening the monitoring and safety guarantee of water use, and formulating national or regional water management guidelines can improve the utilization efficiency of water resources in shale gas fields. HIGHLIGHTS The exploitation of shale gas has close connections with water-related issues.; Shale gas fields consume large quantities of water in the early stage.; Shale gas fields produce refractory wastewater in the later stage.; Shale gas fields need efficient water management systems.;http://wreuse.iwaponline.com/content/12/4/451management strategiesshale gas wastewaterwater recycling and reuse |
| spellingShingle | Ke-Fan Cao Yi Zeng Xue-Shi Jin Zhuo Chen Yin-Hu Wu Hong-Ying Hu Towards efficient water management in large-scale shale gas fields of China Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination management strategies shale gas wastewater water recycling and reuse |
| title | Towards efficient water management in large-scale shale gas fields of China |
| title_full | Towards efficient water management in large-scale shale gas fields of China |
| title_fullStr | Towards efficient water management in large-scale shale gas fields of China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards efficient water management in large-scale shale gas fields of China |
| title_short | Towards efficient water management in large-scale shale gas fields of China |
| title_sort | towards efficient water management in large scale shale gas fields of china |
| topic | management strategies shale gas wastewater water recycling and reuse |
| url | http://wreuse.iwaponline.com/content/12/4/451 |
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