A SELECTION METHODOLOGY OF FLOWBACK TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES AND WATER REUSE IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING IN SOURCE ROCKS - A STRATEGY TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS IN COLOMBIA

ABSTRACT The development of unconventional reservoirs (source rocks) around the world in the last years intensified the use of hydraulic fracturing as stimulation technique in the petroleum industry. Nevertheless, the amount of water used for its execution, the legal restrictions implemented in cert...

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Main Authors: Fabian-Alexis Aranguren-Campos, Zuly Calderón-Carrillo, José-Manuel Usuriaga-Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Colombiano del Petróleo (ICP) - ECOPETROL S.A.
Series:CT&F Ciencia, Tecnología & Futuro
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0122-53832017000200005&lng=en&tlng=en