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OwnerWilliam Rusty SUTTERLIN, Christopher CHECK +1inventors
InventorsWilliam Rusty SUTTERLIN, Christopher CHECK, William W. BERRY
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In alternative embodiments, provided are methods and industrial processes for treating radium-containing oil well flow-back to produce a completely or substantially radium-free water stream product. In alternative embodiments, provided are methods and industrial processes comprising contacting an oil well flow-back with an ion exchange compound to completely or substantially remove radium from the effluent water stream, thereby producing a completely or substantially radium-free effluent, or product. In alternative embodiments, methods provided herein remove the radium present in radium-containing fluids, and the resultant effluents can be removed and stabilized. In alternative embodiments, methods and systems are provided herein are applicable to the treatment of effluents from the hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas formations.
A method or process for the removal of radium or radium ions and minor element components from a frac water or a primary frac water solution which comprises radium or radium ions, and optionally also comprises a minor element component, wherein a minor element component comprises any of barium, iron, aluminum and magnesium, the method or process comprising use of a calcium sulfate ion exchange compound in combination with, or in conjunction with, a Continuous Ion Exchange (CIX) system or continuous liquid solid contacting system.
A method or process for removing a radium radioactive material from water or an aqueous solution, the method comprising:
A method or process for removing barium and a naturally occurring radioactive material from water or an aqueous solution, the method comprising:
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