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The first edition of The Offshore Produced Water Gamechanger Report, developed by OTM Consulting, in partnership with energy business analysts, Douglas-Westwood, explores the options available for managing produced water from offshore oil and gas production streams.

Water Management

Produced water is the largest waste stream from hydrocarbon production. In fact, daily water production volumes significantly exceed that of oil volumes, to the extent that 211 million barrels of water are produced by the industry daily compared to around 85 million barrels of oil over the same timeframe. The report identifies a range of new and emerging technologies that can help operators deal successfully with produced water – including treatment, minimisation, separation and re-injection.

Market Opportunities & Growth Potential

The Offshore Produced Water Gamechanger Report, also report provides detailed forecasts on market opportunities and growth potential for key produced water treatment equipment and technologies. It highlights that the total size of the market opportunity for final stage produced water treatment systems is estimated to be around $4.3 billion for the next five years – and predicts that the size of market opportunity for topside produced water re-injection systems is around $9.8 billion over the same period.

Case Studies & Operator Opinion

Case specific information is provided on the application of modern produced water management technologies such as Chevron’s application of compact flotation units at its Alba field, and ConocoPhillips’ adoption of condensate based extraction technology at the Ekofisk field. Significantly, the results of a global survey are provided, based on responses from 16 operator companies with a total of 21 respondents covering most of the major oil producing regions of the world. The survey includes opinions from companies such as Shell, BP, ExxonMobil, Total and Saudi Aramco.

Acclaimed Series

Researched and written by OTM Consulting in partnership with Douglas-Westwood, The Offshore Produced Water Gamechanger Report 2010 – 2014, is the latest in an acclaimed series of business studies published by the two organisations, whose reports are utilised by organisations worldwide including oil majors, investment banks, offshore contractors, agencies and government departments.
 

Executive Summary & Conclusions– the produced water management challenge
Drivers for Innovation– regulations, cost of water management, waterflooding for improved oil recovery and process de-bottlenecking
Produced Water Treatment– technology overview – including Hydrocyclone, flotation, adsorption, macro porous polymer-based hydrocarbon extraction, biological treatment of produced water, walnut shell filtration and condensate enhanced separation technology. This chapter also covers the latest treatment technologies such as use of surfactant modified zeolite (SMZ), AltelaRainSM system, gas hydrate formation, novel centrifugal separation, electroflotation, WaterCatox, inline separation and electrostatic dehydration
Produced Water Minimisation– mechanical blocking devices, chemical shut-off, intelligent well technology inflow control valves, passive inflow control devices, ICD screen technology, bright water polymer, squeeze cementing technology, zonal isolation, membrane wells and fracturing horizontal wells
Downhole Oil Water Separation– technology overview and industry acceptance and major advances
Subsea Separation– introduction, technology overview and the unique features of subsea separation
Produced Water Re-injection– injection for enhanced oil recovery, role of intelligent completions etc
Operator Opinions on Produced Water Management– the results of a new and exclusive industry survey regarding produced water management. Key results include opinion on drivers for new technology, impact of current and pending produced water treatment regulations and insight into the way in which operators decide on an optimal produced water management solution
Offshore Produced Water Market– size of market for topside treatment final stage equipments and topside re-injection equipments split by georgraphy and by segment
Appendix– assumptions used for market forecast