Orion Water Solutions: Proper biocide combination treats all bacteria in produced water

You were sure your first bacteria treatment was enough, during the completion process. Bacteria were all destroyed. Then you started seeing bacteria-caused problems such as Iron Sulfide, H2S and more. What happened? Frac water treatment should include two types of biocides, says Orion Water Solutions President Warren Sumner. And when biocides are chosen by their compatibility with other frac fluids, … Read More

Orion’s people want to meet you and show you how they’ll treat your water

“I want to meet your people first—before I decide if you’re the company to treat my produced water.” That’s the most common response Orion Water Solutions President Warren Sumner hears when speaking with a potential client. He explains, “Too many producers have been burned by water treatment companies that take shortcuts, don’t communicate, and whose people are mostly there to … Read More

Is bigger always better when starting a water re-use program?

More and more producers are replacing fresh water with treated produced water in fracture stimulation and in other applications. When invoking best practices in the treatment process, this is a great idea. It can save money while lessening the ever-increasing competition for fresh water. Orion Water Solutions President Warren Sumner offers some pointers on how to keep costs in line … Read More

What happens when dilution is no longer the solution?

In the Book of Genesis, God created water on the second day. It was clean and simple then. A whole lot of years later, Oil Man created produced water and it’s been really complicated—and pretty contaminated—since then. In the early days of using produced water to frac wells, dilution was the solution to the cost and complexity of removing difficult … Read More

The right biocide mix can save you from a zombie apocalypse

You were sure your first bacteria treatment was enough, during the completion process. Bacteria were all destroyed. Then you started seeing bacteria-caused problems such as scale, H2S and more. Did those dead bacteria come back to life? Well, no. But it’s important to realize that frac water treatment should include two types of biocides, says Orion Water Solutions President Warren … Read More

Here’s the truth about chlorine dioxide in water treatment

With the growth in use of chlorine dioxide as a biocide in the treatment of frac water, there has been an equal growth in certain myths about ClO2 in regards to safety and alleged corrosiveness. Orion Water Solutions’ Warren Sumner says ClO2 is much more effective and fast-acting than traditional biocides, and that the myths are not true with proper … Read More

Orion Water answers top three frequently asked questions

Every day the interest increases in recycling and treating produced water for fracturing use. With this growing interest comes a lengthening list of questions. Here Orion Water Solutions President Warren Sumner answers the three questions new clients ask most often. How much does it cost to treat a barrel of produced water? While there is not a simple, one-number-covers-all answer, … Read More

Consistency is key for barbecue and for produced water treatment

Orion Water Solutions adjusts treatments to keep output consistent as water quality changes By Warren Sumner, President Orion Water Solutions Do you have a favorite barbecue place? One that for sure, every time you go there, you know that brisket will be falling-apart tender and the smoky flavor will be bursting forth all the way through every bite? Or does … Read More