OriginOil Successfully Treats Produced Water

Testing by Zalco Laboratories confirmed that OriginOil's PRIME product for oil & gas operations successfully reduced contaminants in produced water to the level required for reuse for cyclic steam stimulation — a type of enhanced oil recovery

Using data collected during a month of operation and sales demonstrations hosted byVaquero Energy, an exploration and production (E&P) company based in Bakersfield, California, Zalco's lab results confirmed that PRIME reduced all measures of non-soluble contamination to very low, or undetectable levels. OriginOil's PRIME integrates OriginOil's EWS with a self-cleaning filter for heavy solids removal on the front end, as well as a polishing system on the back end.

Paul Conrad, President ofTotal Western Inc., a Bakersfield-based energy service company, stated, "We have been supporting OriginOil at the Vaquero Energy test/demo site for the last month, operating their produced water process. We have been impressed by its performance in the form of final water quality and the separation of the oil from the produced water. In addition, we have found that with its smart control system, the operation is almost hands-free.We are so impressed that we are actively supporting OriginOil in its efforts to spread the word throughout the Bakersfield area."

"Zalco Laboratories has more than 30 years' experience delivering water and liquid analysis for the oil industry," said Juan Magana, Project Manager of Zalco Laboratories. "We are pleased to provide accurate and timely water quality analysis to assist OriginOil in its validation of its PRIME system."

Zalco Laboratory confirmed PRIME's ability to achieve the following results:

• Turbidity reduced by 99.96%
• Total suspended solids reduced by 97%
• Total recoverable petroleum hydrocarbons reduced by 97%
• Biological oxygen demand reduced by 71%
• Chemical oxygen demand reduced by 92%
• Diesel range organics reduced by 99.3%
• Gasoline range organics reduced by 86%
• Motor oil range organics reduced by 99.5%

"OriginOil's field operations in the Monterey Basin have shown our strongest performance yet. The produced water was challenging to treat due to thelow APIoil, which is totally different than the water from the natural gas fields of Colorado and the light oil reservoirs of West Texas," saidLee Portillo, OriginOil's VP of Engineering for the Oil & Gas Division. "We have learned a lot from the multiple test sites and are now utilizing this long-term operating experience to maximize the performance of our breakthrough PRIME solution."

Bill Charneski, President of OriginOil's Oil & Gas Division, added, "It has been eye-opening to see the response to our solution from the E&P operators in the Bakersfield area. We've found that operators are aware of both the scarcity of fresh water, and need to treat produced water, rather than dispose of it. Many are actively looking for solutions to treat produced water to be reused for irrigation in California's drought-stricken Central Valley. It goes beyond the economics - it's about having access to fresh water and giving back to local farmers."

Source: Business Wire

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