Case Study

Water to sustain oil & gas operations in the remote Cooper Basin

Water to sustain oil & gas operations in the remote Cooper Basin

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Client Santos Technology Reverse osmosis combined with various pre- treatment technologies Location Water to sustain oil & gas operations in the remote Cooper Basin Keeping your Reverse Osmosis plant at peak performance The Cooper Basin, which Santos & its joint venture partners have developed, is one of Australia's largest onshore resources projects. Challenge The Cooper Basin, a remote area near the SA, Qld borders may be rich in oil and gas, however the local ground water, the only source available, is not only saline, but it is heavily contaminated with hydrocarbons. In addition, it has extreme temperature variations ranging from 90 degrees Celsius to near freezing. Extensive treatment is thus required before Santos can use theCooper Basin, SA/Qld Commissioned Feb 2004 Project Scale 2.

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