Eureka Resources earns three patents for wastewater disposal in Marcellus
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently issued three patents to Eureka Resources for its technology that’s been used to reclaim water at wastewater treatment facilities in the Marcellus Shale, according to Pennsylvania Business Report.
The technology includes processes that analyze the chemical characteristics of oil and gas wastewater, sort and direct the wastewater, and extract lithium and other valuable minerals and freshwater.
Eureka Resources believes its technology is capable of supplying approximately 25% of the nation’s demand annually from only the wastewater produced from Marcellus-region oil and gas producers. It’s looking to expand into the Bakken, Barnett, Haynesville, and Permian shale basins.
Learn more: Pennsylvania Business Report > Eureka Resources granted three patents
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