Method for treating flowback water from hydraulic fracturing

摘要

Composition and method for treating fluids with select facultative organisms and/or nutrients. At least one facultative organism is selected and added to a fluid to stimulate/facilitate biological remediation of the fluid. In one embodiment, the select facultative organisms are put into frac pits/ponds containing frac water to inhibit the sulfate reducing bacteria in the frac water. In another embodiment, at least one facultative organism and nutrients are selected and added to a fluid.

主权项

1. A method for treating flowback water from hydraulic fracturing, comprising:
selecting at least one facultative organism; introducing the selected at least one facultative organism into the flowback water from hydraulic fracturing to reduce sulfate reducing bacteria; and adding nitrate for increasing the redox potential of the flowback water.