Cyber Enviro-Tech, Inc. (CETI) a water science technology company, has announced the launch of its sludge recovery technology (SRT) designed to recycle and repurpose contaminated oil production and fracking wastewater. Currently, this water is disposed of in saltwater disposal wells or (SWDs) which have recently been shown to cause earthquakes and other environmental hazards.

An SWD is a type of well used in the oil and gas industry to dispose of naturally produced water — a byproduct of oil and gas production that contains high levels of brine, radioactive materials and HazMat sludge. The water is reportedly too salty and contaminated to be used or discharged on the ground or into nearby waterways, so it is injected deep into the ground.

Source: CETI

CETI has conducted testing, for the last 90 days, with multiple SWDs in several states to prove its oil production water and waste management remediation capabilities and the cost savings it will provide to SWDs. Several contracts with SWDs to decontaminate hazardous wastewater and naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) are expected by the second quarter. CETI’s recycling or repurposing of clean water is suitable for crop irrigation, livestock breeding, potable water for surrounding communities, or reuse for fracking and other industrial applications rather than getting pumped back in the ground.

CETI has run preliminary tests for potable water on its pilot oil field in West Texas. Given the results so far, patents are planned to be filed shortly after final testing is completed for both SRT and the conversion of oil production wastewater to potable water.