Marcellus shale drilling water may be treated at local acid mine treatment site

February 20, 2010

Filed in: Industry

How to treat the brine-and-water used in drilling for Marcellus Shale natural gas is a concern across Pennsylvania and other states as companies gear up for widespread drilling.

A project to treat Marcellus hydrofracture flowback and production brine wastewaters has been announced by Timothy Keister, president of ProChemTech International of Brockway.

The project will be located at the existing Blue Valley acid mine drainage treatment and fish culture station in Brandy Camp, which is operated by the Toby Creek Watershed Association, according to a Friday news release.
The project, to be known as the Blue Valley Hydrofrac Plant, will be owned and operated by Flowback Wastewater Development Group, which has Frank Nickens as director of operations.