Oil & gas water solutions
Sustain cost-efficient operations
Oilfield operations require high volumes of water for a range of surface and downhole applications, accounting for a significant proportion of field development costs. Optimal oilfield water management requires knowledge of reservoir characteristics, production volumes, hydrogeology, engineering design, and environmental considerations. Schlumberger has a deep understanding of the subsurface, combined with the unrivaled engineering experience necessary to address the technical aspects of oil and gas water challenges.
From profiling water-bearing subsurface strata to the design of wastewater treatment and injection systems, Schlumberger offers resilient water solutions to enable water to be sourced, processed, and disposed of in ways that safeguard local reserves and control project costs. We help operators meet the continuous needs of surface and downhole supply for oilfield applications. Schlumberger delivers continuity and compliant handling for low-impact, interruption-free operations.
Secure local operational water
Schlumberger is uniquely positioned to help operators eliminate the delay and expense of bulk water transport, especially in remote and hard-to-access locations. Using existing subsurface data, we can identify viable water sources that meet operational and camp supply needs. We also offer the drilling, engineering, monitoring, and production management capabilities to commission a new water source.
Safeguard continuous operations
Wherever you operate, we can help you ensure continuity by making high volumes of localized water available on demand for all your surface and downhole applications. We also process and treat local water onsite to prepare it for oilfield use, ensuring your operational strategies keep pace with any variance in supply and minimizing potential downtime.
Utilize any water source
With systems to bring water up to a predefined standard, operators are free to utilize any available input water source, including flowback or produced water from previous hydraulic fracturing jobs or nearby sources such as brackish groundwater or seawater. Our approach mitigates the economic and environmental burdens of freshwater sourcing, transportation, and treatment and the disposal of produced water.
Optimize water asset use
Produced water can be an operational asset rather than a liability. Our treatments remove suspended solids and oil from large volumes of produced water and enable efficient oil/water separation and containment. These treated water assets can be reused in oilfield operations or recycled for industrial or agricultural applications. Alternatively, treated water can be safely returned to existing aquifers or freshwater sources with confidence, while liquid waste can be disposed responsibly via deep injection wells.
Ensure responsible compliance
Industrial bodies and national and local governments trust us to provide expert advice on water-related environmental and regulatory issues. Our hydrogeologists, engineers, and geochemists perform a wide range of environmental services, including site investigations, studies, and assessments and design remedial actions to deal with wastewater compliantly and cost effectively. Our approach aims to reduce the loading on biological systems while ensuring treated wastewater meets all discharge or reuse requirements.
