Pumps for Gas Shale Fracturing - Huge Market
Gas shale fracturing is the biggest and hottest pump market. McIlvaine is writing an article for World Pumps Magazine to cover the application. We would like pictures of pumps suitable for the application which we would publish with credit. More importantly, we want technical insights about the use of your pumps and hopefully even some details on experience. We need this in the next week in order to meet the deadlines.
In the Pennsylvania Marcellus shale region is expected that $100 billion will be spent for water and wastewater treatment equipment at a rate of about $2-$3 billion/yr for 40 years. The technology break through in the Barnett shale region in Texas will be leveraged by a multiple of 10 in the much larger Marcellus deposit. China and India have big reserves and will be able to use the same technology.
Fracturing occurs by pumping millions of gallons of water with sand and additives into deep shale. Much of the flow back has to be treated and reused or disposed. Zero liquid discharge systems will be one of the more attractive options due to 250,000 ppm chlorides in the flow back water. So the pump requirements range widely from little metering pumps to the big down-hole pumps.
We also plan to add market intelligence on this in our pump report, supply contacts (some 4000 permits applied for in PA already) and to conduct webinars for the industry.
But right now we need some of your data for the magazine article. Please send pictures and data to either Bob McIlvaine (rmcilvaine@mcilvainecomany.com) or Ann James (ajames@mcilvainecompany.com). We will make sure you are fully credited in the article.
Bob McIlvaine
President
847 784 0012 ext 112
rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com