OBTAINING LITHIUM AND ADDING VALUE FROM OIL PRODUCTION WATERS
Background
Production waters from oil and gas fields have potential as a Li resource because there is no need to build new wells and because oil producers can benefit from the revenue stream generated by the recovery of Li from such waters, rather than from another. so it would be a financial burden.
Methodology
Three basic points necessary to evaluate different technologies.
• Well flow available
• Chemical composition of the waters
• Meteorology of the site
A survey of the wells that contribute to the total water flow, for the evaluation of obtaining lithium and / or other minerals of interest The chemical composition of the same is determined making a comparison of the different sources of analysis to corroborate the true existence and composition of the components it contains.