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Gas Shale Water Treatment
Devon Energy: Shale Water Treatment
November 18, 2008 | Fort Worth Business Press

Devon Energy received an environmental stewardship award from The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission for its work to recycle hydrofrac water from its Barnett Shale wells. They use mobile distillation units.


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