This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent and 1 published patent application. Top assignee: Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Support. Active years: 2017.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2017
Title: Mark W. Hess and His Patent for Treating Frac Flowback.
Introduction
Mark W. Hess is an inventor associated with Zelienople, Pennsylvania, and Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Support. His patent addresses the treatment and reuse of water produced during hydraulic fracturing.
Latest Patents
Hess is credited with 1 patent: “Method for Removing Calcium, Barium, Magnesium and Strontium from Frac Flowback.” The method mixes sulfate and carbonate reagents into frac flowback to precipitate barium, calcium, strontium, and magnesium. The precipitates are crystallized, and the resulting materials are separated into relatively heavy solids and a stream of relatively light solids. A further separation process treats the lighter stream, producing sludge that can be recycled to support crystallization and treated effluent that can be reused in a fracking operation or collected for use in another one.
Career Highlights
Hess’s patented work focuses on removing dissolved minerals from frac flowback and enabling the treated water to be reused. The process also recovers precipitated materials through crystallization and separates solids from the treated effluent.
Collaborations
Hess’s listed coworkers include Charles Blumenschein and Kashi Banerjee. His work is associated with Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Support.
Conclusion
Mark W. Hess’s patent presents a process for separating mineral contaminants from frac flowback and preparing treated water for potential reuse in hydraulic fracturing.
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