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OriginOil Accelerates Commercialization of CLEAN-FRAC System with First Commercial Unit Planned for

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OriginOil Accelerates Commercialization of CLEAN-FRAC System with First Commercial Unit Planned for 3 rd Quarter

As OriginOil completes successful demonstration tour at Eagle Ford Formation in Texas, licensee plans to deliver first commercial unit by Q3 2013

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– OriginOil, Inc. (OTCBB: OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough energy production process for the oil and algae industries, recently introduced its CLEAN-FRAC™ system to the Texas oil and gas industry and its publications, while its first licensee plans to deliver a first commercial unit in the 3rd Quarter of this year.

Following the completion of field trials in the Lost Hills oil production area of Bakersfield, California, OriginOil launched two weeks of demonstrations for operators and service companies in the Eagle Ford shale region near San Antonio, and for industry analysts and reporters in Houston, Texas.

Guest operators and service companies remarked on the clarity of the effluent water and the amount of “sludge” separated from the water. Highlights are available in this video: https://vimeo.com/63063082.

The company is now helping its first OEM licensing partner, PACE subsidiary PearlH20, deploy a one barrel per minute integrated frack water cleanup system that uses its CLEAN-FRAC process as the first stage. The deployment of the mobile container-based system is initially slated for the 3rd Quarter in the Bakersfield area.

Dr. Gerald Bailey, former President of Exxon for the Arabian Gulf and OriginOil’s Oil and Gas Industry Advisor, was present for the technology demonstrations and commented, “The response by the operators was overwhelmingly positive. The discussion was all about how CLEAN-FRAC enables the recycling of frac flowback or produced water, resulting in significant cost savings and environmental benefits. With OriginOil’s technology, operators will be able to significantly reduce the amount of fresh water purchased for the fracing process.”

Basing its San Antonio area presentations in nearby Pleasanton, OriginOil used frac flowback water with a high amount of solids kept in solution by anti-coagulants, and a small trace of oil. CLEAN-FRAC coagulated the solids despite the presence of the anticoagulants, reducing organics by as much as 99 percent and suspended solids as much as 98 percent, as measured in the on-site mobile lab.

“CLEAN-FRAC represents a new generation of water treatment that is chemical-free, low energy and beneficial to the environment,” said Riggs Eckelberry, OriginOil CEO. “It not only generates significant cost savings through less trucking …read more
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Two California Startups Team Up to Challenge Halliburton's Costs for Cleaning Produced Water and Fra

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Two California Startups Team Up to Challenge Halliburton’s Costs for Cleaning Produced Water and Frack Water

PearlH2O’s FRACK-BACK system which integrates OriginOil’s CLEAN-FRAC technology is projected to achieve breakthrough 2.5 cents per gallon water treatment operating cost

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– OriginOil, Inc. (OTCBB: OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough energy production process for the oil and algae industries, teamed up with its first licensee, PACE spinoff PearlH2O, to challenge industry giant Halliburton‘s published costs for cleaning flowback water for reuse in wells.

“Halliburton reported on its cost to operate their CleanWave system in the Haynesville shale in 2011, which comes to four cents per gallon of water treated,” said Riggs Eckelberry, OriginOil CEO. “But based on its experience in the Eagle Ford Formation in southeast Texas, PearlH2O estimates it can achieve operating costs as low as 2.5 cents per gallon by integrating our CLEAN-FRAC™ technology, with potentially much better results than CleanWave. We believe this is a revolution in the making for the oil industry and we look forward to scaling up with our partner, PearlH2O.”

“Halliburton’s achievement of 95-99% removal of Total Suspended Solids, Total Hydrocarbon, Iron and Heavy Metals is just the starting point for our own FRACK-BACK™ process,” said Andy Komor, VP Environmental Water at PACE. “In addition, our tests have shown we can achieve substantial removal of hardness and dissolved organics.”

“As a bonus,” added Bill Charneski, General Manager of OriginOil’s Oil and Gas Division, “we believe we can achieve near-total bacteria removal, which for Halliburton requires an entirely separate process, Clean-Stream. All of this for a cost much lower than Halliburton’s CleanWave alone. Clearly, we can offer a completely new value proposition and we invite the oil and gas industry to try us out.”

Cory Severson, President of PearlH2O, went on to say, “Our projected cost analysis is based on 30 years of experience in designing and operating water treatment systems. Furthermore, and perhaps most significant, is that the projected costs do not take into consideration potential revenue from the sale of treated water or recovered oil. We believe that reusing or selling treated water creates a compelling economic incentive that should shift the mentality of the industry from disposal to recycling.”

Eckelberry also commented on the environmental benefits of the technology: “Recycling of produced and frack water not only makes economic sense, it is the right solution for the environment …read more
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