Really Cool -- GE -- State-of-the-Art Modular Saltwater Disposal and Deep Injection -- Coming to the Bakken -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Link here.

GE, Stamford, Conn., (NYSE: GE) has been selected to build key components for ProWater's Centerline SWD™ modular saltwater disposal (SWD) and deep injection well (DIW) systems, which separate oil, water and other byproducts produced in oil and gas operations. ProWater, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sustainable Environmental Technology Corp. (SET Corp) (OTCQB: SETS), based in Southern California, develops technology for disposing saltwater produced from oil and gas wells. Demand for removing produced water is increasing, mirroring the oil and gas production boom in North Dakota's Bakken Shale formation where the majority of the Centerline SWD™ systems will be used in deep injection wells.

A huge "thank you" for "anonymous" for sending me this. 

Data points:

• ProWAter, president:  "GE's horizontal injection surface pumping systems (SPS), variable speed drives and logic control devices are well-suited for the construction of our advanced Centerline SWD™ saltwater disposal systems. We are working closely with GE to quickly ramp up production of our improved, modular SWD/DIW design, to improve efficiency and meet demands from Bakken Shale oil and gas producers."

• ProWater expects to deliver the first Centerline SWD™ system in North Dakota by the end of January 2012, with projected  completion by March 2012. The next three wells will be completed in June, September and November 2012, respectively. In 2013, three additional wells will be completed, totaling seven in the North Dakota Bakken Shale.

This is huge, and everyone should read the entire story at the link.

There are so many things that could be said, including:

• one of the themes of this blog: the Bakken is as important as a "research lab" as the production; this is more evidence of "beta testing," as far as I'm concerned
• GE getting involved is just one more entity that will lobby against EPA shutting down the Bakken
• many, many folks have searched this site for SWD information; I've been lacking info on SWD and this will be a huge help

Again, huge thanks to the reader who sent this in.