Method and system for servicing a wellbore

Abstract

A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising transporting a plurality of wellbore servicing equipment to a well site associated with the wellbore, accessing a water source to form a water stream from the water source to at least one of the plurality of wellbore servicing equipment, passing a direct electrical current through the water stream obtained from the water source to coalesce an undissolved solid phase and an undissolved organic phase in the water stream, separating the coalesced undissolved solid phase and the coalesced undissolved organic phase from the water stream to yield a substantially single-phase water stream, adding ozone to the substantially single-phase water stream to yield an ozonated water stream, irradiating the ozonated water stream with ultraviolet light to yield an irradiated water stream, forming a wellbore servicing fluid using the irradiated water stream, and placing the wellbore servicing fluid into the wellbore.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is related to commonly owned U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, [Attorney Docket No. HES 2010-IP-032554U2] entitled “Method and System for Servicing a Wellbore,” filed on the same date as the present application and incorporated by reference herein.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not applicable.REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX[0003]Not applicable.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0004]The present invention generally relates to the treatment of water used to produce wellbore servicing fluids.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0005]Suitable fluid supplies are sometimes required to prepare wellbore servicing fluids employed in the performance of various wellbore servicing operations. However, a fluid supply local to a wellbore may be abundant but nonetheless unusable due to the presence of bacteria or other non-beneficial microorganisms, undesirable organic compositions or combinations thereof in t...

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However, a fluid supply local to a wellbore may be abundant but nonetheless unusable due to the presence of bacteria or other non-beneficial microorganisms, undesirable organic compositions or combinations thereof in the fluid supply.

For example, water extracted from a wellbore, such as produced water, surface water, and / or flowback water, may be unusable for wellbore servicing operations and / or for the preparation of wellbore servicing fluids due to the presence of undesirable microorganisms and / or organic compositions.

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