Hydraulic Fracturing - Trying to Get at the Truth
Peter S. Cartwright, P.E., Cartwright Consulting Co.
Hydraulic fracturing, the process of drilling down into shale deposits and extracting oil and gas, offers tremendous opportunity for the U.S. to become energy-independent. But not without controversy. Among other issues, this process uses huge quantities of water: 2-5 million gallons per well. The challenge is what to do with the contaminated water that comes back out of the well.
This lecture will address the choices available to conserve and reuse water associated with hydraulic fracturing.
Bio
Peter Cartwright has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota (1961) and is a registered Professional Engineer in that state. He entered the water industry in 1974 as director of sales and marketing for a major manufacturer of membrane elements and systems. In 1980, Peter formed his consulting engineering business, Cartwright Consulting Co. In 1997, he co-founded another company, Cartwright, Olsen & Associates, LLC. This company has provided third-party evaluation and performance validation testing of innovative drinking water treatment technologies in accordance with the EPA Environmental Technology Verification Program.
Peter specializes in both marketing and technical consulting in high technology separation processes for water purification, wastewater treatment, and food/chemical processing applications. With expertise encompassing virtually all treatment technologies, his clients include manufacturers desiring to produce complete water treatment systems or components thereof. He provides total design, construction, installation, and operating services covering the entire spectrum of water purification, wastewater treatment, water recovery, reclamation and reuse, as well as environmentally conscious manufacturing. In addition, he offers market studies, comprehensive training, and educational programs in all areas of water treatment, as well as complete applications and pilot testing of wastewater streams, necessary for the design of total treatment systems.
Peter has provided consulting services to over 250 clients worldwide, and has extensive expert witness testimony experience. He has authored approximately 200 articles, written several book chapters, presented over 200 lectures in conferences around the world and has been awarded three patents for water purification processes.