Grants and Contracts Details
Description
The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research along with an industrial partner,
have developed a new technology based on fly ash for recovering and enhancing produc??on
from pre-exis??ng oil and/or gas wells. In some cases, the rejuvenated wells have surpassed
original produc??on levels. This technology has been successfully pilot tested in heritage oil and
gas fields in Eastern Texas and the Texas panhandle. Ash fracking is a green technology
conducted with simple pumping equipment, crea??ng a small opera??onal footprint, a crucial
factor in Eastern Kentucky topography. Because fly ash is small compared to conven??onal sand,
it does not se??le quickly elimina??ng the need for viscosity modifiers resul??ng in simpler post
fracking clean up. It uses less water and can reuse well water elimina??ng environmental
contamina??on. This approach also provides the ul??mate disposal solu??on for fly ash, storing it
thousands of feet below the earth’s surface.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 1/1/24 → 6/30/24 |
Funding
- KY Office of Energy Policy: $200,000.00
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