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OriginOil Eyes Monterey Shale for Commercial-Scale Water Treatment System

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OriginOil Eyes Monterey Shale for Commercial-Scale Water Treatment System

OriginOil Inc. has reported that licensee PearlH2O has scheduled the installation of a commercial-scale three-quarter barrel per minute Frac-Back™ system in California’s Monterey Formation during the fourth quarter of 2013.

The PearlH2O system incorporates OriginOil’s EWS Petro™ process at the first stage, to help effectively and economically treat frac flowback water for immediate reuse.

Cory Severson, president of PACE’s technology spinoff PearlH2O, said, "We are excited about the opportunity to build our first commercial scale system powered by OriginOil’s EWS Petro™ process. Our plan is to deploy this system in the fourth quarter of 2013 at a cost below $1 million. We expect this installation to be the first of many in California within the next year."

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