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Use of Water from Petroleum Production in Colombia for Soil Irrigation as a Sustainable Strategy Adapted from the Oman Desert

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  • Angie Tatiana Ortega-Ramírez

    (Management, Environment and Sustainability Research Group, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Universidad de América, Bogota 110311, Colombia)

  • Ivonne Angulo-De Castro

    (Management, Environment and Sustainability Research Group, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Universidad de América, Bogota 110311, Colombia)

  • Nubia Liliana Becerra

    (Management, Environment and Sustainability Research Group, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Universidad de América, Bogota 110311, Colombia)

  • Juan Camilo Gómez Caipa

    (Management, Environment and Sustainability Research Group, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Universidad de América, Bogota 110311, Colombia)

  • Victor Alexei Huerta-Quiñones

    (Petroleum, Natural Gas and Petrochemical Engineering Faculty, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima 15333, Peru)

Abstract

Production water represents a major sustainability challenge for oil and gas industries, which is why various strategies have emerged globally to encourage its reuse in proactive projects. One of the most recognized strategies has been developed in the Omani desert where artificial wetlands were designed to physically and biologically treat production water. The present study proposes to adapt this strategy to a Colombian context to further study the sustainability of production water reuse. The methodology of this study consists of three phases: evaluate in-field production water through the characterization of irrigation water, identify and prioritize the variables of said strategy, and propose an adequate soil irrigation strategy for a Colombian field. An expert matrix and multicriteria analysis are used to identify the level of interaction among the variables presented, according to the criteria of experts in the field of sustainable production water management. Water quality was ranked by the experts as the most important single variable. On a scale of 1–5, the variables with the highest level of interaction (2.8) are water quality and the type of treatment seedlings, and the variables with the lowest level of interaction (1.3) are additional water treatment systems and final water use. These results have led to the formation of a hierarchy of variables according to impact, which has been used to create a triple bottom line diagram and demonstrate the feasibility of implementing the Omani strategy in Colombia.

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  • Angie Tatiana Ortega-Ramírez & Ivonne Angulo-De Castro & Nubia Liliana Becerra & Juan Camilo Gómez Caipa & Victor Alexei Huerta-Quiñones, 2022. "Use of Water from Petroleum Production in Colombia for Soil Irrigation as a Sustainable Strategy Adapted from the Oman Desert," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-13, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:22:p:14892-:d:969423
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