Industries and Applications

Ultra3X technologies are applicable to many different industries and verticals that are being developed.

• Oil and Gas Industry

  Ultra3X provides a service to the oil and gas industry to take the water used by the oil and gas industry and process it so that it can be used again. Ultra3X uses advanced water management methods made possible by our ability to produce highly polished water suitable for other oil and gas applications. The harvesting of hydrocarbons requires vast amounts of water to conduct fracking, including gel fracs, “slick” fracs, and hybrid fracs. Water is needed for these operations. Water is also needed in many EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) operations, like Carbon Dioxide Flood or Water Flood. When fracking is conducted, there is typically “flowback” water that needs to be recovered and transferred from the site. When the well is producing, then there is water produced as the well produces oil or gas, and that is referred to as production water or “produced” water. This water must be conveyed and appropriately treated for subsequent utilization or disposed of in accordance with current technological standards. Additionally, water is employed in applications with elevated concentrations of dissolved solids and chlorides as part of “well maintenance” procedures to lower these levels and ensure optimal production efficiency. Ultra3X has also developed units specifically engineered for offshore oil production operations.

• Agriculture

  Much of the water recycling in the food processing industry and agriculture revolves around removing suspended solids from the water and removing bacteria and other organics. Ultra3X is actively working with the sugar industry in Louisiana to help make water management more efficient and save money for the industry. We are also working in concert with LSU ( Louisiana State University) and Dr. Franz Ehrenhouser of LSU and the “Audubon Sugar Institute” at LSU, to define the best uses for our technologies. Dr. Ehrenhouser is also reviewing the possible use of Siderite as a coagulant, given that it is a “food grade” mineral mined by Sidco Minerals, Inc., one of Ultra3X closest strategic partners. Ultra3X plans to do similar work with the sugar beet industry in North Dakota and other areas as well. We are also able to recycle water from various processing plants used for cattle, poultry, etc. The processing involves large amounts of water that are flooded with organics, and Ultra3X can separate out these organics, such as blood, serum, and other proteins and amino acids, and recover those fluids for sale while returning nearly 100% of the water to the operations. Ultra3X worked with the City of San Angelo and cattle processing plants there to evaluate just such a process.

• Paper and Wood Pulp Industries

  Paper and production industries use vast amounts of water, and the problems here are typically in the area of heavy suspended solids in water, as well as the removal of organics, including bacteria. Ultra3X is a great solution providing the ability to remove nearly 99.9% of the organics and, where needed, bring bacteria to non-detectable levels. We can also remove suspended solids and reduce them by 99.99%, allowing for water to be either returned into the environment or reused in their processes.

• Environmental Remediation and Recycling

  Ultra3X has a design for our MOR unit where the MOR unit is placed on a barge and, utilizing surface booms, can clean up oil spills in the ocean or other areas with extreme efficiency. The oil is recovered in a tank and transferred to a second barge with tanks. The use of MOR technology in this situation allows for a fast and efficient clean-up and the recovery of large amounts of hydrocarbons as well. The tankage barges rotate to the shore to drop off oil or transfer oil into a waiting vessel. In this way, the operation is 24/7 and achieves a fast clean-up and minimizes the impact on the surrounding environment. Other clean-up methods relating to waters recovered from sites contaminated, particularly with hydrocarbons, can effectively remove nearly 100% of hydrocarbons from water. Other techniques utilizing water flooding in areas impacted by various types of spills can be efficiently dealt with as well.

• Ship Bilge Clean Out

  Efficient Waste Removal with Advanced MOR Unit Technology, Ship bile—also known as bilge waste—is a complex mixture of water, oil, fuel residues, cleaning agents, and other contaminants that accumulate in a ship’s bilge. Proper and thorough clean-out of this waste is essential for environmental compliance, vessel efficiency, and the safety of onboard systems. At the core of our Ship Bile Clean Out service is the MOR (Mobile Oil Recovery) unit, an advanced, portable system designed for high-efficiency waste separation and treatment.

• Algae Production

  The production of Algae as a source of biofuels is an area that requires algae to be separated from water with minimal “breakage” of the algae. The MOR unit rejects organics without size exclusion, and the organics do not come into contact with the membrane. Therefore the potential for use of the MOR in this field is tremendous.

• Coal Mine Reclamation

  Reclamation of coal mines filled with water is perfect job for the MOR unit as, once again, it can separate out the organics including the hydrocarbons that would typically be a problem in coal mine reclamation. Separating out the hydrocarbons and collecting them and then removing any other organics that may be present, such as bacteria, will allow for the water to be returned to the environment in a very efficient manner.

• The only limit on what the Ultra3X technologies can be used for is the imagination.

  There are many applications that are only now being explored and Ultra3X is actively considering potential licensing and leasing opportunities for some of these industries given our emphasis presently on oil and gas and the sugar industry.