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LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL
Cost Effective Solutions For …. Today’s Problems
UPGRADING AMD FOR FRACKING
WHO’S LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL…• COMPANY HAS SEVERAL PATENTS - HEAVY METAL(S)
REMOVAL AND CYANIDE DESTRUCTION.• PATENT PENDING - SHALE GAS WATER RECYCLING AND UPGRADING AMD FOR FRESH WATER DRILLING.
MISSION STATEMENT…
TO PROVIDE ITS CUSTOMERS WITH “SINGLE SOURCE” WATER MANAGEMENT BY IMPLEMENTING “GREEN “ SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES ENABLING RESOURCE RECOVERY, WATER RECYCLING AND ECONOMIC SAVINGS.
LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL
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• Crane Naval Base
Customers Who Have Used Our Products And Services
LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL
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Pennsylvania’s Need To Clean Up Acid Mine Drainage Discharges
& Gas Drillers Need For Alternate Fresh Water Supplies
Working together, both win!
Two Major Issues And Opportunities Intersect…
PENNSYLVANIA HAS OVER 250,000 ABANDONED MINE DISCHARGES AND RUNOFFS…
DRILLERS NEED 9 BILLION GALLONS OF FRESH WATER EACH YEAR (25 MILLION GALLONS /DAY).
BENEFITS OF UTILIZING THIS RESOURCE:1 - REDUCES COST TO THE DRILLERS;2 – ELIMINATES WITHDRAWAL RESTRICTIONS IN SUMMER; AND 3 - IMPROVES THE ENVIRONMENT.
LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL
Cost Effective Solutions For …. Today’s Problems
LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL
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UPGRADED ACID MINE DRAINAGENEW “GREEN” FRESH WATER SOURCE… • ENVIRO-MINE PROCESS (EMP) – PROPRIETARY
TECHNOLOGY (PATENT PENDING) UTILIZES ADVANCED CHEMISTRY AND ADSORBENT MATERIALS.
• REMOVES HEAVY METALS; IRON, ZINC AND ALUMINUM
• REMOVES SULFATES VIA CHEMICAL REMOVAL AND CATALYTIC REDUCTION.
• PRODUCES HIGH PURITY WATER FOR DRILLING OR DISCHARGE. LOW SUSPENDED SOLIDS, IRON <1 PPM AND SULFATES < 100 PPM
LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL
Cost Effective Solutions For …. Today’s Problems
LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL
Cost Effective Solutions For …. Today’s Problems
HOW THE ENVIRO-SHALE PROCESS WORKS
Fe
Fe
Zn
ZnH2O
H2O
H2O
CARBON
CARBON
CARBON
ACID MINE DRAINAGE STREAM WITH IRON AND
ZINC
THE WATER COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE LEWIS CARBON
THE IRON AND ZINC ARE ADSORBED ON THE CARBON’S SURFACE
ACID MINE DRAINAGE STREAM IS UPGRADED FOR DISCHARGE
LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL
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HIGH SHEAR OXIDIZING UNIT TO CONVERT IRON
THIS TREATMENT PROCESS WORKS WITH BOTH PASSIVE
AND ACTIVE AMD SITES.
LEWIS’ CARBON FILTERS
LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL
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ACID MINE DRAINAGE TREATMENT RESULTS
AMD Feed Lewis Carbon Filters
Sulfate Reduction Step
Date Fe Sulfate Fe Sulfate Fe Sulfate
1 115 850 0.10 800 0.10 25
2 60 825 0.10 760 0.10 18
3 35 900 0.10 810 0.10 30
4 140 850 0.10 810 0.10 22
5 75 800 0.10 780 0.10 28
6 70 800 0.10 780 0.10 20
LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL
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0
50
100
150
Fe
Con
cent
ratio
n(m
g/l)
1 2 3 4 5 6DAY(S) OPERATION
AMD - IRON REMOVAL RESULTSRAW FEED
EFF#1
EFF#2
Raw Feed
EFF #2EFF#1
EMP PROCESS EFFLUENT MEET’S DRILLERS QUALITY TO SUPPLEMENT
FRESH WATER FOR FRACKING.
LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL
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REVENUE COMPARSION: AMD VS FRESH WATER
300,000,000 GPY PROCESSED AMD($) FRESH ($)
OPERATING COSTWATER FEES ($3/1000 GALS)UTILITIES & CHEMICALSTRANSPORTATION (TRUCKING)LABOR (3 Men, 312 Days, 25/HR)TOTAL OPERATING COST
- 6,000,000
13,800,000
187,200
$19,987,200
750,000 -
27,600,000 -
$ 28,350,000
UPGRADED AMD SOURCES OFFER DRILLERS A NET SAVINGS OF $8,362,800 (+29% REDUCTION) IN WATER COSTS OVER 50 WELLS DRILLED WITH 30 MILES LESS TRAVEL TIME.
UPGRADED AMD IS CLOSER AND CHEAPER THAN TRUCKING FRESH
WATER BY 29%.ELIMINATES WITHDRAWAL
RESTICTIONS. IMPROVES OUR WATERWAYS.
LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL
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SUMMARY…LEWIS’ PATENT PENDING TECHNOLOGY IS MORE THAN AN ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTION…IT ENABLES DRILLERS TO REDUCE COSTS AND DRILL WITHOUT FEAR OF RESTRICTIONS.BOTTOM LINE … IT’S A SMART BUSINESS DECISION!
BEN FRANKLIN SHALE GAS GRANT WILL ENABLE LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL TO COMMERCIALIZE THIS TECHNOLOGY WITH FIELD DEMONSTRATION.
