❓ Hon. Alison Xamon asks about deep injection wells for waste disposal, particularly concerning fracking produced water. The Minister confirms no deep injection wells are used for waste disposal in WA and there are no plans to use them for fracking produced water.
AnsweredQoN 205Legislative Council
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DEEP INJECTION WELLS
205. Hon
ALISON XAMON to the Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
I refer to
deep injection wells for disposal of waste.
(1) Are there
any deep injection wells operating in Western Australia?
(2) If yes to
(1), can the minister please specify the location of each deep injection well
and its current operational status?
(3) Is the
minister considering deep injection wells as a viable disposal technique for
producing water from fraccing?
205. Hon
ALISON XAMON to the Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
I refer to
deep injection wells for disposal of waste.
(1) Are there
any deep injection wells operating in Western Australia?
(2) If yes to
(1), can the minister please specify the location of each deep injection well
and its current operational status?
(3) Is the
minister considering deep injection wells as a viable disposal technique for
producing water from fraccing?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of this question.
(1) Re-injection
of treated produced water is sometimes used to enhance recovery and/or
secondary recovery. No deep injection has been used for disposal of waste in
Western Australia.
(2) Not
applicable.
(3) No.
honourable member for some notice of this question.
(1) Re-injection
of treated produced water is sometimes used to enhance recovery and/or
secondary recovery. No deep injection has been used for disposal of waste in
Western Australia.
(2) Not
applicable.
(3) No.
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