HOUSTON –December 12, 2014. Rockwater Energy Solutions, Inc. has joined the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute’s Hydraulic Fracturing Roundtable as a founding member. The group will address a number of strategic priorities, including identifying opportunities for the oil and gas industry to use green chemistry and engineering in hydraulic fracturing.
Rockwater is a manufacturer and supplier of a number of green chemicals used in fracturing fluids, as well as technologies to treat water for reuse in fracturing. The company will provide its expertise to promote chemistry that can help achieve the production and sustainability goals of its oil and gas customers throughout the U.S. and Canada.
“We are very excited to be a part of such an important topic in our industry. Our mission from the beginning has been to increase production and reduce the environmental footprint of our customers,” said Holli Ladhani, Executive Vice President of Chemical Technologies at Rockwater. “I believe this team will make great strides in promoting the right standards and technology to develop green chemistry.”
More information can be found at http://www.acs.org/gcihydraulicfracturing
About Rockwater Energy Solutions
Rockwater Energy Solutions, Inc. provides extensive fluids management services and environmental solutions to the oil and gas industry by customizing cost-effective solutions associated with the full fluids life cycle. Rockwater offerings include water transfer by pipe; completion, stimulation, and production chemicals; water conditioning for reuse; proppant, guar, and additives for fracturing; flowback and well testing services; fluids transportation and storage; and logistics and distribution services to support its product and service offerings. Rockwater is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and has about 3,000 employees serving every major shale basin in North America.
About the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute
The ACS Green Chemistry Institute® is the oldest organization dedicated to catalyzing the implementation of green chemistry and engineering throughout the global chemical enterprise. ACS GCI convenes Industrial Roundtables, holds an annual Green Chemistry & Engineering conference (gcande.org), and offers educational resources including grants, awards, webinars, and workshops. A part of the American Chemical Society, ACS GCI encourages innovation in chemistry and engineering to solve environmental and human health issues facing our world today.
The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. With more than 161,000 members, ACS is the world’s largest scientific society and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.