I have dealt with shallow ...
Published by Waymon Hofheins
I have dealt with shallow oil wells in the central USA. Many of these wells are about 50 foot deep and produce water with about 5% oil, creosol, asphalt type petro. products. The low salt statement is a surprise when water and oil are harvested together. Most of the wells I have dealt with capture the oil products with a tall vertical round tube called a "shotgun" that allows the oil products to separate over time. The water is then injected back into the wells system to help keep the oil flowing to the surface. Picture a square with the four corners allowing the water to be injected downhole. In the center of the square there is a fifth well that brings the water/oil mixture back to the surface. Now expand the field with side by side squares that expands for a long producing field.
Definitions are needed for understanding:
Clean water, Low salt, low organic. and sour water. Flair: you mean you are burning it with a flame? Are we dealing with methane? Dissolved methane can be a problem with potable water wells.
An aside funny: TheUSA EPA book on the "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" (available from the AWWA - American Water Works Association) discussed a problem with low level of methane in drinking water when a man turned on an enclosed shower with the hot water on and stepped in with a lit cigarette in his mouth. She shower blew up and tore down the shower walls. (I read at least 10 years ago and I don't remember which edition of the text it was in. I do have it on the shelf somewhere, but we have to buy a new edition every couple of years - not cheap.
Do you have a gas well? With sour water, how do you define sour? It sounds like you are bringing a water well to the surface and aerating it to remove sulfur or sulfur dioxide/
I would also recommend the book "Introduction to Oilfield Water Technology by A.G. DSTROFF, an official NACE Publication (National Association of Corrosion Engineers: Houston, Texas)