News Digest
Who Has That Kind Of Cash?
That's what people are asking after Ovintiv announced a $3bn cash sale of their MidCon assets to an unnamed buyer. That's a pretty heavy lift and limits the buyer pool. We are curious to learn who the buyer might be and are hearing a lot of "barstool speculation" including possibly a foreign entity...
RRC Oped On Orphan Wells
Come see the TX RRC at their booth in the exhibit hall at our May 5th conference in Irving! Meanwhile, don't miss this Op-Ed their Wei Wang wrote on orphaned and leaking wells.
New SWD For Ohio...
"Drilling a new Class II SWD in SE Ohio and encountered this shallow gas flow at about 700 feet in the Maxton or Macksburg 700 sandstone. This gas flare burned for over 12 hours before it finally died out. Then finished tripping out, running surface casing, and successfully cemented it in back to the surface at 925 feet."
Momentum is building to meet electricity demand in Texas with small nuclear reactors
Natura Resources is building the nation's first advanced liquid-fuel research reactor in nearly 40 years.
Permian PW Trends - B3 Weighs In
Come see B3 Insight on stage sharing new data in May. Until then, check out some of their latest views, as they write about the Permian: "In 2025, produced water volumes averaged approximately 20.7 million barrels per day, with injection volumes averaging about 15.7 million barrels per day. Looking ahead, produced water volumes are projected to exceed 27 million barrels per day by 2036."
WATER TALENT POOL: Role Change For Bechtel's Jeff Braune
Jeff Braune is moving back into Business Development and focusing on blue hydrogen and ammonia, carbon capture and storage, and lower-emission fuels, olefins, refining, and chemicals.
WATER TALENT POOL: From Water To Power
Solaris Energy Infrastructure has appointed Steve Tompsett as its new CFO. Mr. Tompsett was the CFO of Aris Water Solutions from September 2022 until October 2025 when the company was acquired by Western Midstream Partners for $1.5 billion....
Rolling Stone Profiles Produced Water - And Not In The Best Light Either
"The Oil Industry’s Latest Disaster: Trillions of Gallons of Buried Toxic Wastewater"
New Facility In NM - Will They Leverage Produced Water Resources?
"Lovington, located in Lea County, home of beautiful produced water that, with proper legislation, could support this and many more industries."
Dallas Duo Bets Big On Lithium Boom In West Texas Oil Country
Two Dallas-area energy players are trying to turn oilfield wastewater into the region's next big battery story, laying out a plan for a chain of lithium carbonate plants across the Midland Basin.
Lithium extraction from oil and gas produced water: resource characteristics, technological challenges and future perspectives
Technical paper writes: OGPW holds great potential for Li resource development.
May 5th Sponsor News: Western Midstream
We are looking forward to having the Western Midstream team as Gold (and pickleball!) sponsors at this year's Oilfield Water Markets Conference (Irving, 5/5-5/6).
May 5th Sponsor News: Keystone Clearwater Solutions
As water management experts in both the Permian and Appalachia, they have the necessary experience throughout produced water: transfer, pumping, treatment, storage, and more.
May 5th Sponsor News: WaterBridge
Excited to welcome back WaterBridge as a Gold Sponsor for our biggest oilfield water of the year: the 6th Annual Oilfield Water Markets Conference (Irving TX, May 5th & 6th)!
May 5th Sponsor News: TETRA
Processing produced water is no easy task, but the team at TETRA Technologies, Inc. is not only experts at it, but they're also going to be sharing cutting edge ideas on novel solutions in produced water at the 6th Annual Oilfield Water Markets Conference (May 5 & 6th, Irving TX).
May 5th Sponsor News: RWI
RWI Enhanced Evaporation knows how to evaporate water so that you're not evaporating your profit margin. They are Gold Sponsors at the 6th Oilfield Water Markets Conference in Irving, TX this May 5th & 6th, so come hear more about their solutions!
May 5th Sponsor News:Texas Pacific Water Resources
Texas Pacific Water Resources returns as Gold+Pickleball sponsor!
Here are the Republican primary candidates for Texas railroad commissioner
Five Republicans are competing in the March 3 primary race for Texas railroad commissioner. The winner will be on the ballot in November along with the only Democratic candidate, Jon Rosenthal.
Tailwater Capital buys 35,000-acre Delaware Basin stake in Lea, Eddy counties
The company and its upstream investment platform, Tailwater E&P, have acquired a diversified non-operated leasehold position across the northern Delaware Basin in Lea and Eddy counties, New Mexico. The acquired asset covers about 35,000 gross acres and includes exposure to more than 900 gross wells.
Select Water Solutions Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial and Operational Results and Strategic Updates
Water Infrastructure generated full year 2025 revenues of $313 million, up 8% year-over-year
Carlisle data center secures $14.1 million water deal before first sip
Under terms of an agreement ratified Jan. 15, Carlisle Development Partners will pay $14.1 million for the right to tap into Middlesex Township’s public water and sewer systems.
Big Tech meets Big Oil: Self-driving trucks roar into the Permian Basin
Trucking is a huge part of oil and gas development, particularly since hydraulic fracturing revolutionized the industry. Each well site requires the equivalent of more than 900 loaded 18-wheelers to deliver drilling equipment, chemicals, water and sand, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute estimated in a 2016 report.
Yes, there are problems; but, can we talk about solutions?
Latest thoughts from Zac Hildenbrand...
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