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It's Not Oil. It's Water.

If there's one topic that comes up more than any other in 2026 oilfield conversations, it's water. Not oil, not gas — water....

Produced Water In Austin

Shane Walker, testified before the Texas Senate Committee on Natural Resources in Austin...

Select Water Solutions Announces Significant Water Infrastructure Expansion with a Large Public Operator in the Northern Delaware Basin

Executed 12-year amended agreement with a large public operator for produced water gathering and disposal and treated water supply and distribution across more than 875,000 dedicated and right-of-first-refusal ("ROFR") acres in the Northern Delaware Basin

Big Permian Gas Takeaway News...

WhiteWater, Devon, Diamondback, and Western Midstream, through their Solitude Pipeline System joint venture, have reached a positive FID to construct two 48-inch natural gas pipelines, each running from the Permian Basin to Katy, TX

Most of New Mexico’s oil-related water contamination in area around Chaco, advocate tells lawmakers

The majority of water contamination linked to oil and gas spills in New Mexico happens in a county that includes much of Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a culturally and spiritually significant site for many Pueblos and tribes...

Deep Blue's Scott Mitchell Writes: "Texas has more water than it thinks. It’s time to use it."

For decades, produced water — the highly saline water that comes up alongside oil and gas from deep underground — was treated as a nuisance, something to dispose of as cheaply as possible. But produced water is not waste. It is a resource with the potential to become a steady, reliable source fully integrated into Texas’ water ecosystem.

WATER TALENT POOL: Concept Tanks Grows

Brittany Hoback joins as Business Development Manager – Rockies.

Veolia sues Delaware manufacturers over PFAS in drinking water

Veolia filed a lawsuit Tuesday against current or former manufacturers at six sites upstream of its drinking water plant in Wilmington, Delaware, alleging they contaminated water with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances....

WaterBridge Infrastructure wins new Overweight rating at JPM

J.P. Morgan moved the operator of the largest produced water network in the Permian Basin to an Overweight rating and $38 price target from a Not Rated designation on the heels of strong Q2 results.

Bakken Water Spill

Falcon Midstream Services LLC reported to the North Dakota Oil and Gas Division that 1,100 barrels of produced water was released onto location. As of Thursday, 1,062 barrels of produced water had been recovered.

Delek Logistics Earnings Call Highlights Record Growth

Produced water volumes climbed to more than 687,000 barrels per day and gas volumes rose to over 80 million cubic feet per day, posting quarter-on-quarter increases north of 23% and 25% respectively.

Wright: Trump administration’s goal to ‘unleash’ US energy production

Energy secretary visits Lea County, tours Urenco and oil production site...

Oil hits three-week high on uncertainty over Hormuz

WTI hit $85 - a three-week high - today as uncertainty over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing supply disruptions supported the market.

Of Interest - Brackish Water EPC News In TX

TGS provides update on their second large-scale commercial water treatment project in Texas, a $28 Million project.

A1R water Debuts as Publicly Traded Company to Build Leading CPG Brand in Atmospheric Water

A1R water and Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. III announce closing of business combination, providing a $96 million PIPE to accelerate commercial-scale production and retail distribution of packaged atmospheric water

Overseas, but interesting...

Drillers went 5,000 meters down and hit 10 trillion cubic meters of shale gas, and that depth is now the problem

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Start Time	Description
8:00 am	private meeting, separate registration required
10:30 am	private meeting, separate registration required
12:00 pm	private meeting, separate registration required
1:00 pm	private meeting, separate registration required
2:00 pm	in the Irving Convention Center exhibit hall (ground floor)
5:00 pm	private meeting, separate registration required
6:00 pm	Texican Court; open to all conference registrants; enjoy drinks, snacks, networking, & live entertainment, sponsored by
7:30 pm
7:30 pm	Invitation only, sponsored by

Start Time	Description
7:45 am
8:30 am	Kickoff sponsor Pete Cook, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection Joseph Triepke, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection
8:40 am	Jorge Corral, Senior Managing Director, Accenture Joseph Triepke, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection
9:00 am	Robert Crain, Executive Vice President, Texas Pacific Water Resources Scott Mitchell, CEO, Deep Blue Jon VandenBrand, Senior Vice President, Western Midstream Bentsen Falb, Managing Director, Raymond James (Moderator)
9:45 am	Ryan Hassler, Vice President, Rystad Energy
10:15 am	Kelly Bennett, Co-Founder & CEO, B3 Insight
10:45 am	exhibit hall refreshments & coffee available throughout the day, coffee sponsored by:
11:15 am	Christian Herrington, Senior Director - Commercial Operations, WaterBridge Hayden McEntire, Senior VP - Integrated Operations and Planning, WaterBridge Taylor Spalla, Partner, Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP (Moderator)
11:45 am	Alex Wylie, CEO, LibertyStream John Gunn, Manager of Emerging Technologies, Bechtel Jinxuan Hu, Vice President Engineered Water Solutions, Select Water Solutions John Durand, CEO, Magnificent Desolation LLC [Moderator]
12:30 pm
1:30 pm	Tyler Milam, Senior Vice President, Kinetik Sean Puryear, CEO, Permian Oilfield Partners Graeme Valentine, Producer, Price Forbes & Partners Tim Carroll, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. Senior Vice President Jason Schumacher, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP (Moderator)
2:15 pm	Robert Ballantyne, Senior Vice President, RWI Enhanced Evaporation
2:30 pm	Will Bernitsky, Senior Director - Commercial Operations, Bison Water Midstream John Cave, Senior Foreman Water, Expand Energy Matt Tate, VP, Dakota Midstream Bret Sumner, Shareholder, Beatty & Wozniak, P.C. (Moderator)
3:15 pm	Nick Jeffries, Vice President North America, Concept Tanks
3:30 pm	Michael Otto, President, Industrial Process Filtration
3:45 pm	Travis Mosher, President, R.B. Mosher Co. Ted Wooten, Chief Engineer, Railroad Commission of Texas Nathan Alleman, Chief Regulatory Advisor, Ace Energy Advisors Brandon Durrett, Partner, Jackson Walker LLP (Moderator)
4:30 pm	sponsored by
5:30 pm	practice for tomorrow's tournament, play a round, or just hang out and watch and network! the courts will be directly in the convention center this year...
6:30 pm	evening free for client dinners (many options in walking distance near the Irving Convention Center!)

Start Time	Description
8:00 am
9:00 am	Pete Cook, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection Joseph Triepke, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection
9:15 am	Raymond Vaz, Energy Marketing Professional, Devon Energy Vrajesh Mehta, Water Manager, Oxy Luis Baez, Independent [Moderator]
10:00 am	Katie Smye, Principal Investigator, UT Center for Injection and Seismicity Research Vitalis Nzerem, Pressure Mitigation Advisor, ExxonMobil Noah Ahmed, Senior Manager - Strategy & Special Projects, Select Water Solutions Patrick Patton, VP, B3 Insight (Moderator)
10:45 am	exhibit hall refreshments & coffee available throughout the day, coffee sponsored by:
11:00 am	Stephen Cole, Executive VP & Partner, Five Point Energy Joshua Lancaster, Business Development, Delek Logistics John Nesland, Founder & Managing Partner, Baymont Advisors (Moderator)
11:30 am	Barry Barksdale, President, PDS Energy Information Philip Tominac, Sr. Engineer, National Energy Technology Laboratory Joseph Triepke, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection (Moderator)
12:00 pm	main conference ends; post-conference pickleball tournament begins (separate tickets purchased during registration required)
12:05 pm	courts next to exhibit hall with open bar and food provided; open only to conference registrants who sign up for player or spectator passes during online registration
12:15 pm	served at the pickleball courts; open only to conference registrants who sign up for player or spectator passes during online registration
1:00 pm	next to exhibit hall with open bar and food provided; open only to conference registrants who sign up for player or spectator passes during online registration; swag and lessons included plus play for bragging rights and trophy sponsored by Texas Pacific with paddles sponsored by Western Midstream and sweatbands by Patriot Environmental and food and beverages sponsored by River Basin Rentals!
4:00 pm	trophies awarded to winners; conference adjourns

Start Time	Description
10:30 am	Private meeting, separate registration required
12:00 pm	Private meeting, separate registration required
1:00 pm	Private meeting, separate registration required
2:00 pm	In the Irving Convention Center Ballroom
5:00 pm	Private meeting, separate registration required
6:00 pm	Open to all conference registrants; drinks, snacks, entertainment; sponsored by
7:30 pm	Invitation only, sponsored by

Start Time	Description
7:30 am	In exhibit hall
8:15 am	kick-off sponsored by Pete Cook, Oilfield Water Connection Joseph Triepke, Oilfield Water Connection
8:30 am	Ryan Hassler, Rystad Energy
9:00 am	Tracee Bentley, Permian Strategic Partnership [Chair] Ray Perryman, The Perryman Group Karr Ingham, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Kirk Edwards P.E., Latigo Petroleum
9:45 am	Kelly Bennett, B3 Insight
10:15 am	break sponsor
10:45 am	Brian Bohm, Independent [Chair] Steven Runyan, Coterra Energy John Cave, Expand Energy Chance Freeman, Civitas Resources Tyler Mitchell, Devon Energy
11:30 am	Robert Ballantyne, RWI Enhanced Evaporation
11:35 am	Bentsen Falb, Raymond James [Chair] Nick Patterson, Aris Water Solutions Jon VandenBrand, Western Midstream Zach Neal, Pilot Water Solutions
12:15 pm	With time to visit exhibit hall; Sponsorship available
1:30 pm	Tim Carroll, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. James Brewins, Price Forbes & Partners Pete Cook, Oilfield Water Connection [Moderator]
1:50 pm	Michael Bodino, Texas Capital Bank
1:55 pm	Jason Schumacher, O’Melveny & Myers LLP
2:15 pm	3 rotations (15-minute each) to join tables hosted by E&P representatives for candid dialog The Facility Of The Future In Produced Water (Steven Runyan, Coterra Energy) Loving/Reeves County Mid- to Long-term Production Assurance & Water Disposal Plans (Kirby Lindsey, Oxy) Land & Water (Chance Freeman, Civitas Resources) Where Does Water Midstream Fit In E&P Portfolios (Tyler Mitchell, Devon Energy) Evaporators & Crystallizers (Paul Hart, Diversified) Beneficial Reuse Public-Facing Strategy (Stuart Mussler, Chevron) Water Reuse & Recycling (John Cave, Expand Energy) Nanotechnology for Subsurface Water Management (Steve Gornick, 9Band Operating)
3:00 pm	In exhibit hall
3:30 pm	Patrick Patton, B3 Insight [Chair] Ted Wooten, Railroad Commission of Texas Annan Pascoe, Deep Blue Water Taylor Sanchez, Diamondback Kirby Lindsey, Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation
4:10 pm	Kieron Jeffries, Concept Tanks
4:15 pm	Casey Lowary, Texas Capital Bank [Chair] Cory Hall, AQT Water Management Dan Montgomery, Bison Water Midstream Stan Berry, S&P Global Commodity Insights Benjamin Johnson, Texas Capital Securities
5:00 pm	Sponsored by
6:30 pm	Evening free for client dinners

💧 News Digest Issue #378