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Large Quakes Rattle Texas Oilfield, Putting Spotlight On Water Disposal
Two large earthquakes that hit the Permian basin, the top U.S. oilfield, this week have rattled the Texas oil industry and put a fresh spotlight on the water disposal practices that can lead to increases in seismic activity, industry consultants said on Tuesday.
Texas Rocked By 4 Earthquakes In Less Than 12 Hours
Texas experienced 4 earthquakes in less than 12 hours, the largest of which was Tuesday morning and measured 4.6-magnitude.
Quick Recap - Friday's 5.0 M North Culberson Reeves Earthquake
Laura Capper gives an overview of the recent earthquake.
Permian Basin pipeline ruptures after M5.0 earthquake hits Texas
A natural gas pipeline in the Permian Basin, Texas, ruptured following an M5.0 earthquake near Toyah in Reeves County at 05:23 UTC on February 15, 2025 (22:53 LT, February 14), resulting in a fire.
Select Announces Delaware Basin Recycling Facility has Recycled over 50 million Barrels of Produced Water
Select’s Lost Tank Recycling Facility, in partnership with Oxy, hits major milestone.
Recognition For Platinum Sponsor: B3 Insight
Looking forward to B3's pre-event private session on May 5 and insights from their experts during keynotes and panels at the main event May 6-7! Thank you B3 Insight for all ya'll do to advance knowledge and outcomes in Produced Water.
Texas partnership evaluates SMR use for water desalination
Natura Resources has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Texas Tech University and Abilene Christian University to evaluate integrating Natura's molten salt small modular reactor technology with water desalination systems.
Halliburton Labs partners with Espiku to advance water recycling tech
Halliburton Labs partners with Espiku to advance water recycling tech
NM Water treatment and reuse bill passes its first committee, despite concerns
The legislation passed its first committee by a vote of 5-4 last week, likely a preview of the tough battle it has ahead to get through the rest of the Legislature.
A Bigger Conversation About Water in NM
House Bill 137 would try to preserve surface water by using brackish water and produced water from oilfields for industrial development but not for drinking water, agriculture or nature.
Aris CEO Brock Foresees Consolidation as Need for Water Management Grows
As E&Ps get more efficient and operators drill longer laterals, the sheer amount of produced water continues to grow. Aris Water Solutions CEO Amanda Brock says consolidation is likely to handle the needed infrastructure expansions.
Encino Energy Considers Sale or Possible IPO for $7B
Reuters is reporting that Canadian pension fund CPP Investments, the majority owner of Encino Acquisition Partners (aka Encino Energy), is considering either a sale of the company or possibly an initial public offering (IPO) that values the company at roughly $7 billion.
Wastewater Injection Well in McKean County (PA) Fails 2 Integrity Tests
Catalyst commenced injections on Jan. 22, subject to mechanical integrity and other requirements. However, the well failed DEP mechanical integrity tests....twice. Yet it continues to inject.
Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Hold Business Meeting March 13, Including 6 Shale Gas Development Water Withdrawals
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is scheduled to hold its next business meeting on March 13 to consider water withdrawal requests, a new general permit for into basin diversions of water and other agenda items.
CNX Data Shows “No Material Impact” to Air & Water from Drilling
CNX CEO Nick Deluliis told the Department of Environmental Protection's Citizens Advisory Council that a year and a half of air and water monitoring shows “no material impact” to air or water quality from its natural gas development operations.
WATER TALENT POOL: Chris Schinnerer From Lagoon Named Deputy Secretary of Energy and Environment in Oklahoma
Chris writes: "I’m excited to share that I’ve joined Secretary Starling’s office as Oklahoma’s Deputy Secretary of Energy and Environment! I look forward to supporting investment in Oklahoma and shaping policy to support our state’s future!"
WATER TALENT POOL: Barry Ballard Staying On At Delek
Barry, who came over with the H2O Midstream deal, is now Sr Director Operations...
SHALE RIFs: Apache
A difficult day at the office today, Apache had to let go of quality employees as part of efforts to right size the company to the current portfolio...
SHALE RIFs: Chevron
CVX to lay off 15% to 20% of its global workforce by the end of 2026...
SHALE RIFs: SLB
Oilfield services company SLB reorganizes, expects more job cuts, source says
Element3® Produces First Lithium Carbonate from Permian Basin Wastewater
Project Reaches Key Milestone towards Commercial Production
Volt Announces Successful 24-Hour Run of Generation 5 Field Unit, Reaching Initial 11,573 Barrels Per Day Throughput
“During this 24-hour run, our Generation 5 Field Unit processed 11,573 barrels, surpassing the 10,000 bpd milestone,” said Alex Wylie, President & CEO of Volt.
Vantage Data Centers and VoltaGrid Establish Partnership to Deploy More Than One Gigawatt of Power Generation
Industry-leading partnership enables Vantage to meet growing customer demand at scale across power-constrained markets in North America
Researchers conduct pilot program that uses potentially 'radioactive' substance to grow crops: 'Seems like a pretty good endeavor'
In New Mexico, researchers have begun experimenting with a surprising substance to grow hemp, sunflowers, and trees that could be used on a commercial scale if everything goes according to plan: wastewater from oil and gas.
KMX Technologies Receives Letter of Intent For Three Vacuum Membrane Distillation Units
KMX Technologies, Inc. announces the execution of a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with TETRA Technologies, Inc. (“TETRA” or the “Company”) (NYSE:TTI) for the design and delivery of three vacuum membrane distillation pilot units, including an additional lab unit, for TETRA’s Oasis TDS produced water desalination solution, TETRA Oasis TDS.
Texas Tech Receives more than $3M from DOE for Critical Minerals Assessment
The Whitacre College faculty will join a DOE economic growth initiative through the characterization of critical minerals within produced water and subsurface brines.
Overseas: Minerals Development Oman (MDO) and Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) Collaborate on Mineral Extraction from Produced Water
The pilot phase of the project is set to take place in Qarn Alam and represents an estimated investment of $10M.
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