Just 7 weeks left until the 5th Annual Oilfield Water Markets Conference (May 6-7, Irving Convention Center). If you want to exhibit or sponsor, now is the time to confirm your spot. 35 great companies have already signed up as sponsors. We are talking right now with 13 others about their options to join. There are still some great opportunities available, but they are going fast with new companies getting involved daily. As of now, you can still reserve the Cinco De Mayo Reception sponsorship, lunch, coffee mugs, break video or case study, or notebook sponsorships to boost your brand at this great event! Check it out here and thank you to the great firms who are already supporting this important industry gathering.
Here is this week’s industry news & analysis…
News Digest
Come For The Conference. Stay For The Pickleball Tournament!
Check out these cool paddles and balls you'll be taking home if you join the produced water industry pickleball tourney on May 7th (thank you WaterBridge)! Also in this announcement, details on how to join and the other fun items and benefits players will receive thanks to tournament sponsors including Aris, Cascade, and Texas Pacific. Note - if you haven't played before, don't worry... come network with a spectator pass! This is a unique opportunity to mingle with some of our industry's heaviest hitters (pun intended) in a fun, relaxed environment.
EPA to revise regulations on wastewater discharges for oil and gas extraction facilities
EPA to consider regulatory flexibility for treated wastewater from oil and gas extraction, including beneficial reuse and expanded geographic scope.
Supreme Court of Texas Hears Oral Arguments in Cactus Water v. COG Operating
Here is your chance to watch a recording of the oral arguments surrounding who owns the produced water.
Comments on the Cactus Water v. COG Operating Oral Arguments
John Michael Barron’s comments on the arguments.
Water woes in oil and gas regulations across state lines
As Texas and New Mexico are in their respective state’s legislative sessions, Oil and Gas regulations continue to be a hot topic especially for areas like the Permian Basin.
Is The Industry Ready For $50 Crude?
Kirk Edwards (a speaker at our upcoming conference May 6th in Irving!) writes: "I’m still trying to process the announcement from Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, at the recent CERA conference, where he stated that the US oil and gas industry could remain functional at $50 oil prices..."
Surreal Oilfield Scenes In Dust Storm Last Week...
Permian oilfield trucks and crews battled high winds. Check out this River Basin Pumps job site that looks like operations on plant Mars!
Improving the operations of produced water gathering networks
Gathering networks generate a large amount of produced water during the oil and gas extraction process, which needs to be appropriately disposed of or reused to reduce the risk of environmental impact.
Injection Wells Are in ‘Great Demand’
In Ohio, overall market conditions in the oil and gas industry have improved, drawing more attention and need for injection wells to dispose of contaminated wastewater produced from drilling operations.
Texans grapple with rising toxic pollution as oil, gas production booms
Every country is concerned about three things in descending order: national security, energy security and the health of its land and water, ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance said in March.
WATER TALENT POOL: EOG Water Team News
Brian Kuh has been named as a Water Resources Manager at EOG Resources.
WATER TALENT POOL: Patriot HSE Opening
Patriot Environmental is looking for director level talent...
Nice Update From Our Newest Silver Sponsor: E3 Solutions
Read about E3's units in stock here and then come chat with their team in the exhibit hall at the 5th Annual Oilfield Water Markets Conference at the Irving Convention Center May 6-7!
Energy Water Solutions Growth Story Update
The company announced their latest deployment - 12 VOX 150 units and the VOX 1000 prototype - for on-site evaporation...
APA Cuts 15%
Today Bloomberg reports on the APA layoffs we flagged a month ago in issue #302 of the Oilfield Water Weekly.
Diversified Closes $1.3bn Maverick Acquisition
...Check out the news here and come hear from their water team speaking at our May Conference in Irving!
Northwind Midstream Expands In NM
It has constructed and put into service 150 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of high-circulation amine treating capacity, two acid-gas disposal and carbon sequestration wells, over 200 miles of large-diameter pipelines and 41,750 horsepower of compression across five compressor stations.
These are the proposals lawmakers hope will save Texas’ water supply. Track them here.
State lawmakers have proposed several possible solutions. Their proposals range from committing to annual funding for water projects to tapping into new sources, like oil and gas wastewater that comes from the ground during extraction, and making sure the quality of drinking water is safer.
Is University Lands’ Recent Announcement a Watershed Moment for Sustainable Development in West Texas?
This post on the topic is worth a glance.
Aris Water's Strategic Expansion: New Targets And Future Prospects
An analyst and investor gives his take on Aris.
The Value of Produced Water for Agriculture: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
Can treated produced water be a viable and cost-effective irrigation source for farmers? Sandhills Area Research Association provides an introduction to the concept.
Voyager Midstream Closes on Acquisition of Interest in Panola Pipeline and Inaugural Credit Facility
Congrats to Will Harvey and team!
Colorado Will Require Oil and Gas Companies to Increase Water Recycling for Fracking
Billions of gallons of freshwater are used for fracking every year in Colorado. Companies will now have to gradually increase the amount of recycled water they use.
Colorado oil, gas produced water rules passed, Piceance issue to undergo more review
State regulators have approved new rules designed to boost the use of produced water in oil and gas operations in Colorado while asking a consortium to further consider how Piceance Basin producers can continue their high rate of recycling despite language in state law.
An Oil Well Sinkhole Grows in the Permian Basin
A sinkhole is rapidly growing around a failed oil well in Upton County, Texas. It is the latest of many problems cropping up with old wells.
E3 Lithium and Pure Lithium Build Lithium Metal Batteries Produced from Alberta Brines
This initial work has focussed on integrating E3 Lithium’s concentrate production flow sheet with Pure Lithium’s proprietary Brine to Battery™ technology to produce high quality lithium metal batteries.
Cin-Ty Lee: Elemental storyteller
Geochemist unravels mysteries of ore deposits containing lithium, other elements for the energy transition.
Court Battle Continues Over Lizard in the Perman Basin
The dunes sagebrush lizard was listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in May 2024.
JPT: Shale Production and Water Reuse: A Look at Adoption and Barriers
Few things are more essential to the now global hydraulic fracturing revolution than access to fresh water, yet this dependency use has raised environmental concerns and operational challenges.
Research on the Reuse Performance of Flowback Fluid From Shale Oil Fracturing
A new technical paper relevant to the produced water sector...
Letter: Delaware Basin fracking ban based on ‘junk science’
A recent editorial called for a discussion around “fracking’s environmental impacts”. What experience, scientific studies and technological innovation tells us is clear: natural gas is developed safely and responsibly across the Commonwealth.
To Wrap Up... An Interesting Thread On SWD Capital Cost...
Lots of hot takes in the comments section...
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