The biggest E&P deal of the year to date was announced this week. But it wasn’t in the Permian. It was in the northeast. And that’s where we’ll host the region’s biggest produced water event of the year in just 60 days. Consolidation will be a topic discussed for sure!
Appalachian leaders are registering large groups of people to attend the Marcellus Shale Water Industry Update conference in Pittsburgh Aug 5th – check it out here. Today alone, one top regional player registered an 11-person delegation for the conference.
With registrations surging, we are down to just 10 more free tickets to our popular baseball game networking outing the night before included with registration!
Here is this week’s industry news & analysis…
News Digest
Biggest E&P Deal Of 2025 So Far! EOG Takes Over Encino Strengthening Utica Shale Position
$5.6 billion deal in Appalachian Shale!
Biggest Show In NE Water Coming To Pittsburgh Aug. 5
E&Ps will meet privately the day before the main event in a co-located meeting that boots networking for everyone! Read more about our arrangement with Marcellus Logistics Group here!
PennEnergy No Longer Wants Fracking Water from Big Sewickley Creek
After initially asking for up to 3 million gallons per day, the request was reduced and then finally canceled.
SRBC Approved 45 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use Permits in April
The SRBC published a notice in the May 31 Pennsylvania Bulletin that the Executive Director of the SRBC renewed 45 general water use permits in April for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Blair, Bradford, Lycoming, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Tioga counties in Pennsylvania.
Oil companies win protections from Texas Legislature ahead of selling fracking water
State Rep. Drew Darby’s House Bill 49 — on its way to Gov. Greg Abbott — marks a step the oil and gas industry has said is a key barrier to expanding the treatment of the brine it generates, known as produced water, and making it available for reuse.
RRC limits injections into saltwater disposal wells
Worried that the produced water from fracking could leak from underground reservoirs in the Permian Basin and cause earthquakes, the Texas Railroad Commission has put restrictions on the amount of waste water that’s disposed of underground until the pressure levels decrease.
RRC: Permian Basin Disposal Well Review
A link to the write and a webinar from the RRC regarding Permitting Disposal Wells in the Permian Basin.
B3 Insight: New RRC Guidelines Reshape SWD Permitting in the Permian
Effective June 1, 2025, permitting process for saltwater disposal wells (SWDs) across the Permian Basin—specifically within Districts 7C, 8, and 8A will significantly change. These revised guidelines affect both shallow and deep disposal well applications, whether new or amended, and are intended to address mounting geotechnical and seismicity-related challenges that have emerged in the basin over the past decade.
A Shift in Disposal: What Rising Land Application Tells Us About the Future of Water Management in Texas
B3 explains that as disposal via injection becomes more constrained—due to elevated formation pressures, rising costs, or seismicity-related regulations—operators are turning to surface-based options to maintain operational flexibility.
Another Take On RRC...
The Commission is doing this to help manage the water volumes and the reservoir fill-up causing water flow and reservoir pressure issues experienced by many in West Texas. This will increase the permit application complexity, processing time, dramatically limit permit pressure and volume maximums, and increase permitting cost. Plan accordingly!
WATER TALENT POOL: Brian Bohm's New Role
Congrats Brian for joining BKV as Senior Sustainability Manager...
WATER TALENT POOL: John Coyle Returns To The Oil Patch
After a brief stint outside the industry, the lure of the oilfield was too much for Mr. Coyle to resist! Welcome back John - it's great to have you back...
WATER TALENT POOL: H2O Midstream Team's New Gig
GPC rose out of decades of experience in power, gas, and energy markets. We are excited to be long term power partners for data centers delivering baseload behind the meter natural gas power.
Chevron to lay off 200 workers in the Permian Basin
The layoffs are scheduled to happen on July 15. Back in February, Houston-based Chevron announced it was cutting its global workforce by 15-20%.
Interview: Water Shortage in Texas? Texas Land and Water: Big Plans with Commissioner Dr. Dawn Buckingham
In this episode of The Crude Truth, host Rey Treviño III sits down with Dr. Dawn Buckingham, Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, for a deep dive into the future of Texas.
Volt Lithium Proposes a Name Change
The new company name would be LibertyStream Infrastructure Partners Inc.
Offshore Produced Water: New report highlights multi-billion dollar produced water market
OTM Consulting and Douglas-Westwood have released the first edition of The Produced Water Gamechanger Report, which explores the options for managing produced water from offshore oil and gas production.
XTO Energy Dinged by PA DEP for Failure to Restore Water Sites
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued notices of violations to XTO Energy for failing to restore five multi-million gallon shale gas freshwater impoundments it used to support fracking operations in Butler County.
Northwind Midstream Partners Announces Permitting of Third AGI Injection Well, Final Approval of MRV Plan, and the Completion of New Compressor Station
Northwind on track to increase total permitted daily injection capacity to ~37 million MMSCFD of TAG by 2026
Chemistry : The Overlooked Lever in Water Reuse
Water reuse is gaining real traction in the Permian. But one part of the system still operates like it did ten years ago—the chemical program. Paul McCrum takes a look.
Podcast: There’s a Reason They Call it “Master”: Why MSAs are Crucial to the Entire Business
Energy Law This Week discusses significant legal updates in the energy sector, including Colorado’s pioneering regulations on recycling frack water and a recent court decision involving the Sierra Club and the Department of Energy.
Permian Basin energy leaders to get guidance on new environmental rules
The Environmental Practice Group at the law firm Troutman Pepper Locke will hold a Continuing Legal Education event in Midland at Midland Country Club on June 18 focusing on environmental challenges in the E&P and midstream sectors.
El Paso Is Going to Turn Wastewater Into Drinking Water. Other Cities Will Soon Follow
El Paso Water broke ground on the first U.S. facility that will treat wastewater for direct re-use in a city water supply, using a four-step process to transform wastewater into clean, potable drinking water.
Wherein I Paraphrase Sister Sledge... "We are Family... The Oilcos, Reg-u-lators & Me"
Chris Tesarski explains produced water cannot be viewed simply as waste. It is a challenge, a resource, and, most importantly, an opportunity. And the key to unlocking that opportunity lies in collaboration—between industry leaders, technology providers, and regulators.
The one thing Texas won’t do to save its water supply
Texas property owners can use nearly as much water under their land as they want. That’s unlikely to change even as the state approaches a crisis.
Water White Paper Wednesday: Application of sodium carbonate and sodium sulfate for removal of lithium and strontium from oilfield produced water
Among all cations present in produced water, lithium and strontium are of particular environmental concern.
Standard Lithium wins battle over lithium extraction royalty after Oil & Gas Commission unanimously approves proposal
Mineral rights and landowners in southern Arkansas will receive a 2.5% royalty for lithium extracted from brine on their property after the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission voted 9-0 on Wednesday to approve the payment rate.
Partial desalination as a new paradigm for cultivation of salt-tolerant food crops in hydroponic controlled environment agriculture using brackish waters: A critical review
Depending on source water salinity and crop salt tolerance, nanofiltration and electrodialysis/electrodialysis reversal can reduce salinity to a target level with appropriate membranes and operating conditions.
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