5 weeks out! Are you looking forward to the Oilfield Water Markets Conference this May 5-6 in DFW as much as we are?
The delegate list is exceptional and surging. It is going to be a great turnout. Today we welcome 8 great new conference sponsors! Just added to the sponsor lineup this week are:  Kinetik, LibertyStream, EnviroKlean, EcoCool, Price Forbes, Levare, BuySWD, and Baymont Advisors. They be well represented and visible at the event!
If you aren’t involved yet, don’t let the opportunities here slip out of your grasp – grab one of our remaining sponsorships or register online here: https://oilfieldwater.com/owmarkets6/ Look for some big news coming next week!
Here is this week’s industry news & analysis…
News Digest
As Reservoir Quality Declines, Water Costs Rise
As operators move beyond the Permian’s most productive rock, wells are generating higher volumes of water relative to oil. That shift is beginning to change development economics and raise the cost of managing produced water across the basin.
B3 Insight Launches InjectIQ: Forecasting Software for Water, Injection Capacity, and Reservoir Pressure
B3 Insight announced the launch of InjectIQ, an AI-enabled forecasting software tool designed to model produced water volumes, saltwater disposal capacity, and subsurface reservoir pressure across the Permian Basin.
Oil prices fall to around $100 after Trump indicates war could end in weeks
President Donald Trump said he expected the U.S. military forces to leave Iran in “two or three weeks” and appeared to be declaring victory on the state of the war.
US crude output sets new record in 2025, Permian leads growth
The US oil sector saw a 3% increase in production in 2025, reaching an all-time high. The Permian basin remained the primary contributor, supported by offshore developments in the Gulf of Mexico.
LibertyStream Shareholders Approve Texas Re-Domiciliation as Company Advances U.S. Listing Pathway and Texas Build-Out
We are glad to see this great team based in DFW now, the home of our flagship event. They are sponsoring and you can hear their CEO May 5th speaking at our Oilfield Water Markets conference!
Water At CERAWeek
Although the event typically focuses more on bigger picture energy issues (like AI), produced water did come up. "Wastewater disposal in the Permian basin is being more scrutinised by regulators, and shallow reservoir storage for the water is becoming more constrained, US shale executives said at the CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference in Houston."
Summit Midstream Corporation Announces $42 Million Equity Issuance to Affiliate of Tailwater Capital
The investment strengthens Summit's balance sheet and provides capital to fund the Company's strategic growth initiatives and general corporate purposes.
Navigating & Developing A New Regulatory Pathway For Deep Geothermal Projects
Interesting update from Nate Alleman - come hear his latest thoughts on regulatory climate at the May 5-6th Oilfield Water Markets Conference in Irving!
Geothermal’s Rise a Hot Topic Worldwide
The global surge in energy demand is spurring investment in several sectors, and is bringing renewed interest in areas such as geothermal.
PA DEP Fines Eureka Resources $100K for Wastewater Violations
The ongoing saga of Eureka Resources' now-closed frack wastewater treatment facilities in Pennsylvania — two in Lycoming County and one in Bradford County — continues to unfold.
New Ohio SWD Update
Running a spinner survey on a new Class II injection well in eastern Ohio. Looks like we got a nice disposal well.
OWC & MLG Extend Partnership To Serve Marcellus Shale Water Pros
Oilfield Water Connection is pleased to announce that for a fourth straight year, Marcellus Logistics Group will co-locate their quarterly E&P water manager meeting onsite with the Marcellus Shale Water Update in Pittsburgh. This partnership enhances networking for everyone involved and empowers E&P water folks to attend two great events in a single trip. The event is October 20th this year, save the date and see more details here...
The Evolution of Produced Water Management in the Marcellus Shale
At Hydro Recovery’s Burgettstown, PA facility, production and flowback water is treated and converted into Hydraulic Stimulation Fluid (HSF) for reuse in future fracturing operations.
Amazon Shells Out $20.5 Million In Rural Oregon Well Water Fight
Amazon has agreed to pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that wastewater from its Morrow County data centers helped concentrate nitrates in local groundwater, leaving some families with unsafe well water.
Record low Colorado mountain snow won’t bode well for water in the drought-stricken US West
Water shortfalls are likely ahead as drought persists across Colorado and other western states.
Denver asks restaurants to only serve water by request amid drought conditions
After an unseasonably warm winter, the Denver Board of Water Commissioners has announced mandatory watering restrictions ranging from watering gardens to service in restaurants.
Texas Pacific Land’s Data Center Pivot Might Change The Case For Investing In TPL
Texas Pacific Land Corporation recently confirmed a US$50,000,000 investment into a data infrastructure company to build large-scale data center campuses on its Permian Basin acreage, extending its land monetization beyond traditional oil and gas royalties and water services.
Permian Basin Case Study On Disposal Aversion
Surrogate-Assisted Techno-Economic Optimization to Reduce Saltwater Disposal via Produced-Water Valorization...
Water & Data Centers
In NM data center trends, “the big things were regulations on water use and impacts to the power grid.”
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