Oilfield Water Weekly

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News Digest

Blue Quail Energy Services acquires Fluid Delivery Solutions

The company has acquired, through a related entity, substantially all of the assets of Fluid Delivery Solutions LLC. FDS is one of the nation’s largest water transfer companies and will give Blue Quail a footprint in the Eagle Ford and Haynesville shales in South and East Texas and the Marcellus and Utica Basins in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

What Does Water Midstream Have In Common With Carbon Capture?

Chris Weyand asks... look familiar? Interested to watch how carbon capture and storage asset development parallels produced water midstream in the oilfield.

Online portal for produced water data reporting goes live

New Mexico’s Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) Oil Conservation Division (OCD) has just launched a new online portal for submitting water use reports within the oil and gas industry.

Purdue-Led Team Advances in DOE Contest in Treating Produced Water

Indiana-based team aims to use high-temperature solar heat and a hybrid of desalination technologies to purify high salinity water, both in produced water applications in the Permian Basin and other oil and gas operations.

What's Trending In UIC Applications

Cumulative authorized daily injection volumes for new wells indicate that new volume - and LOTS of it - is still being approved.

Weld County oil and gas spill report for Nov. 23

NOBLE ENERGY INC., reported Nov. 20 a historical tank battery spill about 2 miles southeast of Kersey, near Weld County roads 57 and 52 1/2. An unknown amount of oil, condensate and produced water spilled.

Western Midstream Releases Inaugural ESG Report

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) ("WES" or "Western Midstream") announced the release of its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report.

WATER TALENT POOL: Midstream Water Company Hiring Water Reuse Forman in Carlsbad, NM

A water midstream company, is actively searching for a Water Reuse Foreman to manage produced water recycling operations at mobile facilities in the Carlsbad, NM area.

WATER TALENT POOL: Houston Midstream Water Company Hiring Planning & Performance Manager

Planning & Performance Manager - Hydraulic Engineering

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public input for the dunes sagebrush lizard in West Texas

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) [has] announced a notice of availability and request for public comment for an Enhancement of Survival Permit Application and draft Environmental Assessment for the dunes sagebrush lizard, a rare species found only in the active and semi-stable shinnery oak dunes in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.

Could OPEC's house of cards collapse?

All is not well in the house of OPEC.

Expect more consolidation in oil industry through mid-2021

Mergers will continue to shrink the industry...

EVX Midstream Highlights SWD Activity In S TX Coming Back

Beautiful morning in South Texas! Great to see activity coming back. Thankful to be serving our customers!

iPIPE Selects Orbital Sidekick as Partner for Pipeline Monitoring Project

Orbital Sidekick will provide targeted monitoring in the oil and gas industry to detect and prevent leaks

Brent oil hits 8-month high on hopes for vaccine in weeks

Global oil prices hit the highest level since March as hopes for a vaccine rollout within weeks brightened the outlook for fuel consumption.

Case Study: Bedrock Automation reduces water-management costs

Bedrock Automation announced that an upstream service provider has implemented a Bedrock OSA Remote secure control node in a fracking water-transfer application.

New Mexico increases enforcement of clean-up at oil sites

The New Mexico State Land Office that oversees thousands of oil and natural gas development leases in a major U.S. petroleum-production basin is expanding environmental enforcement efforts to ensure that oilfield sites get cleaned up and restored as leases expire.

Enservco Sees Frac Water Demand Coming Back...

Demand for frac water heating picked up consistently heading into late fall and consequently, in the fourth and first quarters, which we refer to as our heating season, traditionally our strongest quarters in terms of revenue and profitability.

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Detailed Agenda

Monday - May 5, 2025 | Pre-Conference

Start TimeDescription
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
6:30 pm
Invitation only, sponsored by
7:30 pm

Tuesday - May 6, 2025 | Conference Day 1

Start TimeDescription
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)
  • 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

Wednesday - May 7, 2025 | Conference Day 2

Start TimeDescription
8:00 am
In exhibit hall
9:00 am
  • Pete Cook, Oilfield Water Connection
  • Joseph Triepke, Oilfield Water Connection
9:15 am
  • Doug Robison, Natura Resources
  • Justin Sink, Natura Resources
  • Joseph Triepke, Oilfield Water Connection [Moderator]
9:45 am
  • Dane Broussard, CORE Linepipe [Chair]
  • Robert Crain, Texas Pacific Water Resources
  • Taylor Spalla, Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
  • Chris Harich, XRI
10:30 am
break sponsor
11:00 am
  • Brandon Durrett, Jackson Walker LLP [Chair]
  • Keith Gardner, KJG Strategies
  • David Grounds, Pilot Water Solutions
11:40 am
  • Rob Rice, Gravity
  • Joseph Triepke, Oilfield Water Connection (Moderator)
12:00 pm
  • Pete Cook, Oilfield Water Connection
  • Joseph Triepke, Oilfield Water Connection
12:15 pm
Exhibitor breakdown; time for pickleball tournament preparation, transportation, and lunch at courts
1:00 pm
At Chicken N Pickle with open bar and food provided; open only to conference registrants who sign up for player or spectator passes during online registration; swag and pro lesson included plus play for bragging rights.
title belt and trophies sponsored by
paddle and ball sponsored by
towels courtesy of
socks courtesy of
sweat bands courtesy of
5:30 pm
Conference adjourns