There will be a unique and innovative session for attendees to look forward to at the 5th Annual Oilfield Water Industry Update Conference happening at the Houstonian Hotel on November 2, 2023. During our new Water Midstream Private Company “Power Hour,” top executives from a half dozen leading private water midstream firms will take the stage for 10 minutes each during the hour-long session, sharing updates on their company’s operations, outlook, value, and growth initiatives.

Diminishing springs and aquifers due to heat, drought and high for demand water highlight the urgency for Central Texas conservation districts to prioritize climate-focused management, potentially involving reduced pumping for sustainability.

Heat, drought and booming population growth have stressed the aquifers that supply drinking water to millions of people.

First of 12 sets of data to be released through 2026, this information further builds upon EPA actions to address PFAS in Drinking Water

She has extensive experience in environmental, water, and oil and gas operations, including leading workgroup initiatives for Underground Injection Control Class VI Wells, Produced Water efforts, Induced Seismicity, Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage, and several other subsurface and groundwater projects.

This alert (1) provides a background on produced water in Texas, (2) discusses the conclusion and reasoning of the majority opinion in Cactus Water, (3) discusses the dissenting opinion’s contrary holding in Cactus Water, and (4) assesses the future of the issue as it heads towards the Texas Supreme Court.

The Railroad Commission of Texas is accepting applications for membership on the Texas Hydrogen Production Policy Council.

The Hydrogen Energy Research Center in the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources is set to lead a collaborative project integrating a produced water thermal desalinization technology, along with autothermal or steam methane reforming for efficient hydrogen production.

Oil prices eased in early trade on Wednesday, weighed down by fears U.S. interest rates could stay higher for longer and economic growth could slow further in top crude importer China and hurt fuel demand.

Check out this very busy disposal well on I-20 just a few miles East of the Louisiana border. The Waskom SWD facility is permitted for 40k Bbls/day and includes a permit for a Washout and Landfarm for solids handling which will significantly increase the asset value once the solids business is up and running.

Hunter Knighton started his career at Chesapeake as a lease operator before becoming a water foreman in their Haynesville operations. Hunter was asked to share more about this new role and his life outside of work in our latest edition of a “Five Questions” interview series.

For companies with oil and gas projects, which are new entrants into the world of carbon credits, and methodologies for calculating metric tons of carbon taken out of the atmosphere thanks to plugging orphan, abandoned, and idle wells, the ICVCM announcement caused some to ask for more clarity and transparency in the process.

Opponents to warn state politicians of health and climate impacts at decisive hearing.

The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office today opened a 30-day public protest period to receive public input on eleven oil and gas parcels totaling 595.59 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale in New Mexico and Oklahoma. The protest period ends September 13, 2023.

Final approval has been given to the Texas Department of Transportation’s Unified Transportation Program for 2024, and the Permian Basin has come up a winner in the allocations.

Midland, Martin and Howard counties were the top-three producing counties in the state in April, according to the Railroad Commission of Texas.

Regulations that dictate appropriate setbacks for natural gas wells from drinking water sources and buildings may not be generous enough, according to the state’s agency tasked with overseeing the industry.