Efforts are being made to obtain lithium from unconventional sources, an example of which is the recovery of lithium from oilfield brines. This technical article provides an up-to-date review of the literature in this particular field based on data from different sources (scientific literature databases, patent databases, company websites and industrial online newspapers).

Halliburton Labs strategic investment in XtraLit will foster the deployment of direct lithium extraction technology in the Oil & Gas industry, highly demanded metal for the energy transition economy.

Founder of Volt Lithium talks about the background and company. A bit of a sales pitch, but still interesting.

Tri-State, a portfolio company of CIC Partners, is a leading provider of water transportation and disposal services primarily to oil and gas producers working in the Haynesville Shale. The Company is headquartered in Joaquin, Texas. Tri-State's focus on safety and experienced workforce enables reliable project execution.

The Sandhills Area Research Association takes a realistic look at the potential for reusing treated produced water for agriculture.

Architecture firm does a posting about their remodel of the Aris Water Solutions office.

A Texas A&M researcher is working to extract critical minerals unclaimed in produced water, often considered an oil and gas operations waste product, while also purifying the water for agricultural use.

Kyle Dahlgren writes: "Recent seismic activity hits close to home here in OKC this weekend, and it's a reminder of my days in the STACK basin. Back then, to manage seismicity, we reduced frac fluid volumes effectively with higher PPG loadings. This paid off with reduced seismic events, cheaper frac designs, and less fluid to dispose of down the line."

Last summer, the new AquaSmart PropCoater technology in the frac space was showcased in an article by Joseph Triepke and the Infill Thinking, LLC team. We are grateful for their forward-thinking approach in highlighting innovations that can move our industry forward. Learn about the latest developments here...

Bitter cold weather is causing a rash of spills in the oil fields of North Dakota as well as a slowdown in production, regulators say.

For over a month, the Railroad Commission of Texas has worked to plug a massive leak in an aging oil field near Fort Stockton — spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in the process.

The topic of a hydrofracking waste injection well approval in Keating Township wasn’t on the agenda for the McKean County commissioners meeting, but was raised as a concern nonetheless.

The fight over produced water has potential to be the next major area of contention in the oil patch, primarily because produced water is a new and unforeseen source of revenue for operators and landowners alike.

Puckett Land Co. is seeking to hold on to conditional water rights that date to 1966 for a 23,893-acre foot reservoir on Thompson Creek, a tributary of the Crystal River just south of Carbondale. Of course, environmental activists are making noise about it.

A look at geothermal and the use of fracking and water.

Rest In Peace Claude Cooke! A leader and innovator, and a pleasure to talk to.

The facility will receive produced salt water, drilling fluids, flowback and other waste streams...

In the arid desert landscapes of the Gulf, where oil has long been the region’s economic bedrock, a new narrative is unfolding—one where water’s increasing recognition as a critical and finite resource demands a reckoning.

Though details remain sparse on the new South Platte River project, local water users say, for now, the cornhuskers are entitled to their fair share of the river