The Texas Water Development Board seeks to collaborate with a stakeholder and will provide up to $250,000 to support data collection from a brackish groundwater test well. A stakeholder will be selected based on the responses to the survey found through the QR code here...

Keystone Clearwater Solutions's water transfer work in the Permian Basin involves millions of gallons of water, miles of hose, and terrain that’s “rugged” to say the least.... come out and visit with them at the 5th Annual Oilfield Water Markets Conference this May 6-7 at the Irving Convention Center where they are sponsoring the event's highly anticipated Cigar Reception!

U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil is planning a meeting with Chilean officials to discuss lithium investment opportunities, according to a registry of lobbyist meetings and a person familiar with the matter, as fossil fuel companies increasingly look to invest in production of the metal needed for electric vehicle batteries.

Executives also are dissolving a partnership with BPX in the Eagle Ford and expect big cost savings on drilling and completion work.

A major change to a bill that would commercialize the treatment and reuse of saltwater resources seems to have swayed more NM legislators into supporting the effort. The legislation passed its second of three House committees unanimously Saturday.

A 2014 study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office gave a wake-up call to U.S. water planners, highlighting that 45 states, including New Mexico, were on a trajectory to experience regional and state-wide fresh water supply shortages by 2024. In response, many states initiated improved water supply planning.

“In my professional experience and through my volunteer work with the Southwest Water Advocates Network, I have encountered numerous misconceptions and politically motivated claims regarding recycled produced water, including in these very pages. However, these arguments often stem from a lack of understanding or a desire to push a particular agenda.”

Peppers Truck & Tank Wash is a new concept coming to Midland TX. Peppers will be the 1st and only commercial truck wash and tanker washout facility in the country to use wastewater (100% recycled) instead of freshwater!

Lawmakers will vote this week on resolutions against energy efficiency and methane leak standards.

Senator Charles Perry outlines an expansive vision of where Texans will get their H₂O in the coming decades.

“In a recent survey of community water systems conducted by the Texas Rural Water Association, 20.9% reported that they expect to run out of water within 10 years and 51.9% expect to run out of water within 20 years. Cities and towns across the state are limiting, if not altogether withholding, development permits over water concerns.”

...and we look forward to his insights on stage!

Backed by Donald Trump and billions of dollars, North Texas is becoming an AI data center hub.

Layfield Geosynthetics just released a case study on a 2,000,000 gallon produced water containment system they just completed for an E&P.