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Here is this week’s industry news & analysis…
News Digest
Scaling Treated Produced Water for Data Center Cooling in the Permian
The technology to desalinate and reuse produced water for cooling AI data centers in the Permian Basin exists, but addressing cost challenges remains critical to widespread adoption.
The big data center buildup
An AI server farm tsunami threatens to overwhelm the West’s power grid and water supplies.
Next Week: Tune In For A B3 Insight Webinar
Their team will host a session on how pressure dynamics shape disposal costs, production strategies, and competitiveness... see details and registration here.
Intelligent Core Launches AI Platform to Automate Produced Water Logistics & Cut Costs
Predictive and agentic AI cuts cost, risk, and manual work in Permian and Delaware basin operations...
Permian basin has a seismic problem with produced water
Operators are grappling with managing the US shale play's water output and the earthquakes triggered by injecting it back underground
Element3 Targets Lithium Extraction from Permian Wastewater by 2026
As the U.S. races to secure domestic supplies of critical minerals, a Texas startup is gearing up to extract lithium directly from oilfield wastewater in the Permian Basin.
Central Ohio Regional Water Study
The Central Ohio Regional Water Study aims to assess current and future water resource availability and demands in the 15-county study area. It seeks to identify opportunities and gaps in systems' ability to meet local and regional water needs under potential future conditions (2030, 2040, 2050).
Dramatic surge in water demand predicted by 2040 puts Ohio farmers and industry on collision course
The competing demands of agriculture and industry – particularly the 130 data centers in central Ohio already consuming millions of gallons of water a day to cool computer equipment – would require billions of gallons of water daily...
All Signs Point to an Increase in M-U Production Coming in 2026
Regional and national indicators are driving optimism in the Marcellus/Utica Basin, which currently supplies 31% of U.S. natural gas.
Trump EPA Proposes Common Sense Definition for Waters of the U.S.
The Trump EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers announced a proposed new rule to establish a clear and durable definition of WOTUS under the Clean Water Act.
EPA’s WOTUS overhaul signals a win for oil and gas operators
For U.S. oil and natural gas operators, this is a game-changer. Picture the Permian Basin or Bakken Formation: vast swaths dotted with intermittent draws and playas that previous rules treated like sacred rivers, triggering Section 404 permits under the U.S. Army Corps that could drag on for years and cost millions in mitigation. Now, with ephemeral features sidelined and groundwater off-limits, operators can overcome those hurdles for well pads, access roads, and seismic surveys.
Electrical outage leads to Bakken produced water spill
State regulators say an electrical outage caused tanks to overflow at a water plant northeast of Medora, spilling hundreds of barrels of produced water...
Return Carbon, Permian Energy Development Lab collaborate on a test site to advance carbon removal technology
Centered on a 320-acre site in Yoakum County, Texas, PIES is designed to integrate renewables, carbon removal, water reuse and other advanced energy technologies into a unified system — a model for scalable, replicable energy infrastructure
Science supports safe and beneficial reuse of treated produced water
"As we build on this progress, we must also confront one of our state’s most urgent challenges: securing a sustainable water future."
Technical Study On Carbon Sequestration and Produced Water
This work highlights the first use of Ethomeen C/15 with its varying concentrations for CO2 sequestration and utilization, and the findings suggest that C/15 surfactant-based CO2 mineralization offers a controllable and efficient pathway for CO2 sequestration in oilfield produced water to recycle both effluents under mild conditions.
Elevation Midstream Announces Extension of Open Season on DJ South Gathering
Extension of binding open season to obtain shipper commitments to support the development of a proposed new gathering system for oil from Adams and Arapahoe Counties, Colorado to the Platteville Complex and Lucerne Station in Weld County, Colorado.
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