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Now here is this week’s industry news & analysis…
News Digest
Permian Basin to add up to 5 million bpd of long-haul water disposal by 2027
Our own Joseph Triepke had the honor of addressing the MOTRAN annual meeting in Midland. MRT was there and covered our remarks on produced water infrastructure... check it out!
Big News For Texas Pacific!
Texas Pacific Land Corporation is teaming up with Eric Schmidt (former CEO and Chairman of Google) to develop and enable large-scale data center campuses in the Permian! TPL's water has a role to play...
Western Midstream Strikes Deal In Iodine Extraction From Produced Water
Western Midstream plans to extract iodine from its produced water for commercial sale.
Bloomberg Writes: "Toxic Water From Texas Oil Production Is Set to Be Treated and Pumped into Rivers"
Media outlets raise alarm...
Politico Writes: "Fracking waste threatens Permian Basin water supplies, imperils oil industry plans"
More alarm raising...
"Regulators fight to eliminate 'zombie wells' threatening Texas: 'The most alarming thing ... is how little we know'"
Feeling alarmed yet? Wait, there's more...
Natura Resources Purchases Shepherd Power; Partners with NOV to Deploy Gigawatts of SMRs in early 2030s
Agreement will align Natura's breakthrough reactor design with NOV's manufacturing expertise to accelerate commercial deployment of Natura's molten salt reactor (MSR) technology
How Did Midstream Water Become a US$26 Billion-a-Year Business?
Podcast talks about water midstream business...
Experts say Permian CO2 injection must heed seismic lessons
Experts agree the soaring volumes and intensity of produced water injection underground as oil and natural gas production has risen have contributed to rising seismic events in the Permian Basin.
Separation performance in pilot-scale fractional freeze desalination and reverse osmosis for produced water reuse
Pilot study tests the multistage treatment train for effective produced water treatment.
Targa Resources spends $1.36 billion on Permian midstream acquisitions
Targa Resources has been on a buying spree this month....
What Can You Do In B3’s Seismicity Database?
Monitor seismicity in near real time. Evaluate how injection behavior and pressure changes correlate with seismic response. Strengthen reporting and regulatory engagement and much more, check it out...
Water For Data Centers
How much water will Meta's data center in Northeast El Paso likely consume on average? About 400,000 gallons/day per El Paso Matters. This piece puts that level of usage into context with El Paso's other big water users.
Well-pad setback petition moves on to Pennsylvania DEP
A petition to increase setbacks from unconventional oil and gas wells is finally moving forward after Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board voted to accept a rulemaking petition for further study on Dec. 9.
EOG Shale Oil Pad in Carroll County, OH Explodes During Fracking
There was an explosion around 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at an EOG Resources shale well pad located on June Road in Malvern (Carroll County), Ohio. A well on the pad was actively being fracked at the time of the incident, according to news reports. Fortunately, there were no injuries. The fire was contained to a vapor tank on the pad.
SRBC Stops Water Withdrawals for Fracking Use at 58 Locations
The agency, via its Hydrologic Conditions Monitor, warned shale drillers that, at 58 listed locations (all in Pennsylvania), they must stop water withdrawals until streamflow reaches a specific “trigger flow” target (different for each location) or until the ice thaws.
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