News Digest
Agenda Announced For May 2026 Produced Water Markets Conference In DFW
The 2-day event's format has been completely overhauled this year with bold changes and greatly expanded square footage to deliver the best event the oilfield water industry has ever experienced!
SPE Tech Talk with TETRA: Unlocking Hidden Value – The Future of Produced Water Desalination
Jon Malone, Director of Business Development at TETRA joins this SPE Tech Talk to explain how innovative treatment processes can convert produced water, a challenging waste stream with highly variable chemistry, into a valuable resource suitable for beneficial reuse, including aquifer recharge, irrigation, and industrial applications.
Nuclear Desalination: A Solution to the Permian’s 25-Million-Barrel/Day Water Problem?
The Permian Basin is currently drowning in its own success, writes Gabe Collins in a new thought piece...
WT Oil & Gas and EnviroKlean Launch Zero Solids Recycle® System for the Permian Basin
New solids-free recycling system eliminates waste solids, cuts costs, and sets a new standard for produced water reuse.
WATER TALENT POOL: Join The Concept Tanks Team!
They are looking for a business development manager in Houston...
WATER TALENT POOL: B3 Insight New Team Member!
B3 has welcomed Denisse Rolland to their team, bringing more than two decades of experience in business development and strategic growth within the energy sector...
WATER TALENT POOL: PennEnergy Adds New Production Engineering Manger
Congratulations Jacob Schultz...
WATER TALENT POOL: WaterBridge New Hire
Congrats Jordan Ballard on joining WaterBridge as Senior Government Affairs Advisor.
Conference Innovation News
Our May 2026 conference will feature 2 rotating stages DIRECTLY in the exhibit hall for the panel sessions featuring main agenda content in the exhibit hall for the first time! Keeping attendees in the exhibit area to hear the speakers will a) improve their networking experience, b) drive more traffic for exhibitors, and c) create flow, action, and energy!
Frac Freeze Coming!!!
The big snowstorm coming to the southwest this Friday through Sunday has the potential to disrupt oilfield operations including impacting produced water operations... stay safe and warm out there folks!
A Deep Freeze Sends Natural Gas Prices Soaring. It Could Be Just the Beginning.
Natural gas futures increased 57% to $4.87 per million British Thermal Units over two days, marking a record surge.
In The Permian, Low Oil Prices & Produced Water Storage Raise Concerns...
Odessa oilman Kirk Edwards and Waco economist Ray Perryman say the Permian Basin is smack in the middle of both issues.
Oilfield water solutions struggle in New Mexico, Permian Basin, locals say
Produced water is mostly brought to the surface from the same underground rock formations, or shale, that yield crude oil and...
These Researchers Are Creating Hydrogen From Waste
In the study, the researchers used hydroxymethylfurfural, an organic compound produced by breaking down non-food plant materials such as pulp and paper residue, to test their approach.
Cleanup Stalled: Frack Wastewater Lingers at 3 Eureka Plants in PA
The DEP reinspected and found that some progress has made, but wastewater is still stored at each site.
Mark Cuban's Not Right About Everything, But He's Right About This...
"Within the next 3 years, there will be so much AI, in particular AI video, people won’t know if what they see or hear is real. Which will lead to an explosion of f2f engagement, events and jobs." You need to be with your clients and peers IN-PERSON!! And if you are in produced water, there's no better place to engage face to face than our May flagship event in DFW each year...
Q&A: Get to know the Republican primary candidates for Texas railroad commissioner
Five Republican candidates are running for a six-year term on the Texas Railroad Commission in the upcoming March 3 primary election.
Tailwater Deal for 35,000 Delaware Basin Acres Latest Move by Private Equity
Private equity firm Tailwater Capital LLC is growing its upstream portfolio in the Permian Basin.
When Is Water Not Water?
The Texas Water Journal has published "The Texas Supreme Court’s Decision Concerning Ownership of Produced Water in Cactus Water Services LLC v. COG Operating LLC: When Is Water Not Water?"
A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years.
Cleaning up oilfield pollution in arid West Texas is costly and complicated. The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the price.
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