Oilfield Water Weekly

Just one month left until the oilfield water industry gathers at the Irving Convention Center!

We are thrilled to welcome Aquafortus as a new sponsor of the fast approaching Oilfield Water Markets Conference.

If you aren’t one of the 45 sponsors and hundreds of attendees that have already signed up, now’s a good time to reserve your place.

Our Texican Hotel room block already sold out once but was expanded, so rooms may still be available if you register now. If the Texican is full when you book, please let us know—an alternate nearby hotel with a discounted rate is available.

Details: https://oilfieldwater.com/owmarkets6/

Here is this week’s industry news & analysis…

News Digest

Intrepid Potash Sells Ranch For $70 Million to HydroSoure Logistics

HydroSource Logistics, LLC is the buyer

It's A Done Deal - Congrats Raymond James For Advising On The Ranch Sale

The sale of Intrepid South Ranch, located in Lea County, New Mexico in the heart of the Delaware Basin, includes approximately 21,793 acres of fee land, 27,858 acres of associated federal grazing leases, water rights situated on the ranch, as well as various other assets, interests, and related agreements. Come hear Bentsen Falb, the MD I-banker on this deal, speak in just one month at the Oilfield Water Markets Conference in Irving!

WTI Drops 15% On Truce, But Still $95/bbl

Iran agreed to allow safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire. But the ceasefire seems pretty fragile... we'll see where this goes!

A Must-Attend Event In Produced Water Is Only Weeks Away!

Only a few weeks until the 6th Annual Oilfield Water Markets Conference kicks off at the Irving Convention Center. This year is going to be completely revamped with a ton exciting changes and enhancements! Tickets will sell out so don't wait until the last day to reserve your seat.

Patterson-UTI CEO On E&P Reaction To Oil Price

"My previous responses were that we are still seeing relatively steady activity, as our customers need more certainty around future oil prices, not just today’s oil price. But last week, I gave a different answer."

The $2.6 Billion Question Facing Texas Oil and Gas

In 2025, Texas enacted SB 1150, requiring operators to either plug or return long-inactive wells to production, with that requirement becoming real in September 2027.

WATER TALENT POOL: Justin Pratt to XRI

XRI has a new Chief Commercial Officer - congrats to Justin and the company!

WATER TALENT POOL: Steven Runyan Moves From Coterra to Crescent

"After a great run at Coterra, I’ve stepped into a new role at Crescent Energy as the Production Engineering Manager in South Texas."

LandBridge Announces Agreement with PowerBridge for the Development of a 2 GW Powered Data Center Campus

Agreement provides option to lease acreage for the development of a 2 GW powered data center campus in West Texas on LandBridge acreage in close proximity to the Waha natural gas hub

Check Out This Water Podcast

Juan Andres Hernandez, VP of Energy Services for the Permian Basin at TETRA Technologies, Inc., breaks down one of the biggest challenges facing operators today, produced water.

Earthquake!

Our friend Jerri highlights a 4.3 mag in NM Delaware Basin...

Earthquakes are becoming more frequent in East Texas and Louisiana. Here's what scientists say.

The worsening earthquakes have puzzled researchers and scientists - even those well-versed in the science of oilfield tremors. Seismicity in the Haynesville formation is not as well studied as in the Permian Basin, where years of research established a link between a rash of earthquakes and the disposal of oilfield wastewater.

EIA April STEO Lowers Projected HH Spot Price for 2026 & 2027

Last month, EIA predicted henry hub spot price would average $3.76 per MMBtu this year, and $3.85 next year. Now those prices were revised to $3.67 in 2026 (down 9 cents) and $3.59 in 2027 (down 26 cents).

Oil, wastewater and gas spills draw concern in New Mexico’s Permian Basin

A piece behind the paywall by Carlsbad Current-Argus...

Zac Hildenbrand on chlor-alkali...

"Could the production of 'green cement' be an applicable way to valorize produced water?"

“You Can’t Talk Oil Prices Down — Not After $25 Billion in Damage”

We always enjoy hot takes from Kirk Edwards, and this one is a doozy...

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Start Time	Description
8:00 am	private meeting, separate registration required
10:30 am	private meeting, separate registration required
12:00 pm	private meeting, separate registration required
1:00 pm	private meeting, separate registration required
2:00 pm	in the Irving Convention Center exhibit hall (ground floor)
5:00 pm	private meeting, separate registration required
6:00 pm	Texican Court; open to all conference registrants; enjoy drinks, snacks, networking, & live entertainment (sponsorship available...)
7:30 pm
7:30 pm	Invitation only, sponsored by

Start Time	Description
8:00 am	sponsorships available (sponsors have the option to serve food items from their exhibit space...)
8:45 am	(kick-off sponsorship available...) Pete Cook, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection Joseph Triepke, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection
9:00 am	Robert Crain, Executive Vice President, Texas Pacific Water Resources Scott Mitchell, CEO, Deep Blue Jon VandenBrand, Senior Vice President, Western Midstream Bentsen Falb, Managing Director, Raymond James (Moderator)
9:45 am	Ryan Hassler, Vice President, Rystad Energy
10:15 am	Kelly Bennett, Co-Founder & CEO, B3 Insight
10:45 am	exhibit hall refreshments & coffee available throughout the day; espresso station sponsorship available
11:15 am	Christian Herrington, Senior Director - Commercial Operations, WaterBridge Hayden McEntire, Senior VP - Integrated Operations and Planning, WaterBridge Taylor Spalla, Partner, Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP (Moderator)
11:45 am	Hood Whitson, CEO, Element3 Resources Alex Wylie, CEO, LibertyStream John Durand, CEO, Magnificent Desolation LLC [Moderator]
12:15 pm	different food stations set up throughout exhibit area, available until 1:30 - enjoy the variety and network over great bites! lunch sponsorships available (sponsors have the option to serve food items from their exhibit space...)
1:30 pm	Tyler Milam, Senior Vice President, Kinetik Sean Puryear, CEO, Permian Oilfield Partners Graeme Valentine, Producer, Price Forbes & Partners Tim Carroll, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. Senior Vice President Jason Schumacher, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP (Moderator)
2:15 pm	Robert Ballantyne, Senior Vice President, RWI Enhanced Evaporation
2:30 pm	Will Bernitsky, Senior Director - Commercial Operations, Bison Water Midstream John Cave, Senior Foreman Water, Expand Energy Matt Tate, VP, Dakota Midstream Bret Sumner, Shareholder, Beatty & Wozniak, P.C. (Moderator)
3:15 pm	Kieron Jeffries, Director, Concept Tanks
3:30 pm	Michael Otto, President, Industrial Process Filtration
3:45 pm	Ted Wooten, Chief Engineer, Railroad Commission of Texas Nathan Alleman, Chief Regulatory Advisor, Ace Energy Advisors Brandon Durrett, Partner, Jackson Walker LLP (Moderator)
4:30 pm	sponsored by
5:30 pm	practice for tomorrow's tournament, play a round, or just hang out and watch and network! the courts will be directly in the convention center this year...
6:30 pm	evening free for client dinners (many options in walking distance near the Irving Convention Center!)

Start Time	Description
8:00 am	sponsorships available (sponsors have the option to serve food items from their exhibit space...)
9:00 am	(kick-off sponsorship available...) Pete Cook, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection Joseph Triepke, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection
9:15 am	Raymond Vaz, Energy Marketing Professional, Devon Energy Vrajesh Mehta, Water Manager, Oxy Phillip Douget, Manager, Integrated Services, Civitas Resources Luis Baez, Independent [Moderator]
10:00 am	Katie Smye, Principal Investigator, UT Center for Injection and Seismicity Research Vitalis Nzerem, Pressure Mitigation Advisor, ExxonMobil Noah Ahmed, Senior Manager - Strategy & Special Projects, Select Water Solutions Patrick Patton, VP, B3 Insight (Moderator)
10:45 am	exhibit hall refreshments & coffee available throughout the day; espresso station sponsorship available
11:00 am	Stephen Cole, Executive VP & Partner, Five Point Energy Joshua Lancaster, Business Development, Delek Logistics John Nesland, Founder & Managing Partner, Baymont Advisors (Moderator)
11:30 am	Barry Barksdale, President, PDS Energy Information Markus Drouven, Technical Director Strategic Energy Initiatives, National Energy Technology Laboratory
12:00 pm	main conference ends; post-conference pickleball tournament begins (separate tickets purchased during registration required)
12:05 pm	courts next to exhibit hall with open bar and food provided; open only to conference registrants who sign up for player or spectator passes during online registration
12:15 pm	served at the pickleball courts; open only to conference registrants who sign up for player or spectator passes during online registration
1:00 pm	next to exhibit hall with open bar and food provided; open only to conference registrants who sign up for player or spectator passes during online registration; swag and lessons included plus play for bragging rights and trophy sponsored by Texas Pacific with paddles sponsored by Western Midstream! available sponsorships include: - ball sponsor - towel sponsor - sweatband sponsor - food and drink sponsor - sock sponsor
4:00 pm	trophies awarded to winners; conference adjourns

Start Time	Description
10:30 am	Private meeting, separate registration required
12:00 pm	Private meeting, separate registration required
1:00 pm	Private meeting, separate registration required
2:00 pm	In the Irving Convention Center Ballroom
5:00 pm	Private meeting, separate registration required
6:00 pm	Open to all conference registrants; drinks, snacks, entertainment; sponsored by
7:30 pm	Invitation only, sponsored by

Start Time	Description
7:30 am	In exhibit hall
8:15 am	kick-off sponsored by Pete Cook, Oilfield Water Connection Joseph Triepke, Oilfield Water Connection
8:30 am	Ryan Hassler, Rystad Energy
9:00 am	Tracee Bentley, Permian Strategic Partnership [Chair] Ray Perryman, The Perryman Group Karr Ingham, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Kirk Edwards P.E., Latigo Petroleum
9:45 am	Kelly Bennett, B3 Insight
10:15 am	break sponsor
10:45 am	Brian Bohm, Independent [Chair] Steven Runyan, Coterra Energy John Cave, Expand Energy Chance Freeman, Civitas Resources Tyler Mitchell, Devon Energy
11:30 am	Robert Ballantyne, RWI Enhanced Evaporation
11:35 am	Bentsen Falb, Raymond James [Chair] Nick Patterson, Aris Water Solutions Jon VandenBrand, Western Midstream Zach Neal, Pilot Water Solutions
12:15 pm	With time to visit exhibit hall; Sponsorship available
1:30 pm	Tim Carroll, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. James Brewins, Price Forbes & Partners Pete Cook, Oilfield Water Connection [Moderator]
1:50 pm	Michael Bodino, Texas Capital Bank
1:55 pm	Jason Schumacher, O’Melveny & Myers LLP
2:15 pm	3 rotations (15-minute each) to join tables hosted by E&P representatives for candid dialog The Facility Of The Future In Produced Water (Steven Runyan, Coterra Energy) Loving/Reeves County Mid- to Long-term Production Assurance & Water Disposal Plans (Kirby Lindsey, Oxy) Land & Water (Chance Freeman, Civitas Resources) Where Does Water Midstream Fit In E&P Portfolios (Tyler Mitchell, Devon Energy) Evaporators & Crystallizers (Paul Hart, Diversified) Beneficial Reuse Public-Facing Strategy (Stuart Mussler, Chevron) Water Reuse & Recycling (John Cave, Expand Energy) Nanotechnology for Subsurface Water Management (Steve Gornick, 9Band Operating)
3:00 pm	In exhibit hall
3:30 pm	Patrick Patton, B3 Insight [Chair] Ted Wooten, Railroad Commission of Texas Annan Pascoe, Deep Blue Water Taylor Sanchez, Diamondback Kirby Lindsey, Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation
4:10 pm	Kieron Jeffries, Concept Tanks
4:15 pm	Casey Lowary, Texas Capital Bank [Chair] Cory Hall, AQT Water Management Dan Montgomery, Bison Water Midstream Stan Berry, S&P Global Commodity Insights Benjamin Johnson, Texas Capital Securities
5:00 pm	Sponsored by
6:30 pm	Evening free for client dinners

💧 News Digest Issue #360