Oilfield Water Weekly

In just 3 weeks, about 300 produced water execs are headed to the Irving Convention Center for the Oilfield Water Markets Conference.

The countdown is on! Today we welcome two new sponsors: Premier Equipment and Bechtel. There are only 2 Gold and 2 Silver opportunities still available to join the 50 great sponsors involved.

Our Texican room block already sold out, was expanded, and sold out again! We have arranged an overflow hotel room block.

This event is in high demand and you don’t want to miss it. Incredible agenda, $90+ oil adding exciting angles, and the biggest executives in the oilfield water industry will be on the stage, directly among the exhibits this year!

It is time to register if you haven’t already! https://oilfieldwater.com/owmarkets6/

Here is this week’s industry news & analysis…

News Digest

Uh Oh Marcellus: Drought Conditions Stop Frac Water Withdrawals At 15 NEPA Locations

The SRBC tells shale drillers when to stop withdrawing if low water flow (i.e., drought) conditions exist. That’s what the SRBC did yesterday...

Oil industry steps into Texas water fight

“I believe the industry is going to put some type of a plan together that will benefit those smaller communities to help out. Because it still impacts their bottom line. If they do nothing, they lose, and the citizens lose,” Davis said.

Permian-Focused EagleRock Plans Rare US Oil and Gas IPO, Sources Say

EagleRock, a ⁠company ⁠that collects royalties and fees from oil ⁠and gas production on the land it controls in the Permian Basin, is exploring a U.S. initial public offering that could value it at up to $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said.

WATER TALENT POOL: LibertyStream Announces the Appointment of Michael Bodino to its Board of Directors

LibertyStream Infrastructure Partners Inc. is pleased to welcome Mr. Michael Bodino to its Board of Directors. Mr. Bodino is based out of Dallas, Texas and brings over 30 years energy industry experience to the Board.

WATER TALENT POOL: XRI Hire

XRI welcomes Kimberly G. as General Counsel.

STUDY: Produced-Water Reuse Potential for Cementing Operations in the Delaware Basin

Freshwater demand for cementing operations in the Delaware Basin continues to increase with expanding unconventional development, creating a high demand for an alternative source of water.

STUDY: Permian Produced Water Fact Sheet

Saturated salt water vs. fresh water; observable property differences with simple tests: climbing a paper towel, how many droplets on a penny, beading on wax paper, oil float density differences, can you float a paper clip on top?

Our Condolences To The TPL Team For Their Loss

Texas Pacific Land Corporation and the Company’s Board announced that Murray Stahl, a member of TPL’s Board, has passed away. Ty Glover, CEO of TPL, said, “Murray was a tremendous advocate for TPL from the very day I joined the Company."

Arkansas lithium potential still strong, but market conditions shifting

Officials working to develop Arkansas’ fledgling lithium industry provided an overview Monday (April 13) of where the potential for lithium development stands in the wake of shifting public policy and changing market conditions.

A Look At TETRA Technologies (TTI) Valuation As Results Outperform And Water Recycling Operations Scale Up

Analyst takes a look at TTI

Western Midstream: Strong Returns At The Current Valuation

Analyst takes a look at WES.

CNX Seeks Permit for Water from Beaver Run Reservoir for Fracking

CNX Midstream has applied for a state permit to withdraw water from Westmoreland County’s Beaver Run Reservoir for horizontal drilling and Marcellus shale fracking

Repsol Wastewater Spill in Bradford County Draws DEP Violations

On March 24, Repsol Oil and Gas reported a wastewater spill at its Ugliuzza shale gas well pad in Bradford County, PA, initially estimated at 630 gallons but later revised to about 18,900 gallons.

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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	Alex Wylie, CEO, LibertyStream John Gunn, Manager of Emerging Technologies, Bechtel Hood Whitson, CEO, Element3 Resources 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 Michael Anderson, Former CEO, Layne Water Midstream John Nesland, Founder & Managing Partner, Baymont Advisors (Moderator)
11:30 am	Barry Barksdale, President, PDS Energy Information Philip Tominac, Sr. Engineer, 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 #361

News Digest

Uh Oh Marcellus: Drought Conditions Stop Frac Water Withdrawals At 15 NEPA Locations

Oil industry steps into Texas water fight

Permian-Focused EagleRock Plans Rare US Oil and Gas IPO, Sources Say

WATER TALENT POOL: LibertyStream Announces the Appointment of Michael Bodino to its Board of Directors

WATER TALENT POOL: XRI Hire

STUDY: Produced-Water Reuse Potential for Cementing Operations in the Delaware Basin

STUDY: Permian Produced Water Fact Sheet

Our Condolences To The TPL Team For Their Loss

Arkansas lithium potential still strong, but market conditions shifting

A Look At TETRA Technologies (TTI) Valuation As Results Outperform And Water Recycling Operations Scale Up

Western Midstream: Strong Returns At The Current Valuation

CNX Seeks Permit for Water from Beaver Run Reservoir for Fracking

Repsol Wastewater Spill in Bradford County Draws DEP Violations

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