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Now here is this week’s industry news & analysis…
News Digest
Why 2 oil states are slow to embrace wastewater recycling
Texas and New Mexico are reviewing plans that could send cleaned water into rivers and fields, but some regulators want more assurances.
Texas Produced Water Consortium Pilot Testing Water Quality Report
TXPWRC released their produced water treatment pilot testing water quality report on April 17. Read it here...
NGL Praises TXPWRC Report
The TXPWRC report from 2024 industry field pilots is out. This is an important assessment that provides clarity about both the characterization of raw produced water and the quality of polished desalinated produced water.
New process gets beaucoup lithium from oilfield wastewater
A Fort Worth-based company with a plant seven miles south of Midland has figured out how to extract significant amounts of lithium carbonate from produced oilfield fracking water and it will start production within two months.
SRBC Approved 46 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use Permits in March
The SRBC published a notice in the April 25th Pennsylvania Bulletin that the Executive Director of the SRBC approved and/or renewed 46 general water use permits in March for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Bradford, Clinton, Elk, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, and Wyoming counties.
Saltwater disposal (SWD) capacity isn’t static. It fills up.
B3 Insight writes: "As formation pressure builds, available disposal space for produced water shrinks—and not everywhere at once. Some areas hit limits first, forcing water to move farther and at higher cost." Come hear their team speak on this topic and more next week at the Irving Convention Center!
Robert Ballantyne Makes A Good Point In Writing - Come Hear Him Live On Stage Next Week!
"Pore Space is a finite commodity - management through reduction of downhole volumes is linked to future shareholder value..." Robert will be speaking in Irving at the Oilfield Water Markets conference next week.
Oil prices rebound to highest in weeks with Trump reportedly preparing to extend Iran blockade
Oil prices rose on Wednesday amid fears about prolonged shipping disruption through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. WTI front month is $105 and 12-month contract is over $75!
New Study Nails Industry as the Cause of Record Quake
Regulators got it wrong. A driller injecting waste triggered triple temblors in the Peace River region, finds the study.
Time for full transparency on Ohio’s fracking waste practices: editorial
No sense of urgency at the Statehouse to protect Ohio’s precious water and groundwater resources and the officials who may be first on the scene of accidents.
U.S. Produced Water: The Emerging Value Chain Reshaping Energy, Water & Critical Minerals
Produced water primer worth a look...
Understanding the Produced Water Reuse Petition
The Produced Water Reuse Petition represents a pivotal shift in how industrial water is managed, particularly in arid regions like New Mexico where water sustainability is not optional—it’s essential.
Produced Water Got Harder to Manage After We Got Better at Moving It
For most of my career, produced-water management in the Permian Basin had one operating principle: Move it away from the well as fast as possible.
Severe drought leads to strict water restrictions in Permian-adjacent city of Alpine
The City of Alpine has moved into Stage 3 water restrictions as the city deals with a severe water shortage.
Grandfalls community advised to avoid area after surfaced oil well leads to contaminated water
A surfaced oil well contaminated water in an area of Grandfalls Tuesday afternoon. The community has been directed to the area and surrounding roads.
An Oilfield Leak Springs Under a Permian Basin Baptist Church
Pressure underneath the West Texas oilfields has caused blowouts and geysers in recent years. Now, salty water is spewing out of the ground in the town of Grandfalls.
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