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💧 Water News Digest Issue #115

Release Date: June 16, 2021

Lots of news to digest in the weekly summary below – the macro tape is getting very interesting with public E&Ps (especially the majors) under big pressure to get out of hydrocarbons even as crude oil prices feel like they …

💧 October Event Registration Opens… Plus Water News Digest Issue #114

Release Date: June 9, 2021

There is a TON of interesting water midstream and produced water news in today’s digest below. But first, some exciting news of our own! Online registration for our one-day conference at the Houstonian this October 15th opened yesterday. Registration pricing …

💧 H2O At The Houstonian – ‘Save The Date’… Plus Water News Digest Issue #113

Release Date: June 2, 2021

We are thrilled to announce that our next event will be held at one of Houston’s finest venues:  The Houstonian Hotel, Club and Spa on Friday, October 15, 2021. The 3rd Annual Oilfield Water Industry Update will be a one-day …

💧 Event Photos Are In! & Water News Digest Issue #111

Release Date: May 12, 2021

Photos from our large 2-day conference in Frisco last week are included in today’s newsletter for everyone to check out. We are still waiting for speaker approval in a couple cases before we can share the slide deck from the …

💧 Frisco Is The Epicenter Of The Produced Water Market Today; Water News Digest Issue #110

Release Date: May 12, 2021

It’s a full house! Nearly 350 water midstream professionals are with us in Frisco, TX today and tomorrow for the Oilfield Water Markets conference. Thank you to all of you reading that had to overcome travel chaos due to bad …

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Detailed Agenda

Monday - May 4, 2026 | Pre-Conference

Start TimeDescription
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, sponsored by
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
Invitation only, sponsored by

Tuesday - May 5, 2026 | Conference Day 1

Start TimeDescription
7:45 am
8:30 am
Kickoff sponsor
  • Pete Cook, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection
  • Joseph Triepke, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection
8:40 am
  • Jorge Corral, Senior Managing Director, Accenture
  • 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, coffee sponsored by:
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
  • Jinxuan Hu, Vice President Engineered Water Solutions, Select Water Solutions
  • John Durand, CEO, Magnificent Desolation LLC [Moderator]
12:30 pm
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
  • Nick Jeffries, Vice President North America, Concept Tanks
3:30 pm
  • Michael Otto, President, Industrial Process Filtration
3:45 pm
  • Travis Mosher, President, R.B. Mosher Co.
  • 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!)

Wednesday - May 6, 2026 | Conference Day 2

Start TimeDescription
8:00 am
9:00 am
  • 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
  • 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, coffee sponsored by:
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
  • Philip Tominac, Sr. Engineer, National Energy Technology Laboratory
  • Joseph Triepke, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection (Moderator)
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 and sweatbands by Patriot Environmental and food and beverages sponsored by River Basin Rentals!
4:00 pm
trophies awarded to winners; conference adjourns
Detailed Agenda

Monday - May 5, 2025 | Pre-Conference

Start TimeDescription
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

Tuesday - May 6, 2025 | Conference Day 1

Start TimeDescription
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

Wednesday - May 7, 2025 | Conference Day 2

Start TimeDescription
8:00 am
In exhibit hall
9:00 am
  • Pete Cook, Oilfield Water Connection
  • Joseph Triepke, Oilfield Water Connection
9:15 am
  • Doug Robison, Natura Resources
  • Justin Sink, Natura Resources
  • Joseph Triepke, Oilfield Water Connection [Moderator]
9:45 am
  • Dane Broussard, CORE Linepipe [Chair]
  • Robert Crain, Texas Pacific Water Resources
  • Taylor Spalla, Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
  • Chris Harich, XRI
10:30 am
break sponsor
11:00 am
  • Brandon Durrett, Jackson Walker LLP [Chair]
  • Keith Gardner, KJG Strategies
  • David Grounds, Pilot Water Solutions
  • Nate Alleman, Ace Energy Advisors
11:40 am
  • Rob Rice, Gravity
  • Michael Anderson, Layne Water Midstream
  • Joseph Triepke, Oilfield Water Connection (Moderator)
12:00 pm
  • Pete Cook, Oilfield Water Connection
  • Joseph Triepke, Oilfield Water Connection
12:15 pm
Exhibitor breakdown; time for pickleball tournament preparation, transportation, and lunch at courts
1:00 pm
At Chicken N Pickle with open bar and food provided; open only to conference registrants who sign up for player or spectator passes during online registration; swag and pro lesson included plus play for bragging rights.
title belt and trophies sponsored by
paddle and ball sponsored by
towels courtesy of
socks courtesy of
sweat bands courtesy of
4:00 pm
Conference adjourns