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News Digest

3 West Texas Cities Secured Their Source Of Water For The Next 50 years

What began a decade ago as a collaborative effort by the cities of Abilene, Midland and San Angelo to address long-term water needs culminated today with the signing of a multi-generational groundwater supply contract. The cities negotiated a 50-year agreement with Fort Stockton Holdings, the owner of substantial groundwater rights in far West Texas, for groundwater pumped from the Edwards-Trinity aquifer.

Basic Energy Services Launches Automated Water Management Solution With Major Permian Client

Basic has successfully tested an automated water management solution with a major US operator...

WaterBridge Management Change

Stephen M. Johnson Transitions to Vice Chairman. Steven R. Jones Appointed as Co-CEO and CFO. Jason Long Appointed as Co-CEO and COO.

Oil Prices Plague Oilfield Water Management Market

The recent drop in oil prices has created controversy about the future of most of the E&P and services companies, but how will this affect the oilfield water management market specifically?

Heard Around The Field: Sand & Pumping Pricing Trends, Crew Releases, Write-offs & Lay-offs, Shut-ins & Storage, Etc.

It’s Tuesday May 12, 2020 and from our desk to yours, here is a roundup of noteworthy downturn datapoints that advance the oilfield business narrative as the bottom approaches...

Wells Already Reopening?

Some drillers in the Permian Basin already are reopening wells that were shut in response to the recent price collapse, Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) said on its earnings conference call...

NM Oil Conservation Commission Public Meeting On May 21 To Discuss Produced Water

The proposed rule changes will address the “produced water” definition and add a “frac water” reporting requirement to designate the portions that are potable, nonpotable, or recycled...

$25 Webinar Today At 10am Central: Oilfield Water Infrastructure Connectivity With Gabe Collins

In his recent article in the Texas Water Journal, "Oilfield Water Infrastructure Connectivity: The Case for a Hydrovascular Network in the Permian Basin", Gabriel Collins, J.D. explores an interconnected water network to meet the water needs for oil and gas production in the Permian Basin...

Upcoming Water Report - Oilfield Water For Local Crops

SJV Water discusses oilfield water use on local crops with KGET Channel 17 Anchor Jim Scott this Saturday, May 17, at 6 p.m.

LOIS HENRY: Crops grown with oilfield water OK'd by water quality board

Fruits and vegetables grown with recycled oilfield water in Kern County got a final stamp of approval last month, nearly five years after the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board began what it thought was going to be a three-month process investigating the water’s safety...

Oilfield Water Fraud

Allegation: Shawn Kluver set up another business, Little Knife Disposal LLC, a saltwater conversion site in McKenzie County, “under the ruse that it would be owned and operated as a revenue generating venture of Environmental Driven Solutions.” The owner of Environmental Driven Solutions, an 82-year-old man, put up a bond of $300,000. After that, Kluver changed the paperwork, making himself the sole owner of Little Knife, the affidavit says....

Enable Midstream Partners remains positive as it deals with virus impacts on the energy industry

The company said it benefited from an increase in the value of natural gas, condensate and derivatives of natural gas liquids it had sold during the period and an increase in the amount of oil, condensate and produced water it gathered in the Anadarko Basin...

Oil Bust Forces College Grads to Rethink a Well-Paid Career Path

Hanzelle Kleeman was all set to head home to Houston until the oil crash upended her plans for the summer — and potentially, for her entire career...

Opinion: Texas Pacific Land Trust Has Significant 'Peak Permian' Risk

Texas Pacific Land Trust has seen an incredible share price rally over the past decade due to the development of the Permian oil patch.

Oklahoma Regulators Consider Requests To Declare Oil Production A “Waste”

While Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners took no vote in Monday’s 5-hour long hearing of testimony about requests to declare a “waste” of oil production in the state, it is clear there is distinct separation of opinions about making such a move...

Bargas: Broad support for produced water rules

The Oklahoma Legislature has been rightly focused on budgetary issues during its abbreviated legislative session. The COVID-19 pandemic and a global war over oil prices have devastated the state’s finances, and fixes must be made.

Liam's Latest: Why Is Anyone Drilling Shale at All These Days?

(Bloomberg Opinion) — Amid a historic oil crash, frackers are ditching rigs at a rapid pace.

How U.S. Shale Can Survive The Oil Crash

The question regarding whether we have reached peak oil demand is a pressing concern for U.S. upstream activity.

Oil stockpiles have stopped growing in world’s biggest buyer

The great oil glut of 2020 may have already peaked in the world’s biggest crude importer. Crude inventories in China have shrunk in recent weeks after rising to record levels, according to analysts and satellite observations. Supplies have been drawn out of storage as refineries ramp up operations to meet rising demand from an economy emerging from lockdown...

This Could Be The Beginning Of A Tremendous Oil Rally

Opinion: "Oil prices are getting ready to rise…dramatically. We are going to move from a perception of severe surplus due to the global economic slowdown, to a reality of intermittent and localized shortages. This will be strongly evident by the 4th quarter of this year. Let me set the stage for this prediction."

Continental sees imminent oil recovery while slashing output

Shale driller Continental Resources Inc. expects an imminent recovery in crude prices even as it undertakes some of the most aggressive production cuts in an industry crippled by tumbling oil prices...

Water Talent Pool: Senior Sales Manager, Keystone Clearwater Solutions in Canonsburg, PA, USA

This position is a diverse technical sales and customer relationship role. Responsibilities will include technical sales of water transfer, water sales, pipeline construction and other water management solutions.

Water Talent Pool: Good People Available

Trevor Nichols, P.E. is a Class A professional and individual, reach out to him and share as he has upstream, midstream and water experience...

Benefits of online oil-in-water monitors for produced water management

Dr Ming Yang, TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory, considers the advancement of online oil-in-water monitoring technologies.

Hydrologist studies impact of South Platte salinity levels

A long term and growing concern in Colorado is river salinity levels and their impact on agricultural operations. The Colorado Ag Water Alliance recently invited Grady O’Brien, a hydro-geologist with more than 30 years of experience designing and implementing complex development projects, to discuss the early phases of a salinity research project he is conducting along the South Platte River Basin.

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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
6:30 pm
Invitation only, sponsored by
7:30 pm

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)
  • 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
11:40 am
  • Rob Rice, Gravity
  • 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
5:30 pm
Conference adjourns