Sponsors and speakers are joining our fall events! This week, we welcome Houston lanyard sponsor K&L Gates lanyard sponsor and lunch sponsor Composite Piping Technology. Thanks to both of them for making high-class conferences possible and for all they do to advance the industry.
You should join them and reach produced water decision makers this October in Pittsburgh and November in Houston at the Houstonian. The best events remaining this year for oilfield water executives will be here before you know it! Time to sign up for Pittsburgh here and Houston here…
Now here is this week’s industry news & analysis…
News Digest
This New Billionaire Will Tap Fracking Wastewater To Cool AI Data Centers
America’s biggest oil field produces lots of dirty water and cheap natural gas. That makes West Texas a perfect location for data centers, says David Capobianco.
6 Forces Shaping Permian Water Management Through 2035
B3 Insight shares a summary of their recent webinar - great insight on produced water trends and disposal infrastructure from the leading data firm in oilfield water.
Appalachian Water Draws Attention From The New York Times: "In OH, Toxic Wastewater Is Bubbling Up Out Of The Ground"
The state is a major importer of frac wastewater which gets pumped underground but doesn't always stay there, the NYT writes...
She Inherited 200 Acres of Texas Land Expecting a Windfall From the Water Beneath It. A 2025 Ruling Said Otherwise.
Maria is 58, a schoolteacher in Lubbock, and last spring she inherited roughly 200 acres of Permian ranchland from her father. Maria did the back-of-the-envelope math a hundred times. If that water were hers, and if even a fraction of the lithium extraction pilots underway in the Permian panned out, the inheritance could reshape her entire retirement...
SRBC Approved 21 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use Permits in June
The SRBC published a notice in the July 25th Pennsylvania Bulletin that the SRBC approved and/or renewed 21 general water use permits in June for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Clearfield, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, and Wyoming counties.
DEP Issues Final Water Quality Permits For The Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage Appalachian Reliability Natural Gas Pipeline
The Department of Environmental Protection published notices in the July 11 PA Bulletin announcing it has issued water quality permits for the Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc.
Senate Dems Clash Over States Using Water Permits to Block Pipelines
Governors want the pipes...
HG Energy Washington Co. Pad Leaks Up to 1,000 Barrels of Wastewater
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reports that the failure of equipment near HG Energy’s WFN-6 shale gas well pad in West Finley Township, Washington County, released an estimated 500 to 1,000 barrels (21,000 to 42,000 gallons) of brine.
Congress Close to Overturning DRBC Ban on Watershed Fracking
For the past decade, northeastern Pennsylvania landowners have been denied frac'ing because they happen to live inside boundaries of the Delaware River Basin...
Pa. election 2026: Where governor candidates Garrity and Shapiro stand on energy costs, the environment and more
Finding ways to lower energy costs has become a key issue in the race for Pennsylvania governor, as rising utility bills squeeze many residents.
Pennsylvania roads are being coated in radioactive wastewater − here’s why
Pennsylvania’s roughly 100,000 oil and gas wells produce wastewater that’s many times saltier than seawater and contains radium, a known carcinogen. For decades, that saltwater, called brine, was spread on dirt and gravel roads across the state to control dust and also on paved roads to melt ice.
West Texas Town Declares "Stage 4" Water Shortage
Alpine declares Stage 4 water shortage after well system failure...
Oil prices jump more than 6% after Trump says U.S. will hit Iran hard
Crude oil prices rose sharply back to $85/bbl on Wednesday...
After Heat Wave, Cooler US Weather Forecasts Push Nat-Gas Prices Lower
Nat-gas prices retreated for a fourth straight session on Tuesday and posted a 3-month nearest-futures low. Prices are under pressure as weather models shifted to show a cooler Midwest and East Coast in the near term, reducing the need for air conditioning.
Matador Acquires Paloma Permian and Ridge Runner Assets
The Paloma Acquisition will consist of a cash payment of $1.275bn.
Virginia study on groundwater, data centers calls for tighter water regulations
Virginia, the world’s largest data center hub, has released a long-delayed study that examined the state’s eastern region groundwater supply and the resource-hungry industry’s possible impact on it, finding declines are likely in a critical aquifer due to population growth and industrial use, and urging stricter regulations.
Select Water Solutions: Monetizing The Same Barrel More Than Once
Select Water Solutions is transitioning from a cyclical oilfield services provider to a recurring-revenue water infrastructure platform with higher margins and contract-backed cash flows.
Not Oilfield Water, But A Reminder That Water Cyber Risk Is Real...
More than 30 Minnesota water systems were targeted in cyberattack...
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