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Texas Pacific Land Corporation Commissions Their Orla Desal Facility

TPL has completed construction and is commissioning their 10,000 barrel per day produced water desalination test facility in Orla, Texas.

MRT Covers TPL Orla Facility Opening

The facility is outfitted with a 10,000-barrel-per-day fractional freeze desalination system that treats produced water to a quality that meets or exceeds requirements for use in agriculture, surface water discharge, construction and cooling operations. Water treated on-site will also be used to irrigate a 20-acre rehabilitation plot north of the facility.

OAOA Coverage Of TPL Facility

"We aim to discharge at least 5,000 barrels a day as treated desalted water," Crain said.

EagleRock Acquires Intrepid Ranch

The acreage includes several million barrels per year of currently producing commercial water rights, several million barrels of above-ground storage capacity, multiple saltwater disposal wells, as well as active caliche pits and permitted sand mines.

Western Midstream Goes To Wall Street

Nice to see a top notch team representing our industry in NY this week.

WATER TALENT POOL: From Water To Data Centers For A Big Name In Our Industry

Steve Jones, known in water for his CEO/CFO role at Waterbridge, is now CFO at GPC Infrastructure, which was founded by executives formerly of H2O Midstream like Jim Summers and Gauri Potdar.

WATER TALENT POOL: Opening at UL

University Lands is hiring a Vice President of Natural Resource Development.

WATER TALENT POOL: BP Opening

Lead geoscientist saught

New Owners for Eureka’s 3 PA Wastewater Plants; Waste Still On Site

Eureka has sold the business operations at all three of its shuttered Pennsylvania frack wastewater treatment plants. Two of the three went to Select Water Solutions, one of the biggest water-management companies in the oilfield.

Water Drives Surface Revs For LandBridge

Produced water handling volumes increased on their acreage...

OPINION: What does it actually cost a company to put its name on its own best result?

Somebody in the Permian took water at 131,117 mg/L of dissolved solids and brought it out the other side at 352. That result is published. Nobody knows who did it.

Tech Stuff: Field evaluation of polished desalinated produced water for alfalfa irrigation in a semi-arid environment

This August 2026 study evaluated polished desalinated produced water (PDPW) as a supplemental irrigation source for field-grown alfalfa in a semi-arid region, with conventional groundwater serving as the reference irrigation source.

Off-Grid Data Center System Runs on NatGas, Makes Its Own Water

New solution for AI data centers to generate their own electricity, make their own water, cool themselves, and capture 90% of their carbon emissions — without touching the local power grid or municipal water supply.

Permian Basin Landowners Pivot to Data Centers Amid AI Boom

Texas Pacific Land, LandBridge, and EagleRock control over 1.4M acres and aim to supply land, water, and materials for hyperscale campuses.

E&P Operator Highlights Water Investments To Enhance O&G Returns

Take a look at slide 17 where Ring energy showcases investments in frac ponds, central tank bateries and disposal wells to drive up to $100 per ft future D&C cost savings...

WaterBridge Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results

Reports second quarter 2026 produced water handling volumes of 2.6 million barrels per day and revenue of $217.8 million, representing quarter-over-quarter growth of 6% and 8%, respectively...

450 barrels produced water spilled in Burke County

The Department of Mineral Resources reports the spill happened at a site operated by Murex Petroleum Corporation, just over 12 miles west of Powers Lake.

Oil prices edge higher after Red Sea, Gulf of Oman vessel attacks

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after deadly attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Oman heightened concerns over risks to global shipping routes.

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

Start Time	Description
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!)

Start Time	Description
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

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 #377