7th Annual Oilfield Water
Industry Update
- October 30, 2025
The Houstonian | Houston, Texas
111 N Post Oak Ln, Houston, TX 77024
Thank you to all who joined us in Houston, Texas for the 7th Annual Oilfield Water Industry Update. This one-day event showcased the latest business trends in full-cycle shale water management, while enabling face-to-face networking for executives and investors in one of Houston’s most prestigious venues – The Houstonian.
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Conference Speakers
| THURSDAY 10/30/2025 | |
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| 7:00 am | Exhibitor Set Up Begins; Registration Desk Open For Badge Pickup |
| 7:30 am | Networking Breakfast Among Exhibits coffee sponsored by |
| 8:45 am | Opening Remarks • Pete Cook, Oilfield Water Connection • Joseph Triepke, Oilfield Water Connection kick-off sponsor |
| 9:00 am | State Of The Industry Keynote Address • Robert Crain, Texas Pacific Water Resources |
| 9:20 am | Oilfield Water Data Trends • Kelly Bennett, B3 Insight |
| 9:50 am | Unintended Nuclear Waste Creation When R226 & R228 Concentrate And Bite Your Wallet
• Robert Ballantyne, RWI Enhanced Evaporation case study |
| 10:00 am | 2026 Shale Activity Forecast • Thomas Jacob, Rystad Energy |
| 10:30 am | Networking Break In Exhibit Hall sponsored by |
| 11:00 am | E&P Operator H2O Perspectives Panel • Vrajesh Mehta, Oxy • Kade McCollough, Surge Energy • Brian Bohm, BKV • Jason Schumacher, O’Melveny & Myers LLP [Chair] |
| 11:40 am | Taxability & Exemptions For Processing & Recycling Wastewater Fireside Chat • Melissa Schulz, Texas Comptroller Of Public Accounts • Joseph Triepke, Oilfield Water Connection [Moderator] |
| 12:00 pm | Networking Lunch With Time To Visit Exhibits sponsored by |
| 1:30 pm | 2026 Water Midstream Market Outlook Panel • Jon VandenBrand, Western Midstream • Tyler Milam, Kinetik • Nick Hines, XRI • Tom Leslie, Leslie Law [Chair] |
| 2:10 pm | IP Filtration Self Cleaning Auto Strainer • Michael Otto, IP Filtration  case study
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| 2:20 pm | Power & Data Center Opportunities For Produced Water Panel • Zach Neal, Solaris Energy Infrastructure • Stephen Cole, Five Point Energy • Kelly Bennett, B3 Insight • Rick McCurdy, Select Water Solutions [Chair] |
| 3:00 pm | Afternoon Networking Break In Exhibit Hall sponsored by |
| 3:30 pm | Corporate Strategy & Investing Trends In Water Midstream Fireside Chat • Bentsen Falb, Raymond James • Joseph Triepke, Oilfield Water Connection |
| 3:50 pm | Water & Wine Roundtable Session 3 rotations, 15 minute each, 7 tables/topics to explore while sipping a choice beverage TABLES: 1. The Intersection Of Power, Data Centers, & Water – Rick McCurdy, Select Water Solutions 2. From Pressure to Profit: Turning Water into Value – Campbell Gough, B3 Insight 3. Water Stewardship – Matt Walls, Destination H2O 4. Stop The Water – Chris Rountree, ISCO & Ben Ferguson, Footage Tools 5. From Produced Water to Reusable Water (In One Step) – Tobias Baldrian Madsen, LiqTech 6. Unintended Nuclear Waste Creation – Robert Ballantyne, RWI Enhanced Evaporation 7. Advanced Water Filtration – Michael Otto, IP Filtration sponsored by |
| 4:40 pm | Closing Remarks
• Pete Cook, Oilfield Water Connection • Joseph Triepke, Oilfield Water Connection |
| 4:45 pm | Ranch Water Networking Reception sponsored by |
| 6 pm | Conference Adjourns |
| Conference VIP Dinner (Invitation Only) sponsored by |
Thursday 10/30/2025
7am – Exhibitor Setup
7:30am – Networking Breakfast Among Exhibits With Coffee sponsored by WaterBridge
9am – Welcome Remarks, Kick-off Sponsored By Keystone Clearwater Solutions
9:10am – Opening Keynote
9:30am – Water Data Keynote From B3 Insight
– Kelly Bennett, B3 Insight
9:50am – Unintended Nuclear Waste Creation When R226 & R228 Concentrate and bite your wallet?
– Robert Ballantyne, RWI Enhanced Evaporation
10am – 2026 Shale Industry Data Forecast From Rystad
– Thomas Jacob, Rystad Energy
10:30am – Networking Break Among Exhibits Sponsored By LiqTech
11am – E&P Operator H2O Perspectives Panel
-Vrajesh Mehta, Oxy
-Kade McCollough, Surge Energy
-Brittany W. Cheben, Chevron
-Jason Schumacher, O’Melveny & Myers LLP [Chair]
11:40am – Taxability & Exemptions For Processing & Recycling Wastewater
– Melissa Schulz, Texas Comptroller Of Public Accounts
– Joseph Triepke, Oilfield Water Connection
12pm – Networking Lunch With Time To Visit Exhibits Sponsored By Composite Piping Technology
1:30pm – 2026 Water Midstream Market Outlook Panel
– Tyler Milam, Kinetik
– Jon VandenBrand, Western Midstream
– Tom Leslie, Leslie Law [M]
2:10pm – IP Filtration Self Cleaning Auto Strainer
– Michael Otto, IP Filtration
2:20pm – Produced Water Opportunities In Power & Data Center Growth [Panel Discussion]
– Rick McCurdy, Select Water Solutions [Chair]
3pm – Networking Break Sponsored By Texas Capital
3:30pm – Fireside Chat On Corporate Strategy & Investing Trends In Water Midstream
-Bentsen Falb, Raymond James
3:50pm – Water & Wine Roundtable Session (3 rotations, 15 minute each, 7 tables/topics to explore while enjoying drink service in the main hall)
1. The Intersection Of Power, Data Centers, & Water – Rick McCurdy, Select Water Solutions
2. Water Stewardship – Matt Walls, Destination H2O
3. Stop The Water – Chris Rountree, ISCO & Speaker TBN from Footage Tools
4. Produced Water Treatment & Reuse – Tobias Baldrian Madsen, LiqTech
5. Advanced Water Filtration – Michael Otto, IP Filtration
6. Unintended Nuclear Waste Creation – Robert Ballantyne, RWI Enhanced Evaporation
7. Water Data Trends – B3 Insight
4:40pm – Closing Remarks
4:45pm – Networking Drinks Reception Sponsored By ISCO
5:45pm – Conference Adjourns
6pm – VIP Dinner (invite only sponsored by Carbonet)
