Start TimeDescription
12:00 pm
Private meeting, separate registration required
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
Private meeting, separate registration required
5:00 pm
Private meeting, separate registration required
10:00 pm
Start TimeDescription
7:15 am
8:15 am
kick-off sponsor
  • Pete Cook, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection
  • Joseph Triepke, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection
8:30 am
  • Chris Wright, Chairman & CEO, Liberty Energy
9:00 am
  • Kelly Bennett, CEO, B3 Insight
9:30 am
  • Amanda Brock, CEO, Aris Water Solutions [M]
  • Alan Van Reet, Senior Operations Manager, Pioneer Water Management
  • Edgar Castro, Water Operations Manager, Chevron
  • Gauri Potdar, SVP Strategy, H2O Midstream
10:15 am
Coffee sponsored by
10:45 am
  • Justin Mayorga, Vice President, Rystad Energy
11:10 am
  • Robert Ballantyne, Senior VP, RWI Enhanced Evaporation
11:15 am
  • Tyler Hussey, US Onshore Water Resources Lead, Apache Corporation
  • Ben Warden, Water Management Supervisor, Diamondback Energy
  • John Coyle, Director Global Supply Chain, Marathon Oil Corporation
  • Kade McCollough, Production and Completions Manager, Surge Energy America
  • Taylor Spalla, Partner, Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP [M]
12:00 pm
sponsored by
1:15 pm
  • Kevin Lafferty, CEO, Lagoon Water Midstream
  • J. Michael Anderson, CEO, Layne Water Midstream
  • Jared Perry, Director of Business Development, Goodnight Midstream
  • Phillip Douget, Vice President - Permian Basin, Blue Ox Resources
  • Ryan Hassler, Senior Analyst, Rystad Energy [M]
2:00 pm
  • Kevin Coffman, Executive Vice President, T Bank
  • Randy Woods, President, Integra Funding Solutions
2:05 pm
  • Beneficial Reuse (Apache & Pioneer - Tyler Hussey & Alan Van Reet)
  • Balancing Recycle & Injection Inside An Asset's Footprint (Surge Energy - Kade McCollough)
  • Produced Water Sharing Between Operators (Marathon - John Coyle & IronSight - Shawn Martens)
  • Produced Water Issues Outside The Permian (Diversified Production & Southwestern - Paul Hart & John Cave)
  • Building Water Midstream In-House vs. Outsourcing (Blue Ox Resources - Phillip Douget)
  • Pit Cleanouts & Oil In Pits (Diamondback - Ben Warden)
  • Spill Minimization (Chevron - Omar Visairo & Nikos Salmatanis)
  • Shallow Interval Pressure (B3 Insight - Pat Patton)
  • Shale Data Trends (Rystad Energy - Ryan Hassler & Justin Mayorga)
3:00 pm
3:30 pm
  • Stefanie Asher, Ph.D., Permian Realization Manager, XTO Energy Inc. (an ExxonMobil Subsidiary)
  • Rick McCurdy, Vice President-Innovation & Sustainability, Select Energy Services [M]
  • Matt Gabriel, CEO, XRI
  • Ted Wooten, Chief Engineer, Railroad Commission Of Texas
  • Mike Hightower, Program Director, New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium
4:10 pm
  • Paul McCrum, Vice President Commercial Development, CarboNet
4:15 pm
  • Scott McNeely, Senior Vice President - Finance, WaterBridge Resources
  • Stephen Cole, Executive VP & Partner, Five Point Energy
  • Michael Bodino, Managing Director Investment Banking, Seaport Global Securities [M]
  • Jason Schumacher, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP
5:00 pm
sponsored by
6:30 pm
evening free for client dinners
Start TimeDescription
7:30 am
8:30 am
  • Pete Cook, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection
  • Joseph Triepke, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection
8:45 am
  • Jim Wright, Commissioner, Texas Railroad Commission
9:00 am
  • Jim Wright, Commissioner, Texas Railroad Commission
  • Jason Jennaro, Executive Vice President - Water Infrastructure, Select Water Solutions
  • Todd Reynolds, President, Earthtone Mitigation Solutions
  • Joseph Triepke, Managing Partner, Oilfield Water Connection [M]
9:45 am
  • Ryan Sears, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP [M]
  • Patrick Knapp, Partner, Jackson Walker
  • Keith Gardner, Consultant, KJG Strategies
  • Justin Love, CEO, Blackbuck Resources
  • Isaac Griesbaum, Partner Winston & Strawn, LLP
10:30 am
11:00 am
  • Omar Visairo, DR/TR Sr. Production Engineer, Chevron
  • Nick Rodriguez, CEO, CDX Energy Services
  • John Ayers, President & CEO, TruClear Water Solutions
  • Caleb Bloyd, Sr. Staff Facilities Engineer, Chesapeake Energy [M]
11:45 am
  • Dr. Robert Bruant, Director of Product, B3 Insight [M]
  • Chris Davis, Senior Vice President, Milestone Carbon
  • Steve Everley, Managing Director - Energy & Natural Resources, FTI Consulting
  • Jordan Kirk, Permian Sales Manager – HPumpâ„¢, Baker Hughes
12:30 pm
1:30 pm
Ends at 3:30pm. Separate Registration Required.
Detailed Agenda

Monday - May 5, 2025 | Pre-Conference

Start TimeDescription
11:00 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
  • Joseph Triepke, 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)
  • Kirby Lindsey, Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation
  • 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
  • Matt Tate, Delek Logistics
  • Joseph Triepke, Oilfield Water Connection
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