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Salt Water Disposal: Regulations, Earth Quakes, and Shallow Well Disposals Oh My
April 13, 2019As you know, the Texas Rail Road Commission (TXRRC) has announced they are going to begin limiting pressure and volume allowances on salt water disposal wells even more than they already do. Inevitably, more restrictions are going to come. But, why do regulators care and why do they establish a limitation on salt water disposal […]
Read MoreThe Crucial Importance of Water Handling in Oilfield Operations – An Oil & Gas 360® Special Report
December 14, 2018Full Credit to: OIl and Gas 360 Water is not a traded commodity in the U.S., like iron ore, copper or coal, but it has become a critical factor to the companies that produce oil and gas from North America’s shale basins One of the biggest environmental and oil and gas production cost factors in […]
Read MoreHow to Manage the Permian Basin Upstream Oilfield Water Crisis
December 8, 2018By Joshua Adler The Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico has become the most active, most important oilfield in the world. IHS Markit estimates that over the next five years, Permian crude production will more than double – again — adding 60% of all net new crude production on Earth. Not only will […]
Read MorePredicting the Future: Why the Upstream Water Management Industry Needs a Water Marketplace
February 25, 2017Benjamin Reed | Sourcewater February 25, 2017 As the Shale Boom took full swing in 2009, U.S. hydrocarbon production doubled, and Texas crude production jumped 250%. U.S. oil and gas producers rushed to drill and frac as many wells as possible in hopes of capitalizing on the $100+ price of oil. The world […]
Read MoreSourcewater – Helping SWDs Stay Afloat in Turbulent Times
February 11, 2016Sponsored Content Among the many challenges operators face in this down-market, produced water management remains their single largest operating expense. Across the board, onshore E&P’s have significantly reduced capital investment – rig counts are down and operators have high-graded assets. Yet, while ongoing declines in the price of oil further suppress drilling and completion […]
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