Independent E&Ps looking to unload some of their shale real estate in the Permian basin are not generating much interest from the majors. A number of big oil companies—ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron included—have all gone on record stating that they are wary of buying up assets from smaller companies at a time ofRead more
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Constrained water disposal capacity in some key hydrocarbon producing areas of Oklahoma is making for some complicated water logistics, leading producers to get creative in how to reduce their disposal volumes. EnergyMakers Advisory Group’s Laura Capper shared this, and other, insights in the Feb 2019 issue of The Oil and Gas Investor. In a featureRead more
The meteoric rise in drilling and completions activity in the Permian Basin in the past few years has brought with it a scramble for new sources of water. As a result, “water is the new oil,” says Energy Makers Advisory Group’s Laura Capper. “The value of water has changed.” The U.S. demand for waterRead more
EnergyMakers Advisory Group’s Laura Capper recently shared her perspective on produced water disposal capacity in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico with Energywire. Laura’s thoughts are part of a bigger Energywire story on how regulators in those oil patch states are trying to handle the large volumes of wastewater produced during drilling and completions operations. ThisRead more
The University of Houston recently announced a new collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprises (HPE), which includes a $10 million gift from HPE to the university. This gift, and the ongoing partnership, will help UH develop enhanced data science tools to address challenges in the healthcare, energy and smart materials sectors in the Houston area. Read more
Colorado voters on Nov 6 defeated Proposition 112, a measure designed to increase oil and gas well setbacks from homes and businesses in the state. We reported on this particular piece of legislation last month, which if passed would have required most new oil and gas wells to be placed at least 2,500 ft fromRead more
A proposition on Colorado’s November 6th ballot threatens to cut the state’s oil output by more than 50 percent and halt the development plans of many E&P companies in their tracks. If passed by the state’s voters, Proposition 112 will require new drilling sites, processing plants and gathering lines to be placed more thanRead more
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake recorded northeast of Amarillo on October 20th has seismologists asking an increasingly familiar question: was the earthquake a result of naturally occurring shifts in fault systems? Or, was it induced by oil and gas activities in the region? Earthquakes are not new to the Texas Panhandle. The region has aRead more
If Permian oil and gas production is going to continue to thrive, operators need reliable and affordable access to more water management solutions. Oil executives from major Permian operators shared this common consensus at a recent energy summit at Rice University in Houston, calling water disposal from oilfield operations one of the biggest challenges theyRead more
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced a new study of current oil and gas wastewater management requirements to help determine if new regulations are necessary. EPA’s current guidelines cover E&P effluent onshore at the wellhead and at centralized wastewater treatment facilities. But as one EPA official told The Oil & GasRead more