For those of you in the water treatment and recycling business, the New Mexico legislature recently passed ground-breaking legislation for water conservation advocates. New Mexico House Bill HB546 cleared the path in 2019 for water recycling going forward, by voiding agreements or covenants which require the operator to use fresh water, if more suitable recycledRead more
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Many of us jumped to attention with news of the recent high magnitude event near Mentone, Texas (see some of our earlier blogs on the March 26 M 4.6-5.0 earthquake in the Texas Delaware basin). Interestingly, we failed to also point out there have been at least 3 series of recent U.S. based seismic eventsRead more
We’re excited about the upcoming PWS conference next week in Houston at the Westin at Gessner (new location)! This conference promises to be highly technical with up-to-the-minute research. I am hosting an AWESOME panel of experts and we plan on covering a number of highly relevant topics. For example, we will have top legal expertiseRead more
Operators appear to be getting bolder as they go deeper, with the Texas RRC’s approval. BHP Billiton successfully permitted three (3) 90,000-bpd saltwater disposal wells recently in the Devonian/Silurian in Reeves county, at depths between 15,000 and 17,000 ft. Only time will tell how much produced water these high-dollar wells will really take; today, fewRead more
When it comes to regulations governing produced water disposal in the places like the Permian, “we need to stay flexible enough to dial it back if we get it wrong.” Laura Capper, founder and CEO of EnergyMakers Advisory Group, shared this opinion, and more, at the recent Produced Water Society Permian Basin 2019. Capper InRead more
Independent operator Surge Energy US Holdings was recently selected as an honoree for Houston Business Journal’s (HBJ’s) inaugural Innovation Awards. The award, which recognizes companies who demonstrate a culture of innovation and unconventional approaches to solving complex challenges, goes to Surge the same year the company drilled a record-setting lateral in the Permian basin. InRead more
Laura Capper of EnergyMakers Advisory Group will share findings of her firm’s report on Disposal Well Pressurization and Operational Risk Management in Upstream Oil and Gas with the San Antonio chapter of the Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists (SIPES). Her talk, entitled “The Formation Pressure Problem (and its Impact on the Permian and Beyond),”Read more
Laura Capper, President of CAP Resources, will be speaking at Southwest Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (SWS AAPG) 2017 Annual Convention. This conference is sponsored by West Texas Geological Society, featuring keynote speakers: – Scott W. Tinker, Bureau of Economic Geology – Nic Brissette, Delta Oil & Gas – Charles Sternbach, PresidentRead more
Our President and CEO, Laura Capper, was invited to the 5th Annual Energy Symposium hosted by Oklahoma University by OU / OGS Hydrologist Kyle Murray, Session Moderator. Laura, along with the other panelists Jim Summers and Bill Way, address the topics of water management, recycling, reuse, transportation, and the “salt dilemma”. Other panelists in the forum covered topics including big picture energy issues and theRead more
Ground Water Protection Council Digesting the great information exchange from GWPC’s Austin conference on UICs (Disposal Wells). Came away with a balanced perspective from operators and regulators including Tim Baker and Michael Teague with the Oklahoma Oil and Gas Commission, having very open and transparent exchanges with leading operators including Marathon, Anadarko, Chesapeake, Chevron, andRead more