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We have some great news to report on this auspicious day in 2021! We’ve long maintained “transparency” would be a great equalizer.  We’ve predicted a dramatic increase in recycling when New Mexico Operator Water Use reports for Completions made it into the public domain, and that is exactly what is happening.  (Keep in minds theRead more

This is the second of a series of observations from EnergyMakers’ New Mexico Deep SWD Report, where we explore the practical capacity of New Mexico’s growing Deep SWD infrastructure, and what we can expect going forward.  We have long warned that pressure limits are more likely to be constraining factors than volumetric limits in theRead more

This is the first of a series of observations from EnergyMakers’ New Mexico Deep SWD Report where we explore the practical capacity of New Mexico’s Deep SWD infrastructure and what operators and midstream players can expect going forward. We look back to peak performance of deep SWDs (> 8,000 ft true vertical depth) at the endRead more

EnergyMakers Advisory Group has long been cautioning stakeholders not to be too quick to indict disposal wells for Delaware, Texas area seismicity.  Other factors may also be at play in the region.    While SWD disposal has proven to be causal to induced seismicity in many areas including Arkansas, Colorado, parts of Texas, and broadly inRead more

Congratulations to DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) on the closure of their successful acquisition of Indigo Natural Resources’ interest in a gathering and disposal well system and gathering pipeline in the Haynesville shale formation of Louisiana. The transaction includes a total purchase price of $2.25 billion in cash, plus a $400 million milestone payment upon completionRead 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

In field tests, Hexion’s AquaBond technology has lowered water production by nearly 45% in some wells, with no observed impact on hydrocarbon production. (Courtesy of Hexion) EnergyMakers loves to bring visibility to promising technologies that can help manage the industry’s growing produced water challenge.  A new technology from Hexion aims to help operators significantly reduceRead more

News wires were abuzz last week with the announcement that the US had become a net oil exporter for the first time in nearly 75 years. This is major news, but does it truly mark a milestone toward the country’s goal of energy independence? And is the claim even true in the first place? USRead more

The persistent presence of low magnitude earthquakes in the Delaware Basin, namely in Reeves County, is prompting Texas regulators to enact new policies for reviewing disposal well permits. The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC), the state agency charged with regulating the exploration, production, and transportation of oil and gas, acknowledges that the landscape is about toRead more

As the oil and gas industry faces mounting challenges about how and where to dispose of its growing volumes of wastewater in certain regions, the Trump administration is considering whether to ease regulations and make it easier for drillers to discharge appropriately treated wastewater directly into rivers and streams. This potential shift in policy comesRead more