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
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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
On May 19, 2020, Governor Stitt of Oklahoma signed Senate Bill 1875, the Oil and Gas Produced Water and Waste Recycling and Reuse Act. This is important legislation that opens the door to recycling for operators and service providers, and anyone else. As with legislation which clarified ownership and liabilities in Texas in 2015, OklahomaRead more
Curious about what the future holds? We’ve run some quick scenarios to frame out what the future might hold for the water business in oil and gas. EnergyMakers has long advised clients to mitigate price swings and drilling fall-off by maintaining a production-related foundation to the business. The benefit of this strategy is about toRead 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
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
Houston-based oilfield water treatment company H2O Midstream recently announced a deal to acquire all wastewater assets from E&P Sabalo Energy for an undisclosed sum. The deal gives H2O Midstream 37 miles of oilfield water pipelines, nine saltwater disposal wells and four permits for the development of additional disposal wells. The company will now be ableRead 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
As water demand keeps rising and viable supplies dry out, creative approaches are required to make smarter use, and reuse, of existing water. This is the mission of the new Center for Materials for Water and Energy SysTems (M-WET), a multi-university research center headquartered in The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering.Read more
The rebound in oil prices has spurred a dramatic upswing in drilling activity in many parts of the country—and New Mexico is no exception. According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), New Mexico’s side of the Permian basin is currently home to about 30,000 wells, with more wells being drilled every day. The practiceRead more