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
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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 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
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