Taking a break? Below are some interesting reads

We’ve all been waiting to see what comes down from the Texas RRC with regards to induced seismicity and SWD management.  Here’s what went out at 10:00 am yesterday: https://rrc.texas.gov/media/sm5bzzpg/nto-disposal-well-monitoring-reporting-requirements-in-the-permian-basin-12-19-2023.pdf And here’s our synopsis ofRead more

Around 4:30 AM, a 5.3-magnitude earthquake shook west Texas, 23 miles W-SW of Mentone. Karen Work, of Carlsbad, NM, contacted us to let us know that she had felt the early morning earthquake. While thereRead more

Following the 5.4 M earthquake on November 16,2022, the Northern-Culberson Reeves Seismic Response Area (NCR SRA) has been subtly expanded, and a response plan has been amended to reduce injection volumes by 50%.   The newRead more

This morning another earthquake occurred in the Culberson SRA region in West Texas, with Texnet currently categorizing the quake as a magnitude M 4.7.  That makes 28 earthquakes so far this year which exceed magnitudeRead more

As part of our series on Permian SWD water management, we thought we’d share a historical visual of Bottomhole Pressures in the Permian versus Injection volumes, for each of the major sub-basins: Midland, TXDelaware, TXSERead more