Produced water

Texas RRC Aiming to Curb Permian Quakes with Produced Water Plan

Texas RRC Aiming to Curb Permian Quakes with Produced Water Plan

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) recently launched an oil and natural gas operator-led response plan in West Texas that targets seismicity from produced water injection wells in the Permian Basin. The Northern Culberson-Reeves Seismic Response Area (SRA) plan is designed to reduce the intensity and frequency of injection-induced earthquakes. The goal is to eliminate…

March 10, 2022
Some Permian Disposal Well Permits Suspended by Texas RRC Following Quakes

Some Permian Disposal Well Permits Suspended by Texas RRC Following Quakes

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) has suspended all disposal well permits to inject oil and gas waste into deep strata within a portion of the Permian Basin following a series of earthquakes. The action, taken earlier in December and in effect as of Friday (Dec. 31), applies to 33 deep disposal wells within the…

December 30, 2021
WaterBridge Adding Produced Water Heft in Permian Delaware with Colgate Acquisition

WaterBridge Adding Produced Water Heft in Permian Delaware with Colgate Acquisition

WaterBridge Holdings LLC is continuing to build on its extensive portfolio of produced water infrastructure in the Permian Basin. Backed by private equity firm Five Point Energy, the midstream company recently completed a transaction to acquire Colgate Energy LLC assets in the Delaware sub-basin that it snagged in June from Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Oxy). Financial…

September 15, 2021
NGL Energy Expands Permian Water Acreage Dedication in New Mexico

NGL Energy Expands Permian Water Acreage Dedication in New Mexico

Tulsa-based NGL Energy Partners LP has signed a long-term extension and expansion of an acreage dedication with an existing customer in the Permian Basin.  The agreement with an undisclosed customer is for an operating area in New Mexico’s Lea and Eddy counties within the Delaware sub-basin, NGL said. The acreage dedication through 2027 was increased…

September 1, 2020