Water recycling firm Infinity Water Solutions LLC is extending a collaboration with a unit of ExxonMobil to improve water use in oil and natural gas activities in the Permian Basin’s Delaware subbasin in New Mexico. The multi-year contract with major Permian operator XTO Energy Inc., an ExxonMobil subsidiary, would preserve millions of barrels of water…
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Texas Pacific, WaterBridge Teaming Up Deep in Heart of Permian Delaware
Texas Pacific Land Corp. (TPL) and WaterBridge NDB LLC have formed an alliance that they say emphasizes sustainable oil and natural gas development across 64,000-plus acres in Reeves and Loving counties in West Texas, spanning the heart of the Permian Basin’s Delaware sub-basin. “This alliance covers a region of the Delaware Basin that offers some…

Lower 48 E&Ps Treating Less Water as Disposal Permits Drying Up, Quake Activity Rising
Exploration and production (E&P) companies, particularly in West Texas, appear to be in a bit of a conundrum. Amid an increase in seismic activity related to Lower 48 development, producers stand to lose nearly half of their disposal capacity in key basins at the same time the amount of water they are leaving untreated is…
Layne Water Midstream Secures Rights to Expand Permian Infrastructure in West Texas
Layne Water Midstream LLC (LWM) has reached agreement with the Texas General Land Office (GLO) to expand its oilfield water footprint in the Permian Basin.
Layne Water Midstream Secures Rights to Expand Permian Infrastructure in West Texas
Layne Water Midstream LLC (LWM) has reached agreement with the Texas General Land Office (GLO) to expand its oilfield water footprint in the Permian Basin.
Wyoming Firm Plans to Repurpose Produced Water from Energy Operations for Farmlands
With the intention of being the nation’s first midstream energy-agriculture company, a privately held Wyoming company on Monday obtained permits to use produced water from oil and natural gas operations on the state’s agricultural lands.
Oilfield Water Logistics Doubles Permian Delaware Footprint With Acquisition
Oilfield Water Logistics (OWL) said Monday it has acquired a portfolio of operating produced water infrastructure assets in New Mexico from an unnamed, “major Permian Basin oil producer.”
Southwestern Restoring Fresh Water Amid Conservation Concerns
Appalachian pure-play Southwestern Energy Co.’s various water conservation projects returned 10 billion gallons of fresh water to the environment in 2019.
Texas E&P Alliance Pushing for Sustainable Produced Water Use
With produced water from Texas oil and natural gas wells expected to top an estimated 15 billion-plus barrels a year by 2023 from 8.5 billion in 2017, the state’s operators have stepped up with recommendations to economically and sustainably manage the projected increases.

H2O Adds to Bastion of Permian Produced Water Infrastructure
Houston-based H2O Midstream LLC has joined a growing list of operators building out produced water infrastructure in the Permian Basin with a deal to acquire assets from Sabalo Energy LLC, concurrent with a 15-year acreage dedication to provide produced water gathering, disposal and recycling services.