Oilfield wastewater disposal volumes are expected to double in the Permian Basin within the next two to three years, a new analysis from global energy intelligence firm Wood Mackenzie shows. As drilling activity continues to expand in the arid region between West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, hydraulic fracturing has resulted in growing challenges in sourcing water and what to do with wastewater...
Whether for disposal or water recycle, help is available for specifying the right pump for the job. New trends have emerged in the world of water management for domestic oil and gas production as more companies look for ways to recycle produced water in lieu of injection into salt water disposal (SWD) wells. For recycling to make economic sense, a consumer of treated produced water is needed. Typically,...
MIDSTREAM UPDATE AUGUST 24 2018 Diamondback said they would conduct an IPO to raise $100 million for its subsidiary, Rattler Midstream, which provides oil, gas and water gathering services to Diamondback. In addition to the money raised in the IPO, Diamondback is contributing 248 miles for conveyance of flowback and produced water and 80 miles of pipeline for fresh water. This gives Rattler Midstream the...
Driven by a strong recovery in drilling and completion activity as well as increasing frac volume per well, US (lower 48) onshore oilfield water management services market has regained momentum after a two year decline and is on track to recover to 2014 highs by 2020. The Permian Basin (Delaware, Midland, and other Permian combined), with the largest volume of oilfield water produced among all US onshore...
BuySWD.com successfully sells 475-mile water pipeline in Permian Basin By RRIG Water Solutions | October 02, 2017 RRIG Water Solutions, a subsidiary of Fort Worth-based RRIG Energy, has acquired a 475-mile pipeline located in the Eastern Delaware Basin from Oilfield Water Logistics. The pipeline has the potential to move over 2.3 million barrels of freshwater per day for oil and gas...
Article By: Pam Boschee, Senior Editor | 04 October 2017 - Society of Petroleum Engineers As Permian Basin production has grown, so too has the demand for fresh water, transport, and disposal of waste water. Bloomberg recently reported that the average Permian well pumps 7 barrels of dirty water for 1 bbl of oil and put the service cost of water disposal at about $1.50 to...