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Drowning in Liability: Court Extends "Waste" Liability to SWD Operator; but preserves the RPO defense

Producer's Edge

For every barrel of oil extracted in the Permian Basin, one report estimates that operators typically generate between 4-10 barrels of produced water—resulting in an estimated 3.9 The tensions between production and the related disposal of produced water create complex liability questions that Texas courts continue to refine.