Oil & Gas 360º

JUNE 10, 2025

(Oil Price) – As if WTI oil prices in the low $60s per barrel aren’t enough to slow production growth at America’s top producing shale basin, the Permian, new guidelines for permitting saltwater disposal wells could raise the costs for operators, especially smaller producers with limited resources.

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Disposal Well Oil E&P Basin 130

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

APRIL 14, 2025

You are probably aware that the water problem in the Permian Basin is direit is the desert, after all. Disposal of produced water in the past was largely a matter of just pumping it back down underground, as is seen in the proliferation of SWDs (Salt Water Disposals) that dot the landscape in the Permian Basin.

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Basin Exploration and Production Barrel Disposal Well 96

Producer's Edge

APRIL 22, 2025

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 billion barrels of produced water annually in Texas alone. —El Paso Dec. 27, 2024, no pet. Basic filed this appeal.

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Disposal Well Operator Exploration and Production Casing 45

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

MAY 1, 2025

Industry-Related Issues From the start of the 140-day session, the overall goal of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association (PBPA) has been to support legislation that promotes the safe and responsible development of the natural resources found in the Permian Basin, said PBPA Executive Vice President Stephen Robertson.

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Basin Abandonment Operator Oil 52