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Reusing produced water

Oilfield Technology

Historically, excess PW not needed for sweeping producing formations has been disposed of in Class II Saltwater Disposal wells (SWD). In recent years these higher disposal volumes have led to seismic events in several states. The pipelines move water around at a fraction of the cost of trucking.

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Welded Together

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

From there we started building SWDs [saltwater disposal well facilities] and buildings, along with awnings and all, he said. One of those is a lawyer who works at a firm who dedicates his work to suing companies like mine, in this case helping Rodriguez not get sued. That was Rodriguezs first yes, in late 2021.