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Count It a Successful Session

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Moreover, it establishes criminal penalties for operating disposal wells for oil and gas waste without necessary permits from the Railroad Commission, also graded by the value of waste disposed of. Operators can request compliance plans that detail their commitment to plugging or restoring inactive wells by Sept.

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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. A Lot of Help from My Friends At this point the big question revolves around how a completely solo welder becomes a significant entrepreneur and manages a rapidly growing business.

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The Produced Water Challenge

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Through normal drilling, completions, and production, the numbers are staggering. If that water cannot be injected back into the disposal wells, where is it all going to go? Well, hold your literal and metaphorical horses. Not even on eBay. The technologies are there, the need is there, the water is there.

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