Oil & Gas 360º

MAY 19, 2025

(World Oil) – Utilizing scientific and engineering analysis, the Railroad Commission of Texas has issued new guidelines that further strengthen permitting of disposal wells in the Permian basin. Produced water is a byproduct of oil and gas production and is injected into SWDs.

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Producer's Edge

APRIL 22, 2025

While the industry continues to explore recycling technologies and beneficial reuse applications, economic and technical barriers have limited widespread adoption. Consequently, over 80% of Texas produced water still finds its way into saltwater disposal wells—a critical infrastructure network that enables continued production.

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Producer's Edge

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Saltwater disposal wells rarely fail, but when they do, a complex web of legal issues can arise, such as potential regulatory matters, and potential claims for surface or subsurface damages, among other related operational concerns. Operating LLC , No. 03-22-00063-CV, 2024 WL 847222 (Tex.App—Austin Feb. 29, 2024, no pet.),

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Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

APRIL 14, 2025

This leads to a bifurcated situation: what is the sustainability of current methodologies for disposal, and what are the infrastructures and processes in place to take a product once regarded as waste and turn it into an asset? Through normal drilling, completions, and production, the numbers are staggering. Not even on eBay.

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