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Reusing produced water

Oilfield Technology

Every year billions of barrels of Produced Water (PW) are generated from oil and gas production around the world. Most of this water goes back into the producing formations via injection wells as part of IOR and EOR programs to get more production from ageing fields. As fields age, they generate higher water to oil ratios.

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Livingston Parish Council Proposes Ordinance Banning Injection and Disposal Wells

The Energy Law

Last week, the Livingston Parish Council introduced a proposed ordinance that would place a moratorium on “the construction of disposal wells and injection wells in the Parish of Livingston.” [1] 2] The EPA regulations relating to Class VI wells can be found at 40 CFR §146.81 Tammany Parish Government v.

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Texas Legislature Allows Saltwater Pipeline Operators to Build Pipelines Along Public Roadways for Disposal of Fracking and Other Drilling Wastewater

The Energy Law

Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, received widespread support from environmental groups and the energy industry alike, including groups as diverse as the Sierra Club and the Texas Oil and Gas Association, and was unanimously approved by the Senate.

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New Texas Law Encourages Recycling of Wastewater From Oil and Gas Operations by Clarifying Ownership and Limiting Tort Liability

The Energy Law

By Jillian Marullo House Bill 2767, which took effect on September 1, 2013, was enacted to encourage recycling of the wastewater produced in hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) and other oil and gas operations. million gallons) of water is required to frack one horizontal well, many of which are fracked multiple times. In 2011, 3.5

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Eighty-Ninth Texas Legislature: One Month Countdown

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

On April 23, Abbott signed the first law of this years legislative session, a bill creating a new regulation-cutting agency inspired by Elon Musks federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). What this law is going to do is make government more efficient and less costly. million over the next five years.