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Commission issues new guidelines for permitting of disposal wells in Permian

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Railroad Commission of Texas last week issued new guidelines for permitting of disposal wells in the Permian Basin. The commission said May 16 new requirements will be implemented for permits for saltwater disposal wells in the region.

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The Produced Water Challenge

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

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. Ira Yates, president and Founder of Friends of the Pecos River (more at: friendsofthepecosriver.org) recently said during an interview, Well, the water has to be clean.

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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. The post Welded Together appeared first on Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine. That was Rodriguezs first yes, in late 2021. He started with about six welders, doing awnings and other small oilfield jobs.

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Eighty-Ninth Texas Legislature: One Month Countdown

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

The bill also enhances penalties for unlawful appropriation of petroleum products and equipment, and establishes criminal penalties for operating disposal wells without a permit. Julie Anderson is editor of County Progress Magazine and is past editor of Permian Basin Oil and Gas.

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