Oil & Gas 360º
JUNE 10, 2025
(Oil Price) – As if WTI oil prices in the low $60s per barrel aren’t enough to slow production growth at America’s top producing shale basin, the Permian, new guidelines for permitting saltwater disposal wells could raise the costs for operators, especially smaller producers with limited resources.
Producer's Edge
APRIL 22, 2025
In the vast expanse of Texas oil fields, a critical but often overlooked challenge lies beneath the surface: produced water management. Consequently, over 80% of Texas produced water still finds its way into saltwater disposal wells—a critical infrastructure network that enables continued production. —El Paso Dec.
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Oilfield Technology
JUNE 27, 2025
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. Historically, excess PW not needed for sweeping producing formations has been disposed of in Class II Saltwater Disposal wells (SWD). Venture capital money flowed in.
Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine
APRIL 14, 2025
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.
Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine
APRIL 21, 2025
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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