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Unpacking Proximate Cause in SWD Failure

Producer's Edge

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. Investigation revealed that there was severe degradation of the well’s tubing and casing.

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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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