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(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 disposalwells could raise the costs for operators, especially smaller producers with limited resources.
(World Oil) – Utilizing scientific and engineering analysis, the Railroad Commission of Texas has issued new guidelines that further strengthen permitting of disposalwells in the Permian basin. Produced water is a byproduct of oil and gas production and is injected into SWDs.
Last week, the Livingston Parish Council introduced a proposed ordinance that would place a moratorium on “the construction of disposalwells 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 Ordinance No. Tammany Parish Government v.
The Delaware Mountain Group is a group of formations including the Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon and Brushy Canyon formations, deposits in ancient canyons filled in over the ages, and are productive of oil and gas. These disposalwells have caused water to migrate to producing wells in the Delaware Mountain Group, killing those wells.
Railroad Commission of Texas last week issued new guidelines for permitting of disposalwells in the Permian Basin. The commission said May 16 new requirements will be implemented for permits for saltwater disposalwells in the region.
The following, summarized by Robertson, made it through both chambers and to the governor’s desk: House Bill 48 creates an Organized Oilfield Theft Prevention Unit within the Department of Public Safety to combat theft involving oil and gas equipment in Texas. This unit is tasked with investigating specified oilfield theft-related offenses.
In the vast expanse of Texas oil fields, a critical but often overlooked challenge lies beneath the surface: produced water management. For every barrel of oil extracted in the Permian Basin, one report estimates that operators typically generate between 4-10 barrels of produced water—resulting in an estimated 3.9
Every year billions of barrels of Produced Water (PW) are generated from oil and gas production around the world. As fields age, they generate higher water to oil ratios. In some mature fields, 10 barrels of water are generated for every barrel of oil produced.
Saltwater disposalwells 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.),
On April 4, 2017 , a federal district court dismissed a citizen-enforcement action under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act that could have profound impact on fracking suits against the oil and gas industry. In Sierra Club v.
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.
If that water cannot be injected back into the disposalwells, 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.
As a whole, the oil patch is a tight-knit community, especially in the Permian Basin, where almost everyone is in the business one way or another. From there we started building SWDs [saltwater disposalwell facilities] and buildings, along with awnings and all, he said. That was Rodriguezs first yes, in late 2021.
The Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal recently issued an opinion involving issues of prescription and breach of contract claims in the context of Act 312 and “legacy lawsuits” that oil and gas companies must remain cognizant of going forward. In State of Louisiana, et al. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co.,
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. In addition, for every barrel of oil or gas produced by a well, it is estimated that 7-9 barrels of wastewater are generated.
Once again, lawmakers have prioritized water, and industry experts remain committed to expanding the use of treated produced water in industrial and agricultural applications, as well as for land discharge, Robertson stated. In their 2024 report, the Railroad Commission estimated nearly 9,000 such wells exist in Texas.
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