Last week, we joined 175 senior oilfield water industry professionals at the 3rd Annual Oilfield Water Industry Update conference at the Houstonian. It was a full house and a full discussion – there is no shortage of excitement in the sector at present. Here are some key takeaways from the …
Read More »Select Energy Services Is Going Big On Water Midstream Growth In 2021
The recent news that Select Energy Service is the stalking horse for Basic Energy Services’ water business (Agua Libre Midstream) in their bankruptcy was just the latest in a string of big growth moves for Select in water midstream. Here we analyze the moves and what they mean… There’s a …
Read More »Oilfield Water – Produced & Fresh H2O Datapoint Roundup
As we prep for the 3RD ANNUAL OILFIELD WATER INUDSTRY UPDATE at the Houstonian this fall, we are digging into what matters in produced water and water midstream. Here is what we found… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update …
Read More »The Landowners’ Voice: Fixing The Pecos County Sinkhole Mess [Guest Post]
Orphan wells and groundwater pollution are hot button issues in the Permian these days, and likely to become even hotter topics in the days ahead. In that context, today’s guest post is extremely relevant… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
Read More »Photos From The Road – Permian Field Trip
It was great to be back out in the Permian Basin to meet with folks and visit various job sites this month. We posted 13 key observations in this recent post. Today, we wanted to share more boots on the ground insights from our trip and what better way than …
Read More »Notes From The Road – 13 Permian Field Trip Datapoints + A Fridge Status Update!
It felt great to be back in the Permian Basin this week. Special thanks to all of you who took some time to meet with us, take us out in the field to show us your operations, and attend our Member Meetup. We are humbled by just how incredibly smart …
Read More »The Sand Rancher vs. The Super Major – Incendiary Water Dispute Playing Out In The Open
You can file this update in “things we never thought we’d write when we started an oilfield research firm,” but there’s a must-read battle raging between a big Permian rancher and a super major. And it is playing out in real-time in a must-read Tweet-storm right now… There’s a lot …
Read More »Short Takeaways From The Sidelines Of The First Produced Water Conference Since The Pandemic
This week, we attended and participated in the only in-person produced water / water midstream conference held so far in the pandemic era – The Oilfield Water Markets 2021 Conference. And it was awesome to be back out there mingling with so many great industry folks. As the first event …
Read More »Oilfield Water – Produced & Fresh H2O Datapoint Roundup
As we prep for the Oilfield Water Markets 2021 Conference this week in Frisco, we are doing some advance research on what matters in water midstream and here’s what we found… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive …
Read More »The Trucking Pain Point Is Officially A Major Oilfield Theme & A Key Shale Inflation Risk To Watch Into Mid-3Q21
An important E&P capex update this week reads distinctly negative for anyone hoping for an oilfield spending increase in 2020. Here’s the relevant excerpt: There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a …
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