Water management

Natura Resources and NGL Energy Partners are evaluating nuclear-powered desalination to treat produced water at scale in the Permian basin, addressing disposal and reuse challenges.

WT Oil & Gas and EnviroKlean have launched a solids-free produced water recycling system in the Permian basin, enabling high-volume reuse without sludge generation while lowering disposal costs and environmental risk.

(WO) - New Mexico’s push for a sustainable produced water program has devolved into political gridlock. In this month’s column, Mark Patton unpacks how a once-promising plan collapsed into regulatory drama—while Texas charges ahead with pilot projects that could redefine water reuse across the Permian.

The oil and gas industry is increasingly adopting electromagnetic flowmeters (magmeters) to improve produced water management. With superior accuracy, reliability and smarter diagnostics than mechanical meters, magmeters help operators handle rising water volumes and regulatory demands, supporting more efficient and sustainable oilfield operations. 

Kent has been awarded the FEED contract by Al-Khafji Joint Operations (KJO) for the Khafji Desalter and Water Treatment Plant upgrade. The project will sustain 300,000 bpd of crude production and expand treatment capacity to over 500,000 bpd.

Texas regulators are warning that wastewater from fracing in the biggest U.S. oil basin is causing a “widespread” increase in underground pressure — a development that risks hindering crude output and harming the environment.

After extensive reviews of public comments and stakeholder input, the Railroad Commission of Texas has adopted a significant overhaul of rules regulating oil and gas waste management facilities in Texas.

Adaptive Process Solutions (APS), a produced water treatment specialist, has completed a highly successful field trial of its new Microbubble Infusion Unit (MiFU) technology, achieving a near five-fold reduction in oil in water (OiW) levels in combination with a synergistic production chemical.

The Commission will focus attention on the effectiveness of treatment technologies and examine proper methods for gathering, storing, treating, testing, and documenting how treated water quality evolves and is controlled in each pilot facility.

(WO) — Abu Dhabi Sustainable Water Solutions Company (SWS), a leading provider of sustainable water solutions, announced a regional first of hitting 80% utilization of recycled water in the emirate of Abu Dhabi for the month of August.

The main scope of this paper is to describe the possible and secure production method of huge quantities of fresh/drinkable water from subsea bottom springs, by separating this meteoric (in origin) groundwater from the saline seawater.

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The newly created SWS Holding took ownership of Abu Dhabi Sustainable Water Solutions Company (ADSWS), formerly known as Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company (ADSSC), the main entity behind all wastewater collection, treatment, and reuse in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

This project will replace the current high-salinity, deep aquifer water systems at the fields, thereby reducing water injection related energy consumption by up to 30%.

The arrangement between Infinity and QRI aims to standardize, appraise and categorize water manufactured from the energy sector on a commercial scale. With robust end-to-end workflow tools, SpeedWise Water helps to streamline the drilling and exploration process with better water analytics and data.

For use at oil and gas and other sites, the trailer provides onsite water treatment solutions that enhance safety, quality, reliability and transparency of service to customers.

The Canadian company is looking to step up output in Colombia, which accounts for most of its production, by improving techniques such as adding so-called waterflood facilities in the main fields.

MYCELX has secured its second REGEN sale to another National Oil Company in the Middle East for water treatment during Enhanced Oil Recovery production. In addition, the company converted an emergency response project into a longer-term deployment.

B3 Insight has released a comprehensive water data offering for Wyoming, the company announced on Monday. This unique dataset is the first of its kind, and integrates data for injection wells, production sites, water rights and land parcels in addition to many water management layers and workflow tools.

During this 60-minute workshop, we will discuss the following: 1) No Pressure — Learn More About Spontaneous Imbibition presented by Dr. Aaron Sanders, Technical Director of Oilfield Solutions from Stepan Oilfield Solutions. 2) Oilfield Chemistry — the Move from Design to Application presented by Brian Price, Vice President- Technology from Rockwater Energy Solutions