Water management
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November 2025
(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.
Article
November 2025
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.
News
October 20, 2025
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.
Article
August 2025
Cavitation Technologies, Inc., specializes in development of advanced cavitation-based fluid processing systems. Their core innovation is the hydrodynamic cavitation Nano Reactor®, which has broad usage, including applications that may help to cost-effectively mitigate some of the industry’s produced water problems.
Article
July 2025
Pragmatism can be found throughout a recent decision of the Texas Supreme Court that has significant repercussions for oil and gas activity throughout the state.
News
May 22, 2025
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.
News
February 05, 2025
Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group, a leading global provider of water treatment solutions, announced its pending merger with sister company, Avista Technologies, Inc. (Avista). This merger will officially take effect on April 1, 2025.
Article
December 2024
As the year wraps up, the holiday period is typically a time of reflection, as we look for inspiration for the coming year and develop our goals and dreams. I would like to take this time to reflect on some of the bigger stories around produced water management and what I believe our goals should be for 2025.
News
December 17, 2024
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.
Article
October 2024
Although not my favorite David Bowie song, “Under Pressure” really does reflect Produced Water Management today. Most people would agree the seismicity issue is probably on the top of the list when it comes to the complexity of managing produced water.
News
May 22, 2024
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.
News
January 10, 2024
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.
Article
November 2023
The main scope of this article describes how the possible and secure production method of large quantities of fresh/potable water from subsea bottom springs can be achieved by separating this meteoric (in origin) ground water from the saline seawater.
Article
November 2023
A new chemistry solution, first developed for the food and beverage industry, provides an environmentally safe and economical alternative for upstream water treatment without the hazards or cost of traditional oxidizers or conventional biocides.
News
November 17, 2023
(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.
Article
October 2023
Methane in produced water / VOCs and produced water
