Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 22—A major change to a bill that would commercialize the treatment and reuse of saltwater resources seems to have swayed more ...

New Mexico has made the right decision by allowing the reuse of so-called “produced water.” To clear up a common misconception, produced water is simply the water naturally present in underground ...

The state Water Quality Control Commission is close to adopting a measure that would allow for and regulate “pilot projects” to treat and reuse wastewater from the oil and gas industry in New Mexico.

Already yielding significant amounts of water produced alongside crude and natural gas, the Permian Basin is expected to produce even more in the future. “As Tier 1 wells deplete, Tier 2 and Tier 3 ...

Although historically viewed as a waste, produced water that comes to the surface as part of the oil and gas production stream now potentially has value. Produced water can be recycled and reused as ...

Produced Water Society President Steve Coffee welcomes attendees to the 2023 Produced Water Society Permian Basin conference Tuesday at the Midland County Horseshoe Pavilion. (Jacob Ford, The Oilfield ...

On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court of Texas issued an opinion in a closely watched case addressing the ownership of produced water — the byproduct of drilling, fracking and formation fluids. In ...

Fresh water is an ever-scarcer resource and our policies should encourage industry recycling of produced water instead of fresh water in the process of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking,” so that ...

Industry leaders will gather in Midland next week for the Permian Basin Water In Energy Conference with a slate of experts ready to discuss the importance of water. Produced Water Society President ...

EFSA experts have examined the quality of water used during operations in the fresh and frozen produce sector. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) asked the Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) ...

In the last few years, they successfully built technology that converts air to drinking water, producing 5,000 litres of water a day ...