Archive for December 2018
The Crucial Importance of Water Handling in Oilfield Operations – An Oil & Gas 360® Special Report
Full Credit to: OIl and Gas 360 Water is not a traded commodity in the U.S., like iron ore, copper or coal, but it has become a critical factor to the companies that produce oil and gas from North America’s shale basins One of the biggest environmental and oil and gas production cost factors in…
Read MoreHow to Manage the Permian Basin Upstream Oilfield Water Crisis
By Joshua Adler The Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico has become the most active, most important oilfield in the world. IHS Markit estimates that over the next five years, Permian crude production will more than double – again — adding 60% of all net new crude production on Earth. Not only will…
Read MoreSourcewater Acquires Competitor’s Assets, Eyes Further Buys, CEO Says
Sourcewater, a Houston-based oilfield water intelligence company, recently acquired a competitor and is considering further acquisitions, said CEO Josh Adler. Adler, who is the principal owner, initially founded the company in 2014 as an online oilfield water and recycling marketplace, he said. He soon realized that the developing water ecosystem was generating demand for more…
Read MorePermian Pulse: Using Satellite Imagery Analytics To Track the World’s Busiest Oil Play
Original Credit: Matt Zborowski, Technology Writer, Journal of Petroleum Technology 01 December 2018 A trip on Highway 285 between Fort Stockton, Texas, and Carlsbad, New Mexico, is both fascinating and horrifying for the average commuter in the US desert Southwest. The 140-mile stretch of two-lane road can take hours to traverse on a given day…
Read More