Fracking has dramatically increased the demand for water in the nation’s most productive oil field, Texas’ Permian Basin. Water usage has already risen sixfold since 2011, and according to research firm IHS Markit, demand will double again by the end of this year.
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Network effects matter, even with water trucks and drilling rigs. By Lydia DePillis, Houston Chronicle | February 24, 2017 MIDLAND — On a highly traveled stretch of highway heading out of this West Texas city, Tim Greer turned into a lot near a disposal well and pulled open the door to a wooden shed that has been […]
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Steve Toon Editor-In-Chief, Oil and Gas Investor Hart Energy Wednesday, September 28, 2016 – 11:21am SAN ANTONIO—Despite the sharp fall in the number of wells being drilled in the Eagle Ford Shale over the past couple years, a significant increase in lateral lengths and proppant loading has actually elevated the amount of water used in […]
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