The first volume of a study of water issues in the Permian Basin is expected to be released to subscribers next month by Drillinginfo, an oilfield data company, and B3 Insight, a water data company. A lack of pipeline infrastructure to move crude oil and natural gas to market was previously considered the primary constraint to industry development in the Permian Basin, according to the Houston Chronicle, but now attention is turning to water issues in the region. Bernadette Johnson of Drillinginfo said, “Next to pipeline bottlenecks and constraints, water is the single most important issue in the Permian.” Using proprietary data from both companies, the four-part study analyzes the impact of production on water issues over the next 10 years in high commodity prices and low commodity prices.
