The search for solutions to the Permian Basin’s water quandaries lead almost invariably to one destination: desalination. Anthony Smith claimed water treatment and re-use will be a critical focus going forward in the Permian Basin. “We have a big opportunity to treat and re-use flowback and produced water on daily basis,” offered Smith, the Permian […]
The Essential Element
Water, the universal solvent, the element that puts the “hydraulic” in hydraulic fracturing—this force of nature that also is a force that drives oil and gas exploration and production—is the hottest commodity in the industry. The No. 1 issue facing the Permian Basin today is not jobs or the economy. It is water. With drought […]