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Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

PBOG is the Official Publication of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association and is published monthly by Zachry Publications, LP.

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Going with the Flow

April 13, 2020 by PBOG

MIDLAND, TEXAS—When a United States senator makes a call to deliver a keynote, you know your conference’s subject matter is striking a chord. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) helped get the Permian Basin Water in Energy Conference (PBWIEC) off to a good start with his remarks at the dinner and reception held on Wednesday evening, Feb. […]

Filed Under: Featured Article Tagged With: Oil and Gas, PBWIEC, permian basin, Water

Spillover

May 20, 2019 by PBOG

Last month’s issue was called our “Water Issue” (see photo), so we can’t slap that label on this issue, or this coverage, anyway. We’ll just call this “Overflow.” It’s some additional insights we weren’t able to squeeze into the April issue. By Jesse Mullins   Some isolated, maybe random, observations about H2O and the tidal […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Fracking, Frac Sand and Water Tagged With: Feature, featured, Water

To Turn Up the Pressure

April 15, 2019 by PBOG

The year 2019 began with the the frac industry under pressure as a whole, and pressure pumpers were no exception. A sudden oil price drop in December, coupled with downward pricing impetus from backlogged pipelines and year-end budget exhaustion led to a drop in completions—and a freefall in demand for fracturing crews and frac sand. […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Fracking, Frac Sand and Water, Industry Analysis Tagged With: Feature, featured, pumping, Water

Water, Water Everywhere in the Permian

May 8, 2018 by PBOG

This approaching flood will require water treatment instead of an ark. by Paul Wiseman   Grizzled veterans of the Oil Patch have a saying that goes something like this: “We produce mostly water and a little bit of oil.” In the days of vertical wells and falling production that issue was not a problem. Scattered […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Trade Talk Tagged With: Feature, featured, Water

The Wall of Water

February 5, 2018 by PBOG

The rapidly developing water midstream sector promises a “wall of water” for producers. This expanding midstream sector replaces truck trips with more efficient hub-and-spoke gathering and distribution systems. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; Isaiah 35:6, ESV “We are modern day alchemists,” says Wolfcamp Water Partners CEO Toby Darden. […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Pipe and Pipe Service, Trade Talk Tagged With: Feature, featured, Water

From the Chairman: Wrangling Over Water

June 1, 2013 by PBOG

Various camps that are unfriendly to oil and gas are making water their point of contention. Water. It is a hot topic in Texas now, with drought concerns and high demands coming from many directions. Although hydraulic fracturing accounts for less than 2 percent of statewide water use, hydraulic fracturing and the economic prosperity of […]

Filed Under: From the Chairman, PBPA Tagged With: From the Chairman, Mark Merritt, PBPA, Water

A Different Kind of Liquids Play

February 4, 2013 by PBOG

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Article Tagged With: Desalination, featured, permian basin, Salt, Water, Water Supply

The Essential Element

January 24, 2013 by PBOG

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Article Tagged With: Desalination, featured, Gas, Oil, permian basin, Water, Water Shortage, Water Treatment

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