Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s that time of year when conferences go into full swing and we get the opportunity to engage with the water management industry in person
Reading Time: 3 minutesAre you ready to dive into the murky waters of Louisiana’s unique energy landscape? Effective water management is a critical component to the long-term viability of oil and gas operations, whether participating as an exploration and production (E&P) operator, an oilfield service company, or midstream service provider. This is particularly true in Louisiana, where complex data access…
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is a dilemma that must be addressed as we enter a new inning for the water management business. We operate in an industry now predicated on immediate to short-term returns on capital, yet the water issues facing the industry may dictate capital expenditures that require a longer-term perspective…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn 2011, Oklahoma shook from the largest recorded earthquake at the time, a magnitude 5.7 event east of Oklahoma City. The event was one of many in a series of induced seismicity episodes inflicting this area of the state. The culprit – produced water injection into the Arbuckle formation. The Arbuckle formation, a Cambrian-Ordovician aged carbonate group, has significant porosity…
Reading Time: 4 minutesLooking to stake your claim on a little piece of Earth? How about the unoccupied pore spaces within rock formations? As carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) gains steam, the ownership of pore space…
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs I’m sitting down to write this, watching snow fall over my family’s cattle operation in southwest Montana (my deadline for this post is a great excuse for why I ‘can’t’ go out in the storm to move cows). This winter season has been a rough one for ranchers in the West. First no snow, no moisture, then way too much. The result: huge concerns about…