Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 22—A major change to a bill that would commercialize the treatment and reuse of saltwater resources seems to have swayed more ...

North Dakota Oil and Gas officials have confirmed a produced water spill at the Jellesed SWD 1 site. The incident happened on ...

The state Water Quality Control Commission is close to adopting a measure that would allow for and regulate “pilot projects” to treat and reuse wastewater from the oil and gas industry in New Mexico.

A tank failure caused a produced water spill, about 2 miles northeast of Glenburn, Sunday, Jan. 25. Cobra Oil and Gas Corporation notified the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) ...

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A pumpjack and a Yellowjacket Oilfield Services fracking rig sit next to Highway 191 in Midland County. (Odessa American File Photo) The issue of what to do with produced water contaminated by its use ...

Fresh water is an ever-scarcer resource and our policies should encourage industry recycling of produced water instead of fresh water in the process of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking,” so that ...

The oil and gas industry is increasingly relying on electromagnetic flowmeters, commonly known as magmeters, as a crucial tool to address the ever-growing challenges of managing produced water—the ...

Water is New Mexico’s most precious resource. We must ensure it is conserved and utilized to the greatest extent and encourage innovative technologies that result in safe, responsible water reuse. As ...

In the arid Southwest, where water scarcity shapes every aspect of life, the idea of reusing produced water from oil and gas operations might seem like a promising solution. Advocates of reuse ...

The ownership, use, and monetization of produced water have rapidly transformed what was once a liability into a valuable asset, creating significant legal and economic uncertainty for operators and ...