Solaris Water Midstream begins water recycling operations in the Permian Basin
https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Solaris-Water-Midstream-begins-water-recycling-13610075.phpFebruary 12, 2019
A Houston oilfield water management company has started operations to recycle wastewater from oil and natural gas sites in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.
Solar Water Midstream LLC announced on Tuesday that the company has Pecos Star System has started recycling operations in Eddy and Lea counties in New Mexico and Culberson and Loving counties in Texas.
The pipeline system moves wastewater from oil and natural gas operations to recycling centers where it is treated and sent back to be used in drilling and hydraulic fracturing operations.
"Our large-diameter produced water pipeline system provides reliable, low-cost water disposal capacity to our customers while enabling Solaris Water to aggregate significant produced water volumes for recycling," Solaris Water Chief Operating and Commercial Officer Amanda Brock said in a statement. "We provide significant cost savings to our customers and reduce their reliance on brackish and fresh water. Our customers understand the benefits of having shared infrastructure in place to provide redundancy and lower costs."...