Insights: Produced Water in the Permian Basin (Part I)

Dec. 24, 2024
In this Insights episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Alex Procyk, upstream editor, centers the discussion on produced water in Permian basin and makes it clear why the topic of produced water will be of growing importance across a variety of industries and for society as a whole. In this first part of a two-part series, Procyk breaks down what produced water is, where it's coming from, where it's going, its consequences and potential options for reuse in ways beneficial to industry and agriculture.   

In this Insights episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Alex Procyk, upstream editor, centers the discussion on produced water in Permian basin and makes it clear why the topic of produced water will be of growing importance across a variety of industries and for society as a whole.

In this first part of a two-part series, Procyk breaks down what produced water is, where it's coming from, where it's going, its consequences, and potential options for reuse in ways beneficial to industry and agriculture.   

 

About the Author

Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor

Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).