Dossier
produced water
Coverage of produced water in the Nexus archive.
- Texas agency to set rules for using treated fracking wastewater on farmland
The Texas Railroad Commission approved the construction of produced water ponds to treat and recycle produced water from fracking next to the Circle 6 Baptist Camp in the Permian Basin.
- 70-foot wastewater geyser reflects New Mexico’s latest oilfield challenge
A 70-foot geyser of toxic oilfield wastewater spewed from an NGL Energy Partners site in New Mexico after a one-inch nipple broke on a high-pressure water injection line, releasing 40 barrels of produced water into a drainage ditch. Jackie Onsurez, an engineer and former lieutenant governor candidate, alerted authorities and observed the spill, which was contained by the fire department and NGL representatives.