Across the Permian and other active basins, water and pressure are now central to operational, regulatory, and capital planning decisions. Disposal availability, formation pressure, seismic response, and legacy well risk increasingly determine what can be permitted, where capital can be deployed, and how assets are managed over time.
In 2025, OilfieldH2O evolved to meet that reality.
This year’s advancements were guided by a clear objective: strengthen the connection between surface and subsurface water intelligence and real-world decisions by giving technical teams a single, defensible foundation for analysis.
That evolution was shaped by continuous engagement with customers and B3’s deep understanding of subsurface systems—allowing the platform to adapt as industry conditions changed, not after the fact.
Supporting Decisions in a More Constrained Operating Environment
As regulatory expectations rise and subsurface conditions grow more complex, teams need clarity across pressure, injection, seismicity, wellbore risk, and infrastructure—not fragmented views of each.
In 2025, OilfieldH2O expanded its ability to deliver that clarity by integrating these dimensions into a unified operational view and strengthening the data and workflows that underpin critical decisions.
Key advancements included:
- Expanded subsurface pressure intelligence, incorporating pressure tests, falloff data, and derived pressure estimates to support better understanding of formation behavior and injection constraints.
- Automated AOR workflows, including the AOR Builder for 0.5- and 2-mile reviews aligned with updated regulatory guidance, reducing manual effort while improving consistency and defensibility.
- An orphan well risk score and enhanced well construction data, supporting faster, more standardized screening of legacy well risk during permitting and planning.
- Improved P-18 consolidated reporting workflows, allowing users to understand water movement across interconnected systems rather than evaluating disposal wells in isolation.
Together, these enhancements allow teams to move from piecemeal analysis to system-level understanding, supporting decisions that account for cumulative pressure, infrastructure connectivity, and regulatory exposure.
Expanding Context Through Strategic Data Partnerships
In addition to internal platform development, B3 expanded OilfieldH2O’s analytical context through two strategic partnerships that materially improved risk interpretation:
- Nanometrics seismic integration brought higher-resolution, basin-wide seismic event detection into OilfieldH2O, strengthening seismic response analysis, regulatory workflows, and ongoing monitoring.
- SatSense surface deformation (InSAR) data introduced visibility into uplift and subsidence trends, providing an additional signal for identifying pressure migration and emerging geotechnical risk.
These datasets extend decision-making beyond subsurface models alone—linking injection activity and pressure evolution to observable seismic and surface responses.
This integrated view enables:
- More confident permitting and AOR evaluations
- Earlier identification of emerging disposal, pressure, and seismic constraints
- Stronger alignment between engineering, planning, water management, and regulatory teams
- Faster analysis without compromising technical rigor
The platform increasingly functions as decision infrastructure, not just a data repository.
From Situational Awareness to Proactive Management
The evolution of OilfieldH2O in 2025 also reflects a broader industry shift—from understanding current conditions to anticipating how those conditions will change.
Expanded pressure intelligence, seismic monitoring, surface deformation data, and geotechnical context help users assess not only where risk exists today, but where it may emerge next. This forward-looking perspective is becoming essential as operators face tighter pressure limits, evolving seismic response areas, and more complex permitting requirements.
The goal is no longer visibility alone—it is preparedness.
Looking Ahead to 2026: Extending Insight Into Forecasting
The foundation built in 2025 sets the stage for the next phase of B3 Insight’s platform strategy.
In 2026, B3 Insight will introduce InjectIQ, an AI-enabled forecasting application designed to translate water, pressure, and injection dynamics into forward-looking planning intelligence. Early adopter engagement has reinforced the demand for tools that support scenario evaluation and long-term planning—not just historical analysis.
That feedback continues to shape development, ensuring InjectIQ reflects real-world subsurface behavior, operational constraints, and regulatory realities.
One Platform. One View. Better Decisions.
OilfieldH2O continues to evolve with a singular focus: one source, every decision—delivered at the speed the industry now requires.