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Western Midstream + Aris: Data Shows a New Permian Water Midstream Powerhouse with Room to Grow
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn August 6, 2025, Western Midstream Partners (WES) announced a $2 billion transaction to acquire Aris Water Solutions (ARIS). The deal — structured as a

E&P Organizational Adaptation to Water Constraints Reshape U.S. Oilfield Strategy
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Kelly Bennett, CEO, B3 Insight For decades, asset teams in the Permian Basin focused almost exclusively on maximizing oil and gas production. Water, though

Streamlining Daily Injection Reporting for Operational Certainty
Reading Time: 2 minutesDaily Reporting: A New Mandate from the Texas RRC New regulatory requirements in Texas are reshaping how operators manage injection reporting. The Railroad Commission of

Redrawing the Permian Disposal Landscape: SWD Permitting Trends & Insights
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs subsurface and formation pressure dynamics evolve, operators across the Permian are being forced to rethink where and how they inject, redrawing the map of

Texas Railroad Commission Finalizes Overhaul of Statewide Rule 8
Reading Time: 4 minutesSeven Implications Operators Need to Know About the New Chapter 4 Regulations On July 1, 2025, the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) implemented a comprehensive

B3 Insight and CISR Launch Technical Partnership to Advance Water Management and Injection Understanding in the Permian Basin
Reading Time: 2 minutesDENVER, CO – B3 Insight, the leading provider of water intelligence for the energy industry, has announced a new technical partnership with the Center for

Texas Tightens the Rules—But Your Permitting Doesn’t Have to Slow Down
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew SWD Permitting Regulations Now Require Subsurface Formation Data Effective June 1, operators applying for new or amended disposal well permits in the Permian must

New RRC Guidelines Reshape SWD Permitting in the Permian
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Campbell Gough, Product Manager, B3 Insight The Texas Railroad Commission’s latest regulatory overhaul marks a seismic shift in how injection well permits are evaluated

Water: The Bottleneck for American Oil Production
Reading Time: 5 minutesA Rising Tide Sinks All Ships By Patrick Patton, Vice President Product Management, B3 Insight Take a drive east on State Road 128 from Jal,