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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,

A Shift in Disposal: What Rising Land Application Tells Us About the Future of Water Management in Texas
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast week, The Texas Tribune spotlighted a growing push among Texas lawmakers to repurpose treated oilfield wastewater to support the state’s long-term water needs. It’s

Water, Pressure & the Rising Cost of Inaction
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy David Hicks, President at B3 Insight At the crossroads of seismicity, regulatory change, and infrastructure strain, the Permian Basin’s water challenges are entering a