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What the Heck is a P18?
Reading Time: 2 minutesAcronyms, abbreviations, and industry terms run rampant at B3 Insight. We talk about RRC, UIC, SWD, H-10, DUC and the list goes on. But, our

Why Words Matter in Water Management
Reading Time: 3 minutesWords matter and our industry is confusing the heck out of people… and itself. I know that I have a horse in this race, but

7 Things You Need to Know About Water Management in 2023: B3 Insight Ripple Effects Event Summary
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s that time of year when conferences go into full swing and we get the opportunity to engage with the water management industry in person

Innovating Water Management in Louisiana: Introducing B3 Insight’s Louisiana Dataset
Reading Time: 3 minutesAre you ready to dive into the murky waters of Louisiana’s unique energy landscape? Effective water management is a critical component to the long-term viability of oil and gas operations, whether participating as an exploration and production (E&P) operator, an oilfield service company, or midstream service provider. This is particularly true in Louisiana, where complex data access…

Are We Here for a Good Time…. and a Long Time?
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is a dilemma that must be addressed as we enter a new inning for the water management business. We operate in an industry now predicated on immediate to short-term returns on capital, yet the water issues facing the industry may dictate capital expenditures that require a longer-term perspective…

The Permian Pressure Cooker: Shallow Injection Interval Pressure and the Produced Water Squeeze
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn 2011, Oklahoma shook from the largest recorded earthquake at the time, a magnitude 5.7 event east of Oklahoma City. The event was one of many in a series of induced seismicity episodes inflicting this area of the state. The culprit – produced water injection into the Arbuckle formation. The Arbuckle formation, a Cambrian-Ordovician aged carbonate group, has significant porosity…

News Cycle Confusion – Examining What Comes Next
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat a way to round out the quarter. The B3 team is preparing for our third annual Ripple Effects Summit and as we contemplate our

Unearthing the Legal Debate: Who Owns Pore Space for Carbon Capture and Storage?
Reading Time: 4 minutesLooking to stake your claim on a little piece of Earth? How about the unoccupied pore spaces within rock formations? As carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) gains steam, the ownership of pore space…

The Rising Cost of Pore Space Congestion
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs I’m sitting down to write this, watching snow fall over my family’s cattle operation in southwest Montana (my deadline for this post is a great excuse for why I ‘can’t’ go out in the storm to move cows). This winter season has been a rough one for ranchers in the West. First no snow, no moisture, then way too much. The result: huge concerns about…