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Texas produces nearly six million barrels of oil every day — but alongside it comes roughly 30 million barrels of produced water.
So what happens to all that water?
On this episode of The Crude Truth, Rey Treviño III welcomes back Texas Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright for an in-depth conversation about one of the biggest challenges facing the state’s oil and gas industry: produced water.
Commissioner Wright explains how the shale revolution dramatically changed the way Texas handles produced water, why deep-well injection has contributed to seismic activity in parts of the Permian Basin, and how increasing underground pressure is creating new operational and economic challenges for producers.
The conversation also explores a potential solution: treating produced water so it can be safely reused for irrigation, industrial applications, data centers, and potentially other water needs across drought-stricken areas of Texas.
Jim also discusses the regulatory questions surrounding the Railroad Commission and TCEQ, the need for clearer authority between agencies, and why Texas must move quickly to develop practical, economically viable solutions.
With growing demand for water, expanding energy production, and new industries like AI data centers coming to Texas, produced water may no longer be something the state can simply dispose of.
It could become a resource.
Watch the full episode to hear Commissioner Jim Wright explain what Texas is doing now — and why the decisions being made today could have a major impact on the future of the state’s energy industry, water supply, and economy.
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