OI LFI E LD WATE R MANAG E M E NT
Above: XRI has been building up its water treatment and re-
cycling capabilities to better serve the drilling and comple-
tion market. In February, the company brought its Evolution
Pipeline into service in the Midland Basin, underwritten by
long-term contracts with Chevron, XTO Energy and Pioneer.
Right: By providing treated produced water at a lower cost
per barrel than the injection of water into disposal wells, XRI
says it hopes to provide financial incentives for E&P compa-
nies to further move away from water disposal. Today, XRI
handles almost 1.5 million bbl/day of produced water , which
is treated at one of 30 large water recycling facilities through-
out the Permian Basin.
To help the industry achieve that change, XRI acquired Fountain
Quail Water Management in 2019 and integrated that company’s
treatment and recycling capabilities into its existing water distri-
bution midstream infrastructure. Additionally, the company now
has approximately 450 miles of permanent, large-diameter buried
pipeline infrastructure throughout the Midland and Delaware
Basins. In February, XRI also brought into service the Evolution Pipeline
System in the Midland Basin. The system, which is underwritten
by long-term contracts with Chevron, XTO Energy and Pioneer,
is designed to alleviate overpressurization of deep disposal for-
mations and mitigate seismicity risks throughout the basin. It
maximizes produced water recycling and reuse by enabling E&P
companies to tap into XRI’s interconnected water distribution
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