Industry Builds Circular Water Economy as It Leans into Recycling and Reuse

Written by Stephen Forrester, Contributor for Drilling Contractor Magazine, and first published by Drilling Contractor Magazine. Water management companies investing heavily in treatment technologies and transport infrastructure as E&Ps continue to shift away from disposal wells, reduce reliance on freshwater EXCERPT: Eliminating freshwater use by expanding water recycling XRI, a full-cycle water management and produced […]
XRI Shares its Vision for Growth

Hart Energy’s technology editor Jennifer Pallanich sat down with XRI Holding’s John Durand to talk about the past and future evolution of midstream water, as well as the parallels and differences in the company’s expansion into Canada. Transcript: Jennifer Pallanich, senior technology editor, Hart Energy: Hi, I’m Jennifer Pallanich. I’m here with John Durand of XRI […]
XRI marks 10 years with focus on advancing water reuse

Written by Mella McEwen, Oil Reporter for MRT, and first published by Midland Reporter-Telegram. XRI Holdings is celebrating a milestone not many companies reach – its 10th anniversary. “It really is significant for any company to achieve the 10-year mark,” observed Matt Gabriel, chief executive officer during a Teams call. “It’s particularly exciting to celebrate this […]
Fracking Waste Gets a Second Look to Ease Looming West Texas Water Shortage

Written and first published by Dylan Baddour, Texas Correspondent for Inside Climate News. Aquifers beneath the Permian Basin are slowly running out. Recycling “produced water” should help to slow the decline. Fracked wells in West Texas don’t just produce petroleum. Much more than anything else, they spit up salty, mucky water. Typically, companies have discarded […]
XRI Holdings announces large-scale water infrastructure network

Written by Mella McEwen, Oil Reporter for MRT, and first published by Midland Reporter-Telegram. Multiple water-related issues are being addressed as XRI Holdings constructs its Evolution Pipeline System in the Midland Basin. Currently under construction, the system is a large-scale, multi-producer water recycling and produced water infrastructure network that connects XRI’s existing pipeline infrastructure in […]
Our Story: The Way of Water

XRI’s “Way of Water” story to date. Our numbers grow daily. More to come as we continue leading the water management industry with our expertise, science and innovation. Transcript: XRI is the leading full-cycle water management company, bringing deep expertise and industry-leading water solutions. Including: Large-scale water treatment. Produced water reuse. Recycling facilities. More details: […]
The Produced Water Conundrum Grows Across Unconventionals

In the recent article about the produced water conundrum growing across unconventionals, Dr. Chris Harich shared his insight as to what XRI is doing to help solve this issue. EXCERPT: XRI is a water management firm with a Permian focus. The company’s water-handling capacity is 1.8 million B/D as it heads into 2022. Those scaling […]
Water Resource Management in the Permian in an Evolving ESG Environment

ESG has become an important aspect of water resource management in oil and gas operations in the Permian Basin By Chris Harich, XRI COO Environmental, social and governance (ESG) has become an important aspect of water resource management in oil and gas operations in the Permian Basin. The financial benefits of ESG are improving efficiencies […]
The Way of Water Part IV

Our Way of Water story continues. We’re helping the entire oil and gas community to be better environmental stewards across the basin. We’re not only protecting aquifers and reusing a resource that’s already there, we’re driving value to the customer. Catch up on our Way of Water story: Part I – Being a first mover, we concentrated […]
The Way of Water Part III

Our Story: Way of Water Part III Recycling and reusing water helps everyone. We take recycled produced water, which would have been waste from one customer, and treat it, clean it up, reuse it, and give it to another customer down the line. This means we don’t use freshwater, which helps the community and the agriculture industry. Just as importantly, we help […]