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 […]
XRI Receives 2021 Energy ESG Top Performers Award in Private Midstream Category

XRI received the ESG “Top Performers” award for private midstream companies yesterday at Hart Energy’s Energy ESG Conference. Hart Energy unveiled its ESG “Top Performers” on Nov. 29 in front of roughly 300 industry professionals attending its annual Energy ESG Conference, held in person this year at The Westin Houston – Memorial City hotel. XRI […]
Oil and Gas HSE Podcast with Dr. Chris Harich

Listen to Chris Harich’s conversation with Oil and Gas HSE podcast host, Russell Stewart, about the latest developments in produced water recycling technologies for fracking to solve water shortages. The Oil and Gas HSE podcast is brought to you on the Oil and Gas Global Network by Endress+Hauser.
Veterans Day 2021

We are proud and appreciative of the incredible dedication of each of our XRI team members. As we celebrate Veterans Day today, a special thanks and recognition of sincere gratitude to each of you who selflessly and proudly served in our U.S. armed forces. It is an honor to know and work with you!
The Way of Water Part V
In “The Way of Water Part V, we share that by reusing produced water, we reduce the use of freshwater aquifers to conserve the public water supply, which is the environmentally responsible thing to do. You can view Parts I-IV by clicking here.
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 […]
The Way of Water Part II

Part two of our story: We can realize a more sustainable water solution with midstream infrastructure, and we can introduce more and more customers to reused water. If you missed the first video short, you can view it here: The Way of Water Part I.
Recycling Produced Water in Completed Development Areas

An operator increases produced water recycling and reduces produced water injection via water midstream infrastructure in Midland County. This article first appeared in the E&P newsletter. The increasing scrutiny on induced seismicity and the desire to reduce groundwater consumption has led to increasing rates of produced water recycling in the Permian Basin among E&P operators. However, once an […]
Celebrating National Intern Day 2021

We’re celebrating National Intern Day 2021! All week long we’ve been sharing videos of our interns. In their own words, they describe what they learned and/or liked best about being at XRI. If you didn’t see the LinkedIn posts, you can view these vignettes on our website at these links: Ankit Anand, Texas A&M University […]