Oil Companies Want to Sell Their Wastewater. The Texas Supreme Court …

Oil companies want to sell their wastewater. The Texas Supreme Court …

The ruling comes as more companies are seeking to turn a profit on what has long been considered a vexing waste stream.

Texas Supreme Court Rules on Produced Water Ownership - Inside Climate News

The justices ruled Friday that the company holding the oil and gas lease also lays claim to the produced water. The ruling comes as more companies are seeking to turn a profit on what has long been considered a vexing waste stream.By Martha PskowskiTexas is awash in billions of gallons of produced water, the wastewater brought to the surface in oil and gas drilling and fracking.

Texas Supreme Court: Produced Water Conveys to Mineral Lessee

AMARILLO, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court ruled last week in Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC. [Read Opinion here.]  This opinion is extremely important for all Texas landowners as it was the first time the Supreme Court weighed in on who owns produced water in Texas. This case involves 37,000 acres of land in Reeves County. Mineral Leases and Production COG Operating acquired four mineral leases from two surface owners for the l…