The Biggest US Oil Field Is at Risk of Poisonous Water Leaks, Texas Warns

Working in the Permian Basin comes at a high cost

Oil workers in New Mexico are subjected to harrowing conditions that lead to death, injury, disease and terrible tolls on mental health and family life. The post Working in the Permian Basin comes at a high cost appeared first on High Country News.

The Biggest US Oil Field Is at Risk of Poisonous Water Leaks, Texas Warns

Wastewater disposal in the Permian Basin is boosting pressure underground, threatening to hinder oil production

Permian Basin threaten oil output

The Railroad Commission of Texas has raised alarms about the increasing underground pressure in the Permian Basin, resulting from the disposal of wastewater from shale oil wells.

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Wastewater disposal in the Permian Basin is boosting pressure underground, threatening to hinder oil production By Kevin Crowley and David Wethe Produced water gushes out of the ground a geyser in Toyah, Texas, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 in Toyah, Texas. Photographer: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle/ Getty Images Texas regulators are warning that wastewater from fracking ...