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December 12, 2025 Industrial Water

Recycled Water For Texas Data Centers: A Model Supply Agreement

As Texas becomes more of a data center hub, water sourcing may become a pressing issue in some areas. It

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March 30, 2024 Food-Water-Energy nexus

How Much Water Does It Take to Produce a Billion Dollars of Economic Output?

This is an old one but the basic water footprints won’t have changed much, if at all. For Full slide

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May 19, 2023 Groundwater Management / Water Valuation

Central Texas Groundwater Market Conditions Update: Spring 2023

A periodic market conditions update for the vital groundwater market in Central Texas and the I-35 corridor.

July 19, 2022 Uncategorized

Produced Water Ownership in Texas: A Legal and Practical Roadmap For Courts, Groundwater Owners, and Energy Producers

Gabriel Collins, “The Emerging Battle over Produced Water Ownership in Texas: A Legal and Practical Roadmap for Courts, Groundwater Owners,

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September 6, 2021 Groundwater Management

Over-Ruling The Rule of Capture in Texas Groundwater Law

Thank you to the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts for putting on a superb event last week and giving me

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June 11, 2021 Food-Water-Energy nexus / produced water

The CLEAN Future Act and Oilfield-Produced Water Regulation: Potential Consequences for the U.S. and Global Energy Transition

Hydrocarbons will play an essential role in the cost, speed, and success of the ongoing transition to a lower net-carbon energy future.

June 9, 2021 Food-Water-Energy nexus / Groundwater Management

Overruling The Rule of Capture: What Can Texas Learn From 10 Other States’ Groundwater Law Updates?

Texas acutely needs a common law system that can balance world-scale agricultural activity, industrial development, and urban growth while also protecting private property rights.

May 19, 2021 Food-Water-Energy nexus / produced water

Oilfield Water Markets Conference 2021 Slides: U.S. Produced Water Legislation & Regulation

Download Slides: U.S. Produced Water Legislation & Regulation Impacts the Energy Transition, Emissions Reductions, and Human Wellbeing Gabriel Collins, “U.S.

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November 23, 2020 Food-Water-Energy nexus

Energy Poverty and Water-Driven Mortality

This post features early insights from some of my ongoing research into the food-energy-water nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa. “You’re in

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August 15, 2020 Food-Water-Energy nexus / Frac water / Groundwater Management / produced water

Latest Slide Deck: The Case for a ‘Hydrovascular’ Network In the Permian Basin

Thank you to the American Groundwater Trust for a splendid conference on 12-13 August 2020! Can’t wait to have a

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June 11, 2020 Food-Water-Energy nexus / Frac water / Groundwater Management / produced water / Water Valuation

Produced Water in Texas: No Dedication Without Compensation.

Recommended citation: Collins G. 2020. Produced Water in Texas: No Dedication Without Compensation. Texas Water Intelligence. 11 June 2020. Download

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February 27, 2020 Food-Water-Energy nexus / produced water

In Texas The Surface Estate Owns The Produced Water

Download memo: Collins_TWI_Produced Water Ownership in Texas_27 February 2020 This memo builds upon the analysis I originally published in February

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  • Recycled Water For Texas Data Centers: A Model Supply Agreement December 12, 2025
  • How Much Water Does It Take to Produce a Billion Dollars of Economic Output? March 30, 2024
  • Central Texas Groundwater Market Conditions Update: Spring 2023 May 19, 2023
  • Produced Water Ownership in Texas: A Legal and Practical Roadmap For Courts, Groundwater Owners, and Energy Producers July 19, 2022
  • Over-Ruling The Rule of Capture in Texas Groundwater Law September 6, 2021
  • The CLEAN Future Act and Oilfield-Produced Water Regulation: Potential Consequences for the U.S. and Global Energy Transition June 11, 2021
  • Overruling The Rule of Capture: What Can Texas Learn From 10 Other States’ Groundwater Law Updates? June 9, 2021
  • Oilfield Water Markets Conference 2021 Slides: U.S. Produced Water Legislation & Regulation May 19, 2021

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