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May 3, 2019 Frac water / Groundwater Management / produced water / Water Valuation

Economic Valuation of Water in the Permian Basin

Many thanks to the American Society of Appraisers for giving me the chance to speak at a great event this

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February 28, 2019 Frac water / produced water / Water Valuation

Permian Oilfield Water Midstream Moves Toward Consolidation and Integration Phase

Biggest thanks to the Permian Basin Water in Energy 2019 conference organizers for including me in a stellar event!  Looking

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February 8, 2019 Food-Water-Energy nexus / Frac water / produced water

Trash or Treasure: How is Produced Water’s Economic Value Evolving in the Permian Basin?

Many thanks to the Produced Water Society and Global Water Intelligence for putting on a stellar event in Sugar Land

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December 10, 2018 Food-Water-Energy nexus / Frac water / produced water

Part 2: Six Ways Injection Disposal Restrictions Could Adversely Impact Delaware Basin E&Ps and Water Midstream Operators

**Please note that the opinions expressed in this piece are the author’s only and do not reflect any official positions

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December 7, 2018 Food-Water-Energy nexus / Frac water / produced water

New Ways of Thinking About Oilfield Water in the Permian Basin/Economics of Produced Water

Wanted to share my slides from the ShaleTech 2018 event here in Houston yesterday. Many thanks to World Oil and

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December 6, 2018 Uncategorized

Part 1: Putting the Potential Impending Texas Oilfield Water Injection “Crackdown” Into Perspective

**Please note that the opinions expressed in this piece are the author’s only and do not reflect any official positions

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October 27, 2018 Food-Water-Energy nexus / Frac water / Groundwater Management / produced water

The Permian Oilfield Water Wave: Challenges and Opportunities (Version 2.0)

Delivered at the Permian Basin Petroleum Association Annual Meeting, 25 October 2018 in Midland, TX.  Download slides here: Collins_PBPA Conference_The Permian

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September 20, 2018 Food-Water-Energy nexus / Frac water / Groundwater Management / Water Valuation

Economic Valuation of Groundwater in Texas

Presentation to Texas Water Research Network Conference, 14 September 2018, Austin, TX. Thank you to TWRN for giving me the

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August 13, 2018 Food-Water-Energy nexus / Frac water / produced water

What Does it Take to Create a Billion Dollar Oilfield Water Midstream Company?

Full slide deck available here: Collins_Billion Dollar Oilfield Water Company_14 August 2018 Please cite as: Gabriel Collins, “What Does it Take to

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August 10, 2018 Uncategorized

Hindering oilfield water imports from Texas would harm New Mexico’s budget

Gabriel Collins, “Hindering oilfield water imports from Texas would harm NM,” Midland Reporter-Telegram, 6 August 2018. New Mexico State Land

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May 21, 2018 Groundwater Management / Water Valuation

Economic valuation of groundwater in Texas

Gabriel Collins, “Economic valuation of groundwater in Texas,” Texas Water Journal Volume 9, Number 1, May 21, 2018, https://journals.tdl.org/twj/index.php/twj/article/view/7068/pdf, (50-68) Groundwater

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May 3, 2018 Frac water / produced water

The Lifetime Water Transport Needs of a Permian Basin Oil Well Can Exceed the Mass of the Empire State Building

Try this one on for size: Full testimony available at: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/media/files/files/04c6f77b/collins-testimony-042018.pdf  

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