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August 9, 2019 Uncategorized

Greater Oilfield Water Infrastructure Connectivity: The Case for a ‘Hydrovascular’ Network In the Permian Basin

Thank you to the Produced Water Society for allowing me to speak at a great event in Midland! Full presentation

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June 24, 2019 Food-Water-Energy nexus / Frac water / produced water / Water Valuation

How To Value Oilfield Water Assets as Big Institutional Money Flows Into The Space

Thank you to Oilfield Water Connection for putting on a superb conference! Gabriel Collins, “How To Value Oilfield Water Assets

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May 9, 2019 Groundwater Management / Water Valuation

The Brazos Valley Region: What’s Your Groundwater Potentially Worth?

Thank you to the Texas Farm Bureau for hosting me in Franklin on 7 May 2019 for a groundwater valuation

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Texas map comparing groundwater sales, leases, and court valuations by county, with prices expressed per acre-foot, saturated foot, or surface acre.
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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Slide compares frac-water demand for three- to ten-rig programs with monthly produced-water output from seven Lea County wells, showing why integrated water services need substantial scale.
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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Slide uses Waste Management's operating cash flow and capital spending from 1995 to 2018 as an analogue for valuing produced-water assets, with adjustments for contracts, customers, geology, and infrastructure.
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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Two charts compare frac-water volumes by basin in 2017–2018 and rising water injection in West Texas and southeast New Mexico since 2007, highlighting the scale of Permian water management.
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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Title slide for Gabriel Collins's presentation The Permian Oilfield Water Wave: Challenges and Opportunities, dated October 25, 2018, with a world-at-night map and Rice University branding.
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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Charts show Texas reservoir storage below capacity and a sharp rise in groundwater demand during the 2011 drought, illustrating groundwater's role in buffering surface-water shortages.
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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