State Approves Rule to Allow Re-Use Of 'Produced Water' From Oil, Gas Drilling

摘要

In a move calculated to have oil companies use less fresh water, the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission has approved a new rule allowing oil and gas producers to reuse water that is produced during drilling. The water is called "produced water," a briny liquid that is the incidental byproduct of most oil and gas production, Gabriel Wade, assistant general counsel in the Oil Conservation Division of New Mexico's Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, told Bloomberg BNA March 19.