Other Past Issues:
- Endangered SpeciesVolume 7, Number 4
- Aquifer Recharge, Storage, and RecoveryVolume 7, Number 3
- Too Much SaltVolume 7, Number 2
- EvapotranspirationVolume 7, Number 1
- Invasive SpeciesVolume 6, Number 6
- Water-Energy Nexus Volume 6, Number 5
- Forensic Hydrology Volume 6, Number 4
- Can We Have It All? Volume 6, Number 3
- Cloud Seeding Volume 6, Number 2
- Inconvenient Hydrology? Volume 6, Number 1
- Disinfection Byproducts Volume 5, Number 6
- Rural Water Volume 5, Number 5
- Decision Support Systems Volume 5, Number 4
- Dealing With Data Volume 5, Number 3
- Aging Infrastructure Volume 5, Number 2
- Constructed Wetlands Volume 5, Number 1
- Produced Water Volume 4, Number 6
- Border Crossing Volume 4, Number 5
- 21st Century Agriculture Volume 4, Number 4
- Remote Sensing of Hydrologic Parameters Volume 4, Number 3
- Drought Along the Colorado River Volume 4, Number 2
- Sustainability in an Era of Limits Volume 4, Number 1
- Waterborne Pathogens Volume 3, Number 6
- Watersheds on Fire Volume 3, Number 5
- Management of Terminal Lakes Volume 3, Number 4
- GIS Applications in Hydrology Volume 3, Number 3
- Water as a Commodity Volume 3, Number 2
- The Re-emergence of the Colorado River Delta Volume 3, Number 1
- PPCPs in Our Waters Volume 2, Number 6
- Remote Data Acquisition Volume 2, Number 5
- Groundwater/Surface Water: Managed or Litigated? Volume 2, Number 4
- Desalination Volume 2, Number 3
- Riparian Restoration Volume 2, Number 2
- Tracking Groundwater with Isotopes Volume 2, Number 1
- Natural Resources Damage Assessments Volume 1, Number 4
- The Hydrology of Mine Pit Lakes Volume 1, Number 3
- Climate Variability and Water Resources Planning Volume 1, Number 2
- Arsenic in Drinking Water Volume 1, Number 1
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Produced Water
| Volume 4 Number 6 |
November/December 2005 |
The production of oil and gas is big business in the West, and with that production comes water—at times more water than fuel. Producers spend large sums to dispose of this “produced” water, usually by injecting it into deep-aquifer wells. But some of the highest-producing states—Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, California, Wyoming, and Montana—have been scrambling to find water supplies for their future. Is the solution obvious? This issue’s feature articles indicate it’s not so simple. While water quality varies from one production field to another, most produced water requires some kind of treatment before it can be used beneficially. Regulatory and ownership issues must also be considered. In some areas, however, industry, communities, and agencies have jointly found ways to put the resource to use. The quantities may not be sufficient to solve all our water problems, but produced water could become one more asset in our water resources portfolio.
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