Article By: Pam Boschee, Senior Editor | 04 October 2017 - Society of Petroleum Engineers As Permian Basin production has grown, so too has the demand for fresh water, transport, and disposal of waste water. Bloomberg recently reported that the average Permian well pumps 7 barrels of dirty water for 1 bbl of oil and put the service cost of water disposal at about $1.50 to...
In 2015, after selling our interest in a South Texas saltwater disposal company we decided to form BuySWD.com as a platform to help connect buyers and sellers in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible. Our goals are simple: Help sellers cast a wider net when marketing their SWD properties to prospective buyers Help qualified buyers access a wide variety of SWD properties for potential...
Amplisine’s “all-in-one” cloud-based SCADA and field automation solution targets the needs of the SWD facility from remote control, ticketing, transactions and video security. Cloud based technology allows access to data from anywhere Transaction based software to manage tickets, print tickets, track & interface to accounting for invoicing Industrial PC-based field installation allows...
The ELIMINATOR™ Offload System (OS) was designed to save saltwater disposal (SWD) operators time and money by automating and simplifying the offload of both produced and flowback water through an SWD facility. The ELIMINATOR™-OS is a dual-lane, self-contained patent pending water filtration unit that, with proper permissives, also allows complete 24/7 SWD automation, including control of...
Vertical gun barrel separators, standard in the industry for the last century, are proving to be inevitably inefficient. Solids buildup, settling times and droplet rise distance continually leads to poor oil/water separation. That’s why National Oilwell Varco (NOV) has introduced a game-changer for the disposal industry. The newly designed Horizontal Gun Barrel’s orientation results in a significant...
BuySWD.com is very excited to announce a new FREE service for owners of saltwater disposal systems. We will be visiting customer sites in order to capture aerial video footage of each SWD using our new DJI Phantom 3 drone. Our drone, equipped with a state-of-the-art ultra high definition video (4k), will enable us to create spectacular marketing videos for each property we showcase. With advanced features...
The BuySWD.com team successfully closed six (6) transactions in the month of December. With three (3) additional closings scheduled for January 2016, we are off to an impressive start. Low commodity price has created an enormous “Buyers Market” which will generate a significant return on investment when oil prices return. Our qualified team is dedicated to helping our clients accomplish their goals and...
Less than two (2) years ago, more than 1,800 rigs were running in the United States. More than half were turning to the right in Texas alone. This large number of rigs meant a plethora of waste water was generated for disposal. This level of activity provided a steady supply of oil-rich flowback water for nearby saltwater disposal (SWD) wells. As the level of new well completions rose, so did the number of...