Facilities to treat and recycle wastewater from oil and gas operations are coming to southeast New Mexico, in Eddy and Lea Counties. Houston-based Solaris Water Midstream announced the launch of operations at its Lobo Ranch Produced Water Recycling and Blending Center in Eddy County in July 17.
Lobo Ranch includes a produced water treatment system, along with storage capacity up to 1.8 million barrels for treated and produced water. It also consists of a 16-inch pipeline for re-delivery to pick up at a final staging location.
The facility has the capacity to treat up to 80,000 barrels of produced water per day and receive another 80,000 barrels per day of non-potable water. It can also re-deliver as many at 200,000 barrels per day of blended water to customers for well completions.
Initially, Lobo Ranch contracted with a customer for the purchase of 16 million barrels of recycled and blended frac water through the remainder of 2019. The company also plans to construct its Bronco Produced Water Recycling and Blending Facility in Lea County.
That site will be able to treat up to 80,000 barrels per day and will service a major producer’s completion operations starting in September and through the end of the year.