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PERMIAN WATER MARKET TRENDS & FORECAST
2025 MID-YEAR SUMMARY

Capacity Tightens, Pressures Rise, and Strategies Shift

As U.S. shale continues its march toward higher efficiency, the Permian Basin’s water landscape is entering a more complex and constrained phase.

B3 Insight’s 1H 2025 Permian Water Market Trends and Forecast Report reveals that while production remains robust, subsurface and surface bottlenecks are redefining how operators manage water—and how capital gets deployed across West Texas. 

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Get Insights on The Future of Permian Water Management

The Permian’s water future hinges on proactive planning. Higher water volumes, stricter permitting, and infrastructure limits demand strategies that integrate recycling, diversified disposal, and predictive pressure management. Operators who adapt now will be better positioned for the decade ahead. 

Yet the ability to dispose of that water is falling behind.  

Explore how B3 Insight’s data and forecasting tools can help you navigate what’s next. 

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