Appellate Panel: Fracking Operator Has Exclusive Rights To Produced Water

(August 1, 2023, 12:24 PM EDT) -- EL PASO, Texas — A split appellate panel in Texas affirmed a lower court’s decision that held that, based on the language and context of the mineral leases in dispute, a hydraulic fracturing operator has the exclusive right to the oil and gas product stream, including the produced water, contrary to the claims of a water well services company....