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The Benefits of Using 16-inch Layflat Hose for Water Transfer in the Permian Basin
February 24, 2025
The Permian Basin covers 75,000 square miles, stretching from eastern New Mexico across most of West Texas to the Rio Grande Valley. This part of the U.S. is rugged, astonishing, home to a booming oil and natural gas industry (thanks to hydraulic fracking) and…big. Very big. The use of 16-inch layflat hose for water transfer...
Read MoreTemporary Pipeline Construction Projects: It’s Time to Winterize
November 13, 2024
Temporary Pipeline Construction Projects: It’s Time to Winterize In some parts of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio temperatures are dipping into near-freezing at night, especially at higher elevations. Winter will be here before long. With temporary pipeline construction projects, anytime there is potential for temperatures to fall below 32oF it’s time to winterize. Waiting until...
Read MoreA Water Transfer Automation Success Story: High-Tech Monitoring, No Spills or Overflows, One Employee
August 05, 2024
Historically, unconventional oil and gas extraction has relied on a large workforce and a fleet of trucks to transfer produced water from individual pad site to storage, disposal, or the next frac. While effective, it has drawbacks – inefficiency, high labor costs, and risk to worker safety and to the environment from spills or overflows....
Read MoreEnsuring Best-in-Class Water Transfer Services through Training
July 22, 2024
Training has always been integral to Keystone Clearwater Solutions providing best-in-class water transfer services for the oil and gas industry. With employment growing—the number of people employed in hydraulic fracturing services in the US increased 2.9% on average over the five years between 2018 and 2023—the need for comprehensive training is vital for safety and...
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