Texas Water Development Board’s Post

How much water is in the reservoir? Water Data for Texas tracks reservoir levels across the state to help us plan for future water supplies. December levels are holding at 68%, although a few areas are still experiencing short supplies. Check your reservoir to be in the know going into 2024. https://lnkd.in/dq7uGN2e

The water level in the 155 major reservoirs in the country is up for the ninth week in a row. Data from the Central Water Commission (CWC) show the major reservoirs are filled to 80 per cent of the 180.852 billion cubic meters (BCM) capacity at 144.333 BCM.

For all groundwater people who analyze pumping step test data, I have a new approach using the Kurtulus method to determine Rorabaugh’s n (p) which will be published in the WWJ next year. I have posted the PDF for your review.

Each month, April through October, the staff at ICPRB’s Section for Cooperative Water Supply Operations on the Potomac put together a Water Supply Outlook. The report explores the possibility of water supply releases from upstream reservoirs and looks at the overall precipitation status of the Potomac basin. April’s Water Supply Outlook calls for a below normal probability that we will need to rely on the upstream reservoirs to provide water for the DC Metro area. Although the Potomac basin is 3.8 inches below average for the past 12 months, the year has started out at near-normal levels. If low-flow conditions develop, the Washington metropolitan area is protected from a water supply shortage owing to carefully designed drought-contingency plans. #watersupply #watersupplyoutlook https://lnkd.in/ennSmRdN

What if you could master groundwater seepage analysis in Slide2 with ease? 😎 Join Dr. Sina Javankhoshdel as he showcases the various groundwater analysis available, including steady-state and transient analyses. Discover how to calculate pore water pressure and perform slope stability assessments in real-world scenarios. Download a free trial to follow along: https://bit.ly/3pENqMn #Rocscience #SlopeStability #Groundwater #StructuralIntegrity

Groundwater potential is the possibility of groundwater occurrence in an area and it is controlled by many factors. These factor need to be analyzed to determine which one is most influential. One of the best methods to do this is through the use of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The AHP is a prevalent method to manifest human judgments in Multiple Criteria Decision Making. The AHP compares each individual criterion with every other criterion, with the results being combined into a decision matrix (pairwise comparison matrix). This video shows you how to do AHP pairwise comparison of groundwater potential factors https://lnkd.in/eq_Fy48B

The weight, size and cost associated with using large #hydraulic reservoirs can present challenges. This article delves into these challenges and how to overcome them. #mobilehydraulics

Wow. Big piece in the Wall Street Journal today, looking at some of the themes we’ve been talking about. Their focus is surface subsidence (in New Mexico) and elevation (Delaware) using InSAR data. Interesting and noteworthy article. Thanks to Rob Bruant, there was clarification on Delaware volumes growing from 382 Million to 3.5 Billion in a ten year time frame. We also know that InSAR data can be tricky to interpret correctly, i.e. removing seasonal and annual naturally occurring fluctuations, and whole scale tectonic and regional effects. It will be interesting to see if other scientific groups are able to confirm these observations—we should all continue to pay close attention. Finally, there is at least a “partial” solution to this and related issues – and that is treating mega-volumes of produced water for Beneficial Reuse – which could go a long way in offsetting West Texas water shortages and drought conditions. https://lnkd.in/dazsHYGC #ProducedWater #PermianBasin #BeneficialReuse #PoreSpace #CCUS #InducedSeismicity #Sustainability #Midstream #OilandGas Zacariah Hildenbrand Ph.D. Nate Alleman Mark Kidder Rob Bruant ⭕️ Barron S. Karen Lechtenberg Dan Arthur, P.E., SPEC, CPG, FGS, QMS Lawton Driscoll Gabriel Rios Sarah Stogner Sharlene Leurig Brett Perlman Charles Nunu Greg Johnston Stu Mussler Jeremy Potter Lana S. Raymond L Straub Jr., P.G. Steve Coffee Walt Parmer Kathie Forney Wally Georgie Rajendra Ghimire Jay Keener Ivan Morales, MBA George Knapo Brian Bohm Amanda Drane Amanda Martin-Brock Alex Procyk Michael Grossman Ben Samuels Brent Halldorson Martha Pskowski Kyle Murray Dustin Brownlow Hani Khalifa David L Lynch Ed Longanecker

OKC SPWLA - Apr 16th Luncheon -Salinity Effect on CO2 Solubility in Live Formation Water Under Reservoir Conditions