Permian Basin Solar Steam Desalination Pilot
Sector: Oil and Gas • Location: New Mexico, United States
Source: CPG Click Petróleo e Gás
Sunvapor and Southeast New Mexico College initiated a pilot desalination facility in the Permian Basin, New Mexico, USA, using solar steam without electricity to treat produced water and hypersaline water from oil fields. The pilot operates at a commercial saltwater disposal well and has a capacity of 70 barrels per day. The project aims to reduce underground disposal volumes, lower operational co
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Oil and Gas, Waste Processing and Treatment, Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Solar, Raw Materials, Commercial, Manufacturing (Industrial)
- Location
- New Mexico, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- CPG Click Petróleo e Gás
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Sunvapor and Southeast New Mexico College initiated a pilot desalination facility in the Permian Basin, New Mexico, USA, using solar steam without electricity to treat produced water and hypersaline water from oil fields. The pilot operates at a commercial saltwater disposal well and has a capacity of 70 barrels per day. The project aims to reduce underground disposal volumes, lower operational costs and emissions, and evaluate the potential agricultural and industrial use of the treated water. |
Original sector | Oil and Gas |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | New Mexico |
Source
Source | CPG Click Petróleo e Gás |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Oil and Gas, Waste Processing and Treatment, Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Solar, Raw Materials, Commercial, Manufacturing (Industrial) |
Article published date | 2026-05-17 |
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