By Peter E. Hosey, Reagan M. Marble, Robert M. Biedrzycki, Brandon Durrett, and Brenda Eckert The fight over produced water has become a contentious issue in the oil patch. Primarily, because it is a new and unforeseen source of revenue for operators and landowners. This article provides a general overview of how one of oil and gas’s biggest liabilities has quickly become one of its greatest assets.