In the arid heart of Southeastern New Mexico, something remarkable is happening. Eddy and Lea counties—once quiet corners of the American Southwest—are now producing over a million barrels of oil per day, outpacing entire nations like Venezuela and Oman. But this boom comes with a byproduct that’s stirring both controversy and innovation: produced water.
It is also a long (five-hour), bus ride to Deming, meaning the ‘Dogs need to remain focus during that long stretch of road to the southwest corner of New Mexico.