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Country edition · Argentina

Water in Vaca Muerta, and beyond.

Local reporting from Neuquén, national energy decisions from Buenos Aires, and the technologies and communities that connect them.

The geography

Argentina

Buenos Aires · Neuquén · Vaca Muerta
ATLANTICOCEANBuenos AiresNeuquénAñelo / Vaca MuertaComodoro Rivadavia

City positions and Vaca Muerta area shown for orientation · Natural Earth outlines

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01Buenos AiresNational policy, capital and company decisions
02NeuquénProvincial water policy and local institutions
03Añelo / Vaca MuertaShale operations and the flowback discussion
04Comodoro RivadaviaMature-basin water management

July 2026 · average per day

Neuquén production snapshot

Neuquén Province only, including Vaca Muerta and other land fields; not the whole of Argentina.

Oil produced658,619barrels / day
Gas produced4.17billion cubic feet / day
Produced water reported0.81Mbarrels / day

Reported production, not reuse or treatment volume. Offshore excluded. Sources & calculation

Company Directory

Find oil and gas service companies with documented operations in Argentina and Vaca Muerta.

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Argentina · The Field Brief

On the ground

Upcoming events

15–16OCTProduced Water Society Argentina EditionHilton Garden Inn, NeuquénProduced Water Society19–22OCTArgentina Oil & Gas PatagoniaEspacio DUAM, Neuquén · broader energy eventInstituto Argentino del Petróleo y del Gas

Institutions & sources

Produced Water SocietySPE Patagonia SectionNeuquén Environment & Natural ResourcesIAPG

What we are tracking

Neuquén’s 2026 water-use policy, proposed flowback reuse projects, and the environmental questions raised as Vaca Muerta grows.

Working brief · Checked September 29, 2026

Regulation & government

Neuquén prioritizes reuse and recirculation in nonconventional operationsNeuquén Informa · Jun 10, 2026 · Spanish · Provincial policyNeuquén extends the water emergency amid dry conditionsNeuquén Informa · Aug 10, 2026 · Spanish · Provincial policy

Treatment, technology & reuse

YPF’s Vaca Muerta water-recycling work and its barriersJournal of Petroleum Technology · 2025 · Technical reportingVaca Muerta technical paper charts a path toward reuseSPE / Journal of Petroleum Technology · Dec 2025 · Technical paper summary

Science, research & data

Argentina’s official oil and gas production data portalSecretaría de Energía · Reference · Spanish · Official dataYPF reports produced water and flowback measuresYPF · 2024 report · Spanish · Company data

Companies & transactions

Operators prepare flowback reuse projects after water-fee changeEnergía y Transporte · Sep 15, 2026 · SpanishYPF’s Vaca Muerta investment plans set the operating backdropReuters · Aug 11, 2026 · Production context

Operations & water management

Operators prepare flowback reuse projects after water-fee changeEnergía y Transporte · Sep 15, 2026 · SpanishWater management lessons from a mature southern Argentina basinJournal of Petroleum Technology · Reference · Technical background

Markets & finance

Neuquén negotiates water fees and irrigation commitments with operatorsRío Negro · Sep 28, 2026 · Spanish · Local reportingYPF raises its 2026 investment outlook amid shale growthReuters · Aug 11, 2026 · Production context

Stakeholders & communities

El País examines oilfield waste near Neuquén communitiesEl País · Jun 4, 2026 · Spanish · Field reportingNeuquén’s water and oilfield-waste capacity comes under scrutinyNeuquén Ambiental · Sep 16, 2026 · Spanish

People, institutions & events

Neuquén legislators back the Produced Water Society’s Argentina eventVaca Muerta News · Sep 3, 2026 · Spanish · Local reportingProduced Water Society Argentina Edition · NeuquénProduced Water Society · Oct 15–16, 2026 · Upcoming event

Company Directory

Company sources document these Argentina operations. Vaca Muerta is listed where the source identifies the basin. This includes the wider oilfield-services market; an Argentina presence alone does not establish produced water specialization.

16 of 16 companiesListed by primary activity · Updated 2026-10-07

HydrEra Water

Provides flowback storage, containment and fluid transfer in Vaca Muerta. Its published Mendoza project includes lined tanks, leak detection and recirculation of flowback for fracturing operations.

Documented locations: United States · Canada · Australia · Argentina · Texas · Colorado · Permian Basin · Denver-Julesburg Basin · Vaca Muerta

Company location source ↗

Gathering, Transfer & Storage

Phone not listedhydrera.com

SLB

SLB

Mobile production facilities and oilfield technology deployed in Vaca Muerta.

Documented locations: Argentina · Vaca Muerta

Company location source ↗

Treatment & Recovery

Phone not listedslb.com
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English headlines summarize Spanish-language sources and link to the original. Production context items are labeled where a water-specific outcome has not been established.