West Odessa is an unincorporated community in the heart of West Texas’ oil patch that has outgrown its water system, leaving many to buy and haul in their water.

MIDLAND, Texas — Texas once again found itself at ... the United States is now the number one producer of oil and natural gas in the world. That’s not just economic power—that’s national ...

(The Center Square) – The Texas oil and gas industry is concerned about ... As a result, the industry isn’t adding rigs to drill when “price signals are so unclear.” ...

Baker Hughes said oil rigs fell by two to 484 this week, while gas rigs rose by one to 103. In the Permian basin in West Texas and eastern New Mexico, the nation's biggest oil-producing shale ...