A Permian Basin landowner alleges in a lawsuit that saltwater injection wells contributed to well blow-outs that caused extensive pollution on his property. In January 2022, a geyser of produced water erupted through an old well on Meister’s property in Crane County. The lawsuit alleges that injection wells created an over-pressurized plume of produced water under the ranch. The Meister lawsuit is the latest chapter in the debate over produced water injection and aging wells in the Permian Basin. These companies operate injection wells on or near the property or are responsible for plugged and abandoned wells at the property.