WM opens oilfield waste facility in Texas

Waste Management Services of Texas opens facility that targets oilfield wastes in the Lone Star State.

Waste Management Energy Services of TexasLLC, which is affiliated with Houston-based Waste Management Inc. (WM), says its new Reeves County Solids and Liquids Injection Facility in southwest Texas is now fully operational. The company says the facility, located on a 230-acre site in Balmorhea, Texas, has been designed to safely disposes of oilfield waste.

“Our Reeves County facility is the first Waste Management Energy Services slurry injection site to service the oil and gas industry,” says Scott Bradley, area vice president for Waste Management’s Four Corners Market Area. “The state-of-the-art technologies and processes effectively and safely handle and dispose of waste generated by oilfield exploration and production operations, thus minimizing the risks of storage.”

“We strategically located the facility near the oil and gas customers we serve and designed the operation to be a convenient one-stop shop by integrating transport, waste services and environmentally sound disposal solutions into a single operation,” says Jason Chan, area director for Waste Management Energy Services.

Wastes accepted at the facility include oil field drill cuttings, drilling muds, produced water, flow back water, acid water, pit water and tank and pit sludges. Additional services expected to be offered in the future include roustabout, pressure cleaning, tank cleaning, hydro excavation, transportation services and field services.