WM subsidiary opens solids and liquids injection disposal facility

Waste Management Energy Services of Texas LLC, an in-direct subsidiary of Houston-based Waste Management Inc., announced that its new Reeves County Solids and Liquids Injection Facility is now fully operational. The Balmorhea, Texas-based site is designed for the safe disposal of oil field wastes.

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

Located within the Permian Basin, where more than half of U.S. oil rigs are located, the Waste Management Energy Services facility stands on a 230-acre site. As an injection disposal operation, it requires substantially less surface footprint than a more traditional landfill, the company says. The operation currently has 15 employees.

“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,” Jason Chan, area director for Waste Management Energy Services, says.

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.

A grand-opening event at the Reeves County Solids and Liquids Injection Facility is scheduled for Oct. 18. Site tours will be conducted and lunch will be served. Companies seeking more information can contact Johannes Kohn, area manager for Waste Management Energy Services, at jkohn@wm.com.