Devon Energy and WaterBridge Enter Delaware Basin Midstream JV
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WaterBridge NDB, a portfolio company of Five Point Energy, has formed NDB Midstream, a strategic partnership with WPX Energy Permian, a subsidiary of Devon Energy.
The partnership between two technical leaders, WaterBridge NDB within the produced water handling sector and Devon with 50-plus years of innovation in oil and gas, yields the largest private water infrastructure system in the prolific Stateline region of the Delaware Basin in Loving County, Texas and Lea and Eddy counties in New Mexico.
In connection with the transaction, Devon and NDB Midstream entered into a long-term agreement to which Devon has committed all of its produced water within a large area of mutual interest, including an initial dedication of ~52,000 acres, and contributed to NDB Midstream 18 SWDs with ~375,000 bpd of permitted capacity and ~210 miles of produced water pipelines for gathering, transportation, disposal and reuse. As part of the transaction, Devon received a 30 percent equity interest in NDB Midstream as well as a commitment by Five Point to fund a portion of the initial build of the system expansion.
“We are excited about this partnership which will provide Devon with a significant increase in permitted water handling capacity, delivering both reliable flow assurance and access to abundant resources and infrastructure to support Devon’s future drilling plans and the company’s produced water reuse and recycling operations” said Greg Horne, vice president, Marketing & Midstream, of Devon and board member of NDB Midstream.
As part of the transaction, NDB Midstream is developing a large-scale water transportation, handling and recycling system in the Stateline region, primarily located on land owned by Five Point’s land management platform, DBR Land. DBR Land is a premier actively managed land and resource company with substantial holdings strategically positioned in the most active regions of the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico. DBR’s land holding is a non-depleting asset that generates diverse revenue streams from a well-capitalized customer base under long-term contracts.
“Our joint venture with Devon is one of the largest in the water sector to date, and is transformative for WaterBridge as it significantly expands our industry-leading platform’s scale, commercial reach and strategic value. Since WaterBridge’s founding in 2016, we have been pioneers of midstream water management, progressively addressing the produced water needs of our blue-chip clients and reducing reliance on freshwater sources for drilling and completion activities,” said David Capobianco, CEO of Five Point Energy and chairman of WaterBridge NDB.
“The future of WaterBridge could not be brighter as we work to bring incredibly innovative solutions to market in the near future, including desalination hubs,” added Capobianco.
Devon is a leading oil and gas producer in the U.S. with a premier multi-basin portfolio headlined by a world-class acreage position in the Delaware Basin. Devon’s disciplined cash-return business model is designed to achieve strong returns, generate free cash flow and return capital to shareholders, while focusing on safe and sustainable operations.
WaterBridge NDB is a portfolio company of Five Point Energy that operates full-cycle produced water transportation, handling, recycling and reuse, and disposal under long-term contracts with customers in the northern Delaware Basin, and the Eagle Ford Basin. WaterBridge NDB and its affiliate WaterBridge Holdings, a portfolio company of Five Point Energy and GIC that operates in the southern Delaware Basin in West Texas and the Arkoma Basin in Oklahoma, together comprise the largest pure play produced water midstream business in the industry. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, WaterBridge benefits from a first-mover advantage in the emerging water midstream sector with the most experienced management team in the industry.
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