Integrated Solutions for Hydrocarbon and H2O Waste Streams
Recoil creates marketable oil through technical expertise in separation, blending, R9 reclamation, logistical coordination and project management to optimize operations
The Real Problem Operators Face
Every new horizontal well pushes hundreds of thousands of barrels of water through the system. During flowback, hydrocarbons inevitably follow that water into surface equipment, SWDs, and recycling infrastructure.
What begins as a small percentage of oil carryover quickly becomes a large operational issue:
- Slop oil accumulation in tanks and gun barrels
- High BS&W co-mingled product that cannot be sold
- Storage constraints at recycling facilities
- Increased chemical treatment costs
- Infrastructure stress and reduced capacity
- Shut-ins, lost time, and lost revenue
Most operators treat this as a nuisance cost of doing business. It isn’t. It’s trapped value.
The Hidden Financial Impact
When hydrocarbons contaminate water infrastructure:
- Recycling slows down
- Water supply for new pads is restricted
- CAPEX increases to expand separation capacity
- OPEX rises from added treatment and handling
- Oil that should be sold becomes stranded inventory
And before water supply volumes can be met, the oil problem must be solved.
Recoil's Approach
Recoil specializes in solving unmarketable hydrocarbon problems across the Permian, Delaware and Eagleford Basins.
Through advanced separation and strategic blending, we maximize hydrocarbon recovery, restore system capacity, improve crude quality, and meet regulatory standards including RRC Rule 57 compliance.
For operators, this means fewer infrastructure expansions, lower chemical spend, reduced storage bottlenecks, and no more writing off contaminated oil. Instead, you gain reduced CAPEX and OPEX, improved water recycling efficiency, increased uptime, and new revenue from recovered hydrocarbons.
Oil carryover may seem minor, but at scale it represents thousands of stranded barrels. In today’s crude market, quality, consistency, and compliance determine whether a barrel earns full value or takes a discount. Recoil ensures it earns its value.
