mission & strategy
Our Mission
Blackbuck Resources (BBR) focuses on creating practical, effective, and economical solutions to the Energy and Industrial Sectors’ most challenging water applications.
BBR takes a full life-cycle view to ensure the excellence in execution of water management and currently treats water for E&P operators on four continents.
strategy
More than a water midstream company, BBR is a true water management solutions provider.
BBR is the only water midstream company to have evolved from a water treatment technology and services company. Our bottom-up approach means our team built a fundamental understanding of managing water and its implications to our customers. We do more than move and dispose of water. Solving the E&P sector’s toughest global water challenges as a technology and service company is in our DNA.
Elements of our approach:
- Loop Strategy
- Creating mini systems or a “loop” to support producers as they develop their fields provides the ultimate flexibility to respond to a shift in demand whether it be timing or location.
- A Producer’s Mindset
- The experience of our team offers a unique perspective into E&P operator water requirements for sourcing, recycling, and disposal. We do not view water challenges with the lens of a midstream or disposal operator.
- Flexible Offtake Agreements
- We focus on designing offtake solutions fit for our customers’ needs. This means we do not focus on acreage dedication for offtake. We have creative options that offer more flexibility to E&P operators.
- Development Planning Capability
- We look ahead and build out comprehensive development plans for our clients’ potential needs.
- Water Treatment Experts
- Our development plans and proposals will always include treatment optionality for current and future use. Globally we have treated over 1 billion barrels of water since 2015.
leadership team
experienced and innovative
Our team is comprised of professionals with experience in water disposal & treatment, pipeline management, and oil & gas operations.
Samuel Oliver
CEO
samuel oliver
CEO, Blackbuck Resources
Samuel is a proven board member and executive directly responsible for leading corporate strategy utilizing financial and economic analysis, overseeing client management, M&A, greenfield project management, contract negotiations, government affairs, real estate & land development, and sourcing and managing financing relationships throughout the capital structure.
As a successful entrepreneur, Samuel excels in adapting to market shifts, securing substantial investments, and leading high-caliber teams towards achieving exceptional results. His career is decorated with prestigious accolades including Inc. 5000, Houston Business Journal Top 100, ACG Houston’s Deal of the Year award, and the Aggie 100.
Samuel began his career at Southwestern Energy, before advancing through increasingly senior roles at Occidental Petroleum Corporation, followed by his pivotal contributions at Blackbuck Resources that led him to the role of Chief Commercial Officer and subsequently Chief Executive Officer. His deep expertise in well construction, water management, strategic planning, and commercial strategy has been crucial in driving the company’s success.
As a subject matter expert, Samuel has delivered presentations across three continents, influencing the energy and water management sectors globally.
Samuel earned his Bachelor of Science from the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M. Dedicated to charitable causes, he supports homelessness relief initiatives in Houston and global clean water projects. Samuel is also active with his church serving on its executive council and as a deacon.
Justin Love
Executive Chairman
justin love
Executive Chairman
Justin Love is the CEO of Ion Minerals, an E&P company focused primarily on development of resources containing brine-borne Lithium. He was previously CEO and now Executive Chairman of Blackbuck Resources, a midstream water infrastructure firm in the Permian Basin, and is president of Love Energy Advisors (LEA), a consulting agency focused on development of early-stage companies. A proven, serial entrepreneur, Justin has successfully built many companies throughout his career.
Love is a seasoned executive with over 16 years of experience in the energy industry. He has been honored with many awards, including the Texas Oil and Gas Awards’ New Technology of the Year 2018 and ACG Houston’s Deal of the Year 2018 & 2020. In its third year of business, he led Blackbuck to being named #289 on the Inc5000 fastest growing private companies in America list and #5 on the Houston Business Journal Fast100 list. Additionally, he was named as Forty Under 40 in Oil & Gas Investors Magazine in 2019.
Love began his career in the energy sector at Schlumberger. He later was instrumental in starting an upstream water business segment for Pentair in his role as Global Market Development Manager. With this experience Love grew to become one of the world’s few experts in the burgeoning field of energy water management.
Love is a widely recognized subject matter expert speaker and has extended his expertise to audiences in over six continents and nearly 30 countries. He looks forward to sharing his wealth of knowledge at
future engagements.
Love graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering where he was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni in 2023 with the Emerging Leaders Award. He is an outdoor sport enthusiast and enjoys spending time with his family as a father of two.
LUIS MIER
CFO
Luis Mier
CFO
Luis Mier has over 20 years of experience in the energy industry. His experience includes financial planning, mergers & acquisitions, business development, investor relations, treasury management, commodity hedging, and capital markets transactions. Prior to joining Blackbuck, he was the Chief Financial Officer of BlackBrush Oil & Gas. Previous experiences include: Vice of President of Finance for BlackBrush Oil & Gas, Director of Finance for WildHorse Resource Development, Director of Investor Relations for WildHorse Resource Development, Treasury Manager for WildHorse Resources Management Company, Acquisitions & Divestments Associate for Plains Exploration and Production, Senior Financial Analyst for Pioneer Natural Resources, and Investment Banking Analyst for JPMorgan. He graduated summa cum laude with a BS in Business Administration from Babson College.
BARRY RILEY
SVP Land & Business Development
Barry Riley
SVP LAND & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BLACKBUCK RESOURCES
Barry Riley has over 17 years of experience in Land, Real
Estate, and Asset Valuation roles in the oil and gas sector. In his
current role at Blackbuck, Barry manages Land and Business Development
functions, including leading Government Affairs efforts.
Mr. Riley began his career with ExxonMobil where he spent 8
years with working upstream asset valuation in the lower 48, and
internationally. Prior to joining Blackbuck, Mr. Riley served as the lead
Surface Landman in the Delaware Basin for ConocoPhillips for 6 years where he
managed their Surface Land Water Team, including leading their Land initiative
for Water Management. During his tenure at ConocoPhillips, he received
COP’s SPIRIT Award in 2019 for the Delaware Basin Water Offtake strategy the team
implemented.
Mr. Riley received his Masters of Land Economics and Real
Estate from Texas A&M University in 2006, and his undergrad in Finance from
Sam Houston State University.
Cameron Weddle
VP Operations & Engineering
Cameron Weddle
VP Operations & Engineering
Victor Cuellar
VP Corporate Controller
Victor Cuellar
VP CORPORATE CONTROLLER
Victor Cuellar has over 20 years of experience in accounting, financial reporting and financial analysis. He is currently the Corporate Controller and is responsible for the general accounting and financial reporting for the company.
Mr. Cuellar started his career working for Cal Dive International for ten years, where he started as a Project Accountant, working on multiple offshore construction projects and was later promoted to Manager of Financial Reporting, managing the SEC reporting for the company. After Cal Dive, Mr. Cuellar joined Occidental Petroleum leading the accounting for the Midstream group. During his time at Occidental, he led the accounting and financial analysis off several midstream assets, including the Oxy Ingleside Energy Center crude export terminal. He later joined Moda Midstream upon the acquisition of the Ingleside Energy Center from Oxy, where he continued leading the accounting and financial analysis for the terminal. He remained with Moda until the acquisition of the export terminal by Enbridge, where he helped transition the accounting and financial analysis to Enbridge.
Mr. Cuellar earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Business Administration from Houston Christian University. He is Texas Certified Public Accountant.
DON GOSCH
Director of Operations
Don Gosch
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, BLACKBUCK RESOURCES
Don Gosch has spent 40+ years working in the oil and gas industry, with significant experience constructing, operating, and managing processing plants and gathering systems. In his current role as Director of Operations for Blackbuck Resources, Don oversees day to day activities for Blackbuck’s activities in the Permian Basin which include water treatment, transportation and disposal for both produced and fresh water. Additionally, Don manages the construction and installation of infrastructure to support Blackbuck’s growth.
Erika Allgood
Head of Offices Operations/Executive Assistant
Erika Allgood
HEAD OF OFFICE OPERATIONS/EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Erika Allgood has over 12 years of experience in the oil and gas sector, primarily in an administrative/support role. As Head of Office Operations and Executive Assistant, she oversees the day-to-day operations of both our Houston and Midland office. Ms. Allgood has been with BBR since inception, July 2018.
Most recently, Erika served as a QA/QC coordinator for custom Power Control Building manufacturer. Prior to that, she hired on at a filtration and separations company as a receptionist but quickly moved into an inside sales role and then on to the marketing and communications coordinator.
Ms. Allgood enjoys spending time with family and friends, camping, traveling and ASTROS baseball. She also spends time volunteering for a variety of local charities.
partners in production
partners in production
Blackbuck strives to provide water solutions that benefit all parties in an agreement:
- Landowner partnerships
- Optimal use of capital and lowest LOE through economies of scale
- Flexible offering enabling Blackbuck to match customers’ water management DNA
- Collaboration to ensure flow surety, operational uptime, and continuity in operations
- Maximizing Produced Water Reuse/Recycling
- Lower commitment thresholds through value capture outside of disposal
- Asset management from an operator perspective
- Open communication channels from the field level to the board room
state-of-the-art facilities
TX delaware basin
TR UE Blue SWD, Culberson County, Texas
Deep disposal well capable of 100,000 barrels per day strategically located in the Taylor Ranch area to provide our partners with optimized disposal capacity. Our well bore, gathering network, and facility were designed with cutting edge safety systems, strategic redundancy, and advanced automation systems.
NM delaware basin
Premier water infrastructure in the Whites City, NM area including approximately 65 miles of pipeline and 100,000 barrels per day of installed and permitted disposal capacity. The expansive system allows BBR to provide our customers the most economic, environmental friendly, and reliable water management solutions in the industry.