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.

Justin Love
CEO


justin love
CEO, BLACKBUCK RESOURCES
Justin Love is a seasoned executive with more than 14 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He is the CEO of Blackbuck Resources LLC, former CEO of Xedia Process Solutions, and founder of Love Energy Advisors (LEA). He has a demonstrated track record of creating enterprise value as an entrepreneur in the sector. This is shown through him founding and leading three existing companies over the last six years, two of which have reached successful exits.
Among Justin’s industry awards are 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 #8 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 as an engineer at Schlumberger and eventually joined Pentair, where he spent most of his time as global market development manager. During his time at Pentair, he played an integral role in launching their global upstream energy business. In addition to acting as a resident subject matter expert in the field of oilfield water management, he led efforts to identify and evaluate M&A targets, earning his designation as a leading global subject matter expert in the field. Justin later leveraged his broad career experience and developed relationships to found an energy-water-focused advisory firm, LEA. As president of LEA, Love provided consulting and origination services for the technology companies, investors, and oil & gas producers focused on the energy-water nexus. As a widely recognized subject matter expert speaker, Justin has shared his expertise with audiences in nearly 30 countries on six continents.
Love graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering. A father of two, Justin enjoys spending time with his family and maintains an active lifestyle through a multitude of sports and activities. He serves his community through his role in volunteering for and leading a number of local and national charitable organizations.


Samuel Oliver
CCO









samuel oliver
CCO, BLACKBUCK RESOURCES
Samuel is a proven board member and private equity-backed C-level executive directly responsible for leading corporate strategy utilizing financial and economic analysis, overseeing client management, mergers & acquisitions, 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 has developed exceptional abilities to understand changing market demands, acquire large-scale investments, and build talented implementation teams. As a seasoned executive with over 10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, Oliver was most recently honored with the ACG Houston’s Deal of the Year award in 2020, 2021 Houston Business Journal Top 100, and 2021 Inc 5000.
Oliver’s career began in an engineering role at Southwestern Energy in central Arkansas. Later, Samuel worked for Occidental Petroleum Corporation where he spent several years in Midland, TX before taking various management roles in Houston, Texas.
Samuel’s industry experience includes well construction planning, water management, strategic planning, supply chain, commercial strategy, and deal generation. These skillsets were vital in the equity fundraising process for Blackbuck Resources where Samuel eventually became Chief Commercial Officer.
As a widely recognized subject matter expert in the energy and water management sectors, Samuel has extended his expertise to audiences on three continents.
Samuel graduated from Texas A&M in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science from the Dwight Look College of Engineering. He is an avid racquetball player and golfer, and enjoys barbecuing and traveling with his family and friends. Samuel is passionate about his charitable work which includes efforts to support the homeless in Houston and initiatives to provide clean water access in developing countries.


Blair Mathews
CFO









Blair Mathews
CFO, BLACKBUCK RESOURCES
Blair Mathews has over 19 years of experience in financial planning, capital raising, contract negotiating, and acquisitions and divestitures. He has served as CFO of another privately held midstream company for over three years. Previously, Mr. Mathews served as Business Development Director at EXCO Resources, Inc (EXCO) where he was responsible for leading the acquisition and divestiture efforts for EXCO’s upstream and midstream assets across multiple areas including South Texas, East Texas/North Louisiana and Appalachia. During his time at EXCO, he served in various positions in the financial planning and analysis group where he focused on financial forecasting for EXCO’s midstream equity investment before leading its divestiture effort. Before transitioning to the oil and gas industry and joining EXCO, Mr. Mathews worked at Ernst & Young LLP in the financial valuation group and in business development efforts in the transaction advisory services practice. Mr. Mathews earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Baylor University. He has been active in his church and served on various committees. He enjoys coaching and watching his two kids play various sports. He enjoys playing tennis, skiing, hunting and spending time traveling with his wife and kids.


BARRY RILEY
VP Land & Business Development









Barry Riley
VP 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.


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.


Victor Cuellar
VP Corporate Controller









Victor Cuellar
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.


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.
Freedom SWD, Eddy County, New Mexico
Midland basin
EZ Way SWD, Ector County, Texas
Disposal capable of 20,000 barrels per day. This SWD includes 6 offload disposal lanes, fresh water sales, and a solids handling facility. This facility is setup with an intelligent water management software system providing convenience to our operators and customers.