White Owl Energy Services
Provides oilfield waste processing, recovery, and disposal services.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | €0.0 | round | |
| N/A | $7.0m | Series A | |
| Total Funding | 000k | ||
Incorporated in 2013, White Owl Energy Services Inc. operates as a specialized oilfield services company focused on waste processing, recovery, and disposal for the oil and gas industry. The company was founded by Owen Pinnell, a seasoned entrepreneur with 30 years of experience founding and leading public and private energy companies in Canada and the USA, including Newalta and Anadime. White Owl began with two saltwater disposal facilities (SWDs) in the Bakken region and has since expanded its operations significantly.
The firm's primary business revolves around providing exemplary oil and water management services to oil and gas producers. Its business model is predominantly fee-for-service, generating revenue from the disposal of produced water and frac flowback water, alongside the processing, terminalling, and marketing of oil and condensate. White Owl serves customers in the Bakken shale basin in North Dakota and previously operated in the Montney in Alberta. A key operational achievement includes the 2017 acquisition of the Pembina Pipeline connected Clairmont Terminal in Alberta, coupled with a long-term strategic agreement with Trafigura for crude oil marketing services.
White Owl's service portfolio is comprehensive, featuring both Class 1 and Class 2 disposal facilities. The company operates six Class 2 SWDs in North Dakota, located in Tioga, Ross, Watford City, Epping, Killdeer, and New Town, handling waste streams like produced water and stimulation fluids. Its Alexander facility is a Class 1 industrial disposal site that accepts a broader range of non-hazardous wastes, including refinery wastewater and landfill leachate. The treatment process involves filtering solids, skimming to separate oil, and disposing of the remaining water through deep well injection. Recovered oil is treated to meet sales specifications and delivered to pipeline terminals. The company emphasizes operational efficiency, boasting an average truck unload time of just 12 minutes.
Keywords: oilfield waste management, saltwater disposal, produced water treatment, frac flowback disposal, oil recovery, Class 1 disposal, Class 2 disposal, Bakken, North Dakota, energy services, water management, deep well injection, oil and gas waste, environmental services, industrial disposal, Clairmont Terminal, Owen Pinnell, fee-for-service, oilfield logistics, waste processing