Environmental Impact and Responsibility


2022 Sustainability Report

Environmental Impact & Repsponsibility

Communities rely on sustainable environmental and waste management strategies for their wellbeing. At Select, we recognize the critical importance of protecting the environment, particularly concerning the potential contamination of land, surface water, or groundwater due to hydrocarbon waste and wastewater. As such, we implement policies and procedures to minimize adverse impacts on people’s health and preserve local ecosystems’ diversity.

Our facility and yard managers establish environmental processes and performance indicators to track progress. These processes assign responsibility for meeting objectives and are subject to review by operations managers, the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) department, and management.

Additionally, Select’s operational technology and infrastructure solutions inherently reduce our client’s impact on the environment. During 2022, we recycled and treated a record 422 million barrels of produced water on a proforma basis, with 46% of these total treated volumes coming from our recycling facilities, up from 26% in 2021. This both decreases the need for additional fresh water purchases as well as reduces trucking demand for production wastewater hauling for disposal.

Communities rely on sustainable environmental and waste management strategies for their wellbeing. At Select, we recognize the critical importance of protecting the environment, particularly concerning the potential contamination of land, surface water, or groundwater due to hydrocarbon waste and wastewater. As such, we implement policies and procedures to minimize adverse impacts on people’s health and preserve local ecosystems’ diversity.

Our facility and yard managers establish environmental processes and performance indicators to track progress. These processes assign responsibility for meeting objectives and are subject to review by operations managers, the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) department, and management.

Additionally, Select’s operational technology and infrastructure solutions inherently reduce our client’s impact on the environment. During 2022, we recycled and treated a record 422 million barrels of produced water on a proforma basis, with 46% of these total treated volumes coming from our recycling facilities, up from 26% in 2021. This both decreases the need for additional fresh water purchases as well as reduces trucking demand for production wastewater hauling for disposal.

Report Highlights

Spill Prevention, Management & Mitigation

Select employs a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (“SPCC”) plan to train personnel on the necessary actions during fluid, chemical, or hydrocarbon spills. This comprehensive spill management strategy forms the foundation for site-specific SPCC plans, enabling continuous development and improvement.

We have also significantly invested in our patented WaterONE® and AquaView® suite of proprietary hardware and software applications, designed for measuring, monitoring, and automating water services throughout the well lifecycle. Select automated solutions are monitored 24/7 at our centralized command center, providing visibility for our customers into all water-related operations, reducing operating costs, increasing safety, minimizing spill risks, and lowering the environmental footprint of all operations. These technologies not only provide risk mitigation around our water supply chain, but also support our chemical business, including our manufacturing operations. Our investments in environmental risk mediation and technology can be seen in our continued decrease in spills, notably a 67% reduction in chemical spills since 2020.