XRI’s COO, Dr. Christopher Harich, Joins Texas Water and Energy Institute Advisory Board

XRI’s Dr. Harich will join a group of leaders from industry and academia who have extensive knowledge about the strong connection between water and energy. His expertise as a water resource engineer and hydrologist, as well as his ESG, water recycling and treatment, and water midstream experience will advance the goals of the Texas Water and Energy Institute (TWEI). Dr. Harich’s proficiency will contribute […]
XRI Employees Achieve Goal of Zero Recordable Hours or Loss Time Incidents

February 2021 marks one year of zero recordable hours or lost time for XRI employees. A very rare feat in the industry, this was one of the main goals when David Magouirk, Director of HS&E and Training, joined XRI in 2018. “This is a measurement of the hard work that the HS&E team has done in the field […]
XRI’s John Durand Describes Company’s Expansive Growth in Produced Water Recycling and Focus on ESG and Long-Term Sustainability Initiatives

XRI President John Durand describes the company’s successful integration of Fountain Quail Water Management into XRI and how the combination is resulting in expansive growth of the company overall. See John’s full comments in the October edition of the Permian Basin Oil & Gas magazine referenced below. PDF
XRI’s John Durand Presents to the DOE-Sponsored Virtual Summit on Produced Water Infrastructure and Innovation

On October 27, 2020, XRI President John Durand represented the water midstream industry by presenting to the Department of Energy’s Virtual Summit on Produced Water and Innovation. The summit was sponsored by the DOE in coordination with the White House Office of American Innovation, the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Council on Environmental […]
XRI General Counsel, Ginny Kadlick, Selected as Honoree for Hart Energy’s 2020 Forty Under 40 in the Oil and Gas Industry

Virginia “Ginny” Kadlick has been selected as an honoree in Hart Energy’s 2020 Forty Under 40 in the Oil and Gas Industry, as featured in the special supplement of Oil and Gas Investor in November 2020. Out of hundreds of nominations across E&P, Service, A&D, Midstream and Finance, Hart Energy handpicked 40 influential individuals who are furthering the […]
XRI CEO, Matthew Gabriel, Named as Finalist for EY’s 2020 Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award

Congratulations to our CEO, Matthew Gabriel (www.xrifq.com/company/leadership/matt-gabriel), who is a finalist in the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2020 Award for the Southwest region. Widely considered as one of the most prestigious business awards program in the U.S., the program recognizes entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial […]
XRI President John Durand describes how rising demand for recycling produced water is fueling XRI’s growth in interview with the Midland Reporter-Telegram

Increasing demand to recycle and reuse the water produced alongside crude and natural gas has water management companies scaling up to meet that demand. Last spring, Midland-based XRI Holdings LLC acquired the water treatment and recycling division of Fountain Quail Energy Services, creating a wholly owned subsidiary of XRI operating under the Fountain Quail name. […]
The New Mexico Governor’s office determines the oil and gas industry to be considered essential and therefore will not be impacted by the state’s stay-at-home order that went into effect 3/24/2020

Read the order below. PDF
XRI SVP of Business Development, Aaron Horn, authors article on Trading at Water Terminals

The water midstream sector has emerged in the oil and gas industry over the past few years in response to multiple factors, including larger-volume hydraulic-fracturing (fracs) operations, demand for improved capital efficiency and activity in regions with stressed water supplies and limited wastewater disposal options. A trend that is gathering significant momentum is the recycling of flowback and produced fluid as frac water on an […]
Texas Alliance of Energy Producers-led delegation presents Produced Water White Paper in Washington D.C.

XRI President John Durand, the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers (TAEP) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) present to EPA, DOE and members of U.S. Congressional staff during the Washington D.C. rollout of the TAEP/IPAA-sponsored 2019 Produced Water White Paper. PDF