About Controlled Recovery, Inc:
CRI is a leader in the treatment, recovery and disposal of oil and
gas wastes in the Permian Basin. CRI has an excellent record
of safety and compliance and has passed hundreds of
government and HS&E audits. CRI operates a 264-acre oil
recovery and disposal facility in Southeastern New Mexico. CRI
was acquired in 2006 by Atreides Capital and Blue Sage Capital.
Since 1991, CRI has been safely managing and disposing
Produced Water, drilling fluids and cuttings, UST and other fluid
and solids wastes for leading exploration and production firms,
refiners, pipelines, and other environmental and professional
contractors in the Permian Basin.
Who regulates CRI facilities?
CRI’s waste disposal and oil recovery facilities are regulated by the
New Mexico Oil Conservation Division. CRI has an additional
landfarm permit from the New Mexico Environmental Department
which regulates a discharge plan for diesel and gasoline-
contaminated solids, recovery wells, drill solids from monitor wells,
and other hydrocarbon contaminated solids and liquids.
In accordance with the above mentioned agencies, CRI has the
following current permits:
NMOCD PERMIT R 9166 - oil and gas industry treating,
recycling, land farming, and disposal
NMED PERMIT DP 818 - land farming and recycling of
UST soils, liquids, oil, other contaminated soils, car wash
sumps, and drill cuttings