WaterBridge | Leading the Water Midstream Sector

About WaterBridge

WaterBridge develops, owns and operates permanent, integrated water infrastructure networks to address the long-term produced water management requirements of E&P companies. Our water pipeline and disposal systems provide our customers with reliable and efficient gathering and disposal of produced water.

Water management is a critical aspect of our customers’ oil and gas operations. Our large-scale, water infrastructure networks provide essential takeaway, disposal and recycling capacity required to accommodate the rapid growth of our customers’ produced water and reuse requirements.

Business Overview

We own integrated produced water pipeline and disposal systems in the southern Delaware Basin in west Texas and the Arkoma Basin in southeastern Oklahoma.

Team

WaterBridge’s executive team brings deep, relevant upstream, midstream and water management experience to bear in developing creative, customer-focused produced water transportation, reuse and disposal solutions

Stephen M. Johnson

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Johnson has more than four decades of experience in the energy industry, including more than 20 years as a senior executive and entrepreneur. Prior to founding WaterBridge, Mr. Johnson served as president and COO of Nabors Well Services, where he managed a fluids management business with 3,500 professionals in 15 states and Canada, approximately $1B in annual revenue and 29 SWD wells in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and North Dakota. Previously, Mr. Johnson also co-founded and served as COO of Stonegate Production Company, one of the first entrants into the Eagle Ford oil play in South Texas, and served in increasing roles of responsibility at Amoco and BP. Mr. Johnson holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering with a minor in ocean engineering from Florida Atlantic University. He has completed the AMP program at the Jones Business School at Rice University and currently serves on the board of directors of Plum Energy.

John R. Durand

President & COO

Mr. Durand has more than three decades of industry expertise, having held executive leadership positions across multiple disciplines, spanning upstream oil and gas, midstream services, commodity marketing and power generation. Prior to joining WaterBridge, he served on the Management Team of Pioneer Water Management LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pioneer Natural Resources, one of the largest independent producers in the Permian Basin. In that role, Mr. Durand oversaw the commercial, logistics and supply sourcing functions for the largest midstream water operation in North America and served as the commercial lead in negotiating landmark agreements with the cities of Odessa and Midland to purchase municipal effluent water for Pioneer’s long-term development requirements.

Steven R. Jones

EVP & Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Jones has more than 20 years of experience in midstream finance and corporate development. Mr. Jones was most recently the founder and CEO of Core Midstream LLC. Previously, he co-founded and served as EVP and CFO of PennTex Midstream Partners, LLC, a gathering and processing-focused midstream company with platforms in the Delaware Basin of west Texas and the Cotton Valley play in Louisiana. While at PennTex, he led the initial public offering of PennTex Midstream Partners, L.P (NASDAQ: PTXP). Prior to PennTex, he was managing director of midstream investment banking at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. He has also held positions at Lehman Brothers and El Paso Corporation. Mr. Jones earned a B.S. in math and economics from Tulane University.

Jason Long

EVP & Chief Commercial Officer

A native of west Texas, Mr. Long is an oil and gas entrepreneur with more than 15 years of experience founding and operating businesses that invest and provide services across the upstream and midstream value chains. Most recently, he was president and founder of EnWater Solutions, LLC and Pelagic Water Systems, LLC, the precursors to WaterBridge’s Permian platform, where he led the funding, construction and commercialization of our produced water-gathering and disposal system located in the southern Delaware Basin in west Texas. Mr. Long holds a B.S. from Texas Christian University.

Michael 'Chop' Reitz

SVP - Operations

Mr. Reitz has more than 10 years of upstream and midstream engineering, construction, and operations experience in West Texas. Most recently, he served as Vice President for EnWater Solutions, LLC, where he managed the construction and operations of our legacy produced water gathering and disposal system in the southern Delaware Basin. Before starting EnWater with Jason Long, he was an Operations Engineer for Diamondback Energy. Prior to that, he was a Production and Completions Engineer for BOPCO and a Field Engineer for Chesapeake Midstream Development, focused on gathering pipelines and compressor facilities. Mr. Reitz holds a B.S. in petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University.

Dan Montgomery

SVP - Operations Strategy & Development

Mr. Montgomery has over 15 years of engineering and leadership experience. Most recently, he managed Pioneer Water Management’s $1.3 billion capital program to plan, contract and construct its produced water systems. Upon completion of the water program, he led Pioneer’s efforts to maximize well value and reduce drilling and completion costs. Previously, he held commercial and engineering roles at Access Midstream Partners. He holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mr. Montgomery earned his B.S. in mathematics from the United States Naval Academy, where he was a four-year letterman in varsity soccer team. Upon graduation, he served as a naval officer and aviator in the U.S. Navy.

Bryan P. Smith

SVP - Engineering & Construction

Mr. Smith has over 13 years of engineering, construction and leadership experience. While at Pioneer Natural Resources, Mr. Smith oversaw design, construction and completion of over 40 miles of 36-inch HDPE water delivery pipelines as well as the economic evaluation, analysis and prioritization of over one billion dollars’ worth of water infrastructure projects in the Permian Basin. Mr. Smith has experience as a reservoir engineer, operations engineer, facility engineer and most recently operations integration manager for Pioneer’s Eagle Ford division. He holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He also served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army.

Michael Neese

SVP - Supply & Technical Sales

Mr. Neese has managed water and wastewater resources for almost three decades with a background in the development and protection of water resources, water laws and emerging treatment technologies. Most recently, he was the manager of field operations and maintenance at Pioneer Water Management where he oversaw their water sourcing, reuse, treatment and delivery systems. Mr. Neese was PWM’s technical advisor for the City of Midland’s secondary wastewater treatment plant that has a capacity of 15 million gallons per day. Previously, he was assistant director for drinking water operations with the City of Houston. Mr. Neese has held appointed positions as the president and vice president of two groundwater conservation districts. He holds a B.S in engineering from Texas Tech University.

Harrison Bolling

VP - General Counsel

Mr. Bolling has more than 10 years of experience advising energy clients. Most recently, he was VP and general counsel for Core Midstream LLC, a venture-stage midstream company. Previously, he was assistant general counsel at PennTex Midstream Partners LLC, responsible for securities, M&A and commercial transactions. Prior to that, he was an associate at Bracewell LLP where he focused on capital markets and M&A transaction. He holds a J.D. from the University of Texas and a B.S. in economics and history from Vanderbilt University.

Brian Coe

VP - Chief Accounting Officer & Controller

Mr. Coe has over 16 years of accounting and financial experience. Prior to joining WaterBridge, he was the Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer with Keane Group, Inc. While at Keane, he was responsible for the accounting and finance functions, where he led the effort in a successful IPO in January 2017. Prior to Keane, Mr. Coe served in various accounting and financial capacities with increasing responsibility at numerous companies. He started his career with Ernst & Young after graduating with a B.B.A. in Accounting from Texas State University. Mr. Coe is a certified public accountant in the state of Texas.

Cody Allen

VP – Delaware

Mr. Allen has more than 10 years of commercial midstream and finance experience, most recently serving as Director of Finance and Acquisitions for EnWater Solutions, LLC, where he managed finance and corporate development efforts for WaterBridge’s legacy produced water gathering and disposal system in the southern Delaware Basin. Prior to EnWater, Cody helped establish the natural gas marketing business of Plains All American, where he was responsible for trading physical commodities and financial derivatives before moving on to manage PAA’s natural gas storage assets in the Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast regions. He has also held positions at Sempra Midstream and Aon Benfield. Mr. Allen earned an MBA in finance from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.A. in history from Tulane University.

Blake Garrett

VP – Land

Mr. Garrett has more than a decade of upstream and land acquisition experience. Prior to WaterBridge, Mr. Garrett was Director of Land and Operations for EnWater Solutions, LLC. Previously, he was a reservoir and production engineer with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in multiple basins including DJ/Wattenberg, Powder River, Greater Green River and Uintah. Mr. Garrett has extensive experience managing land acquisition projects in multiple basins spanning Sabine Parish, Louisiana, to Culberson County, Texas, with primary roles in Barnett and Haynesville Shale plays. He is an active member of SPE and AAPL. Mr. Garrett earned his Petroleum Engineering Degree from Texas Tech University in addition to both a B.B.A. in Finance and MBA in Economics from Hardin-Simmons University.

Mark DePaul

VP – QHSE & Regulatory Affairs

Mr. DePaul has over a decade of HSE, water management operations and leadership experience. Prior WaterBridge, Mr. DePaul served in various roles at ExxonMobil and XTO Energy, with a career encompassing a diverse set of roles and responsibilities. Mr. DePaul lead the initial development of XTO’s water infrastructure and management strategy in the Permian Basin. In this role, covering both the Midland and Delaware basins, Mr. DePaul was responsible for XTO’s full lifecycle water management program, including sourcing, produced water recycling and disposal and water handling strategies. He has also served in regulatory compliance and investor and shareholder relations roles at ExxonMobil. He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas. Mr. DePaul earned a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida.

Partners

WaterBridge has teamed with a leading private equity investment firm specializing in the oil & gas midstream industry—providing WaterBridge with unparalleled financial support in the midstream water industry, our stability, and ensuring that we have access to all the resources required to address your full-cycle water infrastructure needs.

Five Point Energy is a private equity firm focused on investments in the energy infrastructure sector, with a strategy to partner with, develop, and support strong management teams through buyout and growth capital investments within the midstream energy sector.

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David N. Capobianco CEO & Managing Partner

Mr. Capobianco founded Five Point Energy in 2011 after founding and serving as co-head of the Private Equity Group of Vulcan Capital, the direct investment arm for Paul G. Allen—where he led multiple take-private, acquisition, development, spinout, and build-up activities.

Matthew K. Morrow COO & Managing Partner

Mr. Morrow’s professional experience includes serving as president and CEO of Iberdrola Energy Holdings—which held Iberdrola Energy Services, a North American natural gas marketing business, and ENSTOR, one of the largest independent natural gas storage franchises on the continent.