about deep blue
each barrel of water produced and consumed by our customers is a critical aspect of Deep Blue’s mission.
Deep Blue develops, owns, and operates integrated midstream water infrastructure networks for exploration and production companies throughout the Midland Basin.
our mission
Our mission is to create value for our customers by addressing their long-term water management requirements through our integrated pipeline system and advanced technologies.
Every day, we strive to provide exploration and production companies with safe, reliable, and efficient gathering, storage or reuse of produced water through our water pipelines and related infrastructure.
What we do
Modern Water Management Solutions
Due to the rapid growth in oil and gas production from the widespread adoption of horizontal drilling, we believe large-scale, permanent water infrastructure networks are necessary to maintain current levels of oil and gas production.
2+
million
barrels per day of permitted produced water capacity
800+
miles
of gathering and redelivery pipelines
66+
million
barrels of water storage capacity
500+
thousand
barrels of water delivery per day
Who we are
Our experience is broad: we’ve worked across the upstream, midstream, downstream, and renewable sectors, in both private and publicly-traded companies.
Our purpose is focused: we are here to exceed our client’s expectations by providing a thoughtful, forward-looking, and data-driven approach to
water management.
our team
Chief Executive Officer
Scott Mitchell
Chief Operating Officer
Ben Smiley
Chief Commercial Officer
Robert Norton
EVP, Finance
Kirk Manes
General Counsel
Isaac Griesbaum
Chief Accounting Officer
Chad Bellah
Chief Information Officer
Brian Hoogendam
VP, Land
RobRoy McDonald
VP of Operations
Cole Bynum
Director, Supply Water
Ben Warden
our partners
Five Point Energy is a leading private equity firm focused on building businesses within the environmental water management and sustainable infrastructure sectors. The firm was founded by industry veterans who have had successful careers investing in, building, and running midstream infrastructure companies. Five Point’s strategy is to buy and build assets, create companies, and grow them into sustainable enterprises with premier management teams and industry-leading E&P partners. Based in Houston, Five Point targets equity investments up to $1 billion and has approximately $4 billion of capital under management across multiple investment funds.