Investing in Water Management 

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Highland Field Services LLC, known as HFS, a subsidiary of Seneca Resources Company, LLC, was established in 2015 to meet the water management needs of Seneca Resources and other oil and gas operators in the Appalachian Basin.

HFS operates in Pennsylvania, with assets in Tioga, Lycoming, McKean and Elk counties. The facilities are near the heart of Seneca Resources’ operations, with quick access to major state and U.S. highways, and can handle fluid wastes from both the Marcellus and Utica shales, as well as conventional gas and oil fields.

HFS facilities use a zero liquid discharge process to treat, store and transport oil and gas liquid waste for reuse during drilling and hydraulic fracturing. The process reduces the impact on natural water resources by minimizing the need for freshwater.

HFS has quickly become an industry leader in fluid management in the Appalachian Basin. It consistently manages more than 45,000 barrels of fluid per day through beneficial reuse facilities, and the fluid is used primarily in completion operations.

HFS operates around the clock, managing oil and gas liquid waste generated by Seneca and other regional operators. Through a network of facilities ranging from produced fluid storage and transfer stations to advanced treatment and recycling operations, HFS can manage a wide variety of waste streams and support uninterrupted field operations.

HFS maintains about 538,000 barrels of storage capacity and can accept, treat, recycle and beneficially reuse numerous oil and gas liquid waste streams. These include compressor station waste, tank bottoms and sediments, frac sand, drilling fluids and other produced liquid wastes. This integrated infrastructure gives operators a reliable, environmentally responsible way to manage waste while maximizing operational efficiency and resource reuse.

Responsible fluid disposal options are necessary to maintain shale operations. HFS operates wells in Pennsylvania for underground injection of produced fluid, another means of managing the industry’s fluid needs. Together, HFS and Seneca Resources have invested more than in this and other beneficial reuse infrastructure, including a pipeline network that helps reduce truck traffic in the Elk State Forest and enables HFS to transport beneficial reuse water safely and economically.

HFS will continue to create innovative and cost-effective technologies to improve the operational and economic needs of the energy sector associated with water management. Through recycling and proven water management solutions, HFS is creating a more sustainable management plan that supports local economies as well as protects the environment. By partnering with other exploration and production companies to share water infrastructure and fresh and produced fluids in our operations is another great example of Seneca’s efforts to minimize environmental impacts and costs.