Crude Reclamation · Refinement · Return

WASTE IN.
PIPELINE OUT.

CrudeCycle transforms lower-grade waste crude — sitting in tank bottoms and open pits (produced water, fluids) — into pipeline-grade material. We eliminate your disposal costs, remove your environmental liability, and reduce your operational expenses.

ONE STOP
Integral Professional Service
FULL
Reclamation — Zero Landfill
TX · OK · NM · LA
5–10 Year Operational Footprint
The Problem We Solve

THE COST OF
DOING NOTHING

Legacy waste crude management forces producers to pay twice — once for transportation, once for disposal. Meanwhile, the material sitting in your pits grows riskier, more expensive, and more visible to regulators every day. CrudeCycle offers a single, integral one-stop-shop solution to convert that liability into value.

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Financial Drain

Traditional disposal forces producers to pay for specialized transportation of waste crude — and again for Salt Water Disposal (SWD) or landfill access fees. Every barrel that leaves as waste is a barrel that converts into a cost center rather than a value-generating asset.

  • Double cost: transportation + disposal fees
  • SWD charges accumulate with every removal cycle
  • Complete loss of every barrel that enters the waste stream
  • Compounding operational expenses with no recovery path
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Environmental Liability

Oil stored in open pits (produced water, fluids) presents severe operational risks. It releases airborne toxins, threatens local wildlife and livestock, and exposes producers to significant regulatory and environmental liabilities that compound over time.

  • Airborne toxin releases from open pits (produced water, fluids)
  • Livestock and wildlife contamination risk
  • Growing TCEQ and EPA regulatory exposure
  • Liability that grows with every day material remains on-site
The CrudeCycle Method

THE CLOSED-LOOP
CRUDE CYCLE

A five-step circular reclamation system. Every barrel that enters our cycle is converted to pipeline-grade crude — ready to inject, sell, or re-enter your total barrel count.

01
On-Site
Extraction
Vacuum trucks deploy to your facility to clear tank bottoms and skim open pits (produced water, fluids). Your team retains full site control and supervises extraction targets.
02
Logistics
Transportation
Raw material is securely transported to CrudeCycle-owned processing facilities. Certified drivers, dedicated trucks, on-site truck pusher.
03
Processing
Remediation
Heavy skimming, water separation, and mechanical removal of key contaminants: iron, chlorides, sulfur, H₂S, paraffins, and asphaltenes — the primary challenges in Permian, Gulf Coast, and Mid-Continent crude streams.
04
Formulation
Strategic Blending
Treatment-resistant compounds (oxygenates, chlorides) neutralized through precision ratio-blending with processed crude. No chemical additives required.
05
Delivery
Market Sale
Converted pipeline-grade crude sold directly to market or routed to refineries via LACT units — reducing operational expenses and turning waste into a value-generating asset.
The Competitive Paradigm Shift

THE CRUDECYCLE
STANDARD

Every competitor in this space charges producers for disposal or transportation. CrudeCycle operates on the opposite model — we handle the problem and pay for the material.

The Alternative Model
Traditional oilfield waste service providers
The CrudeCycle Standard
Material Handling
Charges disposal fees to producers
We handle the waste — terms tailored to each producer
Transportation Cost
Producer bears full transit cost
Zero-cost vacuum truck dispatch to your site
Payment Reliability
Unpredictable / Net-60+ delays
Guaranteed payout on the 20th of every month
Disposal Method
SWD wells and landfills
100% reclamation and strategic blending
Carbon Credits
Zero credit generation
Verifiable federal carbon credits for both parties
Barrel Retention
Complete loss of waste barrel volume
Processed material is sold to market — waste becomes revenue
THE STRATEGIC OUTCOME
Producers transform an operational disposal cost into a guaranteed revenue stream — while increasing their total pipeline barrel count and eliminating environmental liability in a single partnership.
Proprietary Technology Suite

THE TOOLS THAT
MAKE IT WORK

CrudeCycle deploys a suite of proprietary and partner technologies across the full crude and fluid lifecycle — from on-site slop oil recovery to produced water treatment and disinfection. One partner. One process. Every problem solved.

Mobile Unit
ResidueRanger™
BS&W · Slop Oil · Solids Treatment

Mobile unit for BS&W, slop oil, and solids treatment using novel chemistry, oxidation, and proprietary dewatering processes. Deployable directly to client sites — no permanent infrastructure required.

Outputs
→ Recovered slop oil
→ Reusable water
→ Dewatered solids
Modular Treatment Train
AquaForge™
Produced Water · Brine · Oil Recovery

Modular treatment train integrating hydrocyclones, automatic filtration, oil skimming, and advanced membranes. Scalable to any produced water volume — engineered for high-efficiency separation and maximum resource recovery.

Outputs
→ Saleable brine
→ Up to 99.5% recovered oil
→ High-quality treated water
Disinfection Technology
AiguaClor
Electrolytic Chlorine + Free Radical Generation

10-year proven technology applying electrolytic separation to brine solution — generating an oxidizing solution of free radicals and chlorine for water disinfection and oxidation. Applied across oilfield, industrial, and water management sectors including fracking, platforms, and refineries.

Applications
→ Water disinfection & oxidation
→ Fracking & platform water treatment
→ Refinery process water
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ONE STOP SHOP
CrudeCycle's technology suite provides an integral, professional service covering the full fluid lifecycle — crude reclamation, produced water treatment, solids management, and water disinfection. From tank bottoms to treated effluent, one partner handles it all.
Environmental Impact

GREEN BY
DESIGN

CrudeCycle is natively sustainable — not as an ESG rebrand or compliance checkbox, but because the business model structurally depends on keeping material out of landfills and SWD wells.

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SWD & LANDFILL DIVERSION

By intercepting waste oil before disposal, CrudeCycle physically prevents thousands of barrels from being pumped downhole or abandoned in surface landfills — on every single cycle.

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CARBON CREDIT ACCUMULATION

The diversion and reclamation process creates a verifiable green mechanism, allowing both CrudeCycle and the producing partner to accumulate federal carbon credits — turning compliance into capital.

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ECOLOGICAL DE-RISKING

Actively removing surface toxins from open pits (produced water, fluids) protects local wildlife, mitigates livestock contamination risk, and neutralizes airborne emissions at the lease level.

Safety Protocol

MSA-FIRST.
ZERO EXCEPTIONS.

Before any CrudeCycle truck approaches a facility, a Master Service Agreement is fully executed. Safety is not a checkbox — it is the prerequisite for everything else.

PHASE 01
Master Service Agreement

A mandatory, zero-exception safety and operational framework signed with every major oilfield client prior to any site access. No MSA, no trucks. No exceptions.

PHASE 02
Facility Auditing

Rigorous alignment with the client's internal safety codes, site protocols, and environmental standards. We learn your site before our team sets foot on it.

PHASE 03
Cleared for Dispatch

Only upon full MSA execution and facility clearance are CrudeCycle vacuum trucks and logistics teams authorized to approach client tanks and pits.

CrudeCycle Provides
Dedicated vacuum trucks · Certified drivers · On-site truck pusher · Safe extraction from designated points
Client Retains Control Of
All lease infrastructure · Tank lid access · Internal tank cleaning · On-site supervisor to direct extraction targets
Leadership & Advisory

DECADES OF
PROVEN EXECUTION

CrudeCycle is led by operators who have built and exited oil reclamation businesses before — backed by advisors with deep institutional, financial, and industrial expertise. The model is proven. The team has done it.

Founder & CEO
Chad Summerlin

Extensive global crude brokering across EN590, jet fuel, and diesel. Founded, scaled, and successfully exited three separate oil reclamation companies. Decades of business development in the oilfield.

Head of Operations
John Halliburton

30+ years of direct oilfield experience. Oversees day-to-day facility management, material movement, extraction logistics, and truck dispatching across all active sites.

Finished Crude Sales
Jeff Inglish

Manages all finished crude offload strategies, pipeline integrations, and direct sales to market. The commercial link between converted product and revenue realization.

Financial Advisor
Kyle Woodring

Back-office financial architecture, capital allocation strategy, and regulatory compliance oversight. Financial discipline behind the operational engine.

Strategic Advisor
Michael McGhan

Seasoned oilfield strategy advisor with deep operational and market positioning expertise across the Southwest basin. Provides strategic oversight and market development guidance.

Capital & Strategy Advisor
Juan Rivero

Executive partner with expertise in industrial infrastructure, water management, and capital deployment. Brings institutional capital strategy, business development, and operational scaling experience across energy and water sectors.

5–10 Year Vision

THE EXPANSION
ROADMAP

Phase 1 — Now
PERMIAN BASIN SATURATION

The Permian Basin currently holds an unlimited supply of Grade-C feedstock. Phase 1 accelerates acquisition through expanded Master Service Agreement partnerships with tier-one producers across West Texas.

Phase 2 — Years 3–7
MULTI-STATE SCALING

Expanding physical transportation routes and building secondary reclamation hubs beyond Texas, penetrating high-density production zones across Oklahoma and New Mexico.

Ultimate Objective
THE PREMIER SOUTHWEST PARTNER

Cementing CrudeCycle as the premier, closed-loop crude reclamation partner for every major producer in the Southwest — permanently transforming industry waste into pipeline-grade yield.

Let's Work Together

YOUR LIABILITY.
OUR ASSET.

Whether you're a major producer with a waste problem, an investor looking at the arbitrage, or a partner evaluating reclamation infrastructure — let's talk.

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