McCloy Consulting, LLC advises operators, water midstream companies, oilfield service providers, and investors on produced water — from gathering, disposal, and recycling through beneficial reuse, regulatory strategy, and the transactions that reshape the market.
McCloy Consulting is a Texas-based, principal-led advisory firm focused on produced water in the U.S. oil and gas industry. Every engagement is handled directly by the firm's principal — a chemical engineer with more than fifteen years in produced water, spanning operator, water midstream, and executive leadership roles.
That experience is hands-on, not theoretical: engineering, building, and operating produced water recycling infrastructure in the Permian Basin, leading cross-operator initiatives to treat produced water for use beyond the oilfield, and working directly with regulators, researchers, and community stakeholders on the future of water in energy.
The result is an advisor fluent in every seat at the table — operations, commercial, technical, and capital — with engagements structured to fit the problem, from focused sprints supporting a single decision to embedded advisory alongside a management or deal team.
Strategy and commercial structuring for gathering, disposal, and recycling — long-term water agreements, acreage dedications, pricing, and negotiation support on both sides of the table.
Buy-side and sell-side support for water midstream and oilfield water deals: opportunity screening, commercial diligence, valuation framing, and post-signing execution planning.
Practical support for the service side of water — water sourcing, transfer, and logistics, SWD and recycling operations, vendor strategy, and MSA and commercial-terms review.
Advisory on the next chapter of produced water — treatment and desalination options, beneficial reuse pathways, pilot design and evaluation, and the economics that determine what actually pencils.
Navigation of the rules that govern produced water — permitting strategy, regulatory monitoring and comment support, seismicity response, and compliance frameworks across state and federal agencies.
Decision-ready analysis of the produced water market — operator footprints, competitor infrastructure, volumes and capacity, and counterparty profiles, delivered in the format your board or investment committee actually uses.
The best way to reach the firm is by email or LinkedIn. Initial conversations are always without obligation.