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Select Water agrees $700m deal for Pilot Water

Permian water infrastructure keeps consolidating.

M&A News deals deskEnergy / Water midstream · US24 Sept 2026

Select Water Solutions agreed on 24 September to acquire Pilot Water Solutions, a Delaware Basin water-midstream company, for $700m in cash and shares, plus a possible $15m earnout.

Pilot Water Solutions website: pilotwatersolutions.com

Market context

Pilot brings about 2.7 million barrels a day of active disposal capacity and more than 80% of revenue under long-term contracts. Produced-water handling has become a consolidation theme in the Permian as volumes rise and operators outsource infrastructure; the deal needs Hart-Scott-Rodino clearance.