West Texas · Midland & Delaware Sub-Basins
Permian Basin Compliance Support
The most productive basin in the country carries the most regulatory scrutiny. Tektite gives independent Permian operators a single team for environmental compliance, safety, and engineering, instead of a stack of disconnected vendors.
Compliance Pressure Scales With Production
The Permian Basin is the highest-volume producing region in the United States, and that scale concentrates both emissions sources and regulatory attention. Operators here face the full weight of overlapping federal and state jurisdiction, the EPA on air and water, the Texas Railroad Commission on well integrity, spills, and waste, and TCEQ on air authorization. A gap in any one of these becomes an enforcement exposure across all of them.
Tektite's model is built for exactly this environment: consolidated, single-source compliance and engineering delivered as audit-ready documentation. Rather than coordinating a separate SPCC consultant, an LDAR vendor, an air permitting firm, and a waste contractor, Permian operators get one accountable team that maps every requirement to the field conditions at their facilities.
Where Permian Operators Need the Most Support
Air Quality & LDAR
Methane and VOC control is the defining compliance challenge in the Permian. Operators must meet EPA New Source Performance Standards (NSPS OOOO and OOOOa, plus the newer OOOOb/OOOOc) through Leak Detection and Repair programs using optical gas imaging or Method 21 monitoring, while satisfying TCEQ air authorization and accurate emissions inventory reporting. Getting the applicable subpart and monitoring frequency right is the foundation of staying off the enforcement radar.
SPCC & Secondary Containment
Permian tank batteries and production facilities routinely exceed the 1,320-gallon aggregate aboveground threshold that triggers the SPCC rule under 40 CFR Part 112. Tektite provides PE-certified SPCC plan development, secondary containment evaluation, and the inspection recordkeeping that regulators check in the field.
RRC Compliance & Produced Water
The Permian generates enormous produced water volumes, making RRC Statewide Rule compliance a constant operational reality across disposal, spill reporting under Rule 91, and waste management. Our RRC compliance practice audits facilities against the Statewide Rules and keeps operators inspection-ready.
Enforcement Response
When a Notice of Violation does arrive, the response window is short and the stakes are high. Tektite's NOV response service manages the enforcement process end to end, root cause analysis, corrective action planning, and penalty mitigation across every agency involved.
Operating in the Permian?
Talk to a project lead about consolidating your compliance under one accountable team.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you provide environmental compliance services across the Permian Basin?
Yes. Tektite Energy serves independent operators throughout the Permian Basin in West Texas, including the Midland and Delaware sub-basins. We provide SPCC plans, LDAR programs, RRC compliance, air permitting, waste management, and enforcement response for operators across the region.
Why does the Permian Basin face heightened air compliance scrutiny?
The Permian is the highest-volume producing basin in the United States, which concentrates emissions sources and regulatory attention. Operators face EPA New Source Performance Standards (NSPS OOOO, OOOOa, and the newer OOOOb/OOOOc) for methane and VOC control, alongside TCEQ air authorization requirements. LDAR monitoring and accurate emissions inventories are central to staying compliant.
Which compliance obligations are most common for Permian operators?
Common obligations include PE-certified SPCC plans under 40 CFR Part 112, LDAR programs under NSPS Quad O, RRC Statewide Rule compliance (including spill reporting under Rule 91 and produced water handling), TCEQ air permitting, and RCRA-aligned oilfield waste management. Tektite consolidates these under a single accountable framework.