Operations

Water, land, and energy across southeastern New Mexico, west Texas, and the Permian Basin — organized under two entities, Vaughan Operating LLC and Twin Wells Ranch LLC.

Steven McCutcheon on horseback, Eddy County, New Mexico
Energy operations, Permian Basin, southeastern New Mexico
Water infrastructure, southeastern New Mexico
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Vaughan Operating LLC

Facilitating Produced Water Projects Across the Permian Basin

Connecting operators, infrastructure, and the many uses for produced water in southeastern New Mexico and west Texas.

Vaughan Operating LLC facilitates produced water projects across the Permian Basin — helping connect operators and infrastructure partners around the many uses for produced water, from industrial operations to data center cooling to full-cycle treatment for reuse.

Steven brings fifteen-plus years of regional relationships and on-the-ground basin knowledge to every project he's part of.

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Industrial UseSupporting water needs for industrial operations across the basin.
Data Center ProjectsConnecting water infrastructure to the growing data center footprint in the region.
Full-Cycle ReuseFacilitating treatment and reuse projects that reduce reliance on fresh water.
Freshwater — Twin Wells Ranch LLC

Facilitating Freshwater Projects Across the Region

Connecting operators, infrastructure, and freshwater supply across southeastern New Mexico and west Texas.

Twin Wells Ranch LLC also facilitates freshwater projects in the region — helping connect operators and infrastructure partners around freshwater sourcing and supply.

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Twin Wells Ranch LLC

Ranch Development in Eddy County

A working ranch outside Carlsbad — livestock, land stewardship, and long-term thinking.

Twin Wells Ranch LLC anchors a working ranch operation outside Carlsbad, spanning livestock management, land stewardship, and day-to-day ranch operations in Eddy County.

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Energy

Energy Production on Working Ranch Land

Where ranch property and energy production sit side by side in the Permian Basin.

Twin Wells Ranch also integrates energy production on the same property — a common arrangement across the Permian Basin, where ranch land and energy land often share the same fence line.

Managing both well requires understanding surface rights, lease structures, and how agriculture and energy coexist productively on the same acres.

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Water, Land & Energy Inquiries

Open to conversations with operators, landowners, and partners across the Permian Basin region. Use the contact form to start a conversation.

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