As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization consisted of the following:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Wells, pipelines, facilities, ponds and related equipment

 

$

2,142,478

 

 

$

1,092,412

 

Brackish water wells, facilities, ponds and related equipment

 

 

39,002

 

 

 

23,577

 

Crude and gas pipelines, related equipment and other

 

 

35,175

 

 

 

35,129

 

Buildings, vehicles, equipment, furniture and other

 

 

118,347

 

 

 

28,016

 

Waste facilities and related equipment

 

 

29,213

 

 

 

-

 

Land

 

 

16,985

 

 

 

4,558

 

Construction in progress

 

 

146,589

 

 

 

58,702

 

Total property, plant and equipment

 

 

2,527,789

 

 

 

1,242,394

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization

 

 

(242,253

)

 

 

(141,353

)

Total property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

2,285,536

 

 

$

1,101,041

 

About PP&E Disclosures

The PP&E disclosure details a company's physical asset base — land, buildings, machinery, and equipment — along with the depreciation methods and useful life assumptions that determine how these costs flow through the income statement. Capitalization policy thresholds reveal management's judgment on the boundary between expense and asset, directly affecting both reported earnings and asset values.

Key signals: changes in estimated useful lives or depreciation methods can materially shift reported earnings without any operational change. Compare capital expenditures against depreciation expense — when capex consistently trails depreciation, the asset base may be aging and underinvested. Watch for large asset impairments or write-downs that signal overvalued carrying amounts. Asset retirement obligations reveal future environmental or decommissioning costs that are often underappreciated. Compare PP&E intensity (PP&E-to-revenue) against industry peers to assess capital efficiency and competitive positioning.