Carlsbad, New Mexico
Rancher. Energy Operator. Produced Water Specialist.
A southeastern New Mexico principal with operations spanning ranch development, produced water logistics, livestock, and fuel distribution across the Permian Basin.
Meet Steven
Steven McCutcheon is a Carlsbad, New Mexico rancher, energy operator, and businessman with decades of experience across the industries that define southeastern New Mexico's economy. His operations span produced water logistics, ranch and land development, livestock, and fuel distribution — structured across several operating entities in the Permian Basin region.
A former Eddy County Commissioner and New Mexico State Senator, he is based at Twin Wells Ranch outside Carlsbad with his wife Lisa and their four children.
Full Biography →Areas of Operation
Buying, moving, and managing produced water across the Permian Basin through Vaughan Operating LLC — serving operators who need reliable, experienced water logistics.
Learn MoreTwin Wells Ranch LLC anchors a working ranching operation outside Carlsbad — spanning livestock, land development, and long-term land stewardship in Eddy County.
Learn MoreMHAT LLC operates fuel distribution infrastructure across southeastern New Mexico — delivering commercial fuel to the operators, ranchers, and businesses that keep the region moving.
Learn MoreExpertise
Produced water is the single largest byproduct of oil and gas production in the Permian Basin. Managing it — moving it safely, disposing of it responsibly, and finding value in it — requires deep operational experience and established relationships across the region. Steven McCutcheon has spent years building exactly that through Vaughan Operating LLC.
Produced Water OperationsOperating Entities
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Steven McCutcheon is available as a media source on energy policy, produced water management, and the rural New Mexico economy — for television, radio, print, and podcast.
Contact for MediaOpen to conversations with operators, landowners, and capital partners across the Permian Basin region and southeastern New Mexico.
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