Private company

Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc.

Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. is an American oil and gas field services company based in Scottsdale.2

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryOil & Gas Field Services, NEC2
  • HeadquartersScottsdale, United States2
  • Incorporated inDE3
  • Business address11111 Katy Freeway, Suite 1006, Houston, Tx 770793
  • Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company3
  • Legal formCorporation2
  • LEI54930020KUQC33JLQV122
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)2
  • Registered addressC/O CAPITOL SERVICES, INC., 19901 Dover, United States2
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 43600812

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2020

-39.1%Operating margin4
-42.9%Net margin4
-32.6%Revenue growth, 20204
-33.4%Return on equity4
$9.8MFree cash flow4

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2020

  • Selling, general and admin18¢$19.0M
  • Other costs82¢$83.8M
  • Income tax0¢$13.0K

Out of $102.8M in revenue.4 The company lost money this year.

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2020

  • Capital spending26¢$3.4M
  • Kept or used elsewhere74¢$9.8M

Out of $13.2M of cash from operations.4

Financial statements

Revenue54$102.8M in 2020−81% since 2014
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M2014: $536.3M$536.3M20142015: $356.7M$356.7M2015−33%2016: $152.2M$152.2M2016−57%2018: $181.8M$181.8M2018+19%2019: $152.5M$152.5M2019−16%2020: $102.8M$102.8M2020−33%
Operating income54-$40.2M in 2020−90% since 2014
-$600.0M-$400.0M-$200.0M02014: -$417.7M-$417.7M20142015: -$144.8M-$144.8M2015−65%2016: -$117.4M-$117.4M2016−19%2018: -$52.3M-$52.3M2018−55%2019: -$50.1M-$50.1M2019−4%2020: -$40.2M-$40.2M2020−20%
Net income54-$44.1M in 2020−91% since 2014
-$600.0M-$400.0M-$200.0M02014: -$515.6M-$515.6M20142015: -$195.5M-$195.5M2015−62%2016: -$168.9M-$168.9M2016−14%2018: -$59.3M-$59.3M2018−65%2019: -$54.9M-$54.9M2019−7%2020: -$44.1M-$44.1M2020−20%
Fiscal year2014201520162017201820192020
Revenue$536.3M5$356.7M5$152.2M5$181.8M4$152.5M4$102.8M4
Selling, general and admin$59.2M5$39.3M5$37.0M5$38.5M4$20.9M4$19.0M4
Operating income-$417.7M5-$144.8M5-$117.4M5-$52.3M4-$50.1M4-$40.2M4
Income tax-$12.5M5-$117.0K5$807.0K5$207.0K4-$90.0K4$13.0K4
Net income-$515.6M5-$195.5M5-$168.9M5-$59.3M4-$54.9M4-$44.1M4
Earnings per share-$5.014-$3.504-$2.804
Earnings per share (diluted)-$5.014-$3.504-$2.804

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Corporate structure

Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc.

  • Gates Capital Management Filed SC 13D/A on Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc., latest Feb 25, 2022 (2 filings since Dec 22, 2021)
  • Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Construction in progress$447.0K4 Dec 31, 2020$2.0M4 Dec 31, 2019−77.8%
Finance-lease assets$6.2M4 Dec 31, 2020$8.2M4 Dec 31, 2019−24.6%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$1.7M4 Dec 31, 2020$2.9M4 Dec 31, 2019−41.4%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$12.9M4 Dec 31, 2020$4.8M4 Dec 31, 2019+169.0%
Stakes in other companies (equity method)$35.0K4 Dec 31, 2020$39.0K4 Dec 31, 2019−10.3%
Deposits held (banks)$2.5M4 Dec 31, 2020

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$04 Dec 31, 2019$29.5M4 Dec 31, 2018−100.0%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$1.3M4 Dec 31, 2020$1.4M4 Dec 31, 2019−1.0%
Accumulated amortization$1.1M4 Dec 31, 2020$713.0K4 Dec 31, 2019+60.6%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$194.0K4 Dec 31, 2020$640.0K4 Dec 31, 2019−69.7%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$2.9M4 Dec 31, 2020$3.2M4 Dec 31, 2019−10.2%

Leadership

Who has led Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Richard J. Heckmann2007–2012
  2. Mark D. Johnsrud2012–2016

Chair

  1. Richard J. Heckmann2009–2013
  2. Mark D. Johnsrud2012–2016

Chief financial officer

  1. Christopher Chisholm2011–2014
  2. Jay Curtis Parkinson2012–2013
  3. Gregory J. Heinlein2015–2016
  4. Edward A. Lang2018

Chief operating officer

  1. James Devlin2012
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (27)

Former names

  • Heckmann CORPNov 10, 2011 to May 8, 20133

Timeline

  1. Feb 23, 20228-K Ended a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or sale; Listing notice or transfer43
  2. Jan 14, 20228-K Other events44
  3. Dec 13, 20218-K Entered a material agreement45
  4. Dec 7, 20218-K Entered a material agreement46
  5. Dec 3, 20218-K Executive or director change47
  6. Nov 12, 20218-K Results of operations48
  7. Dec 10, 2012New chief executive Mark D. Johnsrud becomes CEO10
  8. Nov 9, 2007New chief executive Richard J. Heckmann becomes CEO11
  9. May 29, 2007Founded Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. is founded2

Calendar

When it reported results

  1. Nov 12, 2021Reported quarterly or annual results48

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

20 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 quarterly reports, 6 major events, 6 insider forms, 2 large holders, 5 other. The latest 20:

  1. Mar 7, 202215-12B EDGAR
  2. Mar 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  3. Mar 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  4. Feb 25, 20224 EDGAR
  5. Feb 25, 2022SC 13D/A NUVERRA ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC. EDGAR
  6. Feb 23, 20228-K EDGAR
  7. Feb 23, 20224 FORM 4 SUBMISSION EDGAR
  8. Feb 23, 20224 FORM 4 SUBMISSION EDGAR
  9. Feb 23, 20224 FORM 4 SUBMISSION EDGAR
  10. Feb 23, 20224 FORM 4 SUBMISSION EDGAR
  11. Feb 23, 20224 FORM 4 SUBMISSION EDGAR
  12. Jan 25, 2022DEFM14A EDGAR
  13. Jan 14, 20228-K EDGAR
  14. Dec 22, 2021SC 13D NUVERRA ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC. EDGAR
  15. Dec 13, 2021425 EDGAR
  16. Dec 13, 20218-K EDGAR
  17. Dec 7, 20218-K EDGAR
  18. Dec 3, 20218-K EDGAR
  19. Nov 15, 202110-Q EDGAR
  20. Nov 12, 20218-K EDGAR

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARNuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc.1
  • CIK0001403853
  • Filer statusNon-accelerated filer<br>smaller reporting company1
  • Incorporated inDelaware1
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)1389 Oil & Gas Field Services, NEC1
  • Business address11111 Katy Freeway, Suite 1006, Houston, TX 770791
  • Phone602-903-78021
  • Shares outstanding16,209,621 as of Oct 31, 202150
  • Public float$3.9M as of Jun 30, 202051
  • On EDGAR sinceJun 26, 20071
  • Filings895 in all: 8-K (242), 4 (210), SC 13G/A (54), 10-Q (42), 3 (39), SC 13G (28), UPLOAD (26), 5 (22)1
    All 55 form types

    CORRESP (22), DEFA14A (17), 10-K (14), EFFECT (14), DEF 14A (11), S-1/A (11), 424B3 (10), 425 (10), 4/A (9), 10-K/A (8), 11-K (7), S-4/A (7), 3/A (6), S-3/A (6), SC 13D/A (6), CT ORDER (5), S-1 (5), S-8 (5), S-8 POS (5), 25-NSE (4), 8-A12B (4), 8-K/A (4), S-4 (4), 10-Q/A (3), POS AM (3), PRE 14A (3), S-3 (3), SC 13D (3), 15-12B (2), 424B5 (2), CERTNYS (2), DEFM14A (2), 25 (1), 25-NSE/A (1), 424B4 (1), 5/A (1), 8-A12G (1), ARS (1), CERTAMX (1), DEF 14C (1), NT 10-K (1), NT 10-Q (1), PRE 14C (1), PREM14A (1), RW (1), T-3 (1), T-3/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 16, 2021
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Nov 15, 2021
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) May 17, 2021
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Feb 23, 2022

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