Onterris Acquires PBELab to Expand Environmental Solutions Capabilities in the Permian Basin

The acquired Midland laboratory will join Onterris’s laboratory division, adding a local presence for soil and water testing.

Rhea-AI Impact

(Moderate)

Rhea-AI Sentiment

(Neutral)How Sentiment works

Sentiment and the balance of points

Rhea-AI Sentiment reads the wording of the document, how positive or negative its language is on a 1 to 5 scale. The balance of points shown with the takes weighs what the document actually discloses, so the two can disagree, for example when a trial that missed its main goal is described in upbeat language.

How Sentiment works How the balance works

Tags

acquisition

See more from StockTitan in Google Search and AI answers. Adds StockTitan as a preferred source · opens Google

Add on Google

11/09/2026 - 09:03 AM EST

The acquisition establishes the Company’s first physical laboratory in the Permian Basin, enhancing local service delivery while connecting customers to its global network of environmental expertise.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Onterris (NYSE: ONT) a global environmental solutions company solving complex challenges for planet and progress, today announced the acquisition of Permian Basin Environmental Lab (PBELab), a locally owned and qualified National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) lab located in Midland, Texas. As a provider of organic analysis, inorganic analysis and wet chemistry for soil and water, PBELab will integrate into the Company’s lab division, providing the first brick-and-mortar location in the Permian.

“We are pleased to announce PBELab is joining Onterris and enhancing our capabilities across the Permian, serving Texas and New Mexico,” said Vijay Manthripragada, President and Chief Executive Officer of Onterris. “We have multiple opportunities in the region and believe offering the full spectrum of environmental services locally will serve as a key differentiator for Onterris. Our established network of laboratories will augment the capabilities offered in Midland, creating new opportunities to serve customers locally while advancing our mission for planet and progress.”

“We are looking forward to being a part of Onterris,” said Raland Tuttle, Founder and President of PBELab. “Coming together allows us to provide greater services and a true end-to-end experience to our existing clients. We have already started partnering together on projects and are seeing the value that can be created for our clients and employees.”

Todd, Barron, Thomason, Hudman, Bebout & Rodriguez, P.C. acted as the legal advisor to PBELab.

About Onterris

Onterris is a global environmental solutions company partnering with organizations to solve complex challenges where environmental pressures, regulatory expectations and operational risks intersect. Guided by our mission to advance the way of life without compromising the integrity of our environment, we believe environmental responsibility and human progress are fundamentally, connected. Our scientists, engineers, field teams and consultants apply systems thinking that unites science, data and practical expertise to deliver solutions that strengthen our clients’ resilience, mitigate risk and help protect the air, water and soil that sustain communities, while uncovering responsible paths forward for planet and progress. For more information, visit Onterris.com.