Document:

EX-10.3

 Exhibit 10.3 

EXECUTION VERSION 
 NOTWITHSTANDING
ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY BY THE AGENT OR ANY OTHER PARTY HEREUNDER IS SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS AND PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT DATED AS OF APRIL 15, 2016 (AS AMENDED, RESTATED,
SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT”), AMONG WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS PARI PASSU COLLATERAL AGENT, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS REVOLVING CREDIT
AGREEMENT AGENT, AND WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, AS TERM LOAN AGENT. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN. 

INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT 

This INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 15, 2016, is entered into by and among
the Obligors listed on the signature pages hereof and those additional entities that hereafter become parties hereto by joinder (collectively, jointly, and severally, the “Obligors” and each, individually, an
“Obligor”), in favor of WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, in its capacity as administrative agent for each member of the Lender Group (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity,
“Agent”), in light of the following: 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement of even date herewith (as
amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as borrower (“Borrower”), the lenders
party thereto as “Lenders” (each of such Lenders, together with its successors and assigns, is referred to hereinafter as a “Lender”), and Agent, the Lender Group has agreed to make term loans to Borrower from time to time
pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof; and 
 WHEREAS, each Obligor has made or may make certain loans or advances from time
to time to one or more other Obligors; and 
 WHEREAS, in order to induce Agent and the Lender Group to enter into the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to induce the Lender Group to make term loans to Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents, and in consideration thereof, and in consideration of any loans or other financial accommodations heretofore or
hereafter extended by the below defined Lender Group to Borrowers pursuant to the Loan Documents, each Obligor has agreed to subordinate the indebtedness of each other Obligor owed to such Obligor to the below defined Senior Debt upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants,
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valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency, and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, each Obligor and Agent hereby agree as follows: 

SECTION 1. Definitions and Construction. 

(a) Terms Defined in Credit Agreement. All initially capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. 
 (b) Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: 
 “Agent” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto. 

“Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto. 

“Borrower” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals hereto. 

“Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals hereto. 

“Creditor Obligor” has the meaning specified therefor in the definition of Subordinated Debt. 

“Debtor Obligor” has the meaning specified therefor in the definition of Subordinated Debt. 

“Discharge of Senior Debt” means the repayment in full of all Senior Debt, in each case, after or concurrently with the
termination or expiration of all commitments, if any, to make loans, advances or otherwise extend credit that would constitute Senior Debt. 

“Insolvency Event” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3. 

“Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Pari Passu Collateral Agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Revolving Credit Agreement Agent, and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Term Loan Agent, and acknowledged by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
party thereto from time to time, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. 

“Lender” and “Lenders” have the respective meanings specified therefor in the recitals to this Agreement.

 “Obligor” and “Obligors” have the respective meanings specified therefor in the preamble hereto. 

“Senior Debt” means all obligations (including the Obligations and the Indebtedness evidenced by the Guaranty (as defined in
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by, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether now existing or arising hereafter, including all principal, premium, interest, fees, attorneys fees, costs, charges, expenses,
reimbursement obligations, any other indemnities or guarantees, and all other amounts payable under or secured by any Loan Document (including, in each case, all amounts accruing on or after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding relating to
any Loan Party, or that would have accrued or become due under the terms of any Loan Document but for the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding with respect to any Loan Party and irrespective of whether a claim for all or any portion of such
amounts is allowable or allowed in such Insolvency Proceeding). 
 “Subordinated Debt” means, with respect to each Obligor
(each, a “Creditor Obligor”), all Indebtedness, liabilities, and other obligations, whether now existing or arising hereafter, of any other Obligor (each, a “Debtor Obligor”), including all principal, premium,
interest, fees, attorneys fees, costs, charges, expenses, reimbursement obligations and any other amounts, in each case, that are owing or due to the Creditor Obligor by such Debtor Obligor, whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether due
or to become due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, determined or undetermined, including all fees and all other amounts payable by such Debtor Obligor to such Creditor Obligor under or in connection with any documents or
instruments related thereto. 
 “Subordinated Debt Payment” means any payment or distribution by or on behalf of any of the
Obligors, directly or indirectly, of assets of any of the Obligors of any kind or character, whether in cash, property, or securities, including on account of the purchase, redemption, or other acquisition of Subordinated Debt, as a result of any
collection, sale, or other disposition of Collateral, or by setoff, exchange, or in any other manner, for or on account of the Subordinated Debt. 

(c) Construction. Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular,
references to the singular include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase
“and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.
Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes,
extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements,
substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein or in the Credit Agreement). The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible
assets and properties. Any reference herein to the satisfaction, repayment, or payment in full of the Senior Debt (including in the definition of “Discharge of Senior Debt”) shall mean (i) the payment or repayment in full in immediately
available funds of (A) the principal amount of, and interest accrued with respect to, all outstanding Loans, together with the payment of any premium applicable to the repayment of the Loans, (B) all Lender Group Expenses that have accrued
regardless of whether demand has been made therefor, (C) all fees or charges that have accrued hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (ii) the receipt by Agent of cash collateral in order to secure any other contingent

  
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Senior Debt for which a claim or demand for payment has been made at such time or in respect of matters or circumstances known to Agent or a Lender at the time that are reasonably expected to
result in any loss, cost, damage or expense (including attorneys fees and legal expenses), such cash collateral to be in such amount as Agent reasonably determines is appropriate to secure such contingent Senior Debt, (iii) the payment or repayment
in full in immediately available funds of all other Senior Debt other than unasserted contingent indemnification obligations, and (vi) the termination of all of the Commitments of the Lenders. Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to
include such Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record. The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not
affect the construction of this Agreement. 
 SECTION 2. Subordination to Payment of Senior Debt. All payments on account of the
Subordinated Debt shall be subject, subordinate, and junior, in right of payment and exercise of remedies, to the extent and in the manner set forth herein, to the Senior Debt. 

SECTION 3. Subordination upon Any Distribution of Assets of the Obligors. In the event of any payment or distribution of assets of any
Debtor Obligor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property, or securities, upon the dissolution, winding up, or total or partial liquidation or reorganization, readjustment, arrangement, or similar proceeding relating to such Debtor Obligor
or its property, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, arrangement, or similar proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or upon any other marshaling or composition of the assets and
liabilities of such Debtor Obligor, or upon the occurrence of an Insolvency Proceeding, or otherwise (such events, collectively, the “Insolvency Events”): (a) the Discharge of Senior Debt must have occurred before any Subordinated
Debt Payment is made; and (b) any Subordinated Debt Payment to which any Creditor Obligor would be entitled except for the provisions hereof, shall be paid or delivered by the trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors,
or other liquidating lender making such payment or distribution directly to Agent for application to the payment of the Senior Debt until the Discharge of Senior Debt has occurred, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution or
provision therefor to Agent or any member of the Lender Group in respect of such Senior Debt. 
 SECTION 4. Payments on Subordinated
Debt. 
 (a) Permitted Payments. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each Debtor Obligor may make, and
each Creditor Obligor shall be entitled to accept and receive Subordinated Debt Payments expressly allowed, if any, under the Credit Agreement. 

(b) No Payment upon Senior Debt Defaults. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and until such
Event of Default is waived in accordance with the Credit Agreement, no Debtor Obligor shall make, and no Creditor Obligor shall accept or receive, any Subordinated Debt Payment. For the avoidance of doubt, once such Event of Default is cured or
waived, and so long as no other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Debtor Obligor may make and any Creditor Obligor may accept or receive any Subordinated Debt payment, including payments scheduled for the period of time when such
Event of Default existed to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement. 

  
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 SECTION 5. Subordination of Remedies. Until the Discharge of Senior Debt has
occurred, whether or not any Insolvency Event has occurred, no Creditor Obligor will: 
 (a) accelerate, make demand, or otherwise make due
and payable prior to the original due date thereof any Subordinated Debt; 
 (b) bring, commence, institute, prosecute, or participate in
any lawsuit, action, or proceeding, whether private, judicial, equitable, administrative, or otherwise to enforce its rights or interests in respect of the Subordinated Debt; 

(c) exercise any rights under or with respect to guaranties of the Subordinated Debt, if any; 

(d) exercise any of its rights or remedies in connection with the Subordinated Debt with respect to any Collateral of any Debtor Obligor; 

(e) exercise any right to set-off or counterclaim in respect of any Indebtedness, liabilities, or obligations of such Creditor Obligor to any
Debtor Obligor against any of the Subordinated Debt; 
 (f) in its capacity as a Creditor Obligor, contest, protest, or object to any
exercise of secured creditor remedies by Agent or any other member of the Lender Group in connection with the Senior Debt; 
 (g) object to
any forbearance by Agent or any other member of the Lender Group in connection with the Senior Debt; or 
 (h) commence, or cause to be
commenced, or join with any creditor other than Agent or any Lender in commencing, any Insolvency Proceeding against any Debtor Obligor. 

SECTION 6. Payment over to Agent. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2, 3, 4, and
5, any Subordinated Debt Payments shall be received in contravention of such Sections 2, 3, 4, or 5 by any Creditor Obligor before the Discharge of Senior Debt has occurred, such Subordinated Debt Payments shall be
segregated and held in trust for the benefit of the Lender Group and shall be forthwith paid over or delivered to Agent, in the same form as received and with any necessary endorsements, for application to the payment of the Senior Debt in
accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents. Agent is authorized to make any such endorsements as Agent for the Creditor Obligors. Such authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Discharge of Senior Debt. 

SECTION 7. Authorization to Agent. If, while any Subordinated Debt is outstanding and before Discharge of Senior Debt has
occurred, any Insolvency Event shall occur and be continuing with respect to any Obligor or its property: (a) Agent hereby is irrevocably authorized and empowered (in the name of each Obligor or otherwise), but shall have no obligation, to demand,
sue for, collect, and receive every payment or distribution in respect of the Subordinated Debt and give acquittance therefor and to file claims and proofs of claim and take such other action (including voting the Subordinated Debt) as it may deem
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member of the Lender Group) under any of the Loan Documents; and (b) each Obligor shall promptly take such action as Agent may reasonably request (i) to collect the Subordinated Debt for the
account of the Lender Group and to file appropriate claims or proofs of claim in respect of the Subordinated Debt, (ii) to execute and deliver to Agent such powers of attorney, assignments, and other instruments as it may reasonably request to
enable it to enforce any and all claims with respect to the Subordinated Debt, and (iii) to collect and receive any and all Subordinated Debt Payments. 

SECTION 8. Certain Agreements Of Each Obligor. 

(a) No Benefits. Each Obligor understands that there may be various agreements between the Lender Group and any other Obligor
evidencing and governing the Senior Debt, and each Obligor acknowledges and agrees that such agreements are not intended to confer any benefits on such Obligor unless such Obligor is also a party thereto (in which case, the rights of such Obligor
are as set forth therein) and that Agent and the other members of the Lender Group shall have no obligation to such Obligor or any other Person to exercise any rights, enforce any remedies, or take any actions which may be available to them under
such agreements unless such Obligor is also a party thereto (in which case, the rights of such Obligor are as set forth therein). 
 (b)
No Interference. Each Obligor acknowledges that certain other Obligors have granted to Agent for the benefit of the Lender Group security interests in substantially all of such other Obligor’s assets, and agrees not to interfere with or
in any manner oppose a disposition of any Collateral by Agent in accordance with the applicable Loan Documents or applicable law. 
 (c)
Reliance by Agent and the Lender Group. Each Obligor acknowledges and agrees that Agent and each member of the Lender Group will have relied upon and will continue to rely upon the subordination provisions provided for herein and the other
provisions hereof in entering into the Loan Documents and making or issuing the Loans, the Letters of Credit, or other financial accommodations thereunder. 

(d) Waivers. Except as provided under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, each Obligor hereby waives any and all notice of
the incurrence of the Senior Debt or any part thereof and any right to require marshaling of assets. 
 (e) Obligations of Each Obligor
Not Affected. Each Creditor Obligor hereby agrees that at any time and from time to time, without notice to or the consent of such Creditor Obligor, without incurring responsibility to such Creditor Obligor, and without impairing or releasing
the subordination provided for herein or otherwise impairing the rights of Agent or any other member of the Lender Group: (i) the time for any Debtor Obligor’s performance of or compliance with any of its agreements contained in the Loan
Documents may be extended or such performance or compliance may be waived by Agent or any other member of the Lender Group; (ii) the agreements of any Debtor Obligor with respect to the Loan Documents may from time to time be modified by such other
Debtor Obligor, Agent or any other member of the Lender Group for the purpose of adding any requirements thereto or changing in any manner the rights and obligations of such Debtor Obligor, Agent or any other member of the Lender Group

  
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thereunder; (iii) the manner, place, or terms for payment by any Debtor Obligor of Senior Debt or any portion thereof may be altered or the terms for payment extended, or the Senior Debt of any
Debtor Obligor may be renewed in whole or in part; (iv) the maturity of the Senior Debt of any Debtor Obligor may be accelerated in accordance with the terms of any present or future agreement by any Debtor Obligor, Agent or any other member of the
Lender Group; (v) any Collateral may be sold, exchanged, released, or substituted and any Lien in favor of Agent may be terminated, subordinated, or fail to be perfected or become unperfected; (vi) any Person liable in any manner for Senior Debt may
be discharged, released, or substituted; and (vii) all other rights against the Debtor Obligors, any other Person, or with respect to any Collateral may be exercised (or Agent or any other member of the Lender Group may waive or refrain from
exercising such rights as provided in the Loan Documents or under applicable law) in each case, in accordance with the applicable Loan Documents and applicable law. 

(f) Rights of Agent Not to Be Impaired. No right of Agent or any other member of the Lender Group to enforce the subordination provided
for herein or to exercise its other rights hereunder shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act by any Obligor, Agent or any other member of the Lender Group hereunder or under or in connection with the other
Loan Documents or by any noncompliance by the other Obligors with the terms and provisions and covenants herein or in any other Loan Document, regardless of any knowledge thereof Agent or any other member of the Lender Group may have or otherwise be
charged with. 
 (g) Financial Condition of the Obligors. No Obligor shall have any right to require Agent to obtain or disclose any
information with respect to: (i) the financial condition or character of any other Obligor or the ability of any other Obligor to pay and perform any or all of Senior Debt; (ii) the Senior Debt; (iii) the Collateral or other security for any or all
of the Senior Debt; (iv) the existence or nonexistence of any guarantees of, or any other subordination agreements with respect to, all or any part of the Senior Debt; (v) any action or inaction on the part of Agent or any other Person; or (vi) any
other matter, fact, or occurrence whatsoever. 
 (h) Acquisition of Liens or Guaranties. Except as expressly permitted by the Credit
Agreement, no Creditor Obligor shall (i) acquire any Lien on any asset of any Debtor Obligor or (ii) accept any guaranties from any other Obligor or from any other Subsidiary of any Loan Party for the Subordinated Debt. 

SECTION 9. Subrogation. With respect to any payments or distribution in cash, property, or other assets that any Creditor Obligor
pays over to Agent (for the benefit of the Lender Group) under the terms of this Agreement, each Creditor Obligor shall be subrogated to the rights of Agent and the other members of the Lender Group; provided, however, that each Creditor Obligor
agrees not to assert or enforce any such rights of subrogation it may acquire as a result of any such payment or distribution hereunder until the Discharge of Senior Debt has occurred; provided further, however, that no Creditor Obligor shall
exercise or enforce any such rights against any Debtor Obligor (including after the Discharge of Senior Debt) if all or any portion of the Senior Debt shall have been satisfied in connection with an exercise of remedies by Agent in respect of the
Equity Interests of such Debtor Obligor whether pursuant to the Guaranty and Security Agreement or otherwise. 

  
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 SECTION 10. Continuing Agreement; Reinstatement. 

(a) Continuing Agreement. This Agreement is a continuing agreement of subordination and shall continue in effect and be binding upon
each Obligor until the Discharge of Senior Debt has occurred. The subordinations, agreements, and priorities set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect regardless of whether any party hereto in the future seeks to rescind, amend,
terminate, or reform, by litigation or otherwise, its respective agreements with the other Obligor. This Agreement shall be applicable both before and after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding and all converted or succeeding cases in
respect thereof. The relative rights of parties hereto in or to any distributions from or in respect of any Collateral or proceeds of Collateral, shall continue after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding. Accordingly, the provisions of this
Agreement are intended to be and shall be enforceable as a subordination agreement within the meaning of Section 510 of the Bankruptcy Code. 

(b) Reinstatement. This Agreement shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated (and the amount of Senior Debt shall be
reinstated), as the case may be, if, for any reason, any payment of the Senior Debt shall be rescinded or must otherwise be restored by Agent or any other member of the Lender Group to any Loan Party, whether as a result of an Insolvency Event or
otherwise. 
 SECTION 11. Transfer of Subordinated Debt. No Obligor may assign or transfer its rights and obligations in respect
of the Subordinated Debt without the prior written consent of Agent, and any such transferee or assignee, as a condition to acquiring an interest in the Subordinated Debt shall agree to be bound hereby, in form reasonably satisfactory to Agent. 

SECTION 12. Obligations of the Obligors Not Affected. The provisions of this Agreement are intended solely for the purpose of
defining the relative rights of each Creditor Obligor against each Debtor Obligor, on the one hand, and of Agent and the other members of the Lender Group against each Creditor Obligor, on the other hand. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall
(i) impair, as between each Creditor Obligor and any Debtor Obligor, the obligation of the Debtor Obligor to pay its respective obligations with respect to the Subordinated Debt as and when the same shall become due and payable, or (ii) otherwise
affect the relative rights of any Creditor Obligor against any Debtor Obligor, on the one hand, and of the creditors (other than Agent or the other members of the Lender Group) of the Debtor Obligors against the Debtor Obligors, on the other hand.

 SECTION 13. Endorsement of Obligor Documents; Further Assurances And Additional Acts. 

(a) Endorsement of Obligor Documents. Upon the written request of Agent, all documents and instruments evidencing any of the
Subordinated Debt, if any, shall be endorsed with a legend noting that such documents and instruments are subject to this Agreement, and each Obligor shall promptly deliver to Agent evidence of the same. 

(b) Further Assurances and Additional Acts. Each Obligor shall execute, acknowledge, deliver, file, notarize, and register at its own
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as Agent reasonably shall deem necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement, and promptly provide Agent with evidence of the foregoing reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to Agent. 
 SECTION 14. Notices. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be given in the
form and manner provided in the Credit Agreement, and, if to Agent, shall be mailed, sent, or delivered to Agent at its address as specified in the Credit Agreement and, if to any Obligor, shall be mailed, sent or delivered in care of Borrower in
accordance with the notice provisions set forth in Credit Agreement or, as to any party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other party in writing. 

SECTION 15. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure on the part of Agent or any other member of the Lender Group to exercise,
and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power, or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, remedy, power, or privilege preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power, or privilege. The rights and remedies under this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers, and privileges that may otherwise be
available to Agent or the other members of the Lender Group. 
 SECTION 16. Costs and Expenses. The Obligors, jointly and
severally, agree to pay to Agent promptly after demand therefor all Lender Group Expenses in connection with this Agreement, including in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, and administration of this Agreement, or any
amendments, modifications, or waivers of the terms hereof, or the enforcement or attempted enforcement of, or preservation of rights or interests under, this Agreement, including any losses incurred by Agent as a result of any failure by any Obligor
to perform or observe its obligations contained in this Agreement. 
 SECTION 17. Survival. All covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties made in this Agreement shall, except to the extent otherwise provided herein, survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect until the Discharge of Senior Debt has
occurred. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of each Obligor under Section 9 and Section 16 shall survive the Discharge of Senior Debt. 

SECTION 18. Benefits of Agreement. This Agreement is entered into for the sole protection and benefit of the Obligors, the Agent
and the other members of the Lender Group and their respective successors and assigns, and no other Person shall be a direct or indirect beneficiary of, or shall have any direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection with, this
Agreement. 
 SECTION 19. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
each Obligor, Agent and the other members of the Lender Group and their respective successors and assigns. 
 SECTION 20. Governing Law;
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CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE, JURY TRIAL WAIVER, AND JUDICIAL REFERENCE SET FORTH IN SECTION 12 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AND SUCH PROVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY THIS REFERENCE, MUTATIS
MUTANDIS. 
 SECTION 21. Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers; Conflicts. 

(a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, constitutes the entire agreement of each of the Obligors
and the Lender Group with respect to the matters set forth herein and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, before the date hereof. 

(b) Amendments and Waivers. No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall in any event be effective unless the
same shall be in writing and signed by each of the Obligors and Agent; and no waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or consent to any departure by any Obligor from any provision hereof, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be
in writing and signed by Agent. Any such amendment, waiver, or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. 

(c) Conflicts with Subordinated Debt Documents. In case of any conflict or inconsistency between any terms of this Agreement, on the
one hand, and any documents or instruments in respect of the Subordinated Debt, on the other hand, then the terms of this Agreement shall control. 

(d) Conflicts with Credit Agreement. In case of any conflict or inconsistency between any terms of this Agreement, on the one hand, and
any of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement, on the other hand, then the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement shall control. 

(e) Conflicts with Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision contained herein, (i) this Agreement and the rights,
remedies, duties and obligations provided for herein are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) in the event of a conflict between any provision in this Agreement and a provision in the Intercreditor Agreement, the provisions of the
Intercreditor Agreement shall control. 
 SECTION 22. Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be
severable from every other provision of this Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision. 

SECTION 23. Interpretation. Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed against any member
of the Lender Group, or any Obligor, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by all parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so
as to accomplish fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto. 
 SECTION 24. Counterparts; Telefacsimile or Other Electronic
Delivery. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together,
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an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this
Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original
executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement. 
 SECTION 25. New
Subsidiaries. Each Obligor shall cause any Subsidiary (whether by acquisition or formation) of any Loan Party that is required pursuant to Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement to execute a joinder to the Guaranty and Security
Agreement or the Credit Agreement, within 10 Business Days of such acquisition or formation, as the case may be, to execute and deliver to Agent a joinder to this Agreement in a form reasonably satisfactory to Agent. Upon the execution and delivery
of such a joinder by such Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall become an Obligor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as an Obligor herein. The execution and delivery of any agreement or instrument adding an additional
Obligor as a party to this Agreement shall not require the consent of any other Obligor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Obligor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Obligor hereunder
as though such new Obligor had originally been named an Obligor hereunder on the date of this Agreement. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date
first written above. 
  

									
	OBLIGORS:	 		 		 	 NUVERRA ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS,

INC.

					
		 		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Mark D. Johnsrud

		 		 		 	Name:	 	Mark D. Johnsrud
		 		 		 	Title:	 	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
				
		 		 		 	1960 WELL SERVICES, LLC
		 		 		 	BADLANDS LEASING, LLC
		 		 		 	BADLANDS POWER FUELS, LLC (DE)
		 		 		 	BADLANDS POWER FUELS, LLC (ND)
		 		 		 	HECKMANN WATER RESOURCES CORPORATION
		 		 		 	HECKMANN WATER RESOURCES (CVR), INC.
		 		 		 	HECKMANN WOODS CROSS, LLC
		 		 		 	HEK WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC
		 		 		 	IDEAL OILFIELD DISPOSAL, LLC
		 		 		 	LANDTECH ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.
		 		 		 	NES WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC
		 		 		 	NUVERRA TOTAL SOLUTIONS, LLC
					
		 		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Mark D. Johnsrud

		 		 		 	Name:	 	Mark D. Johnsrud
		 		 		 	Title:	 	President
				
		 		 		 	APPALACHIAN WATER SERVICES, LLC
					
		 		 		 	By:	 	HEK Water Solutions, LLC, its managing member
					
		 		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Mark D. Johnsrud

		 		 		 	Name:	 	Mark D. Johnsrud
		 		 		 	Title:	 	President

 [SIGNATURE PAGE TO INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT] 

									
	AGENT:	 		 		 	WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
					
		 		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Geoffrey J. Lewis

		 		 		 	Name:	 	Geoffrey J. Lewis
		 		 		 	Title:	 	Vice President

 [SIGNATURE PAGE TO INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT – TERM LOAN]EX-10.4

 Exhibit 10.4 

EXECUTION VERSION 

TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT 

This TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Trademark Security Agreement”) is made this 15th day of April, 2016, by and between the Grantor listed on the signature pages hereof (the “Grantor”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as collateral agent
for each member of the Lender Group (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, “Agent”). 

W I T N E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS,
pursuant to that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of April 15, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, as borrower (“Borrower”), the lenders party thereto as “Lenders” (such Lenders, together with their respective successors and assigns in such capacity, each, individually, a
“Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”), Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as the administrative agent for the Lenders and Agent, the Lender Group has agreed to make certain financial accommodations available
to Borrower from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof; and 
 WHEREAS, the members of the Lender Group are willing to
make the financial accommodations to Borrower as provided for in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, but only upon the condition, among others, that Grantor shall have executed and delivered to Agent, for the benefit of the Lender
Group, that certain Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2016 (including all annexes, exhibits or schedules thereto, as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Guaranty and Security
Agreement”); and 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Guaranty and Security Agreement, Grantor is required to execute and deliver to Agent,
for the benefit of the Lender Group, this Trademark Security Agreement; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Grantor hereby agrees as follows: 

1. DEFINED TERMS. All initially capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them in the
Guaranty and Security Agreement or, if not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement, and this Trademark Security Agreement shall be subject to the rules of construction set forth in Section 1(b) of the Guaranty and Security Agreement, which
rules of construction are incorporated herein by this reference, mutatis mutandis. 
 2. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN TRADEMARK
COLLATERAL. Grantor hereby unconditionally grants, assigns, and pledges to Agent, for the benefit of each member of the Lender Group, to secure the Secured Obligations, a continuing security interest (referred to in this Trademark Security
Agreement as the “Security Interest”) in all of Grantor’s 

  
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right, title and interest in and to the following, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising (collectively, the “Trademark Collateral”): 

(a) all of its Trademarks and Trademark Intellectual Property Licenses to which it is a party including those referred to on Schedule
I; 
 (b) all goodwill of the business connected with the use of, and symbolized by, each Trademark and each Trademark Intellectual
Property License; and 
 (c) all products and proceeds (as that term is defined in the Code) of the foregoing, including any claim by
Grantor against third parties for past, present or future (i) infringement or dilution of any Trademark or any Trademarks exclusively licensed under any Intellectual Property License, including right to receive any damages, (ii) injury to
the goodwill associated with any Trademark, or (iii) right to receive license fees, royalties, and other compensation under any Trademark Intellectual Property License. 

3. SECURITY FOR SECURED OBLIGATIONS. This Trademark Security Agreement and the Security Interest created hereby secures the
payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, whether now existing or arising hereafter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Trademark Security Agreement secures the payment of all amounts which constitute part of the
Secured Obligations and would be owed by Grantor to Agent, the other members of the Lender Group, or any of them, whether or not they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of an Insolvency Proceeding involving Grantor. 

4. SECURITY AGREEMENT. The Security Interest granted pursuant to this Trademark Security Agreement is granted in conjunction with
the security interests granted to Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, pursuant to the Guaranty and Security Agreement. Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of Agent with respect to the Security Interest
in the Trademark Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Guaranty and Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein. To the extent there is any
inconsistency between this Trademark Security Agreement and the Guaranty and Security Agreement, the Guaranty and Security Agreement shall control. 

5. AUTHORIZATION TO SUPPLEMENT. If Grantor shall obtain rights to any new trademarks, the provisions of this Trademark Security
Agreement shall automatically apply thereto. Grantor shall give prompt notice in writing to Agent with respect to any such new trademarks or renewal or extension of any trademark registration. Without limiting Grantor’s obligations under this
Section, Grantor hereby authorizes Agent unilaterally to modify this Trademark Security Agreement by amending Schedule I to include any such new trademark rights of Grantor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to so modify this
Trademark Security Agreement or amend Schedule I shall in any way affect, invalidate or detract from Agent’s continuing security interest in all Collateral, whether or not listed on Schedule I. 

6. COUNTERPARTS. This Trademark Security Agreement is a Loan Document. This Trademark Security Agreement may be executed in
any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be 

  
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deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Trademark Security Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Trademark
Security Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Trademark Security Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of
this Trademark Security Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Trademark Security Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall
not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Trademark Security Agreement. 
 7. CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE, JURY
TRIAL WAIVER, AND JUDICIAL REFERENCE PROVISION. THIS TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS REGARDING CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE, JURY TRIAL WAIVER, AND JUDICIAL REFERENCE SET FORTH IN SECTION 25 OF THE GUARANTY
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, AND SUCH PROVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY THIS REFERENCE, MUTATIS MUTANDIS. 
 [signature page follows]

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Trademark Security Agreement to be
executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written. 
  

									
	GRANTOR:	 		 		 	NUVERRA ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
					
		 		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Mark D. Johnsrud

		 		 		 	Name:	 	Mark D. Johnsrud
		 		 		 	Title:	 	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
				
		 		 		 	ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
				
	AGENT:	 		 		 	Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as collateral
		 		 		 	agent
					
		 		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Zachary S. Buchanan

		 		 		 	Name:	 	Zachary S. Buchanan
		 		 		 	Title:	 	AVP

  
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