On November 30, 2012, Heckmann Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that it has closed the previously-announced merger of Badlands Power Fuels, LLC ("Power Fuels") with and into a wholly-owned subsidary of the Company.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Item 7.01 and the exhibit attached hereto is being "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference into those filings of the Company that provide for the incorporation of all reports and documents filed by the Company under the Exchange Act.

(d) Exhibits

Number      Description of Exhibit

99.1        Press Release, dated November 30, 2012, concerning the closing of the
            merger with Badlands Power Fuels, LLC