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Editor’s Notebook
I
’ve learned a lot about this industry This month’s Bakken Extra feature, Kozera takes on several topics,
over the past couple years. And even Touring the Oilfields, provides good insight including the notions that fracking is
though I’m reading and writing about into the perceptions outsiders have on explosive, contaminates groundwater and
it and talking to industry professionals on the industry. causes earthquakes. Frankly, it would be
a daily basis, I still have plenty to learn. “What you hear and what it really is easy to pick up a large daily newspaper on
I’ll still have plenty to learn 10 years from are two different things,” says Jake Kubela, any given day, or do a quick Google search,
Luke Laggis now, so it makes me wonder how people who owns World Class Tours of Wahpeton, and come to the same conclusions.
with no ties to the industry form their N.D., with his wife, Dawn. “There are so In fact, the top search result for
opinions on everything from fracking to many preconceived notions about what the “fracking issues” is dangersoffracking.com,
pipeline construction. oilfields are like. People think it’s the wild a website that shows up prevalently in most
west out there, they think searches related to the subject. The three
that it’s just anarchy and that in-depth articles listed under a much more
nothing is organized, but benign search of “hydraulic fracturing,”
sales@americanclutch.com when you get them out there, from the New York Times, Vanity Fair and
www.americanclutch.com very seldom is it what they Scientific American, all paint a very bleak
thought it was.” picture of the process and its effects. The
Oilfield ~ Industrial ~ Marine ~ Mining On the company’s top 10 results for “fracking” include five
first excursion, they took sites and one story with varying levels
VC a mix of business owners of anti-fracking slant, two impartial
Clutchess and investors and general informational sites and two industry-
curiosity seekers for a three- related sites.
PO
Clutches day tour of western North That’s a pretty brief and unscientific
CB Dakota’s oilfields. Kubela survey, but it demonstrates the volume
Clutchess says the people who took the of the collective anti-fracking voice. Oil
tour had their eyes opened to companies touting the value of the process
Type 1 what it’s really like out there. are never going to alleviate the fears of
& 2 PTO
Clutches
Oilstates Speakers, ranging from skeptics, but maybe good reporting, greater
industry professionals to transparency about fracking fluid mixtures
CB & VC C officials from cities within and other processes, and more impartial
Drums the Bakken, were able to studies on the effects – or lack thereof – of
answer questions and share fracking will help lead the industry forward
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ome oil industry contractors strive to build a diverse customer The business remains every bit a family affair, too. The Schlomkas’ oldest
base to mitigate the risk of over-reliance on one particular son, Justin, is a mechanic at the company; another son, Danny, runs a portable
client. At Schlomka’s Vac Truck Service Inc. in Hastings, restroom business that spun off the septic pumping division; daughter Amber is
Minn., co-owners Donny and Susan Schlomka take a different the office manager; and her husband, Randy, works as a vacuum truck operator.
tack on diversity: The company offers a small core group of The refineries generate about 75 percent of the company’s business;
clients – two oil refineries and two pipeline companies – a the work includes cleaning tanks and vessels and above-ground piping and
wide array of different services. sewer lines, as well as hydroexcavating to locate underground piping or fiber
As such, Schlomka’s does work ranging from hazardous and nonhazardous optics. Providing vacuum truck
waste hauling, industrial vacuuming and hydroexcavating, to pressure washing, support services for the pipeline
drainline cleaning and stormwater pumping. In short, the Schlomkas do pretty operations accounts for the
“I really care what people think
much everything but turn out the lights and lock the doors for the long- remaining 25 percent of the
standing customers – but if asked, they’d probably agree to do that, too. about me and our company. company’s revenue.
“I really care what people think about me and our company,” says Donny Schlomka concedes that
I want to give them the
Schlomka. “I want to give them the best service possible.” having all his proverbial eggs
Schlomka has good reason to be unusually passionate in his commitment best service possible.” in one business basket carries
to customer service; he and his family have been serving the refinery and Donny Schlomka a certain degree of risk. “I’ve
pipeline companies for more than 40 years. Schlomka worked for his recently been concerned about trying to
retired father, Hank, who ran a septic tank pumping and industrial vacuuming diversify, but every time I try to
firm and started doing business with the refinery and pipeline operators in the branch out, there’s a chance my work at the refineries suffers. It’s always in the
late 1960s and early ’70s. Schlomka worked for his father for years, and he and back of your mind … what if the refineries don’t like me anymore?
Susan bought the industrial cleaning arm of the company from him in 2000. “On the other hand, every time I think I can’t do anything more, they
“I worked for my mom and dad ever since I was 14 years old,” Schlomka throw more work at me … they like me and my equipment,” he adds. “They
says, explaining his decision to buy the outfit from his father. “It’s what I know. appreciate my knowledge – I’ve been working at one of the refineries since
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hydroexcavating in 2003, he sought three things in a hydrovac DR Hydrovac, Rosebud, Alberta
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FUNCTION: Safe excavation of underground utility lines
F4 trucks, made by Tornado Hydrovacs.
“The F4s are very operator-friendly, which enables us to train operators FEATURES: 12-yard debris tank; 4,000 cfm blower at 27 degree Hg;
2,100-gallon water tank; 980,000 Btu boiler; triplex water pump
quickly,” says Ruckman, the owner of DR Hydrovac in Rosebud, Alberta. (25 gpm at 3,000 psi); Peterbilt chassis; rear tri-axle
The company primarily does hydroexcavation work for pipeline companies, configuration; 26-foot boom with 340-degree swing capability
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infrastructure. “The truck’s design is very simple … only two air switches in the
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there are less things that can fail. There’s no need to get fancy when simplicity reducing the need to haul water to remote locations.
works well enough. These trucks are designed less for show and more for go.” “I also spec three drive axles in the back, rather than tandem axles,
Ruckman currently owns four trucks, all made by Tornado (which is a part because they allow us to carry more weight,” he explains. “They also provide
of Petrofield Industries, a division of Empire Iron Works Ltd.). In all, he says, more traction on soft ground and minimize soil compaction. We often work on
he’s purchased nine Tornados in the past 11 years; he typically sells them after private farmland right-of-ways, so we want to leave the ground as undisturbed
six years and says the units retain solid resale value. as possible.”
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of 4,000 cfm at 27 degree Hg (one manufactured by Hibon Inc., an Ingersoll- where the truck can’t get close to an excavation site. “The boom rotates from
Rand company, and the other by Roots Systems Ltd.); a 2,100-gallon water the driver’s side of the cab to the passenger side, which gives us a lot of
tank; a 980,000 Btu boiler for hot-water excavating; a Model 3560 triplex water flexibility in the field,” Ruckman notes. “You can’t always park the truck and
pump made by Cat Pumps (25 gpm at 3,000 psi); a Peterbilt chassis; a Fuller work off the back, so that versatility comes in handy.”
transmission from Eaton; rear tri-axle configuration; and a 26-foot-long boom Ruckman also lauds the Tornado’s unique debris-removal system. Instead
that can reach 23 feet down vertically and swing 340 degrees. of employing a conventional hydraulic hoist for gravity dumping, the F4 utilizes
Ruckman says he prefers larger debris and water tanks, which maximize a mechanical sweep to push dirt and water through a 48-by-52-inch rear door.
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OILFIELDS
Kubela says. “We wanted to give them a
real, factual, up-to-date representation of
what’s really happening, what’s going on
and what it’s really like. We are proud of our
Vacation agency wants to give people a
state, and we wanted to show that off.”
true representation of western North Dakota Kubela wasn’t sure what to expect
for the first tour – held June 3-5 – as his
By Cory Dellenbach company was marketing it toward business
investors, business owners and others
looking for opportunities out in the Bakken.
J
ake Kubela and his wife, Dawn, were seldom is it what they thought it was.” “We expected that market to fill our
born and raised in North Dakota and Kubela and his wife began operating bus, but what ended up happening was the
have roots in western North Dakota. World Class Tours of Wahpeton, N.D., in Fargo Forum, the local media, caught wind
A former oilfield trucker, Jake Kubela has February 2013 and are doing their part to of this and put an article in the paper and
extensive knowledge of the landscape and give people a view of what the oilfields are we ended up with a half-and-half crowd,”
workings of the Bakken oil patch. really like. Kubela says. “We ended up with some city
“What you hear and what it really is are In June, their company offered its first managers, economic development people,
two different things,” says Kubela. “There tour of nearby oilfields. The tour consisted business owners, but then we also had
are so many preconceived notions about of three days of traveling throughout the the general curiosity seekers and retirees
what the oilfields are like. People think it’s oilfields of western North Dakota, staying wanting to see the oilfields, but didn’t
the wild west out there, they think that it’s one night at a crew camp, visiting an active want to drive or come up with their own
just anarchy and that nothing is organized, drill site and hearing from many speakers hotel room.”
but when you get them out there, very throughout the trip. World Class Tours provides the
transportation as long as those on the tour
can get themselves to a bus pickup location
along the route, Kubela says. The $599 per
person double occupancy fee also includes
all three meals per day, two overnight stays,
speaker fees and any attractions that may be
included in a stop.
Kubela says the 13 speakers on the
first tour ranged from those who work in
the oilfields to city managers whose cities
are located in the Bakken. “They can get up
and tell their story, and they can answer the
questions the way they want to answer them
and they can tell the stories they want to tell
instead of having it misinterpreted through
the media.”
Kubela noted one common topic on
the first trip was fracking and the issues
that are in the news with that, including
contamination of water sources.
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Jim Hock in a written statement on June
24. The U.S. prohibits most exports of
unprocessed crude.
Commerce Department ruling allows foreign Several oil processing and transport
companies are investing in splitters – very
sale of minimally processed ultralight oil
basic refineries that will allow condensate
By Cory Dellenbach to be put through simple processing so the
resulting products can be exported.
Pioneer’s solution is a facility called a
gathering unit in the Eagle Ford that gathers
A
fter nearly four decades, the products (crude and condensate), with production from wells in the surrounding
Obama administration has opened certain limitations and special licensing area and lowers vapor pressure and
the door – slightly – for U.S. provisions. removes volatile lighter hydrocarbons.
exports of unrefined American oil. Pioneer had argued that this meant
The decision was approved by the STABILIZING CONDENSATE the stabilized condensate should count as
U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau The rulings by the Commerce a processed petroleum product, eligible for
of Industry and Security in June, and Department define some ultralight oil as export without a license.
will allow only two companies – Pioneer fuel after it has been minimally processed, “Earlier this year, following
Natural Resources Co. and Enterprise making the oil eligible for sale outside of discussions with the Bureau of Industry
Product Partners LP – to export Eagle Ford the U.S. and Security, Pioneer filed a submission
condensate that has been run through a Crude that has been processed under BIS’s standard commodity
distillation tower. through stabilizers to make petroleum classification process,” Pioneer says in
Condensate and light crude oil make
up a majority of production in the Eagle Ford
“Pioneer’s success in arguing that a lightly processed condensate is
Shale play. Lighter crudes and condensate
are easier to process into refined products. a refined product shows the administration is being
“This will change the whole
thoughtful about the crude export issue.”
condensate marketing landscape,” says
Josh Weber, senior vice president at Josh Weber
Howard Energy Partners.
Crude production in the U.S. U.S. crude production has boomed in recent years
has boomed in recent years thanks to thanks to horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing,
horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing and a recent US. Commerce Department ruling has
allowed for some ultralight oil from the Eagle Ford
in the shale fields. Output has risen 46 Shale play to be exported after minimal processing.
percent since the start of 2012, to almost
8.5 million barrels a day, according to the
U.S. Energy Information Administration
(EIA).
The EIA says inventories reached
399.4 million barrels in April, the highest
since the EIA began publishing weekly
data in 1982.
“This could be viewed as a work-
around of the U.S. export ban on crude oil,”
says Sandy Fielden, analyst at RBN Energy,
which is a Houston-based consulting firm.
The Commerce Department’s ruling is
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“The permit cracks the door open, but it’s more
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RBN Energy says U.S. production of condensate
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Instrumentation &
Drilling Equipment 2 4
By Craig Mandli
Vacuum Pumps 3. Wide-vane vacuum pump offers flows of 187 gpm, and can pump solids up to
The 753 Series vacuum pump from 13/16 inch in diameter. It has 2-inch suction and
1. Rotary vane vacuum pump Wallenstein Vacuum Pumps incorporates discharge ports, and standard oil alert. 678/339-
The Jurop RV360 rotary vane vacuum pump extra-wide vanes that allow up to an inch of 2600; www.powerequipment.honda.com.
from Chandler Equipment offers sustained wear, resulting in longer service life and lower
performance and quiet operation through efficient, maintenance costs. It provides 422 cfm airflow 5. Submersible sand slurry pump
dual-fan cooling technology. It requires an input of performance at 1,200 rpm operation, and precision The S4CSL submersible 4-inch hydraulic-
1,100 to 1,300 rpm, and creates outputs of 360 cfm machining for vacuum levels up to 28 inches Hg. driven sand slurry pump from Hydra-Tech
(332 cfm at 18 inches Hg), producing a maximum Model options include air, liquid or dual-cooling Pumps includes a built-in agitator used for
pressure of 30 psi. It operates at or near 76 decibels systems where air injection is combined with stirring up solids. It has hardened alloy wear
and has automatic lubrication, an independent liquid cooling. A pump flushing port is included parts and is designed to be used in applications
1-gallon oil tank, and an integrated four-way valve on the top valve for simple regular maintenance. where settled solids must be put into suspension
manifold. It requires 16 hp to produce vacuum and The quick-access housing endplate makes for easy and pumped away with the discharge water. It
weighs 430 pounds. It is available in a ready-to- internal inspection with no bearings to pull. Oil requires hydraulic inputs up to 17 gpm at 2,800
bolt-on package that includes a muffler, secondary lubrication is via a mechanical piston pump driven psi, and when combined with the company’s open
shut-off, drive component, stand and pump. by shaft rotation, or available with a sight-feed valve and sound-attenuated power units, is capable of
800/342-0887; www.chandlerequipment.com. oil regulator system that uses vacuum/pressure to output flows to 750 gpm. 570/645-3779; www.
draw oil with no moving parts. 800/801-6663; hydra-tech.com.
2. Liquid-cooled vacuum pump www.wallenstein.com.
The PM3000 Storm Series liquid-cooled 6. Liquid slurry pump
vacuum pump from Moro USA is capable of Slurry Pumps The Liquid Slurry Pump from Imperial
pumping nonvolatile liquids and sludge from long Industries can pump large volumes of slurry,
distances, providing an additional choice for heavy- 4. Trash pump day after day. It has a heavy-duty six-blade, 26-
duty industrial applications with a tank capacity of The WT20X trash pump from Honda Power inch impeller/agitator that pumps over 6,500
3,000 to 6,000 gallons. It includes an integrated Equipment Group offers easy starting, a reliable gpm. Its skid plate, with 77 inches of ground
check valve, changeover valve, automatic oiling 163 cc OHV commercial-grade engine, rugged clearance, allows enough space to easily back
system, industrial duty bearings, Viton seals and full-frame protection, quick-release clean-out and over high-banked slurry pits. Its one-piece 1 3/4-
high-flow-rate asbestos-free spark-proof vanes. durable silicon carbide mechanical seals. It includes inch drive shaft is heavy enough to put all the
Its onboard liquid-cooling system incorporates a conical-shaped cast iron impeller for improved tractor horsepower to work pumping the pit. The
a forced circulation external water pump. It is priming and durability, replaceable stainless steel Calumet pump has greasable triple seals, riding
capable of 29 psi and a continuous vacuum of 24 wear plates for extended life, lightweight cast on a stainless bushing, protecting tapered roller
inches Hg, along with a flow rate of 1,000 cfm and aluminum pump housing, high-performance bearings enclosed in an oil bath housing, which
1,200 rpm rotating speed. It has a 4-inch flange mounts which minimize vibration, and a multi- has its own reserve oil reservoir. 800/558-2945;
connection. 800/383-6304; www.morousa.com. tool for on-site pump servicing and clean-out. It www.imperialind.com.
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7. Complete pumping system 9. Slurry skid pump system 11. Water transfer pump
The MCT-750 pumping system from Mud The mounted slurry skid pump system from The Mr. Pumper MP740ST water transfer
Technology International is available in a skid Sodimate integrates a slurry tank, skid pumps pump from Graham Equipment & Mfg. is an
or trailer mount, with a mixing hopper, and and controls, and is pre-wired and ready to use, ANSI centrifugal water pump that contains a
submersed jet guns in a two-section tank that allowing for quick installation and startup. Typical stainless steel impeller that can be trimmed to fit
holds approximately 3,300 gallons. It is equipped slurry tank fabrication material includes high- any application. It features a mechanical seal and
with a 480v/125 kw three-phase generator, 110- density polyethylene (HDPE), stainless steel or is driven by a Kohler 20 hp natural gas engine.
volt regulated power outlet, cone manifold with fiberglass, and volume can range from 130 to It comes complete, mounted on a painted skid,
10 5-inch cones, two high G-force linear shakers 500 gallons. The system is completely dust-free with a rigid guard, coupler and EPS 3-12 (engine
with over 25 square feet (each accepts a variety and can be used with dry hydrated lime and protection system) controls manufactured in-
of mesh sizes), and three centrifugals (20, 25 and powdered activated carbon. 773/665-8800; www. house. The engine will run continuous at 15 to 17
30 hp) with a cleaning capacity up to 800 gpm. sodimate-inc.com. hp at 2,800 to 3,200 rpm at sea level. The EPS 3-12
It is painted with durable industrial paint and control provides a user-friendly operating system
undercoated for added protection. It is available Transfer Pumps and can be repaired in the field by a qualified
for rent or purchase. Custom designs are available. technician. The 1-by-1.5-by-8-inch pump produces
866/675-3240; www.mud-tech.com. 10. Lightweight agitator pump flow rates up to 4,000 barrels per day, at 60 to 75
The LWA lightweight agitator pump from psi. 940/549-0206; www.mrpumper.net.
8. Multiphase pump BJM Pumps is ideal for abrasive dewatering
Multiphase Pumps from NETZSCH Pumps applications, and has been used in the oil and gas 12. Truck- or trailer-mounted
North America mitigate the costs associated with drilling industry to transfer spent water from large progressive cavity pump
installing and operating space-consuming separa- holding ponds. These high-chrome, hard-metal Compact progressive cavity pumps from
tion equipment, along with the associated multi- submersible dewatering pumps are designed and seepex can be mounted to a truck or trailer with
ple pipelines that would be needed at the well site. constructed for dewatering sand, silt, coal mines standard hydraulic motor for minimal downtime.
They can handle various mixtures of oil, gas, solids and abrasive light slurries. They have a chrome They are available with explosion-proof motors and
and water. Mixtures with a high content of sand, iron impeller and wear plate, hardened ductile can handle fluids with or without solids, of any
with low emulsification of oil/water, or of highly iron agitator and volute, and built-in agitator that viscosity, and gaseous condensates or multiphase
viscous products are all effectively transferred. The mixes settled solids with pump water to restore fluids up to 99 percent gas. They have conveying
progressing cavity pump is designed for untreated sump or basin volume. The LWA series pump is capacities up to 500 gpm and pressure capabilities
well flow applications that can provide flow rates an economical tough pump designed to outlast up to 360 psi. 877/806-4152; www.seepex.com.
up to 2,600 gpm and handle pressures up to 900 rubber-lined and cast iron pumps. 877/256-7867;
psi. They provide almost pulsation-free pumping, www.bjmpumps.com.
low shear rates, high overall efficiencies, and low
operating and maintenance costs. 610/363-8010;
www.netzschusa.com.
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Triplex Pumps removal of pipe or drive systems. 844/263-7437; and seven-cylinder injection service pump from
www.boerger.com. Hammelmann Corp. has input capabilities up
19. Triplex plunger pump to 1,500 hp. The pumped fluid is hermetically
The model 6810 triplex plunger pump from 21. Engine-driven trash pump sealed within the pump, preventing leakage
Cat Pumps offers a flow rate of 10 gpm and Engine-driven trash pumps from Gorman- to atmosphere during operation. Combining a
pressure to 10,000 psi at 600 rpm. Concentric, Rupp Company handle sewage bypass, compact integral speed-reduction gear end with
high-density, polished, solid ceramic plungers construction site dewatering, hydraulic fracturing the vertical configuration maintains power while
provide a true wear surface and extend seal life. and other difficult pumping applications. The reducing the footprint. The vertical configuration
V-packings and low-pressure seals are lubricated priming-assisted pumps have a positive priming channels oscillating forces directly downward into
and cooled to increase service life. Low upswept and sealing system that virtually eliminates leaks, the base structure. The integral speed reducer
volume maximizes volumetric efficiency that reducing environmental concerns and allowing with twin helical gears arranged in a herringbone
reduces energy costs while supplying consistent them to run dry indefinitely. 419/755-1011; www. configuration ensures smooth running and even
flow. Block-style, stainless steel manifolds are grpumps.com. power transmission without axially loading the
designed for strength and corrosion resistance. A bearings. A selection of gear ratios is available to
chrome-moly crankshaft provides strength and 22. Lineshaft turbine pump allow the optimal choice of driver. 800/783-4935;
surface hardness. Oversized crankshaft bearings Lineshaft vertical turbine pumps from Goulds www.hammelmann.com.
withstand high loading capacity leading to longer Water Technology - a xylem brand can operate
bearing life. 763/780-5440; www.catpumps.com. as raw-water intake, dewatering, boosting station, Pump Accessories
hydrocarbon service and cooling water pumps.
Dewatering/Bypass Pumps The turbines have capacities of up to 20,000 gpm, 24. Electric actuator
heads over 1,000 feet and are engineered to meet Series 92 electric actuators from Asahi/
20. Oil skimmer pump precise user demand. A variety of construction America have a diecast aluminum alloy enclosure
The oil skimmer pump from Boerger is materials, including all-stainless steel and all-iron, bolted together in two sections with eight hex-head
aluminum constructed, lightweight, has a large are available to provide maximum wear protection cap screws, and fitted with an O-ring between
flow range, a compact hydraulic motor and conveys and service life. Above- or below-grade discharge the two halves. The main shaft, which penetrates
highly viscous fluids. This self-priming rotary lobe and in-line suction and discharge connection through both sides of the enclosure, forms the
pump is capable of running dry for a short time, and configurations are available. 866/325-4210; www. flameproof enclosure. The shaft top is connected to
can be used for loading and unloading by reversing goulds.com. a visual beacon position indicator and is covered by
the flow direction. It was built as a potable disaster an upper knob, which is pulled upward to put the
relief pump or for any application where downtime Chemical Pumps actuator into manual override mode. The base of the
during a crisis is unacceptable. The maintenance- shaft is a 17 mm female star configuration output,
in-place design allows for all wetted parts to be 23. Injection service pump which drives a machined coupling to execute
replaced or quickly maintained on site without the The Zero Emission compact three-, five- actuation of a valve. They have UL1203 certification
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for use in Cl1, DIV1 hazardous locations. Two starts the blower versus a harsh, abrupt method flex doesn’t affect durability. 877/424-1020; www.
end-of-travel limit switches are mechanically set that can cause damage to the gearbox and coupler. robuschiusa.com.
via adjustable cams for open and closed positions. Packages are available for Robuschi and NVE
Accessories such as 4-20 Ma positioners, single and blowers. 800/326-9763; www.pikrite.com. Instrumentation
double extra limit switches and electromechanical
brakes are available. 800/343-3618; www. 28. Pump power booster 30. Reversal detection speed switch
asahi-america.com. The Power Booster from Pressure Lift, The UDS1000 fail-safe reversal detection
available in 2-, 3-, 4- and 6-inch models, provides speed switch from Electro-Sensors Inc. constantly
25. Hydroexcavating boom elbows increased vertical lift and long-hose capability, while monitors a shaft to ensure that it is turning in the
Custom Boom Elbows manufactures both shortening project time and cutting maintenance correct rotational direction. Relay contacts in the
70- and 90-degree boom elbows available for a cost in any pumping application. Powered by unit can be used to electrically lock out the starting
range of hydroexcavating and municipal sewer work compressed air or water, the booster handles a circuit of the pump to prevent accidental startup
vehicles. Both feature a 25.1-inch circumference range of viscous liquids, from water to drilling mud during a condition of reverse rotation. The switch
and 8-inch diameter with flanged ends. All to heavy municipal sludge. Made of lightweight continuously monitors incoming pulses from a
models are built with a 1/2-inch wall thickness for aluminum, units are reversible, allowing for slurry speed sensor and a magnetic pulser wrap or disc.
longevity and endurance. 604/835-0199; www. suspension, potholing or breaking up crusty sludge. A fail-safe relay output is electrically interlocked
customboomelbowsbc.com. 972/355-0550; www.pressurelift.com. directly to the motor starter circuit for the pump.
If the slightest reverse rotation of the pump shaft
26. Biodegradable pump oil Valves/Blowers is detected, it disables the pump starting circuit,
Fruitland Green biodegradable vacuum preventing catastrophic damage caused by startup
pump oil from Fruitland Manufacturing can be 29. Vacuum truck blower during reverse rotation. 800/328-6170; www.
used with all Fruitland rotary vane pumps. It is RB-DV Hi-Vacuum truck blowers from electro-sensors.com.
both environmentally and operator safe. Operators Robuschi have an airflow range from 400 to
will no longer have to worry about harming the 6,200 cfm. Their air injection manifolds allow 31. Low-current DC metering pump
environment with spills. The oil helps reduce them to operate at 28 inches Hg continuously CeramPump valveless piston metering pumps
emissions and is nontoxic. 800/663-9003; www. without the need for a vacuum relief valve. The from Fluid Metering provide precision fluid control
fruitlandmanufacturing.com. lightweight manifolds and low pulsation ensure for environmental monitoring, sampling and
lower noise attenuation and less vibration by 10 treatment applications. The low-current DC motor
27. Torque converter dBA. The fabricated and cast manifolds and foot is ideal for extended 12/24-volt battery operation
Torque converters from Pik Rite are installed assemblies can be custom made to suit PTO angle in remote locations. It utilizes one moving part,
on the input of the right angle gearbox drive to act and lower blower between chassis rails, as well as a rotating and reciprocating ceramic piston, to
as a clutch, eliminating the shock load between the provide lifting hooks for safe and easy assembly and accomplish both pumping and valving functions
gearbox and the coupler while still allowing the removal. Rubber mounting feet are included with without valves. The piston and mated liner are
operation of an automatic transmission. It softly custom-made feet assemblies to ensure chassis made of dimensionally stable, sapphire-hard
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ceramics that ensure long-term, drift-free accuracy resistant components. It features a wireless remote diameter. Constructed with a welded mechanical
of 1 percent or better for millions of maintenance- and optional controls for valves and alarms. Its steel frame, it is ideal for soil sampling, foundation
free cycles. The inert fluid path of ceramic and operation is unaffected by most foam or density. repair and drilling environmental test wells. The
fluorocarbon is ideal for injection of concentrated It can be installed easily in any tank or container portable, easily maneuverable design enables it to
tracer dyes and water treatment chemicals. Models and exceeds DOT requirements. Several models work in remote locations and those inaccessible to
are available in all standard voltages, as well as and options are available. 800/220-2052; www. truck-mounted units. The hydraulically powered
low-current DC voltage. 800/223-3388; www. depthray.com. units may be specified to produce a maximum
fmipump.com. drilling torque of 690 ft-lbs and auger speeds from
Drilling Rigs 114 to 547 rpm, when provided up to 12 gpm and
32. Hand-held radio control 3,000 psi. 800/227-7515; www.littlebeaver.com.
The quadrix Ex hand-held transmitter from 34. Tophammer drill rig
HBC-radiomatic is certified according to NEC The flexible, versatile FlexiROC T45 Pipe and Casing
500/505. This compact, intrinsically safe product tophammer drill rig from Atlas Copco CMT is fuel Handling Tools
is approved for use in Class I, Division 1, Groups C efficient, as the speed of the engine, compressor
and D hazardous locations, as well as Class I, Zone and radiator fan adjust automatically depending on 36. Hydrostatic test unit
0, Group IIB hazardous locations in North America. the operating mode. Three variable-displacement The UHP hydrostatic test unit from NLB
It is ideal for demanding applications that require hydraulic pumps help reduce engine load; the Corp. allows a single operator to test the integrity
a high level of safety. It comes with eight two-step flushing airflow and the speed of the dust collection of oilfield pipe (drill, production or casing) at ultra-
push-buttons and two rechargeable NiMH batteries, fan motor also can be adjusted by the operator as high pressures up to 40,000 psi. Units are skid-
allowing up to 12 hours of continuous operation. needed. It has a track frame designed for quarrying mounted for portability and include an NLB 125
iLOG is incorporated into the transmitter, with and mining applications. It has a long boom reach convertible water jet pump unit. Integrated dump
an easily accessible electronic key allowing for the and low center of gravity, and is equipped with a and bypass valves let the operator set the test
quick activation of a backup transmitter in the COP 2560 rock drill on the folding boom version, pressure quickly and precisely, with all controls
event the primary unit is damaged. 800/410-4562; and a COP 3060 on the fixed boom version. The on a single panel to simplify one-man operation.
www.hbc-usa.com. COP 3060 has an updated dampening function Results can be tracked with a graph-producing
and accumulator design, a closed-loop rock drill chart recorder or a transducer. Easy convertibility
Level Controls lubrication collection system for cleaner operations, of the pump unit gives users the flexibility to
and an optional 400 cc rotation motor to deliver perform tests at eight different pressures, ranging
33. Liquid-level monitoring system more torque. 800/732-6762; www.atlascopco.us. from 6,000 to 40,000 psi. All controls regulating
The Depth Ray liquid-level monitoring and pressure and flow are mounted on an accessory
control system from Eldredge Equipment Services 35. Auger drill rig manifold to enhance protection. The skid is
can operate in vacuum or pressure, or in heavy The Big Beaver Auger Drill Rig from Little galvanized to resist corrosion. 800/441-5059;
material in mobile or stationary tanks. It contains Beaver offers 2,500 pounds of lifting capacity www.nlbcorp.com. GOMC
no rods or floats and is constructed of chemical- and the ability to turn augers up to 18 inches in
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o you’re all ready to buy a new bigger-picture considerations than just the you’ve used before?
piece of equipment for your obvious numbers.” If the purchase is a lot different from
business – maybe a new trailer or a Jamie Smith agrees. He’s a certified what you’ve used before, be prepared for it
hydroexcavator. public accountant who owns Mr. Rooter of to be used less. Employees might not really
You’ve settled on your preferred model, Greater Baltimore. There’s another side to “get” how to use this new device, or they
figured out your financing and made room ownership cost, he points out – the cost of may simply prefer old, familiar options.
Erik Gunn in your budget for payments. Now, hold not owning that new machine. In the best case scenario, maybe they’ll
on. There are two more questions you must Maybe you’re getting by with an just need extra training to get comfortable
always consider before making a major existing device you’ve adapted to the task. with using it. That’s another cost of
business purchase. If the new machine can allow you to do the ownership but one that will ultimately
No. 1: How soon will that new gadget work a lot more efficiently, it might allow pay off.
pay for itself? And No. 2: What is owning it you to bill more jobs in less time. In the worst case, though, maybe its
going to cost you? Or, says Smith, “If you don’t own this design makes it too difficult to use. If a new
You really need to know the answer piece of equipment and you’re having to piece of equipment just sits idle because no
to the second question if you’re going to
accurately answer the first one.
“This is a business decision. The choice is essentially a decision to invest
The cost of owning something isn’t
just the purchase price or even the cost of in the business in a specific area, and there are some bigger-picture
the loan – it’s all the additional expenses
considerations than just the obvious numbers.”
that come along with it.
If you have always ridden a bus to get Paul Schwada
anywhere and one day buy a car to save
on bus fare, you’ll take on other expenses: rent it, that’s significant. If you own this one wants to use it, your projections about
buying gas, paying auto insurance equipment, would it help you sell the jobs the revenue it will fetch will end up being
premiums, paying for repairs, or even for more quickly? Do you lose jobs because you way too rosy, Schwada warns.
your state registration and license fees. can’t get to it for two days because you have You’re the best judge of whether the
Those will all be part of the cost of owning to set up a rental?” new tool makes sense for your business, says
that car – not just the car’s price and your Against the cost of non-ownership, Smith. “Don’t be tricked by a salesperson
finance charge. in rentals, lower efficiency or both, you’ll telling you, ‘Everyone else has one.’ Maybe
Business equipment is no different. also need to weigh the costs of ownership: they’re sorry they bought that piece of
Everything your business owns incurs debt payments, insurance, maintenance equipment; if it’s sitting around, it’s just a
some cost of ownership, however small. and more. drain on your operation.”
Some are easy to figure out; others are more Armed with that information, you can
complicated. Some you can only guess at. begin to calculate how soon the machine Does it overlap equipment you already
will pay back – in revenue and profits – the have? “Almost every new piece of
BUSINESS DECISION costs you’re taking on when you buy it. equipment – once in use – does some things
“This is a business decision,” says that you used to do with other equipment,”
Paul Schwada, a Chicago-based business QUESTIONS TO ASK Schwada notes.
consultant. “The choice is essentially In making those calculations, it’s That could be good or bad. If your
a decision to invest in the business reasonable to project what additional older equipment stays back at the shop all
in a specific area, and there are some business you might gain by having the new the time as a result, think about unloading
How realistic is your plan for the new equipment? You may hope to
expand into some new specialty line of business. Be realistic about the actual
opportunity.
“You won’t want to invest in a significant piece of equipment for a new
area of business without a good guess on the likelihood that it will pan out,”
Schwada says.
If you’re already fulfilling customers’ requests with existing equipment in
place of specialty equipment you plan to buy or by renting specialty equipment
– or if you are having to turn down lots of requests for a particular service
because you lack the needed tools – you can probably have some confidence
in the future possibilities. But again, be realistic. Don’t get caught up in overly
optimistic scenarios.
Before you make any major capital investment in your business, take time
to figure out its real return – how soon it will add to your bottom line instead
of just eating away at your top line.
Then you’ll know whether it’s worth the money you plan to spend in the
first place. GOMC
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pening the rear door on vacuum trucks often puts operators in a The hydraulic lever on the back of the vacuum truck is easy to latch and
precarious position, balancing on a small, and often slippery, pedestal unlatch, and achieves a strong, tight seal on the tank. “It’s a much tighter seal
to unlock several clasps around the diameter of the tank. Not with than any human can provide manually,” says Amthor. “The Claw locks past
the Claw. center and even if pressure is lost or the cylinder fails to operate, the latch will
The Claw, unveiled by Amthor International at the 2014 Pumper & Cleaner not be loosened.”
Environmental Expo International, is a patent-pending series of hydraulic arms
to open and close the rear door on vacuum trucks, eliminating the use of wing
nuts along the top and sides. Designed for safety and efficiency, the mechanism “No longer does the driver have to climb 13 feet on top of
is Amthor’s response to customers asking, simply, is there a better way? the tank to tighten down the rear door. All he has to do is
pull a lever and the arms extend and reach out to
release or pull the door tight.”
Butch Amthor
The idea was launched about six months before the Expo, in response to
customer recommendations. Amthor heard so many stories of operators losing
their balance and falling off trucks while unlocking or locking their vacuum tanks
that he decided it was time to come up with a solution to combat the problem.
In addition to the safety and efficiency benefits, the Claw is constructed in
accordance with ASME DOT 407/412 code for highway travel.
“These workers operate in some very slick conditions when they’re on
the job site, and they take a risk every time they climb up and down the rig,”
says Amthor. “The Claw eliminates a lot of that risk, because the operator can
stand on the ground and operate the system with one lever. He doesn’t have to
climb anywhere.”
The company decided to unveil the new product at the 2014 Expo in large
part because of the huge target demographic walking the show floor. Amthor
says he was able to talk to hundreds of potential customers who were impressed
with the company’s products and focus on worker safety.
“The Expo is the perfect place to roll out a product like this; where else are
Butch Amthor, executive vice president of Amthor International, presented the company’s
you going to be able to get it in front of thousands of customers?” he says. “We
newest innovation, the Claw, at the 2014 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International. have marketing ready to send out to our existing customer base saying that the
(Photo by Cory Dellenbach) Claw is available on all new vacuum tanks and can be retrofitted to the tanks
they already have. I’m very optimistic that this will be accepted by the industry.”
“No longer does the driver have to climb 13 feet on top of the tank to As for future shows, Amthor says he’s already working on some new
tighten down the rear door,” says Butch Amthor, the company’s executive vice products and innovations to bring back to Indianapolis in 2015, when the
president. “All he has to do is pull a lever and the arms extend and reach out to Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International becomes the Water &
release or pull the door tight.” Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show.
Amthor’s Claw design can be used on any code or non-code vacuum tank. “This year the Claw was something we came up with that was completely
It increases driver safety and saves money on unnecessary tank repairs due to different for the industry,” says Amthor. “My mind is thinking about this
incorrect operation. “It can be retrofitted on all our tanks already out on the 24/7. There are already some ideas kicking around.” 800/328-6633; www.
market,” says Amthor. “We designed it to be installed on any rear-opening amthorinternational.com. GOMC
vacuum tank.”
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Group plans to explore enhanced oil recovery options PetroQuest, Midstates Petroleum strike
Montana Tech Petroleum Engineering Department members are deal to explore oilfield in central Louisiana
conducting a pilot project to assess enhanced oil recovery options for the Two Gulf Coast oil and gas companies are partnering in a $24 million
Elm Coulee oilfield in eastern Montana, according to department officials in deal to drill some of Louisiana’s oldest oilfields, according to a press release
a press release on June 24. from PetroQuest Energy Inc.
Horizontal drilling and other conventional production methods in The companies plan to use new drilling technology to tap oil and gas
Montana’s Bakken formation extract 9 to 15 percent of available oil with the reserves they say larger companies left behind decades ago.
remainder going untouched. PetroQuest Energy said on June 30 that it has agreed to pay $10 million
The plan, funded by the Montana Department of Natural Resources in cash upfront and $14 million in future drilling costs to acquire half of the
and Conservation, through the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation, interests in one of Midstates Petroleum’s drilling projects in central Louisiana.
involves restoring underground pressure in and around depleted wells to the The project, known as Fleetwood, spans about 30,000 acres total in an
level that existed when the wells were first drilled. The pilot project will inject area west of Baton Rouge.
either CO2 or natural gas into the shale surrounding the original wells to try
to get the unrecovered oil to break free from the rock. Honeywell selected to provide systems for new facility
Honeywell Process Solutions has been selected by Suncor Energy to
Enterprise wants pipeline from Bakken to Oklahoma provide automation systems for a new multibillion-dollar Fort Hills oil sands
Enterprise Products Partners LP proposed on June 24 to build the first project in Alberta.
direct pipeline moving shale oil from the Bakken formation to the Cushing, Suncor Energy officials say Honeywell will supply technology to
Okla., storage hub. integrate the site’s control and safety systems, manage alarms and provide
The 1,200-mile pipeline will have a 340,000 bpd capacity. The company advanced simulation software that enables critical operations planning and
plans to have the pipeline up and running by the end of 2016. operator training.
However, out of five projects proposed in the past two years by Enterprise, The facility is expected to be operational in late 2017.
Enbridge, ONEOK Partners LP, Koch Pipeline Co LP and Energy Transfer The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers forecasts production
Partners, only Enbridge’s 225,000-375,000 bpd Sandpiper pipeline is going from the Canadian oil sands to exceed 5 million barrels a day by 2030, up
ahead, and that runs eastward to Clearbrook, Minn. from 1.8 million barrels a day in 2012.
Devon to sell properties to Linn Energy Pipeline to the Pacific Coast OK’d by Canada
Devon Energy Corp announced June 30 that it will sell all of its non-core Canada’s government on June 17 approved a pipeline proposal that
U.S. oil and gas properties to Linn Energy for $2.3 billion. would bring oil to the Pacific Coast for shipment to Asia, a major step in the
The deal includes properties in the Rockies, onshore Gulf Coast and Mid- country’s efforts to diversify its oil exports.
Continent regions, which produces 275 million cubic feet of gas equivalent Approval for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project was expected
per day, Devon said in a news release. since Canada needs infrastructure in place to export its growing oil sands
About 80 percent of these assets are natural gas. production. The project’s importance has only grown since the U.S. delayed
a decision on TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline that would take oil from
Quantum Energy plans for micro refineries Alberta to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
A handful of small refineries in North Dakota could remove dangerous The northern Alberta region has the world’s third largest oil reserves,
gas from oil train cargoes and make shipments from the Bakken Shale with 170 billion barrels of proven reserves. Enbridge’s pipeline would
formation safer on the tracks, according to Quantum Energy Inc. transport 525,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta’s oil sands to the Pacific.
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Quantum Energy, based in Williston, N.D., hopes to build five “micro
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processing center would cost about $500 million.
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By Ed Wodalski
The 55SA-LD 55-ton spread-axle, low-deck trailer from Talbert E3Nitro (3+3) for up
Manufacturing has an 18-inch deck height and E1Nitro attachment to 85-ton loads. As the
for a 3+1 spread axle as well as three- or four-axle close-coupled name implies, the East
configurations. Coast nitrogen dampen-
The E1Nitro nitrogen dampened axle extension enables heavy ing system cannot be
loads, such as excavators, to be distributed across the low-deck trailer used in California, which
to meet the requirement of some states that the fourth axle be at least requires the mechanical
14 feet 1 inch from the third axle. Unlike rigid attachments, which equalizing design that the
only move from side to side, the E1Nitro also allows for up and down operator cannot adjust.
movement, similar to a shock absorber. This helps prevent the trailer “With an East
from leaving the ground and enables weight to be distributed across each Coast E1Nitro design,
axle grouping to meet bridge laws. because everything fas-
“Imagine a truck leaving a truck stop and going over a curb,” says tens directly to the back
Greg Smith, vice president of sales and marketing. “With a rigid East of the trailer, you could operate a three-axle trailer by itself. You could
Coast, mechanical spreader bar system, the trailer can be momentarily run it as a 3+1, a 3+2, a 3+3; you could also run it as a four-axle trailer
suspended as it goes over the curb, creating a bridging effect for the or a five-axle close-couple trailer,” Smith says.
trailer axles. This situation can put all the weight on the axle attachment, Besides the E1Nitro’s load maximizing capability, the 55SA-
so what was designed to spread the weight over all the axles ends up on LD trailer with its low, 18-inch deck enables the trailer to reduce
only one.” overhead conflicts.
The flexible design allows the front-load lowbed trailer with detachable “When moving construction equipment you need to get down as
gooseneck to keep its tires firmly on the ground as it goes over a curb or low as possible because excavator booms stick up no matter how much
when on a severe grade. After the operator sets the load nitrogen accumulator you try to bend them,” he says.
on the E1Nitro, the device shifts the load to maintain the desired weight on The trailer has four 12-inch, T-1 main beams and 2-inch apitong
each axle grouping, eliminating the bridging situation. decking. Other features include 12-inch swinging, removable
The E1Nitro 3+1 is part of a series of dampening axle attach- outriggers and 25-foot 6-inch clear deck length. 888/489-1731; www.
ments. Talbert also offers an E2Nitro (3+2) for up to 65-ton loads and an talbertmfg.com.
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