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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: PERCEPTION AND REALITY
Not everyone can take a tour of the oilfields to learn about the industry
firsthand, but there are still opportunities to educate the public.
- Luke Laggis
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Clips and quotes from the best of our exclusive online content.
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20 MONEY MACHINES: DIGGING THROUGH THE TUNDRA
Hydroexcavation trucks help Alberta contractor improve productivity and
boost customer satisfaction.
- Ken Wysocky
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24 BAKKEN EXTRA: TOURING THE OILFIELDS
Vacation agency wants to give people a true representation of western
North Dakota.
- Cory Dellenbach
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28 EYE ON THE INDUSTRY: EXPORT DOOR CRACKS OPEN
Commerce Department ruling allows foreign sale of minimally processed
ultralight oil.
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12 CONTRACTOR PROFILE: NEVER SAY NO
Vac truck contractor anticipates customers’ needs and grows his
business to meet demand.
38 ON THE MONEY: KNOW THE REAL COST
Price is only one factor in determining how long it will take a new piece
of equipment to return a profit.
- Ken Wysocky
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30 PRODUCT FOCUS:
PUMPS, VALVES, INSTRUMENTATION & DRILLING EQUIPMENT
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36 CASE STUDIES:
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42 WWETT SPOTLIGHT: IMPROVING VACUUM TANK ACCESS
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The staff of Schlomka’s Vac
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Kehren, CEO Donny Schlomka, Randy Worthington and
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needs and adding services
and equipment to meet
those needs. (Photography by Brad Stauffer)
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Editor’s Notebook
PERCEPTION AND REALITY
Not everyone can take a tour of the oilfields to learn about the industry
firsthand, but there are still opportunities to educate the public
By Luke Laggis
I
This month’s Bakken Extra feature,
Touring the Oilfields, provides good insight
into the perceptions outsiders have on
the industry.
“What you hear and what it really is
are two different things,” says Jake Kubela,
Luke Laggis
who owns World Class Tours of Wahpeton,
N.D., with his wife, Dawn. “There are so
many preconceived notions about what the
oilfields are like. People think it’s the wild
west out there, they think
that it’s just anarchy and that
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’ve learned a lot about this industry
over the past couple years. And even
though I’m reading and writing about
it and talking to industry professionals on
a daily basis, I still have plenty to learn.
I’ll still have plenty to learn 10 years from
now, so it makes me wonder how people
with no ties to the industry form their
opinions on everything from fracking to
pipeline construction.
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attention – than just about anything else
related to the industry.
We have a short article, 5 Fracking
Myths Debunked, at GOMCmag.com. The
article is in reference to a book – Just the
Fracks, Ma’am – by author Greg Kozera. The
fact such a book is even necessary speaks
volumes to the level of speculation and
misinformation that surrounds hydraulic
fracturing.
Kozera takes on several topics,
including the notions that fracking is
explosive, contaminates groundwater and
causes earthquakes. Frankly, it would be
easy to pick up a large daily newspaper on
any given day, or do a quick Google search,
and come to the same conclusions.
In fact, the top search result for
“fracking issues” is dangersoffracking.com,
a website that shows up prevalently in most
searches related to the subject. The three
in-depth articles listed under a much more
benign search of “hydraulic fracturing,”
from the New York Times, Vanity Fair and
Scientific American, all paint a very bleak
picture of the process and its effects. The
top 10 results for “fracking” include five
sites and one story with varying levels
of anti-fracking slant, two impartial
informational sites and two industryrelated sites.
That’s a pretty brief and unscientific
survey, but it demonstrates the volume
of the collective anti-fracking voice. Oil
companies touting the value of the process
are never going to alleviate the fears of
skeptics, but maybe good reporting, greater
transparency about fracking fluid mixtures
and other processes, and more impartial
studies on the effects – or lack thereof – of
fracking will help lead the industry forward
with greater consensus.
That’s something everyone could
benefit from.
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Cover Story
NEVER
SAY NO
Vac truck contractor anticipates customers’ needs
and grows his business to meet demand
By Ken Wysocky | Photography by Brad Stauffer
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<< Schlomka’s Vac Truck Service driver/operators Jeff
Brown (left) and Collin Gustafson locate underground fiber
optics with a 2011 Vactor HXX hydroexcavator.
>> Driver/operators Nick Kehren and Randy Worthington
use a 2010 Keith Huber Dominator wet vac truck to drain a
roadside ditch.
SCHLOMKA’S VAC
TRUCK SERVICE INC.,
HASTINGS, MINN.
OWNERS:
S
ome oil industry contractors strive to build a diverse customer
base to mitigate the risk of over-reliance on one particular
client. At Schlomka’s Vac Truck Service Inc. in Hastings,
Minn., co-owners Donny and Susan Schlomka take a different
tack on diversity: The company offers a small core group of
clients – two oil refineries and two pipeline companies – a
wide array of different services.
As such, Schlomka’s does work ranging from hazardous and nonhazardous
waste hauling, industrial vacuuming and hydroexcavating, to pressure washing,
drainline cleaning and stormwater pumping. In short, the Schlomkas do pretty
much everything but turn out the lights and lock the doors for the longstanding customers – but if asked, they’d probably agree to do that, too.
“I really care what people think about me and our company,” says Donny
Schlomka. “I want to give them the best service possible.”
Schlomka has good reason to be unusually passionate in his commitment
to customer service; he and his family have been serving the refinery and
pipeline companies for more than 40 years. Schlomka worked for his recently
retired father, Hank, who ran a septic tank pumping and industrial vacuuming
firm and started doing business with the refinery and pipeline operators in the
late 1960s and early ’70s. Schlomka worked for his father for years, and he and
Susan bought the industrial cleaning arm of the company from him in 2000.
“I worked for my mom and dad ever since I was 14 years old,” Schlomka
says, explaining his decision to buy the outfit from his father. “It’s what I know.
I figured I better jump in with both feet and do it.”
Donny and Susan Schlomka
FOUNDED:
2000
EMPLOYEES:
25
SPECIALTIES:
Industrial cleaning services for refineries
and pipeline companies
SERVICE AREA:
25-mile radius around Hastings
WEBSITE:
www.svtsinc.com
The business remains every bit a family affair, too. The Schlomkas’ oldest
son, Justin, is a mechanic at the company; another son, Danny, runs a portable
restroom business that spun off the septic pumping division; daughter Amber is
the office manager; and her husband, Randy, works as a vacuum truck operator.
The refineries generate about 75 percent of the company’s business;
the work includes cleaning tanks and vessels and above-ground piping and
sewer lines, as well as hydroexcavating to locate underground piping or fiber
optics. Providing vacuum truck
support services for the pipeline
operations accounts for the
“I really care what people think
remaining 25 percent of the
about me and our company.
company’s revenue.
Schlomka concedes that
I want to give them the
having all his proverbial eggs
best service possible.”
in one business basket carries
a certain degree of risk. “I’ve
Donny Schlomka
been concerned about trying to
diversify, but every time I try to
branch out, there’s a chance my work at the refineries suffers. It’s always in the
back of your mind … what if the refineries don’t like me anymore?
“On the other hand, every time I think I can’t do anything more, they
throw more work at me … they like me and my equipment,” he adds. “They
appreciate my knowledge – I’ve been working at one of the refineries since
1969 – and my experience.”
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Jeff Brown (left) and Collin Gustafson clean up at a job site
after locating and exposing fiber optic lines for a client.
STAYING ACTIVE KEEPS FAMILY PATRIARCH YOUNG
A wise man once noted that people don’t quit playing because they
get old; they grow old because they quit playing. That bodes well for Hank
Schlomka, who finds plenty of time for hobbies as the retired 74-year-old
patriarch of a family of septic pumping, portable restroom and industrial
cleaning businesses he helped establish decades ago in Hastings, Minn.
Schlomka still occasionally works with “the boys,” as he calls his son,
Donny, who runs Schlomka’s Vac Truck Service Inc.; nephew Larry, who
operates Schlomka Services LLC; and grandson Danny, who owns Schlomka’s
Portable Restrooms & Mobile Pressure Washing LLC. But he’s even busier
restoring the more than 100 vintage cars, trucks and tractors he owns, as well
as fashioning wooden bowls that he often hands out randomly “to whoever
looks like they need one” at the annual Pumper & Cleaner Environmental
Expo International, now known as WWETT (Water & Wastewater Equipment,
Treatment & Transport Show).
“I still do a little advising here and there, but I’m not in the trucks anymore,”
he says of his involvement in the family businesses. “Been there, done that.”
Instead, the good-humored and energetic Schlomka – a self-described
jack-of-all-trades and master of some – says he’s always busy with something,
especially with the wooden bowls and vehicles. “My dad and mom were the
same way – always go, go, go,” Schlomka says, explaining the source of his
boundless energy.
Schlomka started turning bowls on a lathe in 1990, when he made
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about 25 for Christmas presents. To date, he’s made more than 3,000, using
everything from aromatic cedar to oak, maple and birch.
“Everyone liked them so much that I just kept on making them,” he says.
“Last year I made more than 300, now that I have more time. If I spend more
than two hours making one, that’s a long time. It usually takes longer to stain
and varnish them than it does to actually make them.”
Schlomka is just as passionate about his vehicles, stored in several
buildings. One of his favorites is the 1931 Ford he bought when he and his
wife, Carol, got married in 1957. “I still have the same car and the same wife,
and they both still run,” he quips.
Most of the cars and trucks are still drivable. Schlomka says he’s traveled
as far as North Dakota, Missouri and Georgia to buy the vehicles, which he
finds through tips from friends and family. “Once you go take a look at one,
you end up with it,” he notes.
Schlomka says it’s hard to pick a favorite, but he really enjoys driving his
1957 Chevrolet 210 hardtop. He also just bought two rarities: a 1929 Whippet
and a 1925 Star.
“I spend a lot of time restoring vehicles in winter,” he says. “I try to restore
one car a year, but I did three last winter.”
So when does Schlomka plan to stop? Not any time soon, by the sound of
it. “I got more projects going than I got years left,” he says. “I hate to even buy
green bananas at my age. But I plan to keep going and give ’er hell every day.”
The Schlomka’s Vac Truck Service
fleet at the company shop in Inver
Grove Heights, Minn. The company
is run by Donny Schlomka.
LARGE EQUIPMENT FLEET
So far, the reverse-diversification strategy is
working; Schlomka estimates his revenue has at least
quadrupled since he bought the company in 2000. The
company fleet has grown too, with around $5 million
worth of equipment, including six hydroexcavating
trucks: three Guzzlers and two HXX units, all made by
Vactor Manufacturing Inc., and one King Vac model
made by Keith Huber Corp.
The company also relies on 21 wet-vacuum
trucks made by Keith Huber and Presvac Systems Ltd.
Tank sizes range from 2,000 to 3,000 gallons and the
trucks use pumps made by Demag Wittig (Gardner
Denver), Pearson Industries (now LMT Inc.) and
National Vacuum Equipment Inc.
“We buy at least one new vacuum truck every
year,” Schlomka says. “This year we hired six new
guys, so we had to buy six trucks. We’ve been buying
used trucks because we can’t afford to wait nine
months for new trucks.
“I saw there’d be a need. I know the
refinery and how it works. … It was a
gamble on my part, but I knew what they
were going to need before they knew
what they were going to need.”
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Nick Kehren (left) and Randy Worthington feed the hose from their wet-vac truck to a
ditch they were called out to drain.
“We also pay cash for just about everything,” he adds. “I don’t like to stick
my neck out on anything, so I don’t buy something until I know I can afford it.
The only time I ever borrowed money was for the last vacuum truck purchases.
Our accountant said the company needed to establish some credit, so we paid
cash for half of the six trucks and took a loan out for the other three. But I plan
to pay them off quickly.”
“I like to see what the industry has to offer … who can build
and customize trucks to the specs we need. It’s important
to invest in new technology because a good safety
record equals getting more work.”
Donny Schlomka
In addition, the company owns: 16 portable diesel pumps made by
Godwin; three truck-mounted water jetters (60 gpm at 2,000 psi); a Hitachi
mini-excavator; a Case IH tracked skid-steer; a Chevrolet dump truck with a
12-cubic-yard dump body; a 60-foot boom crane made by National Crane,
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mounted on a Ford truck; a Chevrolet flatbed truck; and four tanker trailers
from Polar Corp, ranging in size from 5,500 to 8,000 gallons. Two of the trailers
feature stainless steel tanks and are used as temporary holding tanks; one hauls
water for the company’s hydroexcavators and one is used to transfer acids,
Schlomka says.
FOCUSED ON CUSTOMER NEEDS
At times, Schlomka will buy or build equipment dedicated specifically to
fulfilling a customer demand, like the vacuum truck he had his father build
just for carbon injection in a bio-basin in one of the refineries; in the basin,
microorganisms “eat” oil in dirty water discharged from refinery processes. The
unit features a 3,000-gallon stainless steel tank and a Hibon (Ingersoll Rand)
1,400 cfm blower.
“That truck works four hours a day at this refinery, seven days a week,”
Schlomka notes.
Schlomka also tries to anticipate customer needs, like the time he bought
a vacuum truck with a stainless steel tank in 2005 after he heard that one
of the refineries was closing down an acid plant across the street. “I figured
they’d bring it [the acid plant] into the refinery. At that time, no one out here
had stainless steel trucks that could carry acid,” he recalls. “I saw there’d be
a need. I know the refinery and how it works. … It was a gamble on my part,
but I knew what they were going to need before they knew what they were
going to need.
“It’s critical that we have the right equipment to do the job,” Schlomka
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so we need equipment that’s reliable and will work when you need it. We work
wrong, it affects everyone’s livelihoods,” Schlomka says. “But I’ve learned not
to think about it too much. We’ve gotten to the point where we have a lot of
good employees, which helps a lot.”
On the other hand, Schlomka is always reluctant to turn down work.
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increases efficiency for customers. As such, he attends the Pumper & Cleaner
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customize trucks to the specs we need,” he says. “It’s important to invest in
new technology because a good safety record equals getting more work.”
A good example is the King Vac hydroexcavator Schlomka bought from
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DIGGING THROUGH THE TUNDRA
Hydroexcavation trucks help Alberta contractor improve productivity and boost customer satisfaction
By Ken Wysocky
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hen Dwaine Ruckman decided to take the plunge into
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truck: reliability, ease of operation and technology that would
maximize productivity. He found exactly what he was looking for in Tornado
F4 trucks, made by Tornado Hydrovacs.
“The F4s are very operator-friendly, which enables us to train operators
quickly,” says Ruckman, the owner of DR Hydrovac in Rosebud, Alberta.
The company primarily does hydroexcavation work for pipeline companies,
exposing underground utility lines for pipeline repairs or installation of new
infrastructure. “The truck’s design is very simple … only two air switches in the
entire rig-up and the hydraulic system is high-tech without being overkill, so
there are less things that can fail. There’s no need to get fancy when simplicity
works well enough. These trucks are designed less for show and more for go.”
Ruckman currently owns four trucks, all made by Tornado (which is a part
of Petrofield Industries, a division of Empire Iron Works Ltd.). In all, he says,
he’s purchased nine Tornados in the past 11 years; he typically sells them after
six years and says the units retain solid resale value.
Each truck features a 12-yard debris tank; a blower with vacuum power
of 4,000 cfm at 27 degree Hg (one manufactured by Hibon Inc., an IngersollRand company, and the other by Roots Systems Ltd.); a 2,100-gallon water
tank; a 980,000 Btu boiler for hot-water excavating; a Model 3560 triplex water
pump made by Cat Pumps (25 gpm at 3,000 psi); a Peterbilt chassis; a Fuller
transmission from Eaton; rear tri-axle configuration; and a 26-foot-long boom
that can reach 23 feet down vertically and swing 340 degrees.
Ruckman says he prefers larger debris and water tanks, which maximize
productivity by reducing the number of back-and-forth trips for disposal and
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reducing the need to haul water to remote locations.
“I also spec three drive axles in the back, rather than tandem axles,
because they allow us to carry more weight,” he explains. “They also provide
more traction on soft ground and minimize soil compaction. We often work on
private farmland right-of-ways, so we want to leave the ground as undisturbed
as possible.”
The 26-foot-long boom enables crews to reach locations in tight spots
where the truck can’t get close to an excavation site. “The boom rotates from
the driver’s side of the cab to the passenger side, which gives us a lot of
flexibility in the field,” Ruckman notes. “You can’t always park the truck and
work off the back, so that versatility comes in handy.”
Ruckman also lauds the Tornado’s unique debris-removal system. Instead
of employing a conventional hydraulic hoist for gravity dumping, the F4 utilizes
a mechanical sweep to push dirt and water through a 48-by-52-inch rear door.
The sweep provides 50,000 pounds of force and typically empties the debris
<< DR Hydrovac owns a fleet of four hydroexcavators
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tank in two passes. To aid debris removal, the floor of
the tank slopes down toward the rear. Moreover, this
design eliminates the weight added by a hoist, vacuum
piping and a subframe under the truck, which allows
more payload capacity.
“It doesn’t take any time at all to unload and
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The peak season for DR Hydrovac runs from
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Bakken Extra
TOURING THE
OILFIELDS
Vacation agency wants to give people a
true representation of western North Dakota
By Cory Dellenbach
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seldom is it what they thought it was.”
Kubela and his wife began operating
World Class Tours of Wahpeton, N.D., in
February 2013 and are doing their part to
give people a view of what the oilfields are
really like.
In June, their company offered its first
tour of nearby oilfields. The tour consisted
of three days of traveling throughout the
oilfields of western North Dakota, staying
one night at a crew camp, visiting an active
drill site and hearing from many speakers
throughout the trip.
STOCK PHOTO
ake Kubela and his wife, Dawn, were
born and raised in North Dakota and
have roots in western North Dakota.
A former oilfield trucker, Jake Kubela has
extensive knowledge of the landscape and
workings of the Bakken oil patch.
“What you hear and what it really is are
two different things,” says Kubela. “There
are so many preconceived notions about
what the oilfields are like. People think it’s
the wild west out there, they think that it’s
just anarchy and that nothing is organized,
but when you get them out there, very
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“We decided this was an avenue we
wanted to try, and bring some people into
North Dakota and show them the Bakken,”
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
state, and we wanted to show that off.”
Kubela wasn’t sure what to expect
for the first tour – held June 3-5 – as his
company was marketing it toward business
investors, business owners and others
looking for opportunities out in the Bakken.
“We expected that market to fill our
bus, but what ended up happening was the
Fargo Forum, the local media, caught wind
of this and put an article in the paper and
we ended up with a half-and-half crowd,”
Kubela says. “We ended up with some city
managers, economic development people,
business owners, but then we also had
the general curiosity seekers and retirees
wanting to see the oilfields, but didn’t
want to drive or come up with their own
hotel room.”
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.
“We had Dave Glatt with the North
Dakota Department of Health come and
Few people outside the Bakken region have a true
understanding of what it’s like in North Dakota’s
oilfields, but World Class Tours is offering business
owners, investors and others the opportunity to
tour the oilfields and learn firsthand from people
who live and work there.
give us a very scientific presentation based on fracking and how he personally
believes it is not affecting our water source and why,” Kubela says. “The tour
was very educational. We have no agenda, we just want to learn. We want to
get out there, we want to give those folks an outlet to talk about what they
want to talk about, whatever the current issue is. It helps them to get the
word out and to educate people on what the western North Dakota oilfield
really is.”
Kubela is happy with the way the first tour went and is looking forward
to others.
“This oilfield tour was just something that came up,” he says. “I’m
proud to live here, I’m proud to be raised in North Dakota. We wanted to
do something to try to flip the mindset of what people think western North
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“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 state, and we
wanted to show that off.”
Jake Kubela
Kubela says those on the tour had their eyes
opened to what it is really like out there.
“They got to hear about what the challenges
were that the people in western North Dakota face.
They learned how the communities in western North
Dakota were changed and what challenges they face
and how they are overcoming those challenges.”
Kubela has already made plans for a second
oilfield tour – tentatively set for Oct. 14-16 – and
will be reaching out to those who were signed up
on a waiting list for the first tour. He believes more
business and investment people will be on board the
second tour.
“What I’d like to see is this tour held three times
a year, to be able to do one earlier in the spring, then
one in the middle of summer and then one toward
the end of fall,” Kubela says. “That way we can hit
everybody, because the schedules for people tend to
get a little busy in the summertime, but for some it’s
when they want to travel.”
Kubela, who was an agricultural bank lender
in Minnesota before buying World Class Tours, is
pleased with the way his company is going. “We deal
mainly with bank travel groups, alumni associations
from colleges and school-aged travel – longer, more
lavish-type tours that are anywhere from eight to 13
days long,” Kubela says. “Next year we’re taking a
group down to Brazil for soybean harvest.”
For more information on
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Eye on the Industry
EXPORT DOOR
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Commerce Department ruling allows foreign
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By Cory Dellenbach
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products (crude and condensate), with
certain limitations and special licensing
provisions.
STABILIZING CONDENSATE
The rulings by the Commerce
Department define some ultralight oil as
fuel after it has been minimally processed,
making the oil eligible for sale outside of
the U.S.
Crude that has been processed
through stabilizers to make petroleum
“Pioneer’s success in arguing that a lightly processed condensate is
a refined product shows the administration is being
thoughtful about the crude export issue.”
Josh Weber
U.S. crude production has boomed in recent years
thanks to horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing,
and a recent US. Commerce Department ruling has
allowed for some ultralight oil from the Eagle Ford
Shale play to be exported after minimal processing.
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A
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Obama administration has opened
the door – slightly – for U.S.
exports of unrefined American oil.
The decision was approved by the
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of Industry and Security in June, and
will allow only two companies – Pioneer
Natural Resources Co. and Enterprise
Product Partners LP – to export Eagle Ford
condensate that has been run through a
distillation tower.
Condensate and light crude oil make
up a majority of production in the Eagle Ford
Shale play. Lighter crudes and condensate
are easier to process into refined products.
“This will change the whole
condensate marketing landscape,” says
Josh Weber, senior vice president at
Howard Energy Partners.
Crude production in the U.S.
has boomed in recent years thanks to
horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing
in the shale fields. Output has risen 46
percent since the start of 2012, to almost
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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 workaround 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
a shift from rules put into place after the
Arab oil embargo in the 1970s that allow
U.S. companies to export refined products
such as gasoline, but not unrefined
products is no longer raw oil and can be
exported without a license, according
to Commerce Department spokesman
Jim Hock in a written statement on June
24. The U.S. prohibits most exports of
unprocessed crude.
Several oil processing and transport
companies are investing in splitters – very
basic refineries that will allow condensate
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
production from wells in the surrounding
area and lowers vapor pressure and
removes volatile lighter hydrocarbons.
Pioneer had argued that this meant
the stabilized condensate should count as
a processed petroleum product, eligible for
export without a license.
“Earlier
this
year,
following
discussions with the Bureau of Industry
and Security, Pioneer filed a submission
under
BIS’s
standard
commodity
classification process,” Pioneer says in
an emailed statement. “BIS recently confirmed our interpretation that the
distillation process by which our Eagle Ford Shale condensate is stabilized is
sufficient to qualify the resulting hydrocarbon stream as a processed petroleum
product eligible for export without a license.”
Dozens of stabilizers dot the Eagle Ford. The tall, cylindrical towers range
in size from 500 bpd to an 80,000 bpd tower near Gardendale, Texas, owned
by Plains All American.
Stabilizers are simpler and cheaper to build
than condensate splitters, which split the oil into
components like naphtha and distillates that can
be freely exported under U.S. laws that otherwise
prohibit crude exports without a license.
WHAT WILL IT DO
FOR THE MARKET?
The impact of the Commerce Department’s ruling
could be significant. Light and ultralight oil account
for a huge share of the recent growth in U.S. oil
production, making up 96 percent of the 1.8 million
bpd increase from 2011 to 2013, according to the EIA.
The EIA also predicts that the supply of light oil will
continue to outpace that of medium and heavy crude
through 2015, accounting for more than 60 percent of
production growth.
“The permit cracks the door open, but it’s
probably still in its baby steps,” says Pearce Hammon,
an analyst at Simmons & Co. International.
RBN Energy says U.S. production of condensate
doubled from 494 million bpd in 2011 to 1.05 billion
bpd in 2013. It forecasts that number to reach 1.62
billion bpd in 2018.
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska says lifting
the U.S. ban on exporting crude oil would boost
domestic oil production, lower U.S. gasoline prices
and increase U.S. jobs. However, environmental
groups say it could actually increase gas prices.
“Pioneer’s success in arguing that a lightly
processed condensate is a refined product shows the
administration is being thoughtful about the crude
export issue,” Weber says.
There are more oil companies that are looking at
the opportunity because they have access to similar
technology, according to the bank Morgan Stanley,
citing discussions with the companies.
Those companies are Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
Marathon Oil Corp. and Devon Energy Corp.
“This should strengthen the price of condensate
because it gives it another outlet,” says John Auers,
executive vice president of Turner, Mason &
Company, a Dallas-based engineering consulting
firm. “How much, I don’t know. It’s a story that’s
still developing.”
Auers says potential markets include Asia for the
petrochemical industry and South America, which
could use condensate to dilute its heavy oil for pipeline transport.
Auers called the decision by the Commerce Department “a very politically
safe step.” He says it remains to be seen whether the move will ease some of
the domestic glut of condensate and the calls for increased exports.
“Everybody’s going to see how this works, and does this relieve the
pressure at least for some period of time,” Auers says. “I think that’s the hope
of the administration.” GOMC
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Product Focus
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Pumps, Valves,
Instrumentation &
Drilling Equipment
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By Craig Mandli
Dependable pumps are a staple on the utility work site,
keeping materials moving and production ongoing. Here
are several pumps, along with accessories, instrumentation
and drilling equipment designed to meet all job site needs.
Vacuum Pumps
1. Rotary vane vacuum pump
The Jurop RV360 rotary vane vacuum pump
from Chandler Equipment offers sustained
performance and quiet operation through efficient,
dual-fan cooling technology. It requires an input of
1,100 to 1,300 rpm, and creates outputs of 360 cfm
(332 cfm at 18 inches Hg), producing a maximum
pressure of 30 psi. It operates at or near 76 decibels
and has automatic lubrication, an independent
1-gallon oil tank, and an integrated four-way valve
manifold. It requires 16 hp to produce vacuum and
weighs 430 pounds. It is available in a ready-tobolt-on package that includes a muffler, secondary
shut-off, drive component, stand and pump.
800/342-0887; www.chandlerequipment.com.
2. Liquid-cooled vacuum pump
The PM3000 Storm Series liquid-cooled
vacuum pump from Moro USA is capable of
pumping nonvolatile liquids and sludge from long
distances, providing an additional choice for heavyduty industrial applications with a tank capacity of
3,000 to 6,000 gallons. It includes an integrated
check valve, changeover valve, automatic oiling
system, industrial duty bearings, Viton seals and
high-flow-rate asbestos-free spark-proof vanes.
Its onboard liquid-cooling system incorporates
a forced circulation external water pump. It is
capable of 29 psi and a continuous vacuum of 24
inches Hg, along with a flow rate of 1,000 cfm and
1,200 rpm rotating speed. It has a 4-inch flange
connection. 800/383-6304; www.morousa.com.
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3. Wide-vane vacuum pump
The 753 Series vacuum pump from
Wallenstein Vacuum Pumps incorporates
extra-wide vanes that allow up to an inch of
wear, resulting in longer service life and lower
maintenance costs. It provides 422 cfm airflow
performance at 1,200 rpm operation, and precision
machining for vacuum levels up to 28 inches Hg.
Model options include air, liquid or dual-cooling
systems where air injection is combined with
liquid cooling. A pump flushing port is included
on the top valve for simple regular maintenance.
The quick-access housing endplate makes for easy
internal inspection with no bearings to pull. Oil
lubrication is via a mechanical piston pump driven
by shaft rotation, or available with a sight-feed valve
oil regulator system that uses vacuum/pressure to
draw oil with no moving parts. 800/801-6663;
www.wallenstein.com.
Slurry Pumps
4. Trash pump
The WT20X trash pump from Honda Power
Equipment Group offers easy starting, a reliable
163 cc OHV commercial-grade engine, rugged
full-frame protection, quick-release clean-out and
durable silicon carbide mechanical seals. It includes
a conical-shaped cast iron impeller for improved
priming and durability, replaceable stainless steel
wear plates for extended life, lightweight cast
aluminum pump housing, high-performance
mounts which minimize vibration, and a multitool for on-site pump servicing and clean-out. It
offers flows of 187 gpm, and can pump solids up to
13/16 inch in diameter. It has 2-inch suction and
discharge ports, and standard oil alert. 678/3392600; www.powerequipment.honda.com.
5. Submersible sand slurry pump
The S4CSL submersible 4-inch hydraulicdriven sand slurry pump from Hydra-Tech
Pumps includes a built-in agitator used for
stirring up solids. It has hardened alloy wear
parts and is designed to be used in applications
where settled solids must be put into suspension
and pumped away with the discharge water. It
requires hydraulic inputs up to 17 gpm at 2,800
psi, and when combined with the company’s open
and sound-attenuated power units, is capable of
output flows to 750 gpm. 570/645-3779; www.
hydra-tech.com.
6. Liquid slurry pump
The Liquid Slurry Pump from Imperial
Industries can pump large volumes of slurry,
day after day. It has a heavy-duty six-blade, 26inch impeller/agitator that pumps over 6,500
gpm. Its skid plate, with 77 inches of ground
clearance, allows enough space to easily back
over high-banked slurry pits. Its one-piece 1 3/4inch drive shaft is heavy enough to put all the
tractor horsepower to work pumping the pit. The
Calumet pump has greasable triple seals, riding
on a stainless bushing, protecting tapered roller
bearings enclosed in an oil bath housing, which
has its own reserve oil reservoir. 800/558-2945;
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
Technology International is available in a skid
or trailer mount, with a mixing hopper, and
submersed jet guns in a two-section tank that
holds approximately 3,300 gallons. It is equipped
with a 480v/125 kw three-phase generator, 110volt regulated power outlet, cone manifold with
10 5-inch cones, two high G-force linear shakers
with over 25 square feet (each accepts a variety
of mesh sizes), and three centrifugals (20, 25 and
30 hp) with a cleaning capacity up to 800 gpm.
It is painted with durable industrial paint and
undercoated for added protection. It is available
for rent or purchase. Custom designs are available.
866/675-3240; www.mud-tech.com.
The mounted slurry skid pump system from
Sodimate integrates a slurry tank, skid pumps
and controls, and is pre-wired and ready to use,
allowing for quick installation and startup. Typical
slurry tank fabrication material includes highdensity polyethylene (HDPE), stainless steel or
fiberglass, and volume can range from 130 to
500 gallons. The system is completely dust-free
and can be used with dry hydrated lime and
powdered activated carbon. 773/665-8800; www.
sodimate-inc.com.
The Mr. Pumper MP740ST water transfer
pump from Graham Equipment & Mfg. is an
ANSI centrifugal water pump that contains a
stainless steel impeller that can be trimmed to fit
any application. It features a mechanical seal and
is driven by a Kohler 20 hp natural gas engine.
It comes complete, mounted on a painted skid,
with a rigid guard, coupler and EPS 3-12 (engine
protection system) controls manufactured inhouse. The engine will run continuous at 15 to 17
hp at 2,800 to 3,200 rpm at sea level. The EPS 3-12
control provides a user-friendly operating system
and can be repaired in the field by a qualified
technician. The 1-by-1.5-by-8-inch pump produces
flow rates up to 4,000 barrels per day, at 60 to 75
psi. 940/549-0206; www.mrpumper.net.
8. Multiphase pump
Multiphase Pumps from NETZSCH Pumps
North America mitigate the costs associated with
installing and operating space-consuming separation equipment, along with the associated multiple pipelines that would be needed at the well site.
They can handle various mixtures of oil, gas, solids
and water. Mixtures with a high content of sand,
with low emulsification of oil/water, or of highly
viscous products are all effectively transferred. The
progressing cavity pump is designed for untreated
well flow applications that can provide flow rates
up to 2,600 gpm and handle pressures up to 900
psi. They provide almost pulsation-free pumping,
low shear rates, high overall efficiencies, and low
operating and maintenance costs. 610/363-8010;
www.netzschusa.com.
Transfer Pumps
10. Lightweight agitator pump
The LWA lightweight agitator pump from
BJM Pumps is ideal for abrasive dewatering
applications, and has been used in the oil and gas
drilling industry to transfer spent water from large
holding ponds. These high-chrome, hard-metal
submersible dewatering pumps are designed and
constructed for dewatering sand, silt, coal mines
and abrasive light slurries. They have a chrome
iron impeller and wear plate, hardened ductile
iron agitator and volute, and built-in agitator that
mixes settled solids with pump water to restore
sump or basin volume. The LWA series pump is
an economical tough pump designed to outlast
rubber-lined and cast iron pumps. 877/256-7867;
www.bjmpumps.com.
12. Truck- or trailer-mounted
progressive cavity pump
Compact progressive cavity pumps from
seepex can be mounted to a truck or trailer with
standard hydraulic motor for minimal downtime.
They are available with explosion-proof motors and
can handle fluids with or without solids, of any
viscosity, and gaseous condensates or multiphase
fluids up to 99 percent gas. They have conveying
capacities up to 500 gpm and pressure capabilities
up to 360 psi. 877/806-4152; www.seepex.com.
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13. Wet-well-mounted pump station
Packaged wastewater pump stations from
Smith & Loveless sit outside and above the wet
well, allowing for quick and safe inspection.
These factory-built and tested pump stations
incorporate long-lasting vertical non-clog pumps,
controls, piping and valves for process flows and
stormwater. A variety of custom and standard
options are available for station enclosures. They
come standard with quality enclosures, including
easy-lift and rolling styles. Pump sizes range from
4- to 12-inch piping, 1.5 to 300 hp, capacities up
to 50,000 gpm and TDH up to 500 feet. 800/8989122; www.smithandloveless.com.
Diaphragm Pumps
14. Double-diaphragm pump
The Model DD-6 6-inch positive displacement
double-diaphragm pump from Myers Seth Pump
offers seven days of continuous run time under a
full load. It can handle solids up to 4 1/4 inches,
can pump up to 465 gpm, is run-dry capable,
and is economical to operate. It is equipped for
industrial-duty operations and can be trailer- or
skid-mounted. It has stainless steel valve seats,
self-contained 58-gallon fuel tank and a durable
powder-coated frame and pump body. It offers high
suction lift of 28 feet Hg, with silent pump options
available. 800/677-4420; www.myersseth.com.
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Hydraulic Pumps
15. Hydraulic submersible pump
The Hydraulic Submersible pump from
Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co. is
available in sizes ranging from 3 to 12 inches, has
the ability to handle up to 4.5-inch solids, and has
a capacity up to 7,200 gpm. The submersible pump
end eliminates suction lift limitations, allowing
pumping in deep excavations, open pits, quarries
or mines. Units are available with automatic
controls and sound attenuation. 800/767-7310;
www.thompsonpump.com.
Centrifugal Pumps
16. High-speed centrifugal blower
The Hoffman Revolution high-speed
centrifugal blower from Gardner Denver has
a small footprint, which reduces installation
costs and enables it to function in tight spaces.
The quiet system has a 1-meter certified sound
rating below 80 dBA. The package includes a
single enclosure housing, high-speed blower/
motor unit, direct-driven high-speed motor, selfcontained cooling system, air filtration elements,
high-efficiency impeller, magnetic smart bearings,
a blow-off valve assembly and startup training. It
is VFD, PLC, HMI (SCADA ready) and CSA, UL
and CE quality certified. 866/238-6393; www.
hoffmanandlamson.com.
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17. Trash pump
Centrifugal trash pumps from Subaru
Industrial Power Products are available with
2-, 3- and 4-inch discharge outlets. An overhead
cam gasoline engine powers each model, offering
delivery volume of 185 to 499 gpm and solids
handling up to 1 1/4 inches. A hardened cast iron
volute withstands suspended sticks, stones and
other debris sucked through the strainer, while an
abrasion-resistant, cast iron three-blade impeller
and replaceable wear plate ensure long life and
low maintenance. After adding water to the pump
casing, they are self-priming. The strainer protects
pump components from large solids, while the hole
diameter helps prevent large debris from entering
the suction hose. An aluminum diecast housing
withstands the debris allowed. A heavy-duty steel
roll cage wraps around the entire pump. 847/5407300; www.subarupower.com.
18. Screw centrifugal pump
Triton screw centrifugal pumps from
Vaughan Company handle thick biosolids,
large or stringy solids, shear-sensitive fluids and
delicate or highly abrasive materials. They offer
steep performance curves, non-overloading
power characteristics, heavy-duty power frames
and a flushless mechanical seal. A water-flushed
mechanical seal or packing is available. 888/2492467; www.chopperpumps.com.
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Triplex Pumps
19. Triplex plunger pump
The model 6810 triplex plunger pump from
Cat Pumps offers a flow rate of 10 gpm and
pressure to 10,000 psi at 600 rpm. Concentric,
high-density, polished, solid ceramic plungers
provide a true wear surface and extend seal life.
V-packings and low-pressure seals are lubricated
and cooled to increase service life. Low upswept
volume maximizes volumetric efficiency that
reduces energy costs while supplying consistent
flow. Block-style, stainless steel manifolds are
designed for strength and corrosion resistance. A
chrome-moly crankshaft provides strength and
surface hardness. Oversized crankshaft bearings
withstand high loading capacity leading to longer
bearing life. 763/780-5440; www.catpumps.com.
Dewatering/Bypass Pumps
20. Oil skimmer pump
The oil skimmer pump from Boerger is
aluminum constructed, lightweight, has a large
flow range, a compact hydraulic motor and conveys
highly viscous fluids. This self-priming rotary lobe
pump is capable of running dry for a short time, and
can be used for loading and unloading by reversing
the flow direction. It was built as a potable disaster
relief pump or for any application where downtime
during a crisis is unacceptable. The maintenancein-place design allows for all wetted parts to be
replaced or quickly maintained on site without the
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removal of pipe or drive systems. 844/263-7437;
www.boerger.com.
21. Engine-driven trash pump
Engine-driven trash pumps from GormanRupp Company handle sewage bypass,
construction site dewatering, hydraulic fracturing
and other difficult pumping applications. The
priming-assisted pumps have a positive priming
and sealing system that virtually eliminates leaks,
reducing environmental concerns and allowing
them to run dry indefinitely. 419/755-1011; www.
grpumps.com.
22. Lineshaft turbine pump
Lineshaft vertical turbine pumps from Goulds
Water Technology - a xylem brand can operate
as raw-water intake, dewatering, boosting station,
hydrocarbon service and cooling water pumps.
The turbines have capacities of up to 20,000 gpm,
heads over 1,000 feet and are engineered to meet
precise user demand. A variety of construction
materials, including all-stainless steel and all-iron,
are available to provide maximum wear protection
and service life. Above- or below-grade discharge
and in-line suction and discharge connection
configurations are available. 866/325-4210; www.
goulds.com.
Chemical Pumps
23. Injection service pump
The Zero Emission compact three-, five-
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and seven-cylinder injection service pump from
Hammelmann Corp. has input capabilities up
to 1,500 hp. The pumped fluid is hermetically
sealed within the pump, preventing leakage
to atmosphere during operation. Combining a
compact integral speed-reduction gear end with
the vertical configuration maintains power while
reducing the footprint. The vertical configuration
channels oscillating forces directly downward into
the base structure. The integral speed reducer
with twin helical gears arranged in a herringbone
configuration ensures smooth running and even
power transmission without axially loading the
bearings. A selection of gear ratios is available to
allow the optimal choice of driver. 800/783-4935;
www.hammelmann.com.
Pump Accessories
24. Electric actuator
Series 92 electric actuators from Asahi/
America have a diecast aluminum alloy enclosure
bolted together in two sections with eight hex-head
cap screws, and fitted with an O-ring between
the two halves. The main shaft, which penetrates
through both sides of the enclosure, forms the
flameproof enclosure. The shaft top is connected to
a visual beacon position indicator and is covered by
an upper knob, which is pulled upward to put the
actuator into manual override mode. The base of the
shaft is a 17 mm female star configuration output,
which drives a machined coupling to execute
actuation of a valve. They have UL1203 certification
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flex doesn’t affect durability. 877/424-1020; www.
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starts the blower versus a harsh, abrupt method
that can cause damage to the gearbox and coupler.
Packages are available for Robuschi and NVE
blowers. 800/326-9763; www.pikrite.com.
Instrumentation
28. Pump power booster
30. Reversal detection speed switch
Custom Boom Elbows manufactures both
70- and 90-degree boom elbows available for a
range of hydroexcavating and municipal sewer work
vehicles. Both feature a 25.1-inch circumference
and 8-inch diameter with flanged ends. All
models are built with a 1/2-inch wall thickness for
longevity and endurance. 604/835-0199; www.
customboomelbowsbc.com.
The Power Booster from Pressure Lift,
available in 2-, 3-, 4- and 6-inch models, provides
increased vertical lift and long-hose capability, while
shortening project time and cutting maintenance
cost in any pumping application. Powered by
compressed air or water, the booster handles a
range of viscous liquids, from water to drilling mud
to heavy municipal sludge. Made of lightweight
aluminum, units are reversible, allowing for slurry
suspension, potholing or breaking up crusty sludge.
972/355-0550; www.pressurelift.com.
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Valves/Blowers
The UDS1000 fail-safe reversal detection
speed switch from Electro-Sensors Inc. constantly
monitors a shaft to ensure that it is turning in the
correct rotational direction. Relay contacts in the
unit can be used to electrically lock out the starting
circuit of the pump to prevent accidental startup
during a condition of reverse rotation. The switch
continuously monitors incoming pulses from a
speed sensor and a magnetic pulser wrap or disc.
A fail-safe relay output is electrically interlocked
directly to the motor starter circuit for the pump.
If the slightest reverse rotation of the pump shaft
is detected, it disables the pump starting circuit,
preventing catastrophic damage caused by startup
during reverse rotation. 800/328-6170; www.
electro-sensors.com.
for use in Cl1, DIV1 hazardous locations. Two
end-of-travel limit switches are mechanically set
via adjustable cams for open and closed positions.
Accessories such as 4-20 Ma positioners, single and
double extra limit switches and electromechanical
brakes are available. 800/343-3618; www.
asahi-america.com.
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Fruitland Green biodegradable vacuum
pump oil from Fruitland Manufacturing can be
used with all Fruitland rotary vane pumps. It is
both environmentally and operator safe. Operators
will no longer have to worry about harming the
environment with spills. The oil helps reduce
emissions and is nontoxic. 800/663-9003; www.
fruitlandmanufacturing.com.
27. Torque converter
Torque converters from Pik Rite are installed
on the input of the right angle gearbox drive to act
as a clutch, eliminating the shock load between the
gearbox and the coupler while still allowing the
operation of an automatic transmission. It softly
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29. Vacuum truck blower
RB-DV Hi-Vacuum truck blowers from
Robuschi have an airflow range from 400 to
6,200 cfm. Their air injection manifolds allow
them to operate at 28 inches Hg continuously
without the need for a vacuum relief valve. The
lightweight manifolds and low pulsation ensure
lower noise attenuation and less vibration by 10
dBA. The fabricated and cast manifolds and foot
assemblies can be custom made to suit PTO angle
and lower blower between chassis rails, as well as
provide lifting hooks for safe and easy assembly and
removal. Rubber mounting feet are included with
custom-made feet assemblies to ensure chassis
31. Low-current DC metering pump
CeramPump valveless piston metering pumps
from Fluid Metering provide precision fluid control
for environmental monitoring, sampling and
treatment applications. The low-current DC motor
is ideal for extended 12/24-volt battery operation
in remote locations. It utilizes one moving part,
a rotating and reciprocating ceramic piston, to
accomplish both pumping and valving functions
without valves. The piston and mated liner are
made of dimensionally stable, sapphire-hard
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ceramics that ensure long-term, drift-free accuracy
of 1 percent or better for millions of maintenancefree cycles. The inert fluid path of ceramic and
fluorocarbon is ideal for injection of concentrated
tracer dyes and water treatment chemicals. Models
are available in all standard voltages, as well as
low-current DC voltage. 800/223-3388; www.
fmipump.com.
32. Hand-held radio control
The quadrix Ex hand-held transmitter from
HBC-radiomatic is certified according to NEC
500/505. This compact, intrinsically safe product
is approved for use in Class I, Division 1, Groups C
and D hazardous locations, as well as Class I, Zone
0, Group IIB hazardous locations in North America.
It is ideal for demanding applications that require
a high level of safety. It comes with eight two-step
push-buttons and two rechargeable NiMH batteries,
allowing up to 12 hours of continuous operation.
iLOG is incorporated into the transmitter, with
an easily accessible electronic key allowing for the
quick activation of a backup transmitter in the
event the primary unit is damaged. 800/410-4562;
www.hbc-usa.com.
Level Controls
33. Liquid-level monitoring system
The Depth Ray liquid-level monitoring and
control system from Eldredge Equipment Services
can operate in vacuum or pressure, or in heavy
material in mobile or stationary tanks. It contains
no rods or floats and is constructed of chemical-
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resistant components. It features a wireless remote
and optional controls for valves and alarms. Its
operation is unaffected by most foam or density.
It can be installed easily in any tank or container
and exceeds DOT requirements. Several models
and options are available. 800/220-2052; www.
depthray.com.
Drilling Rigs
34. Tophammer drill rig
The flexible, versatile FlexiROC T45
tophammer drill rig from Atlas Copco CMT is fuel
efficient, as the speed of the engine, compressor
and radiator fan adjust automatically depending on
the operating mode. Three variable-displacement
hydraulic pumps help reduce engine load; the
flushing airflow and the speed of the dust collection
fan motor also can be adjusted by the operator as
needed. It has a track frame designed for quarrying
and mining applications. It has a long boom reach
and low center of gravity, and is equipped with a
COP 2560 rock drill on the folding boom version,
and a COP 3060 on the fixed boom version. The
COP 3060 has an updated dampening function
and accumulator design, a closed-loop rock drill
lubrication collection system for cleaner operations,
and an optional 400 cc rotation motor to deliver
more torque. 800/732-6762; www.atlascopco.us.
35. Auger drill rig
The Big Beaver Auger Drill Rig from Little
Beaver offers 2,500 pounds of lifting capacity
and the ability to turn augers up to 18 inches in
diameter. Constructed with a welded mechanical
steel frame, it is ideal for soil sampling, foundation
repair and drilling environmental test wells. The
portable, easily maneuverable design enables it to
work in remote locations and those inaccessible to
truck-mounted units. The hydraulically powered
units may be specified to produce a maximum
drilling torque of 690 ft-lbs and auger speeds from
114 to 547 rpm, when provided up to 12 gpm and
3,000 psi. 800/227-7515; www.littlebeaver.com.
Pipe and Casing
Handling Tools
36. Hydrostatic test unit
The UHP hydrostatic test unit from NLB
Corp. allows a single operator to test the integrity
of oilfield pipe (drill, production or casing) at ultrahigh pressures up to 40,000 psi. Units are skidmounted for portability and include an NLB 125
convertible water jet pump unit. Integrated dump
and bypass valves let the operator set the test
pressure quickly and precisely, with all controls
on a single panel to simplify one-man operation.
Results can be tracked with a graph-producing
chart recorder or a transducer. Easy convertibility
of the pump unit gives users the flexibility to
perform tests at eight different pressures, ranging
from 6,000 to 40,000 psi. All controls regulating
pressure and flow are mounted on an accessory
manifold to enhance protection. The skid is
galvanized to resist corrosion. 800/441-5059;
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Case Studies
Pumps, Valves, Instrumentation & Drilling Equipment
By Craig Mandli
DEWATERING PUMPS INSTALLED AT COLOMBIAN NICKEL MINE
Problem
In 2011, a nickel mine located in the Northern Andean region of Colombia sought an effective dewatering option.
Solution
Mine operators selected three Cornell Pump Company 8NHTA-RP-EM18-3 units and provided the
engine and pontoon locally to keep the packaged price to a minimum. The pumps have a Cycloseal system
designed to reduce seal maintenance, as a typical dewatering application experiences over 15,000 hours of
operation before any seal maintenance is required. At an average cost of $5,000 per seal replacement (including drive time, crane rental, labor and seal price), the
additional operational time is a windfall for mines.
Result
Three years later, the pumps have been running flawlessly for over 4,500 hours. Not a single spare part has been required, which prevents any additional
costs and allows the mine to operate without any downtime, avoiding any disruption of nickel production. 503/653-0330; www.cornellpump.com.
LIFT STATION CONTROLS NEEDED FOR REMOTE CAMP
Problem
A mining camp accommodations contractor in Alberta’s Oil Sands area north of Fort McMurray needed a lift
station control panel for a remote, 800-person camp. The panel had to withstand environmental extremes, address
power and pump-compatibility concerns, and interface with the communications network.
Solution
Horizon North Camps and Catering approached Michael Schmalz of S2M Consultants for help with its wastewater
system. Schmalz suggested an Orenco Controls OLS control panel. They are modular, programmable, remote
telemetry control panels used to regulate sewage, influent, effluent and stormwater lift stations. They provide full
remote connectivity and include color touch screens with built-in programming and real-time data acquisition and control over an Internet, cell or phone line
connection. They combine the functions of relays, timers, alternators, elapsed-time meters and cycle counters, resulting in a compact panel. This lift station
included a 5 hp Muffin Monster grinder that the panel had to incorporate along with the system’s heater/blower.
Result
The custom panel met the lift station’s requirements, including environmental considerations and a tight timeline. It was designed, built and supplied in
four weeks. 877/488-3594; www.orenco.com.
AUTO-PRIME DIESEL PUMP SET INCREASES
EFFICIENCY AT ROOFING-SLATE QUARRY
Problem
Welch Slate, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality roofing slate and architectural
and aggregate slate products, was dissatisfied with the cost of dewatering at its largest quarry, Penrhyn at
Bethesda near Bangor in North Wales. Operating from four quarries, the company has been supplying the
world with high-quality roofing slate and other materials for over 200 years. Quarry operators looked into
replacing their submersible pumps with higher-efficiency models.
Solution
The quarry installed a diesel-driven PP86C17B submersible pump package from Pioneer Pump. The
package uses an 8- by 6-inch centrifugal pump powered by a 224 hp diesel engine. It is capable of a maximum flow rate of 2,300 gpm.
Result
The package resulted in an approximately 30 percent fuel reduction, at an estimated annual savings of $150,000, and reduced the carbon footprint by 411
tons per year. Improved pump reliability also reduced downtime. 503/266-4115; www.pioneerpump.com. GOMC
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On the Money
KNOW THE REAL COST
Price is only one factor in determining how long it will
take a new piece of equipment to return a profit
By Erik Gunn
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Erik Gunn
o you’re all ready to buy a new
piece of equipment for your
business – maybe a new trailer or a
hydroexcavator.
You’ve settled on your preferred model,
figured out your financing and made room
in your budget for payments. Now, hold
on. There are two more questions you must
always consider before making a major
business purchase.
No. 1: How soon will that new gadget
pay for itself? And No. 2: What is owning it
going to cost you?
You really need to know the answer
to the second question if you’re going to
accurately answer the first one.
The cost of owning something isn’t
just the purchase price or even the cost of
the loan – it’s all the additional expenses
that come along with it.
If you have always ridden a bus to get
anywhere and one day buy a car to save
on bus fare, you’ll take on other expenses:
buying gas, paying auto insurance
premiums, paying for repairs, or even for
your state registration and license fees.
Those will all be part of the cost of owning
that car – not just the car’s price and your
finance charge.
Business equipment is no different.
Everything your business owns incurs
some cost of ownership, however small.
Some are easy to figure out; others are more
complicated. Some you can only guess at.
BUSINESS DECISION
“This is a business decision,” says
Paul Schwada, a Chicago-based business
consultant. “The choice is essentially
a decision to invest in the business
in a specific area, and there are some
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bigger-picture considerations than just the
obvious numbers.”
Jamie Smith agrees. He’s a certified
public accountant who owns Mr. Rooter of
Greater Baltimore. There’s another side to
ownership cost, he points out – the cost of
not owning that new machine.
Maybe you’re getting by with an
existing device you’ve adapted to the task.
If the new machine can allow you to do the
work a lot more efficiently, it might allow
you to bill more jobs in less time.
Or, says Smith, “If you don’t own this
piece of equipment and you’re having to
tool in your possession – so long as you’re
realistic in your forecasts.
Schwada advises asking yourself several
questions about your prospective purchase.
These can point you to some deeply hidden
potential ownership costs.
Does the new piece of equipment fit your
operation? Or, instead, does it represent a
big change in size or function from what
you’ve used before?
If the purchase is a lot different from
what you’ve used before, be prepared for it
to be used less. Employees might not really
“get” how to use this new device, or they
may simply prefer old, familiar options.
In the best case scenario, maybe they’ll
just need extra training to get comfortable
with using it. That’s another cost of
ownership but one that will ultimately
pay off.
In the worst case, though, maybe its
design makes it too difficult to use. If a new
piece of equipment just sits idle because no
“This is a business decision. The choice is essentially a decision to invest
in the business in a specific area, and there are some bigger-picture
considerations than just the obvious numbers.”
Paul Schwada
rent it, that’s significant. If you own this
equipment, would it help you sell the jobs
more quickly? Do you lose jobs because you
can’t get to it for two days because you have
to set up a rental?”
Against the cost of non-ownership,
in rentals, lower efficiency or both, you’ll
also need to weigh the costs of ownership:
debt payments, insurance, maintenance
and more.
Armed with that information, you can
begin to calculate how soon the machine
will pay back – in revenue and profits – the
costs you’re taking on when you buy it.
QUESTIONS TO ASK
In making those calculations, it’s
reasonable to project what additional
business you might gain by having the new
one wants to use it, your projections about
the revenue it will fetch will end up being
way too rosy, Schwada warns.
You’re the best judge of whether the
new tool makes sense for your business, says
Smith. “Don’t be tricked by a salesperson
telling you, ‘Everyone else has one.’ Maybe
they’re sorry they bought that piece of
equipment; if it’s sitting around, it’s just a
drain on your operation.”
Does it overlap equipment you already
have? “Almost every new piece of
equipment – once in use – does some things
that you used to do with other equipment,”
Schwada notes.
That could be good or bad. If your
older equipment stays back at the shop all
the time as a result, think about unloading
it to recapture some dollars. But if you can still use both the old equipment and
the new tool, maybe you’ve increased your capacity for certain kinds of jobs. If
there’s a real market, that can be great.
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
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Erik Gunn is a magazine writer and editor in Racine, Wis., where he operates Great Lakes
Editorial Services.
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Spotlight
IMPROVING VACUUM TANK ACCESS
The Claw from Amthor International is designed to make
locking rear-opening vacuum tanks safer and more efficient
By Craig Mandli
O
pening the rear door on vacuum trucks often puts operators in a
precarious position, balancing on a small, and often slippery, pedestal
to unlock several clasps around the diameter of the tank. Not with
the Claw.
The Claw, unveiled by Amthor International at the 2014 Pumper & Cleaner
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
is Amthor’s response to customers asking, simply, is there a better way?
The hydraulic lever on the back of the vacuum truck is easy to latch and
unlatch, and achieves a strong, tight seal on the tank. “It’s a much tighter seal
than any human can provide manually,” says Amthor. “The Claw locks past
center and even if pressure is lost or the cylinder fails to operate, the latch will
not be loosened.”
“No longer does the driver have to climb 13 feet on top of
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
Butch Amthor, executive vice president of Amthor International, presented the company’s
newest innovation, the Claw, at the 2014 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International.
(Photo by Cory Dellenbach)
“No longer does the driver have to climb 13 feet on top of the tank to
tighten down the rear door,” says Butch Amthor, the company’s executive vice
president. “All he has to do is pull a lever and the arms extend and reach out to
release or pull the door tight.”
Amthor’s Claw design can be used on any code or non-code vacuum tank.
It increases driver safety and saves money on unnecessary tank repairs due to
incorrect operation. “It can be retrofitted on all our tanks already out on the
market,” says Amthor. “We designed it to be installed on any rear-opening
vacuum tank.”
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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
you going to be able to get it in front of thousands of customers?” he says. “We
have marketing ready to send out to our existing customer base saying that the
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.”
As for future shows, Amthor says he’s already working on some new
products and innovations to bring back to Indianapolis in 2015, when the
Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International becomes the Water &
Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show.
“This year the Claw was something we came up with that was completely
different for the industry,” says Amthor. “My mind is thinking about this
24/7. There are already some ideas kicking around.” 800/328-6633; www.
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GOM Pipelines
Several companies looking
at adding pipelines
By Cory Dellenbach
Group plans to explore enhanced oil recovery options
Montana Tech Petroleum Engineering Department members are
conducting a pilot project to assess enhanced oil recovery options for the
Elm Coulee oilfield in eastern Montana, according to department officials in
a press release on June 24.
Horizontal drilling and other conventional production methods in
Montana’s Bakken formation extract 9 to 15 percent of available oil with the
remainder going untouched.
The plan, funded by the Montana Department of Natural Resources
and Conservation, through the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation,
involves restoring underground pressure in and around depleted wells to the
level that existed when the wells were first drilled. The pilot project will inject
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.
Enterprise wants pipeline from Bakken to Oklahoma
Enterprise Products Partners LP proposed on June 24 to build the first
direct pipeline moving shale oil from the Bakken formation to the Cushing,
Okla., storage hub.
The 1,200-mile pipeline will have a 340,000 bpd capacity. The company
plans to have the pipeline up and running by the end of 2016.
However, out of five projects proposed in the past two years by Enterprise,
Enbridge, ONEOK Partners LP, Koch Pipeline Co LP and Energy Transfer
Partners, only Enbridge’s 225,000-375,000 bpd Sandpiper pipeline is going
ahead, and that runs eastward to Clearbrook, Minn.
Devon to sell properties to Linn Energy
Devon Energy Corp announced June 30 that it will sell all of its non-core
U.S. oil and gas properties to Linn Energy for $2.3 billion.
The deal includes properties in the Rockies, onshore Gulf Coast and MidContinent regions, which produces 275 million cubic feet of gas equivalent
per day, Devon said in a news release.
About 80 percent of these assets are natural gas.
Quantum Energy plans for micro refineries
A handful of small refineries in North Dakota could remove dangerous
gas from oil train cargoes and make shipments from the Bakken Shale
formation safer on the tracks, according to Quantum Energy Inc.
The company has pitched the idea to state regulators. The refineries
would strip propane and other volatile gas from Bakken crude and send much
of the remaining fuel to distant refineries.
Quantum Energy, based in Williston, N.D., hopes to build five “micro
refineries” near railheads already handling Bakken crude to strip about
100,000 barrels a day of fuel from that stream. The company expects each
processing center would cost about $500 million.
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PetroQuest, Midstates Petroleum strike
deal to explore oilfield in central Louisiana
Two Gulf Coast oil and gas companies are partnering in a $24 million
deal to drill some of Louisiana’s oldest oilfields, according to a press release
from PetroQuest Energy Inc.
The companies plan to use new drilling technology to tap oil and gas
reserves they say larger companies left behind decades ago.
PetroQuest Energy said on June 30 that it has agreed to pay $10 million
in cash upfront and $14 million in future drilling costs to acquire half of the
interests in one of Midstates Petroleum’s drilling projects in central Louisiana.
The project, known as Fleetwood, spans about 30,000 acres total in an
area west of Baton Rouge.
Honeywell selected to provide systems for new facility
Honeywell Process Solutions has been selected by Suncor Energy to
provide automation systems for a new multibillion-dollar Fort Hills oil sands
project in Alberta.
Suncor Energy officials say Honeywell will supply technology to
integrate the site’s control and safety systems, manage alarms and provide
advanced simulation software that enables critical operations planning and
operator training.
The facility is expected to be operational in late 2017.
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers forecasts production
from the Canadian oil sands to exceed 5 million barrels a day by 2030, up
from 1.8 million barrels a day in 2012.
Pipeline to the Pacific Coast OK’d by Canada
Canada’s government on June 17 approved a pipeline proposal that
would bring oil to the Pacific Coast for shipment to Asia, a major step in the
country’s efforts to diversify its oil exports.
Approval for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project was expected
since Canada needs infrastructure in place to export its growing oil sands
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
Alberta to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
The northern Alberta region has the world’s third largest oil reserves,
with 170 billion barrels of proven reserves. Enbridge’s pipeline would
transport 525,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta’s oil sands to the Pacific.
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Product News
Product Spotlight
Low-deck, spread-axle trailer
increases transportation options
By Ed Wodalski
The 55SA-LD 55-ton spread-axle, low-deck trailer from Talbert
Manufacturing has an 18-inch deck height and E1Nitro attachment
for a 3+1 spread axle as well as three- or four-axle close-coupled
configurations.
The E1Nitro nitrogen dampened axle extension enables heavy
loads, such as excavators, to be distributed across the low-deck trailer
to meet the requirement of some states that the fourth axle be at least
14 feet 1 inch from the third axle. Unlike rigid attachments, which
only move from side to side, the E1Nitro also allows for up and down
movement, similar to a shock absorber. This helps prevent the trailer
from leaving the ground and enables weight to be distributed across each
axle grouping to meet bridge laws.
“Imagine a truck leaving a truck stop and going over a curb,” says
Greg Smith, vice president of sales and marketing. “With a rigid East
Coast, mechanical spreader bar system, the trailer can be momentarily
suspended as it goes over the curb, creating a bridging effect for the
trailer axles. This situation can put all the weight on the axle attachment,
so what was designed to spread the weight over all the axles ends up on
only one.”
The flexible design allows the front-load lowbed trailer with detachable
gooseneck to keep its tires firmly on the ground as it goes over a curb or
when on a severe grade. After the operator sets the load nitrogen accumulator
on the E1Nitro, the device shifts the load to maintain the desired weight on
each axle grouping, eliminating the bridging situation.
The E1Nitro 3+1 is part of a series of dampening axle attachments. Talbert also offers an E2Nitro (3+2) for up to 65-ton loads and an
1.
E3Nitro (3+3) for up
to 85-ton loads. As the
name implies, the East
Coast nitrogen dampening system cannot be
used in California, which
requires the mechanical
equalizing design that the
operator cannot adjust.
“With an East
Coast E1Nitro design,
because everything fastens directly to the back
of the trailer, you could operate a three-axle trailer by itself. You could
run it as a 3+1, a 3+2, a 3+3; you could also run it as a four-axle trailer
or a five-axle close-couple trailer,” Smith says.
Besides the E1Nitro’s load maximizing capability, the 55SALD trailer with its low, 18-inch deck enables the trailer to reduce
overhead conflicts.
“When moving construction equipment you need to get down as
low as possible because excavator booms stick up no matter how much
you try to bend them,” he says.
The trailer has four 12-inch, T-1 main beams and 2-inch apitong
decking. Other features include 12-inch swinging, removable
outriggers and 25-foot 6-inch clear deck length. 888/489-1731; www.
talbertmfg.com.
EXAKTIME MOBILE 2.0 FOR APPLE DEVICES
The Mobile 2.0 time tracking app from ExakTime for all IOS devices, including
Apple iPhone and iPad products, features Team View, a GPS-enabled oversight
option that enables a supervisor to view a map showing the clock-in coordinates
of all company employees. 877/435-6411; www.exaktime.com.
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2. ATLAS COPCO LIGHT TOWERS
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QLTS solar LED light towers from Atlas Copco Construction Equipment
feature manual and automatic photocell-operated lights. Powered by solar AGM
batteries, an automatic photocell turns the unit on or off depending on light
conditions. An onboard charging system also enables the unit to be plugged into
a standard wall receptacle. 800/732-6762; www.atlascopco.us.
3. GATEWAY SAFETY BIFOCAL SAFETY GLASSES
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Conqueror MAG bifocal safety glasses by Gateway Safety provide eye
protection as well as the ability to view objects up close, including blueprints,
schematics, small parts, equipment settings and tools. Available in five diopter
strengths from 1.0 to 3.0, the one-piece polycarbonate wraparound lens exceeds
ANSI Z87.1+ and CSA Z94.3 standards. Glasses are available in clear and gray
(1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 only) lenses. 800/822-5347; www.gatewaysafety.com.
4. HAMMERHEAD SEAM-FREE LINER
The Brawoliner seam-free textile liner from HammerHead Trenchless
Equipment features a loop design for flexibility. The liner can adjust to 90-degree
bends and to single changes in pipe dimensions without creating wrinkles or
folds. Available for pipe from 2 to 10 inches in diameter, the liner consists of a
lengthwise and transversal elastic polyethylene terephthalate textile tube coated
with polyurethane foil. Wall thickness uncured is 0.16 inches. Nominal wall
thickness impregnated and cured is 0.12 inches (3 mm). 800/331-6653; www.
hammerheadtrenchless.com.
5.
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HYUNDAI COMPACT RADIUS EXCAVATOR
The R60CR-9A compact radius excavator from Hyundai Construction
Equipment Americas has a 3.7-foot tail swing radius for work in confined job sites.
The excavator has an operating weight of 13,010 pounds, breakout force of 9,190 ftlbs, maximum dig depth of 11 feet 9 inches and bucket capacity of 0.24 cubic yards.
The 63 hp Tier 4 Final Yanmar engine is electronically controlled for optimum
clean-air and low-noise operation. 877/509-2254; www.hceamericas.com.
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6. NLB WATERJET LANCE WITH SAFETY SHROUD
NCG24-535 waterjet lances from NLB Corp., rated for applications requiring
operating pressures to 24,000 psi, are designed to reduce hose or fitting failure. The
lances feature a 90-degree bend and safety shroud that surrounds the hose where
it attaches to the lance. The shroud complies with WJTA-IMCA recommended
practices, as does the color-coded handle that identifies the lance’s operating
pressure. 800/441-5059; www.nlbcorp.com.
7.
ELECTRIC EEL HEAVY-DUTY SCREEN COVER
The heavy-duty screen cover on Ace and Ace 2 pipeline inspection camera
systems from Electric Eel Manufacturing Company closes to protect the monitor
when in transit or storage and flips up to act as a sun shield. Both systems have
a stainless-steel-housed 1.68-inch diameter color camera with sapphire lens,
20 LED light ring and high-resolution CCD element (self-leveling color camera
available). 800/833-1212; www.electriceel.com.
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8. OMNETICS LATCHING MICRO-D CONNECTOR
The latching Micro-D connector from Omnetics Connector Corp. has a
push-and-latch with finger grips to assist field operation. The connector, made
with stainless steel latch material, supports up to 200 pounds of pull force
and temperatures up to 392 degrees F. Shell styles are available with nine to
51 contacts and 0.050-inch spacing, or 0.025-inch spacing in the companion
Nano-D. 763/572-0656; www.omnetics.com.
9.
MOXA AMERICAS 3G COMMUNICATION
The OnCell G3111-HSPA IP Gateway 3G communication solution from
Moxa Americas features GuaranLink technology and OnCell Central Manager
software for stable cellular connectivity. The system can be used on a desktop or
mounted on a DIN-rail. It comes with 12- to 48-volt DC power input and has 2
KV EFT/surge protection. Serial ports are protected by 15 KV ESD. 714/528-6777;
www.moxa.com.
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10. JENNY TWO-STAGE, HORIZONTAL COMPRESSORS
Electric two-stage, horizontal-tank stationary air compressors from Jenny
Products displace between 9.1 and 107 cfm at 175 psi. The 2 and 3 hp models
feature 60- to 80-gallon tanks and displace between 9.1 and 13.4 cfm. The 5, 7.5
and 10 hp models displace between 18.3 and 43.6 cfm with 60- to 120-gallon
tanks. 814/445-3400; www.steamjenny.com.
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11. WASTEQUIP GREASE CONTAINER WITH ANTI-THEFT LID
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Grease Vault anti-theft lids from Wastequip provide safe and simple storage
of used food grease. The lids have interlocking plates, leaving no edge to pry open,
along with a shielded lock and heavy-duty grate. Available in middle-dump or
end-dump configurations with drop-in box or flat grates, the lid and grate system
is standard on Wastequip grease containers and can be retrofit on most existing
containers. 877/468-9278; www.wastequip.com.
12. STRICKLAND GROUP INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
The WellMetrics information management solution from The Strickland
Group leverages the M-Files enterprise content management system and GIS to
enable exploration and production companies to locate and access data needed to
maximize the recovery and value of their gas and oil assets. Features include an
integrated GIS interface based on Esri and integrations with commercial oil and
gas industry applications such as Aires, Excalibur, LandWorks and Rio. 817/3380800. www.wellmetrics.com.
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13. MAKITA INTERACTIVE CONTENT APP
The interactive mobile content app from Makita U.S.A. features product
information, dealer locator, warranty information, promotions, new technologies,
savings calculator and QR scanner. The app is available at the Apple App Store and
Google Play Store. 800/462-5482; www.makitausa.com.
14. ALL ERECTION ALL-TERRAIN CRANES
The ATC-3210 Link-Belt all-terrain crane from ALL Erection & Crane Rental
Corp. has a counterweight of less than 22,000 pounds for easy transportation
and 44.3- to 200.2-foot, six-section full-power latching boom. The ATC-3275
crane has a 223-foot, seven-section full-power latching boom. Both units meet
North American transportation laws and Tier IV final and EPA 2013 on-highway
requirements. 800/323-4100; www.allcrane.com.
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15. BULK TANK HOPPER TEES
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The BlackMaxx Super SandHog Tee from Bulk Tank is corrosion resistant
and features a sand pocket that provides an area for the product to wear against
itself instead of the wall of the tee. Providing 37 percent longer life than its
original SandHog Tee, the BlackMaxx is available in bottom drop or straight
versions, along with male and female cam lock connections. 800/841-5524; www.
bulktankinc.com.
16. STELLAR INDUSTRIES TELESCOPIC CRANES
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Model 3315 and 4421 telescopic cranes from Stellar Industries offer 3,200
and 4,000 pounds of lifting capacity and feature the Stellar CDT (crane dynamics
technology) system that controls, powers and monitors the cranes. The CDTequipped cranes engage and communicate with the crane operator using multiple
sensory indicators when approaching maximum capacity, including LED lights
and pulsating vibrations transmitted through the hand-held remote handle.
641/923-4248; www.stellar-industries.com.
17. MANITOU MULTIPURPOSE LOADER
The MLT 960 telescopic loader from Manitou has a 13,200-pound lift
capacity and maximum lift height of 29 feet 6 inches. Powered by 141 hp Interim
Tier IV John Deere diesel engine, the loader has a 13-foot 1-inch turning radius
and travel speed of 25 mph. Auxiliary hydraulics provide 3,900 psi of pressure
and a flow rate of 47.7 gpm. Drive, boom and hydraulic functions are controlled
by the joystick, switch and move control. 262/334-9333; www.manitou.com.
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18. KLEIN TOOLS PROTECTIVE GLOVES
Journeyman gloves from Klein Tools are designed for trade professionals
who encounter cuts, scrapes, impact and vibration injuries on a regular basis.
The gloves are available in six machine-washable models. Extreme gloves feature
impact-absorbing thermo plastic rubber and EVA foam to protect fingers, knuckles
and the back of the hand. Utility and camouflage gloves feature a breathable,
moisture-wicking stretch material. Cold-weather Pro gloves have Thinsulatelined palms and fingers. Grip gloves have a rubberized fingertip and reinforced
synthetic leather palms. Leather gloves feature professional-grade leather and
impact-absorbing thermo plastic rubber. 800/553-4876; www.kleintools.com.
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19. MCELROY WIRELESS PIPE FUSION DATA LOGGING
The wireless DataLogger 5 from McElroy enables pipe fusion operators
to upload data to the DataLogger Vault where it can be reviewed and analyzed
from the field via Wi-Fi or cellular service, rather than extracted from a PC. The
DataLogger records and documents key parameters of the pipe fusion process,
including GPS stamping and barcode scanning. 918/836-8611; www.mcelroy.
com/fusion.
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The SSW 18 LTX 400 BL brushless impact wrench from Metabo Corp. weighs
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CURRY SUPPLY EARNS ASME CERTIFICATION
Curry Supply received authorization from the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) to build pressure vessels in accordance with
the requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
WASTEQUIP OPENS MANUFACTURING FACILITY
Wastequip opened a manufacturing facility in Blacksburg, S.C. The plant
will produce front-load and roll-off containers, as well as grease containers
and specialty products.
Members of the Ditch Witch of Oklahoma & Arkansas team include (from left) Chris Jones,
Dru Bridwell, Grant Golay, Tiffany Sewell-Howard, Gary Bridwell, Mark Whiteman, Mark Taylor
and John Truett.
DITCH WITCH RECOGNIZES TOP DEALERS
Ditch Witch presented Ditch Witch of Oklahoma & Arkansas with its
Top Electronics Dealer Xcellence Award, and John Smith of the Ditch Witch
Southwest dealership with the No. 1 Gold Ace Award for top sales volume.
James Patterson of the Ditch Witch Sales of Michigan dealership was named
winner of the Great Catch Program for top sales across all product categories,
and Richard Knight of Ditch Witch of North Carolina received the Lowell
Highfill Award for being the top salesperson worldwide. Top 10 dealers
honored for their service and support in 2013 were Ditch Witch of North
Carolina, Ditch Witch of Mid-South, Ditch Witch of North Dakota, Ditch
Witch Sales, Ditch Witch UnderCon, Ditch Witch of Minnesota, Ditch Witch
of Virginia, Ditch Witch of Northwest, Ditch Witch of Oklahoma & Arkansas
and Ditch Witch Sales of Michigan.
DAWES RIGGING OPERATOR
NAMED ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Ken Mulryan, operator for Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, was named
Engineer of the Year by the International Union of Operating Engineers,
Local 139, District D. Mulryan works out of Dawes’ Milwaukee branch.
CUMMINS POWER GENERATION
NAMES GLOBAL SALES DIRECTOR
HYUNDAI CONSTRUCTION NAMES
DEALERS, SALES MANAGER
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas added Orion Equipment of
Seattle and Team Boone of Bardstown, Ky., to its dealer network and named
David Lynes regional sales manager for the Great Lakes Region.
NATIONAL VACUUM EQUIPMENT
NAMES SALES MANAGER
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Talbert Manufacturing named ILoca Services of Aurora, Ill., its 2013
Most Improved Dealer and Lynch Chicago of Bridgeview, Ill., its 2013 Best
New Dealer. Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel of Voorhees, N.J., was the 2013
Top Dealer.
F.W. WEBB
EXPANDS INTO
PENNSYLVANIA
F.W. Webb Co., wholesale supplier of plumbing,
heating, HVAC, refrigeration and industrial pipe,
valves and fittings, opened
a branch in Allentown, Pa.
The company now has locations in nine states.
JLG Industries, an Oshkosh Corp. company, named Brent Miller vice
president of aftermarket sales, North America, and promoted Todd Earley
to director of sales and remarketing, and Mike Thomas to service manager,
North America. Travis Myers, JLG Industries director of customer support
and aftermarket development, North America, will be responsible for all
customer advocate support in North America.
DEWBERRY HIRES PROJECT MANAGER
Dewberry named Warren McKinnie, P.E., CFM, project manager. He
will be based in the firm’s Orlando, Fla., office.
Fortis Energy Services, provider of oil and gas well services, named
Meghan Berg human resources director.
GHX INDUSTRIAL ACQUIRES HOSE SPECIALTY & SUPPLY
Mike Rost
NexTraq, a GPS fleet and asset tracking company, was named a finalist for
the 2014 American Business Awards in the Most Innovative Tech Company
of the Year category.
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TALBERT MANUFACTURING NAMES TOP DEALERS
FORTIS ENERGY NAMES HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
National Vacuum Equipment of Michigan named
Mike Rost regional sales manager. He has 27 years’
experience in the vacuum truck industry.
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Quala, provider of sustainable containers to the oil and gas industry,
added commercial wastewater treatment and disposal to its business
segments in Georgia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Washington with plans
to open locations in North Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin and Alabama. Quala
operates in 26 states and Canada.
JLG REORGANIZES AFTERMARKET LEADERSHIP
Cummins Power Generation named Kimberly Watson global sales
director. She will work as part of the power systems business leadership team.
NEXTRAQ NAMED AMERICAN
BUSINESS AWARDS FINALIST
QUALA ADDS WASTEWATER TO BUSINESS OFFERINGS
GHX Industrial, subsidiary of The United Distribution Group, acquired
the operations and assets of Hose Specialty & Supply Company, fabricator
and distributor of fluid transfer products for oil, gas and original equipment
manufacturers.
Baldwin employees
(from left) Michael
Von Seggern,
Wendy Wilkins, Diane
Karstens and Rosario
Castillo received
CLARCOR Achievement Awards.
BALDWIN EMPLOYEES RECEIVE CLARCOR AWARDS
Baldwin Filters employees received the CLARCOR Achievement Award
for outstanding service. Rosario Castillo and Diane Karstens, international
customer service and logistics administrators, were recognized for negotiating
freight terms. Michael Von Seggern, design engineer, was recognized for
his work with the company’s Channel Flow product line. Wendy Wilkins,
human resources generalist, was recognized for efforts during the company’s
transition in payroll systems.
ASTM RECOGNIZES RAND FOR
PETROLEUM CONTRIBUTIONS
ASTM presented the 2014 William T. Cavanaugh Memorial Award to
Salvatore J. Rand, a petroleum industry consultant based in North Fort Myers,
Fla. Rand was recognized for his contributions to the promotion of petroleum
products. An ASTM member for 30 years, Rand serves on Committee D02 on
petroleum products, liquid fuels and lubricants.
ALTAAQA GLOBAL CAT RENTAL
OPENS JOHANNESBURG BRANCH
Altaaqa Global CAT Rental Power opened a branch in Johannesburg,
serving southern Africa, including the Republic of South Africa, Angola,
Botswana, Mozambique, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and
Zimbabwe.
HINO TRUCKS PARTNERS WITH TELOGIS
Hino Trucks partnered with Telogis to release its next generation
platform for Hino Insight, the company’s Web-based location and telematics
for the medium-duty commercial truck market. Standard on 2015 model
year Hino 195h and 195h-DC hybrid models, and an option on 195 and
195-DC models and the conventional truck lineup, the intelligence platform
includes route optimization, real-time work order management, truck-specific
navigation, telematics and mobile integration services.
LOKRING RELEASES PRESSURE
PIPING DESIGN GUIDELINE
Lokring Technology issued a new version of its Guideline for Designing
ASME B31 Pressure Piping Using Lokring Elastic Strain Preload (ESP) Fittings.
The guideline ensures piping systems are installed in accordance with ASME
B31 code for pressure piping and is available from authorized distributors or
www.lokring.com.
KOHLER COMPLETES
105,000-SQUARE-FOOT ADDITION
KOHLER Power Systems completed a 105,000-square-foot addition to its
generator manufacturing plant in Wisconsin. The addition expands storage
for product parts and provides increased production capacity. The company
plans to add 300 workers in the coming years.
GREEN LEAF BRINGS MANUFACTURING BACK TO U.S.
Green Leaf, manufacturer of liquid-handling products, which had been
manufacturing its products in China, will return the production of select
products to the United States. The Fontanet, Ind.-based company, maker of
Gator Lock couplings, cited increased energy and labor costs for the decision.
HAMMERHEAD TRENCHLESS
CELEBRATES 25TH YEAR
HammerHead Trenchless Equipment celebrates its 25th anniversary this
year. The HammerHead Mole pneumatic piercing tool was designed in 1989
by earth-piercing tool owner Jon Haas in his garage with design engineers
Rob Crane and Steve Wentworth.
AGGREKO OPENS SERVICE CENTER IN NEW MEXICO
Aggreko opened a service center in Carlsbad, N.M. Aggreko provides
temporary power generation, temperature control and oil-free compressed air
equipment to the oil, gas and mining industries.
GPS INSIGHT NAMED PRODUCT OF YEAR
The GPS Insight Fleet & Asset Tracking Solution was named a 2014
M2M Evolution Product of the Year by M2M Evolution Magazine.
OILFIELD SERVICE COMPANIES
FORM NINE ENERGY SERVICE
Northern States Completions, Tripoint LLC, CDK Perforating and
Integrated Production Services Canada merged to form Nine Energy Service.
The new company provides customized conventional and unconventional
completions and wireline services.
SAGE OIL RECEIVES PRESIDENT’S ‘E’ AWARD
Sage Oil Vac of Amarillo, Texas, received the President’s “E” Award
from the U.S. Department of Commerce in recognition of the company’s
achievements in making contributions to increase U.S. exports. The award
was created by President John F. Kennedy in 1961.
GRAYBAR EXPANDS NORTH DAKOTA BRANCH
Graybar, distributor of electrical, communications and data networking
products, expanded its branch in Bismarck, N.D. The 30,000-square-foot
addition nearly doubles the size of the previous facility.
CH2M NAMES OPERATIONS MANAGER
CH2M HILL named Charles Whisman vice president and U.S. oil and
gas operations manager for the environmental and nuclear market.
WJTA-IMCA EXPO OCT. 14-15
The 2014 WJTA-IMCA (Waterjet Technology Association-Industrial &
Municipal Cleaning Association) Expo will be held Oct. 14-15 at the Morial
Convention Center in New Orleans. Boot Camp educational program topics
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Oil Sands Trade Show and Conference, Suncor Community Leisure
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Permian Basin International Oil Show, Ector County Coliseum and
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firsthand, but there are still opportunities to educate the public.
- Luke Laggis
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The staff of Schlomka’s Vac
Truck Service includes (from
left) Collin Gustafson, Nick
Kehren, CEO Donny Schlomka, Randy Worthington and
NEVER
Jeff Brown. The company has
SAY NO
stayed ahead of the curve
by anticipating customers’
needs and adding services
and equipment to meet
those needs. (Photography by Brad Stauffer)
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Editor’s Notebook
PERCEPTION AND REALITY
Not everyone can take a tour of the oilfields to learn about the industry
firsthand, but there are still opportunities to educate the public
By Luke Laggis
I
This month’s Bakken Extra feature,
Touring the Oilfields, provides good insight
into the perceptions outsiders have on
the industry.
“What you hear and what it really is
are two different things,” says Jake Kubela,
Luke Laggis
who owns World Class Tours of Wahpeton,
N.D., with his wife, Dawn. “There are so
many preconceived notions about what the
oilfields are like. People think it’s the wild
west out there, they think
that it’s just anarchy and that
nothing is organized, but
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’ve learned a lot about this industry
over the past couple years. And even
though I’m reading and writing about
it and talking to industry professionals on
a daily basis, I still have plenty to learn.
I’ll still have plenty to learn 10 years from
now, so it makes me wonder how people
with no ties to the industry form their
opinions on everything from fracking to
pipeline construction.
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attention – than just about anything else
related to the industry.
We have a short article, 5 Fracking
Myths Debunked, at GOMCmag.com. The
article is in reference to a book – Just the
Fracks, Ma’am – by author Greg Kozera. The
fact such a book is even necessary speaks
volumes to the level of speculation and
misinformation that surrounds hydraulic
fracturing.
Kozera takes on several topics,
including the notions that fracking is
explosive, contaminates groundwater and
causes earthquakes. Frankly, it would be
easy to pick up a large daily newspaper on
any given day, or do a quick Google search,
and come to the same conclusions.
In fact, the top search result for
“fracking issues” is dangersoffracking.com,
a website that shows up prevalently in most
searches related to the subject. The three
in-depth articles listed under a much more
benign search of “hydraulic fracturing,”
from the New York Times, Vanity Fair and
Scientific American, all paint a very bleak
picture of the process and its effects. The
top 10 results for “fracking” include five
sites and one story with varying levels
of anti-fracking slant, two impartial
informational sites and two industryrelated sites.
That’s a pretty brief and unscientific
survey, but it demonstrates the volume
of the collective anti-fracking voice. Oil
companies touting the value of the process
are never going to alleviate the fears of
skeptics, but maybe good reporting, greater
transparency about fracking fluid mixtures
and other processes, and more impartial
studies on the effects – or lack thereof – of
fracking will help lead the industry forward
with greater consensus.
That’s something everyone could
benefit from.
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Cover Story
NEVER
SAY NO
Vac truck contractor anticipates customers’ needs
and grows his business to meet demand
By Ken Wysocky | Photography by Brad Stauffer
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<< Schlomka’s Vac Truck Service driver/operators Jeff
Brown (left) and Collin Gustafson locate underground fiber
optics with a 2011 Vactor HXX hydroexcavator.
>> Driver/operators Nick Kehren and Randy Worthington
use a 2010 Keith Huber Dominator wet vac truck to drain a
roadside ditch.
SCHLOMKA’S VAC
TRUCK SERVICE INC.,
HASTINGS, MINN.
OWNERS:
S
ome oil industry contractors strive to build a diverse customer
base to mitigate the risk of over-reliance on one particular
client. At Schlomka’s Vac Truck Service Inc. in Hastings,
Minn., co-owners Donny and Susan Schlomka take a different
tack on diversity: The company offers a small core group of
clients – two oil refineries and two pipeline companies – a
wide array of different services.
As such, Schlomka’s does work ranging from hazardous and nonhazardous
waste hauling, industrial vacuuming and hydroexcavating, to pressure washing,
drainline cleaning and stormwater pumping. In short, the Schlomkas do pretty
much everything but turn out the lights and lock the doors for the longstanding customers – but if asked, they’d probably agree to do that, too.
“I really care what people think about me and our company,” says Donny
Schlomka. “I want to give them the best service possible.”
Schlomka has good reason to be unusually passionate in his commitment
to customer service; he and his family have been serving the refinery and
pipeline companies for more than 40 years. Schlomka worked for his recently
retired father, Hank, who ran a septic tank pumping and industrial vacuuming
firm and started doing business with the refinery and pipeline operators in the
late 1960s and early ’70s. Schlomka worked for his father for years, and he and
Susan bought the industrial cleaning arm of the company from him in 2000.
“I worked for my mom and dad ever since I was 14 years old,” Schlomka
says, explaining his decision to buy the outfit from his father. “It’s what I know.
I figured I better jump in with both feet and do it.”
Donny and Susan Schlomka
FOUNDED:
2000
EMPLOYEES:
25
SPECIALTIES:
Industrial cleaning services for refineries
and pipeline companies
SERVICE AREA:
25-mile radius around Hastings
WEBSITE:
www.svtsinc.com
The business remains every bit a family affair, too. The Schlomkas’ oldest
son, Justin, is a mechanic at the company; another son, Danny, runs a portable
restroom business that spun off the septic pumping division; daughter Amber is
the office manager; and her husband, Randy, works as a vacuum truck operator.
The refineries generate about 75 percent of the company’s business;
the work includes cleaning tanks and vessels and above-ground piping and
sewer lines, as well as hydroexcavating to locate underground piping or fiber
optics. Providing vacuum truck
support services for the pipeline
operations accounts for the
“I really care what people think
remaining 25 percent of the
about me and our company.
company’s revenue.
Schlomka concedes that
I want to give them the
having all his proverbial eggs
best service possible.”
in one business basket carries
a certain degree of risk. “I’ve
Donny Schlomka
been concerned about trying to
diversify, but every time I try to
branch out, there’s a chance my work at the refineries suffers. It’s always in the
back of your mind … what if the refineries don’t like me anymore?
“On the other hand, every time I think I can’t do anything more, they
throw more work at me … they like me and my equipment,” he adds. “They
appreciate my knowledge – I’ve been working at one of the refineries since
1969 – and my experience.”
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Jeff Brown (left) and Collin Gustafson clean up at a job site
after locating and exposing fiber optic lines for a client.
STAYING ACTIVE KEEPS FAMILY PATRIARCH YOUNG
A wise man once noted that people don’t quit playing because they
get old; they grow old because they quit playing. That bodes well for Hank
Schlomka, who finds plenty of time for hobbies as the retired 74-year-old
patriarch of a family of septic pumping, portable restroom and industrial
cleaning businesses he helped establish decades ago in Hastings, Minn.
Schlomka still occasionally works with “the boys,” as he calls his son,
Donny, who runs Schlomka’s Vac Truck Service Inc.; nephew Larry, who
operates Schlomka Services LLC; and grandson Danny, who owns Schlomka’s
Portable Restrooms & Mobile Pressure Washing LLC. But he’s even busier
restoring the more than 100 vintage cars, trucks and tractors he owns, as well
as fashioning wooden bowls that he often hands out randomly “to whoever
looks like they need one” at the annual Pumper & Cleaner Environmental
Expo International, now known as WWETT (Water & Wastewater Equipment,
Treatment & Transport Show).
“I still do a little advising here and there, but I’m not in the trucks anymore,”
he says of his involvement in the family businesses. “Been there, done that.”
Instead, the good-humored and energetic Schlomka – a self-described
jack-of-all-trades and master of some – says he’s always busy with something,
especially with the wooden bowls and vehicles. “My dad and mom were the
same way – always go, go, go,” Schlomka says, explaining the source of his
boundless energy.
Schlomka started turning bowls on a lathe in 1990, when he made
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about 25 for Christmas presents. To date, he’s made more than 3,000, using
everything from aromatic cedar to oak, maple and birch.
“Everyone liked them so much that I just kept on making them,” he says.
“Last year I made more than 300, now that I have more time. If I spend more
than two hours making one, that’s a long time. It usually takes longer to stain
and varnish them than it does to actually make them.”
Schlomka is just as passionate about his vehicles, stored in several
buildings. One of his favorites is the 1931 Ford he bought when he and his
wife, Carol, got married in 1957. “I still have the same car and the same wife,
and they both still run,” he quips.
Most of the cars and trucks are still drivable. Schlomka says he’s traveled
as far as North Dakota, Missouri and Georgia to buy the vehicles, which he
finds through tips from friends and family. “Once you go take a look at one,
you end up with it,” he notes.
Schlomka says it’s hard to pick a favorite, but he really enjoys driving his
1957 Chevrolet 210 hardtop. He also just bought two rarities: a 1929 Whippet
and a 1925 Star.
“I spend a lot of time restoring vehicles in winter,” he says. “I try to restore
one car a year, but I did three last winter.”
So when does Schlomka plan to stop? Not any time soon, by the sound of
it. “I got more projects going than I got years left,” he says. “I hate to even buy
green bananas at my age. But I plan to keep going and give ’er hell every day.”
The Schlomka’s Vac Truck Service
fleet at the company shop in Inver
Grove Heights, Minn. The company
is run by Donny Schlomka.
LARGE EQUIPMENT FLEET
So far, the reverse-diversification strategy is
working; Schlomka estimates his revenue has at least
quadrupled since he bought the company in 2000. The
company fleet has grown too, with around $5 million
worth of equipment, including six hydroexcavating
trucks: three Guzzlers and two HXX units, all made by
Vactor Manufacturing Inc., and one King Vac model
made by Keith Huber Corp.
The company also relies on 21 wet-vacuum
trucks made by Keith Huber and Presvac Systems Ltd.
Tank sizes range from 2,000 to 3,000 gallons and the
trucks use pumps made by Demag Wittig (Gardner
Denver), Pearson Industries (now LMT Inc.) and
National Vacuum Equipment Inc.
“We buy at least one new vacuum truck every
year,” Schlomka says. “This year we hired six new
guys, so we had to buy six trucks. We’ve been buying
used trucks because we can’t afford to wait nine
months for new trucks.
“I saw there’d be a need. I know the
refinery and how it works. … It was a
gamble on my part, but I knew what they
were going to need before they knew
what they were going to need.”
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Nick Kehren (left) and Randy Worthington feed the hose from their wet-vac truck to a
ditch they were called out to drain.
“We also pay cash for just about everything,” he adds. “I don’t like to stick
my neck out on anything, so I don’t buy something until I know I can afford it.
The only time I ever borrowed money was for the last vacuum truck purchases.
Our accountant said the company needed to establish some credit, so we paid
cash for half of the six trucks and took a loan out for the other three. But I plan
to pay them off quickly.”
“I like to see what the industry has to offer … who can build
and customize trucks to the specs we need. It’s important
to invest in new technology because a good safety
record equals getting more work.”
Donny Schlomka
In addition, the company owns: 16 portable diesel pumps made by
Godwin; three truck-mounted water jetters (60 gpm at 2,000 psi); a Hitachi
mini-excavator; a Case IH tracked skid-steer; a Chevrolet dump truck with a
12-cubic-yard dump body; a 60-foot boom crane made by National Crane,
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mounted on a Ford truck; a Chevrolet flatbed truck; and four tanker trailers
from Polar Corp, ranging in size from 5,500 to 8,000 gallons. Two of the trailers
feature stainless steel tanks and are used as temporary holding tanks; one hauls
water for the company’s hydroexcavators and one is used to transfer acids,
Schlomka says.
FOCUSED ON CUSTOMER NEEDS
At times, Schlomka will buy or build equipment dedicated specifically to
fulfilling a customer demand, like the vacuum truck he had his father build
just for carbon injection in a bio-basin in one of the refineries; in the basin,
microorganisms “eat” oil in dirty water discharged from refinery processes. The
unit features a 3,000-gallon stainless steel tank and a Hibon (Ingersoll Rand)
1,400 cfm blower.
“That truck works four hours a day at this refinery, seven days a week,”
Schlomka notes.
Schlomka also tries to anticipate customer needs, like the time he bought
a vacuum truck with a stainless steel tank in 2005 after he heard that one
of the refineries was closing down an acid plant across the street. “I figured
they’d bring it [the acid plant] into the refinery. At that time, no one out here
had stainless steel trucks that could carry acid,” he recalls. “I saw there’d be
a need. I know the refinery and how it works. … It was a gamble on my part,
but I knew what they were going to need before they knew what they were
going to need.
“It’s critical that we have the right equipment to do the job,” Schlomka
adds. “We do a lot of scheduled maintenance work during facility shutdowns,
so we need equipment that’s reliable and will work when you need it. We work
wrong, it affects everyone’s livelihoods,” Schlomka says. “But I’ve learned not
to think about it too much. We’ve gotten to the point where we have a lot of
good employees, which helps a lot.”
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Refineries and pipelines are high-risk work areas, so Schlomka says
he’s always scrutinizing new technology that keeps his employees safer and
increases efficiency for customers. As such, he attends the Pumper & Cleaner
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out the latest advancements.
“I like to see what the industry has to offer … who can build and
customize trucks to the specs we need,” he says. “It’s important to invest in
new technology because a good safety record equals getting more work.”
A good example is the King Vac hydroexcavator Schlomka bought from
Keith Huber in 2003. Instead of a vane pump, it utilizes water-ring technology,
which creates vacuum power by swirling water at high speed; Schlomka says
it’s similar to swirling cream into a cup of coffee with a spoon.
“We bought the unit to clean contaminated soil, which gives off flammable
vapors,” he explains. “We couldn’t dig the soil with a regular hydroexcavator
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Money Machines
DIGGING THROUGH THE TUNDRA
Hydroexcavation trucks help Alberta contractor improve productivity and boost customer satisfaction
By Ken Wysocky
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hen Dwaine Ruckman decided to take the plunge into
hydroexcavating in 2003, he sought three things in a hydrovac
truck: reliability, ease of operation and technology that would
maximize productivity. He found exactly what he was looking for in Tornado
F4 trucks, made by Tornado Hydrovacs.
“The F4s are very operator-friendly, which enables us to train operators
quickly,” says Ruckman, the owner of DR Hydrovac in Rosebud, Alberta.
The company primarily does hydroexcavation work for pipeline companies,
exposing underground utility lines for pipeline repairs or installation of new
infrastructure. “The truck’s design is very simple … only two air switches in the
entire rig-up and the hydraulic system is high-tech without being overkill, so
there are less things that can fail. There’s no need to get fancy when simplicity
works well enough. These trucks are designed less for show and more for go.”
Ruckman currently owns four trucks, all made by Tornado (which is a part
of Petrofield Industries, a division of Empire Iron Works Ltd.). In all, he says,
he’s purchased nine Tornados in the past 11 years; he typically sells them after
six years and says the units retain solid resale value.
Each truck features a 12-yard debris tank; a blower with vacuum power
of 4,000 cfm at 27 degree Hg (one manufactured by Hibon Inc., an IngersollRand company, and the other by Roots Systems Ltd.); a 2,100-gallon water
tank; a 980,000 Btu boiler for hot-water excavating; a Model 3560 triplex water
pump made by Cat Pumps (25 gpm at 3,000 psi); a Peterbilt chassis; a Fuller
transmission from Eaton; rear tri-axle configuration; and a 26-foot-long boom
that can reach 23 feet down vertically and swing 340 degrees.
Ruckman says he prefers larger debris and water tanks, which maximize
productivity by reducing the number of back-and-forth trips for disposal and
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FUNCTION: Safe excavation of underground utility lines
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reducing the need to haul water to remote locations.
“I also spec three drive axles in the back, rather than tandem axles,
because they allow us to carry more weight,” he explains. “They also provide
more traction on soft ground and minimize soil compaction. We often work on
private farmland right-of-ways, so we want to leave the ground as undisturbed
as possible.”
The 26-foot-long boom enables crews to reach locations in tight spots
where the truck can’t get close to an excavation site. “The boom rotates from
the driver’s side of the cab to the passenger side, which gives us a lot of
flexibility in the field,” Ruckman notes. “You can’t always park the truck and
work off the back, so that versatility comes in handy.”
Ruckman also lauds the Tornado’s unique debris-removal system. Instead
of employing a conventional hydraulic hoist for gravity dumping, the F4 utilizes
a mechanical sweep to push dirt and water through a 48-by-52-inch rear door.
The sweep provides 50,000 pounds of force and typically empties the debris
<< DR Hydrovac owns a fleet of four hydroexcavators
from Tornado Hydrovacs. The company specializes in
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underground utility lines for pipeline repairs and installation
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>> A 980,000 Btu boiler on each of these hydroexcavators
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courtesy of Dwaine Ruckman)
tank in two passes. To aid debris removal, the floor of
the tank slopes down toward the rear. Moreover, this
design eliminates the weight added by a hoist, vacuum
piping and a subframe under the truck, which allows
more payload capacity.
“It doesn’t take any time at all to unload and
get back to work,” Ruckman says of the mechanicalsweep system.
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The Tornado F4 also increases efficiency because
its design eliminates the need to attach hoses or extra
dig tubes for hydroexcavating, which reduces job
setup time, Ruckman says.
The peak season for DR Hydrovac runs from
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boiler is a must. The frost zone usually extends down
about 8 feet in southern Alberta, where most of the
company’s work is concentrated. But the boiler heats
water to 160 degrees, allowing crews to keep working
in frigid conditions.
When hydrovac trucks break down, the revenue
loss is significant, Ruckman points out, plus it can
damage customer relations. That’s why he prefers
the Tornados, which he says are very reliable. He also
likes the fact that, aside from improvement tweaks
here and there, Tornado doesn’t radically change the
truck’s design from year to year, so drivers don’t need
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Bakken Extra
TOURING THE
OILFIELDS
Vacation agency wants to give people a
true representation of western North Dakota
By Cory Dellenbach
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seldom is it what they thought it was.”
Kubela and his wife began operating
World Class Tours of Wahpeton, N.D., in
February 2013 and are doing their part to
give people a view of what the oilfields are
really like.
In June, their company offered its first
tour of nearby oilfields. The tour consisted
of three days of traveling throughout the
oilfields of western North Dakota, staying
one night at a crew camp, visiting an active
drill site and hearing from many speakers
throughout the trip.
STOCK PHOTO
ake Kubela and his wife, Dawn, were
born and raised in North Dakota and
have roots in western North Dakota.
A former oilfield trucker, Jake Kubela has
extensive knowledge of the landscape and
workings of the Bakken oil patch.
“What you hear and what it really is are
two different things,” says Kubela. “There
are so many preconceived notions about
what the oilfields are like. People think it’s
the wild west out there, they think that it’s
just anarchy and that nothing is organized,
but when you get them out there, very
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“We decided this was an avenue we
wanted to try, and bring some people into
North Dakota and show them the Bakken,”
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
state, and we wanted to show that off.”
Kubela wasn’t sure what to expect
for the first tour – held June 3-5 – as his
company was marketing it toward business
investors, business owners and others
looking for opportunities out in the Bakken.
“We expected that market to fill our
bus, but what ended up happening was the
Fargo Forum, the local media, caught wind
of this and put an article in the paper and
we ended up with a half-and-half crowd,”
Kubela says. “We ended up with some city
managers, economic development people,
business owners, but then we also had
the general curiosity seekers and retirees
wanting to see the oilfields, but didn’t
want to drive or come up with their own
hotel room.”
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.
“We had Dave Glatt with the North
Dakota Department of Health come and
Few people outside the Bakken region have a true
understanding of what it’s like in North Dakota’s
oilfields, but World Class Tours is offering business
owners, investors and others the opportunity to
tour the oilfields and learn firsthand from people
who live and work there.
give us a very scientific presentation based on fracking and how he personally
believes it is not affecting our water source and why,” Kubela says. “The tour
was very educational. We have no agenda, we just want to learn. We want to
get out there, we want to give those folks an outlet to talk about what they
want to talk about, whatever the current issue is. It helps them to get the
word out and to educate people on what the western North Dakota oilfield
really is.”
Kubela is happy with the way the first tour went and is looking forward
to others.
“This oilfield tour was just something that came up,” he says. “I’m
proud to live here, I’m proud to be raised in North Dakota. We wanted to
do something to try to flip the mindset of what people think western North
Dakota is. We’re proud that we’re able to put this together.” GOMC
“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 state, and we
wanted to show that off.”
Jake Kubela
Kubela says those on the tour had their eyes
opened to what it is really like out there.
“They got to hear about what the challenges
were that the people in western North Dakota face.
They learned how the communities in western North
Dakota were changed and what challenges they face
and how they are overcoming those challenges.”
Kubela has already made plans for a second
oilfield tour – tentatively set for Oct. 14-16 – and
will be reaching out to those who were signed up
on a waiting list for the first tour. He believes more
business and investment people will be on board the
second tour.
“What I’d like to see is this tour held three times
a year, to be able to do one earlier in the spring, then
one in the middle of summer and then one toward
the end of fall,” Kubela says. “That way we can hit
everybody, because the schedules for people tend to
get a little busy in the summertime, but for some it’s
when they want to travel.”
Kubela, who was an agricultural bank lender
in Minnesota before buying World Class Tours, is
pleased with the way his company is going. “We deal
mainly with bank travel groups, alumni associations
from colleges and school-aged travel – longer, more
lavish-type tours that are anywhere from eight to 13
days long,” Kubela says. “Next year we’re taking a
group down to Brazil for soybean harvest.”
For more information on
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Eye on the Industry
EXPORT DOOR
CRACKS OPEN
Commerce Department ruling allows foreign
sale of minimally processed ultralight oil
By Cory Dellenbach
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products (crude and condensate), with
certain limitations and special licensing
provisions.
STABILIZING CONDENSATE
The rulings by the Commerce
Department define some ultralight oil as
fuel after it has been minimally processed,
making the oil eligible for sale outside of
the U.S.
Crude that has been processed
through stabilizers to make petroleum
“Pioneer’s success in arguing that a lightly processed condensate is
a refined product shows the administration is being
thoughtful about the crude export issue.”
Josh Weber
U.S. crude production has boomed in recent years
thanks to horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing,
and a recent US. Commerce Department ruling has
allowed for some ultralight oil from the Eagle Ford
Shale play to be exported after minimal processing.
STOCK PHOTO
A
fter nearly four decades, the
Obama administration has opened
the door – slightly – for U.S.
exports of unrefined American oil.
The decision was approved by the
U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau
of Industry and Security in June, and
will allow only two companies – Pioneer
Natural Resources Co. and Enterprise
Product Partners LP – to export Eagle Ford
condensate that has been run through a
distillation tower.
Condensate and light crude oil make
up a majority of production in the Eagle Ford
Shale play. Lighter crudes and condensate
are easier to process into refined products.
“This will change the whole
condensate marketing landscape,” says
Josh Weber, senior vice president at
Howard Energy Partners.
Crude production in the U.S.
has boomed in recent years thanks to
horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing
in the shale fields. Output has risen 46
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 workaround 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
a shift from rules put into place after the
Arab oil embargo in the 1970s that allow
U.S. companies to export refined products
such as gasoline, but not unrefined
products is no longer raw oil and can be
exported without a license, according
to Commerce Department spokesman
Jim Hock in a written statement on June
24. The U.S. prohibits most exports of
unprocessed crude.
Several oil processing and transport
companies are investing in splitters – very
basic refineries that will allow condensate
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
production from wells in the surrounding
area and lowers vapor pressure and
removes volatile lighter hydrocarbons.
Pioneer had argued that this meant
the stabilized condensate should count as
a processed petroleum product, eligible for
export without a license.
“Earlier
this
year,
following
discussions with the Bureau of Industry
and Security, Pioneer filed a submission
under
BIS’s
standard
commodity
classification process,” Pioneer says in
an emailed statement. “BIS recently confirmed our interpretation that the
distillation process by which our Eagle Ford Shale condensate is stabilized is
sufficient to qualify the resulting hydrocarbon stream as a processed petroleum
product eligible for export without a license.”
Dozens of stabilizers dot the Eagle Ford. The tall, cylindrical towers range
in size from 500 bpd to an 80,000 bpd tower near Gardendale, Texas, owned
by Plains All American.
Stabilizers are simpler and cheaper to build
than condensate splitters, which split the oil into
components like naphtha and distillates that can
be freely exported under U.S. laws that otherwise
prohibit crude exports without a license.
WHAT WILL IT DO
FOR THE MARKET?
The impact of the Commerce Department’s ruling
could be significant. Light and ultralight oil account
for a huge share of the recent growth in U.S. oil
production, making up 96 percent of the 1.8 million
bpd increase from 2011 to 2013, according to the EIA.
The EIA also predicts that the supply of light oil will
continue to outpace that of medium and heavy crude
through 2015, accounting for more than 60 percent of
production growth.
“The permit cracks the door open, but it’s
probably still in its baby steps,” says Pearce Hammon,
an analyst at Simmons & Co. International.
RBN Energy says U.S. production of condensate
doubled from 494 million bpd in 2011 to 1.05 billion
bpd in 2013. It forecasts that number to reach 1.62
billion bpd in 2018.
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska says lifting
the U.S. ban on exporting crude oil would boost
domestic oil production, lower U.S. gasoline prices
and increase U.S. jobs. However, environmental
groups say it could actually increase gas prices.
“Pioneer’s success in arguing that a lightly
processed condensate is a refined product shows the
administration is being thoughtful about the crude
export issue,” Weber says.
There are more oil companies that are looking at
the opportunity because they have access to similar
technology, according to the bank Morgan Stanley,
citing discussions with the companies.
Those companies are Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
Marathon Oil Corp. and Devon Energy Corp.
“This should strengthen the price of condensate
because it gives it another outlet,” says John Auers,
executive vice president of Turner, Mason &
Company, a Dallas-based engineering consulting
firm. “How much, I don’t know. It’s a story that’s
still developing.”
Auers says potential markets include Asia for the
petrochemical industry and South America, which
could use condensate to dilute its heavy oil for pipeline transport.
Auers called the decision by the Commerce Department “a very politically
safe step.” He says it remains to be seen whether the move will ease some of
the domestic glut of condensate and the calls for increased exports.
“Everybody’s going to see how this works, and does this relieve the
pressure at least for some period of time,” Auers says. “I think that’s the hope
of the administration.” GOMC
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Dependable pumps are a staple on the utility work site,
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1. Rotary vane vacuum pump
The Jurop RV360 rotary vane vacuum pump
from Chandler Equipment offers sustained
performance and quiet operation through efficient,
dual-fan cooling technology. It requires an input of
1,100 to 1,300 rpm, and creates outputs of 360 cfm
(332 cfm at 18 inches Hg), producing a maximum
pressure of 30 psi. It operates at or near 76 decibels
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shut-off, drive component, stand and pump.
800/342-0887; www.chandlerequipment.com.
2. Liquid-cooled vacuum pump
The PM3000 Storm Series liquid-cooled
vacuum pump from Moro USA is capable of
pumping nonvolatile liquids and sludge from long
distances, providing an additional choice for heavyduty industrial applications with a tank capacity of
3,000 to 6,000 gallons. It includes an integrated
check valve, changeover valve, automatic oiling
system, industrial duty bearings, Viton seals and
high-flow-rate asbestos-free spark-proof vanes.
Its onboard liquid-cooling system incorporates
a forced circulation external water pump. It is
capable of 29 psi and a continuous vacuum of 24
inches Hg, along with a flow rate of 1,000 cfm and
1,200 rpm rotating speed. It has a 4-inch flange
connection. 800/383-6304; www.morousa.com.
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The 753 Series vacuum pump from
Wallenstein Vacuum Pumps incorporates
extra-wide vanes that allow up to an inch of
wear, resulting in longer service life and lower
maintenance costs. It provides 422 cfm airflow
performance at 1,200 rpm operation, and precision
machining for vacuum levels up to 28 inches Hg.
Model options include air, liquid or dual-cooling
systems where air injection is combined with
liquid cooling. A pump flushing port is included
on the top valve for simple regular maintenance.
The quick-access housing endplate makes for easy
internal inspection with no bearings to pull. Oil
lubrication is via a mechanical piston pump driven
by shaft rotation, or available with a sight-feed valve
oil regulator system that uses vacuum/pressure to
draw oil with no moving parts. 800/801-6663;
www.wallenstein.com.
Slurry Pumps
4. Trash pump
The WT20X trash pump from Honda Power
Equipment Group offers easy starting, a reliable
163 cc OHV commercial-grade engine, rugged
full-frame protection, quick-release clean-out and
durable silicon carbide mechanical seals. It includes
a conical-shaped cast iron impeller for improved
priming and durability, replaceable stainless steel
wear plates for extended life, lightweight cast
aluminum pump housing, high-performance
mounts which minimize vibration, and a multitool for on-site pump servicing and clean-out. It
offers flows of 187 gpm, and can pump solids up to
13/16 inch in diameter. It has 2-inch suction and
discharge ports, and standard oil alert. 678/3392600; www.powerequipment.honda.com.
5. Submersible sand slurry pump
The S4CSL submersible 4-inch hydraulicdriven sand slurry pump from Hydra-Tech
Pumps includes a built-in agitator used for
stirring up solids. It has hardened alloy wear
parts and is designed to be used in applications
where settled solids must be put into suspension
and pumped away with the discharge water. It
requires hydraulic inputs up to 17 gpm at 2,800
psi, and when combined with the company’s open
and sound-attenuated power units, is capable of
output flows to 750 gpm. 570/645-3779; www.
hydra-tech.com.
6. Liquid slurry pump
The Liquid Slurry Pump from Imperial
Industries can pump large volumes of slurry,
day after day. It has a heavy-duty six-blade, 26inch impeller/agitator that pumps over 6,500
gpm. Its skid plate, with 77 inches of ground
clearance, allows enough space to easily back
over high-banked slurry pits. Its one-piece 1 3/4inch drive shaft is heavy enough to put all the
tractor horsepower to work pumping the pit. The
Calumet pump has greasable triple seals, riding
on a stainless bushing, protecting tapered roller
bearings enclosed in an oil bath housing, which
has its own reserve oil reservoir. 800/558-2945;
www.imperialind.com.
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9. Slurry skid pump system
11. Water transfer pump
The MCT-750 pumping system from Mud
Technology International is available in a skid
or trailer mount, with a mixing hopper, and
submersed jet guns in a two-section tank that
holds approximately 3,300 gallons. It is equipped
with a 480v/125 kw three-phase generator, 110volt regulated power outlet, cone manifold with
10 5-inch cones, two high G-force linear shakers
with over 25 square feet (each accepts a variety
of mesh sizes), and three centrifugals (20, 25 and
30 hp) with a cleaning capacity up to 800 gpm.
It is painted with durable industrial paint and
undercoated for added protection. It is available
for rent or purchase. Custom designs are available.
866/675-3240; www.mud-tech.com.
The mounted slurry skid pump system from
Sodimate integrates a slurry tank, skid pumps
and controls, and is pre-wired and ready to use,
allowing for quick installation and startup. Typical
slurry tank fabrication material includes highdensity polyethylene (HDPE), stainless steel or
fiberglass, and volume can range from 130 to
500 gallons. The system is completely dust-free
and can be used with dry hydrated lime and
powdered activated carbon. 773/665-8800; www.
sodimate-inc.com.
The Mr. Pumper MP740ST water transfer
pump from Graham Equipment & Mfg. is an
ANSI centrifugal water pump that contains a
stainless steel impeller that can be trimmed to fit
any application. It features a mechanical seal and
is driven by a Kohler 20 hp natural gas engine.
It comes complete, mounted on a painted skid,
with a rigid guard, coupler and EPS 3-12 (engine
protection system) controls manufactured inhouse. The engine will run continuous at 15 to 17
hp at 2,800 to 3,200 rpm at sea level. The EPS 3-12
control provides a user-friendly operating system
and can be repaired in the field by a qualified
technician. The 1-by-1.5-by-8-inch pump produces
flow rates up to 4,000 barrels per day, at 60 to 75
psi. 940/549-0206; www.mrpumper.net.
8. Multiphase pump
Multiphase Pumps from NETZSCH Pumps
North America mitigate the costs associated with
installing and operating space-consuming separation equipment, along with the associated multiple pipelines that would be needed at the well site.
They can handle various mixtures of oil, gas, solids
and water. Mixtures with a high content of sand,
with low emulsification of oil/water, or of highly
viscous products are all effectively transferred. The
progressing cavity pump is designed for untreated
well flow applications that can provide flow rates
up to 2,600 gpm and handle pressures up to 900
psi. They provide almost pulsation-free pumping,
low shear rates, high overall efficiencies, and low
operating and maintenance costs. 610/363-8010;
www.netzschusa.com.
Transfer Pumps
10. Lightweight agitator pump
The LWA lightweight agitator pump from
BJM Pumps is ideal for abrasive dewatering
applications, and has been used in the oil and gas
drilling industry to transfer spent water from large
holding ponds. These high-chrome, hard-metal
submersible dewatering pumps are designed and
constructed for dewatering sand, silt, coal mines
and abrasive light slurries. They have a chrome
iron impeller and wear plate, hardened ductile
iron agitator and volute, and built-in agitator that
mixes settled solids with pump water to restore
sump or basin volume. The LWA series pump is
an economical tough pump designed to outlast
rubber-lined and cast iron pumps. 877/256-7867;
www.bjmpumps.com.
12. Truck- or trailer-mounted
progressive cavity pump
Compact progressive cavity pumps from
seepex can be mounted to a truck or trailer with
standard hydraulic motor for minimal downtime.
They are available with explosion-proof motors and
can handle fluids with or without solids, of any
viscosity, and gaseous condensates or multiphase
fluids up to 99 percent gas. They have conveying
capacities up to 500 gpm and pressure capabilities
up to 360 psi. 877/806-4152; www.seepex.com.
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13. Wet-well-mounted pump station
Packaged wastewater pump stations from
Smith & Loveless sit outside and above the wet
well, allowing for quick and safe inspection.
These factory-built and tested pump stations
incorporate long-lasting vertical non-clog pumps,
controls, piping and valves for process flows and
stormwater. A variety of custom and standard
options are available for station enclosures. They
come standard with quality enclosures, including
easy-lift and rolling styles. Pump sizes range from
4- to 12-inch piping, 1.5 to 300 hp, capacities up
to 50,000 gpm and TDH up to 500 feet. 800/8989122; www.smithandloveless.com.
Diaphragm Pumps
14. Double-diaphragm pump
The Model DD-6 6-inch positive displacement
double-diaphragm pump from Myers Seth Pump
offers seven days of continuous run time under a
full load. It can handle solids up to 4 1/4 inches,
can pump up to 465 gpm, is run-dry capable,
and is economical to operate. It is equipped for
industrial-duty operations and can be trailer- or
skid-mounted. It has stainless steel valve seats,
self-contained 58-gallon fuel tank and a durable
powder-coated frame and pump body. It offers high
suction lift of 28 feet Hg, with silent pump options
available. 800/677-4420; www.myersseth.com.
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15. Hydraulic submersible pump
The Hydraulic Submersible pump from
Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co. is
available in sizes ranging from 3 to 12 inches, has
the ability to handle up to 4.5-inch solids, and has
a capacity up to 7,200 gpm. The submersible pump
end eliminates suction lift limitations, allowing
pumping in deep excavations, open pits, quarries
or mines. Units are available with automatic
controls and sound attenuation. 800/767-7310;
www.thompsonpump.com.
Centrifugal Pumps
16. High-speed centrifugal blower
The Hoffman Revolution high-speed
centrifugal blower from Gardner Denver has
a small footprint, which reduces installation
costs and enables it to function in tight spaces.
The quiet system has a 1-meter certified sound
rating below 80 dBA. The package includes a
single enclosure housing, high-speed blower/
motor unit, direct-driven high-speed motor, selfcontained cooling system, air filtration elements,
high-efficiency impeller, magnetic smart bearings,
a blow-off valve assembly and startup training. It
is VFD, PLC, HMI (SCADA ready) and CSA, UL
and CE quality certified. 866/238-6393; www.
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17. Trash pump
Centrifugal trash pumps from Subaru
Industrial Power Products are available with
2-, 3- and 4-inch discharge outlets. An overhead
cam gasoline engine powers each model, offering
delivery volume of 185 to 499 gpm and solids
handling up to 1 1/4 inches. A hardened cast iron
volute withstands suspended sticks, stones and
other debris sucked through the strainer, while an
abrasion-resistant, cast iron three-blade impeller
and replaceable wear plate ensure long life and
low maintenance. After adding water to the pump
casing, they are self-priming. The strainer protects
pump components from large solids, while the hole
diameter helps prevent large debris from entering
the suction hose. An aluminum diecast housing
withstands the debris allowed. A heavy-duty steel
roll cage wraps around the entire pump. 847/5407300; www.subarupower.com.
18. Screw centrifugal pump
Triton screw centrifugal pumps from
Vaughan Company handle thick biosolids,
large or stringy solids, shear-sensitive fluids and
delicate or highly abrasive materials. They offer
steep performance curves, non-overloading
power characteristics, heavy-duty power frames
and a flushless mechanical seal. A water-flushed
mechanical seal or packing is available. 888/2492467; www.chopperpumps.com.
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19. Triplex plunger pump
The model 6810 triplex plunger pump from
Cat Pumps offers a flow rate of 10 gpm and
pressure to 10,000 psi at 600 rpm. Concentric,
high-density, polished, solid ceramic plungers
provide a true wear surface and extend seal life.
V-packings and low-pressure seals are lubricated
and cooled to increase service life. Low upswept
volume maximizes volumetric efficiency that
reduces energy costs while supplying consistent
flow. Block-style, stainless steel manifolds are
designed for strength and corrosion resistance. A
chrome-moly crankshaft provides strength and
surface hardness. Oversized crankshaft bearings
withstand high loading capacity leading to longer
bearing life. 763/780-5440; www.catpumps.com.
Dewatering/Bypass Pumps
20. Oil skimmer pump
The oil skimmer pump from Boerger is
aluminum constructed, lightweight, has a large
flow range, a compact hydraulic motor and conveys
highly viscous fluids. This self-priming rotary lobe
pump is capable of running dry for a short time, and
can be used for loading and unloading by reversing
the flow direction. It was built as a potable disaster
relief pump or for any application where downtime
during a crisis is unacceptable. The maintenancein-place design allows for all wetted parts to be
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www.boerger.com.
21. Engine-driven trash pump
Engine-driven trash pumps from GormanRupp Company handle sewage bypass,
construction site dewatering, hydraulic fracturing
and other difficult pumping applications. The
priming-assisted pumps have a positive priming
and sealing system that virtually eliminates leaks,
reducing environmental concerns and allowing
them to run dry indefinitely. 419/755-1011; www.
grpumps.com.
22. Lineshaft turbine pump
Lineshaft vertical turbine pumps from Goulds
Water Technology - a xylem brand can operate
as raw-water intake, dewatering, boosting station,
hydrocarbon service and cooling water pumps.
The turbines have capacities of up to 20,000 gpm,
heads over 1,000 feet and are engineered to meet
precise user demand. A variety of construction
materials, including all-stainless steel and all-iron,
are available to provide maximum wear protection
and service life. Above- or below-grade discharge
and in-line suction and discharge connection
configurations are available. 866/325-4210; www.
goulds.com.
Chemical Pumps
23. Injection service pump
The Zero Emission compact three-, five-
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Hammelmann Corp. has input capabilities up
to 1,500 hp. The pumped fluid is hermetically
sealed within the pump, preventing leakage
to atmosphere during operation. Combining a
compact integral speed-reduction gear end with
the vertical configuration maintains power while
reducing the footprint. The vertical configuration
channels oscillating forces directly downward into
the base structure. The integral speed reducer
with twin helical gears arranged in a herringbone
configuration ensures smooth running and even
power transmission without axially loading the
bearings. A selection of gear ratios is available to
allow the optimal choice of driver. 800/783-4935;
www.hammelmann.com.
Pump Accessories
24. Electric actuator
Series 92 electric actuators from Asahi/
America have a diecast aluminum alloy enclosure
bolted together in two sections with eight hex-head
cap screws, and fitted with an O-ring between
the two halves. The main shaft, which penetrates
through both sides of the enclosure, forms the
flameproof enclosure. The shaft top is connected to
a visual beacon position indicator and is covered by
an upper knob, which is pulled upward to put the
actuator into manual override mode. The base of the
shaft is a 17 mm female star configuration output,
which drives a machined coupling to execute
actuation of a valve. They have UL1203 certification
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starts the blower versus a harsh, abrupt method
that can cause damage to the gearbox and coupler.
Packages are available for Robuschi and NVE
blowers. 800/326-9763; www.pikrite.com.
Instrumentation
28. Pump power booster
30. Reversal detection speed switch
Custom Boom Elbows manufactures both
70- and 90-degree boom elbows available for a
range of hydroexcavating and municipal sewer work
vehicles. Both feature a 25.1-inch circumference
and 8-inch diameter with flanged ends. All
models are built with a 1/2-inch wall thickness for
longevity and endurance. 604/835-0199; www.
customboomelbowsbc.com.
The Power Booster from Pressure Lift,
available in 2-, 3-, 4- and 6-inch models, provides
increased vertical lift and long-hose capability, while
shortening project time and cutting maintenance
cost in any pumping application. Powered by
compressed air or water, the booster handles a
range of viscous liquids, from water to drilling mud
to heavy municipal sludge. Made of lightweight
aluminum, units are reversible, allowing for slurry
suspension, potholing or breaking up crusty sludge.
972/355-0550; www.pressurelift.com.
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Valves/Blowers
The UDS1000 fail-safe reversal detection
speed switch from Electro-Sensors Inc. constantly
monitors a shaft to ensure that it is turning in the
correct rotational direction. Relay contacts in the
unit can be used to electrically lock out the starting
circuit of the pump to prevent accidental startup
during a condition of reverse rotation. The switch
continuously monitors incoming pulses from a
speed sensor and a magnetic pulser wrap or disc.
A fail-safe relay output is electrically interlocked
directly to the motor starter circuit for the pump.
If the slightest reverse rotation of the pump shaft
is detected, it disables the pump starting circuit,
preventing catastrophic damage caused by startup
during reverse rotation. 800/328-6170; www.
electro-sensors.com.
for use in Cl1, DIV1 hazardous locations. Two
end-of-travel limit switches are mechanically set
via adjustable cams for open and closed positions.
Accessories such as 4-20 Ma positioners, single and
double extra limit switches and electromechanical
brakes are available. 800/343-3618; www.
asahi-america.com.
25. Hydroexcavating boom elbows
Fruitland Green biodegradable vacuum
pump oil from Fruitland Manufacturing can be
used with all Fruitland rotary vane pumps. It is
both environmentally and operator safe. Operators
will no longer have to worry about harming the
environment with spills. The oil helps reduce
emissions and is nontoxic. 800/663-9003; www.
fruitlandmanufacturing.com.
27. Torque converter
Torque converters from Pik Rite are installed
on the input of the right angle gearbox drive to act
as a clutch, eliminating the shock load between the
gearbox and the coupler while still allowing the
operation of an automatic transmission. It softly
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29. Vacuum truck blower
RB-DV Hi-Vacuum truck blowers from
Robuschi have an airflow range from 400 to
6,200 cfm. Their air injection manifolds allow
them to operate at 28 inches Hg continuously
without the need for a vacuum relief valve. The
lightweight manifolds and low pulsation ensure
lower noise attenuation and less vibration by 10
dBA. The fabricated and cast manifolds and foot
assemblies can be custom made to suit PTO angle
and lower blower between chassis rails, as well as
provide lifting hooks for safe and easy assembly and
removal. Rubber mounting feet are included with
custom-made feet assemblies to ensure chassis
31. Low-current DC metering pump
CeramPump valveless piston metering pumps
from Fluid Metering provide precision fluid control
for environmental monitoring, sampling and
treatment applications. The low-current DC motor
is ideal for extended 12/24-volt battery operation
in remote locations. It utilizes one moving part,
a rotating and reciprocating ceramic piston, to
accomplish both pumping and valving functions
without valves. The piston and mated liner are
made of dimensionally stable, sapphire-hard
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ceramics that ensure long-term, drift-free accuracy
of 1 percent or better for millions of maintenancefree cycles. The inert fluid path of ceramic and
fluorocarbon is ideal for injection of concentrated
tracer dyes and water treatment chemicals. Models
are available in all standard voltages, as well as
low-current DC voltage. 800/223-3388; www.
fmipump.com.
32. Hand-held radio control
The quadrix Ex hand-held transmitter from
HBC-radiomatic is certified according to NEC
500/505. This compact, intrinsically safe product
is approved for use in Class I, Division 1, Groups C
and D hazardous locations, as well as Class I, Zone
0, Group IIB hazardous locations in North America.
It is ideal for demanding applications that require
a high level of safety. It comes with eight two-step
push-buttons and two rechargeable NiMH batteries,
allowing up to 12 hours of continuous operation.
iLOG is incorporated into the transmitter, with
an easily accessible electronic key allowing for the
quick activation of a backup transmitter in the
event the primary unit is damaged. 800/410-4562;
www.hbc-usa.com.
Level Controls
33. Liquid-level monitoring system
The Depth Ray liquid-level monitoring and
control system from Eldredge Equipment Services
can operate in vacuum or pressure, or in heavy
material in mobile or stationary tanks. It contains
no rods or floats and is constructed of chemical-
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and optional controls for valves and alarms. Its
operation is unaffected by most foam or density.
It can be installed easily in any tank or container
and exceeds DOT requirements. Several models
and options are available. 800/220-2052; www.
depthray.com.
Drilling Rigs
34. Tophammer drill rig
The flexible, versatile FlexiROC T45
tophammer drill rig from Atlas Copco CMT is fuel
efficient, as the speed of the engine, compressor
and radiator fan adjust automatically depending on
the operating mode. Three variable-displacement
hydraulic pumps help reduce engine load; the
flushing airflow and the speed of the dust collection
fan motor also can be adjusted by the operator as
needed. It has a track frame designed for quarrying
and mining applications. It has a long boom reach
and low center of gravity, and is equipped with a
COP 2560 rock drill on the folding boom version,
and a COP 3060 on the fixed boom version. The
COP 3060 has an updated dampening function
and accumulator design, a closed-loop rock drill
lubrication collection system for cleaner operations,
and an optional 400 cc rotation motor to deliver
more torque. 800/732-6762; www.atlascopco.us.
35. Auger drill rig
The Big Beaver Auger Drill Rig from Little
Beaver offers 2,500 pounds of lifting capacity
and the ability to turn augers up to 18 inches in
diameter. Constructed with a welded mechanical
steel frame, it is ideal for soil sampling, foundation
repair and drilling environmental test wells. The
portable, easily maneuverable design enables it to
work in remote locations and those inaccessible to
truck-mounted units. The hydraulically powered
units may be specified to produce a maximum
drilling torque of 690 ft-lbs and auger speeds from
114 to 547 rpm, when provided up to 12 gpm and
3,000 psi. 800/227-7515; www.littlebeaver.com.
Pipe and Casing
Handling Tools
36. Hydrostatic test unit
The UHP hydrostatic test unit from NLB
Corp. allows a single operator to test the integrity
of oilfield pipe (drill, production or casing) at ultrahigh pressures up to 40,000 psi. Units are skidmounted for portability and include an NLB 125
convertible water jet pump unit. Integrated dump
and bypass valves let the operator set the test
pressure quickly and precisely, with all controls
on a single panel to simplify one-man operation.
Results can be tracked with a graph-producing
chart recorder or a transducer. Easy convertibility
of the pump unit gives users the flexibility to
perform tests at eight different pressures, ranging
from 6,000 to 40,000 psi. All controls regulating
pressure and flow are mounted on an accessory
manifold to enhance protection. The skid is
galvanized to resist corrosion. 800/441-5059;
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Case Studies
Pumps, Valves, Instrumentation & Drilling Equipment
By Craig Mandli
DEWATERING PUMPS INSTALLED AT COLOMBIAN NICKEL MINE
Problem
In 2011, a nickel mine located in the Northern Andean region of Colombia sought an effective dewatering option.
Solution
Mine operators selected three Cornell Pump Company 8NHTA-RP-EM18-3 units and provided the
engine and pontoon locally to keep the packaged price to a minimum. The pumps have a Cycloseal system
designed to reduce seal maintenance, as a typical dewatering application experiences over 15,000 hours of
operation before any seal maintenance is required. At an average cost of $5,000 per seal replacement (including drive time, crane rental, labor and seal price), the
additional operational time is a windfall for mines.
Result
Three years later, the pumps have been running flawlessly for over 4,500 hours. Not a single spare part has been required, which prevents any additional
costs and allows the mine to operate without any downtime, avoiding any disruption of nickel production. 503/653-0330; www.cornellpump.com.
LIFT STATION CONTROLS NEEDED FOR REMOTE CAMP
Problem
A mining camp accommodations contractor in Alberta’s Oil Sands area north of Fort McMurray needed a lift
station control panel for a remote, 800-person camp. The panel had to withstand environmental extremes, address
power and pump-compatibility concerns, and interface with the communications network.
Solution
Horizon North Camps and Catering approached Michael Schmalz of S2M Consultants for help with its wastewater
system. Schmalz suggested an Orenco Controls OLS control panel. They are modular, programmable, remote
telemetry control panels used to regulate sewage, influent, effluent and stormwater lift stations. They provide full
remote connectivity and include color touch screens with built-in programming and real-time data acquisition and control over an Internet, cell or phone line
connection. They combine the functions of relays, timers, alternators, elapsed-time meters and cycle counters, resulting in a compact panel. This lift station
included a 5 hp Muffin Monster grinder that the panel had to incorporate along with the system’s heater/blower.
Result
The custom panel met the lift station’s requirements, including environmental considerations and a tight timeline. It was designed, built and supplied in
four weeks. 877/488-3594; www.orenco.com.
AUTO-PRIME DIESEL PUMP SET INCREASES
EFFICIENCY AT ROOFING-SLATE QUARRY
Problem
Welch Slate, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality roofing slate and architectural
and aggregate slate products, was dissatisfied with the cost of dewatering at its largest quarry, Penrhyn at
Bethesda near Bangor in North Wales. Operating from four quarries, the company has been supplying the
world with high-quality roofing slate and other materials for over 200 years. Quarry operators looked into
replacing their submersible pumps with higher-efficiency models.
Solution
The quarry installed a diesel-driven PP86C17B submersible pump package from Pioneer Pump. The
package uses an 8- by 6-inch centrifugal pump powered by a 224 hp diesel engine. It is capable of a maximum flow rate of 2,300 gpm.
Result
The package resulted in an approximately 30 percent fuel reduction, at an estimated annual savings of $150,000, and reduced the carbon footprint by 411
tons per year. Improved pump reliability also reduced downtime. 503/266-4115; www.pioneerpump.com. GOMC
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On the Money
KNOW THE REAL COST
Price is only one factor in determining how long it will
take a new piece of equipment to return a profit
By Erik Gunn
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Erik Gunn
o you’re all ready to buy a new
piece of equipment for your
business – maybe a new trailer or a
hydroexcavator.
You’ve settled on your preferred model,
figured out your financing and made room
in your budget for payments. Now, hold
on. There are two more questions you must
always consider before making a major
business purchase.
No. 1: How soon will that new gadget
pay for itself? And No. 2: What is owning it
going to cost you?
You really need to know the answer
to the second question if you’re going to
accurately answer the first one.
The cost of owning something isn’t
just the purchase price or even the cost of
the loan – it’s all the additional expenses
that come along with it.
If you have always ridden a bus to get
anywhere and one day buy a car to save
on bus fare, you’ll take on other expenses:
buying gas, paying auto insurance
premiums, paying for repairs, or even for
your state registration and license fees.
Those will all be part of the cost of owning
that car – not just the car’s price and your
finance charge.
Business equipment is no different.
Everything your business owns incurs
some cost of ownership, however small.
Some are easy to figure out; others are more
complicated. Some you can only guess at.
BUSINESS DECISION
“This is a business decision,” says
Paul Schwada, a Chicago-based business
consultant. “The choice is essentially
a decision to invest in the business
in a specific area, and there are some
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bigger-picture considerations than just the
obvious numbers.”
Jamie Smith agrees. He’s a certified
public accountant who owns Mr. Rooter of
Greater Baltimore. There’s another side to
ownership cost, he points out – the cost of
not owning that new machine.
Maybe you’re getting by with an
existing device you’ve adapted to the task.
If the new machine can allow you to do the
work a lot more efficiently, it might allow
you to bill more jobs in less time.
Or, says Smith, “If you don’t own this
piece of equipment and you’re having to
tool in your possession – so long as you’re
realistic in your forecasts.
Schwada advises asking yourself several
questions about your prospective purchase.
These can point you to some deeply hidden
potential ownership costs.
Does the new piece of equipment fit your
operation? Or, instead, does it represent a
big change in size or function from what
you’ve used before?
If the purchase is a lot different from
what you’ve used before, be prepared for it
to be used less. Employees might not really
“get” how to use this new device, or they
may simply prefer old, familiar options.
In the best case scenario, maybe they’ll
just need extra training to get comfortable
with using it. That’s another cost of
ownership but one that will ultimately
pay off.
In the worst case, though, maybe its
design makes it too difficult to use. If a new
piece of equipment just sits idle because no
“This is a business decision. The choice is essentially a decision to invest
in the business in a specific area, and there are some bigger-picture
considerations than just the obvious numbers.”
Paul Schwada
rent it, that’s significant. If you own this
equipment, would it help you sell the jobs
more quickly? Do you lose jobs because you
can’t get to it for two days because you have
to set up a rental?”
Against the cost of non-ownership,
in rentals, lower efficiency or both, you’ll
also need to weigh the costs of ownership:
debt payments, insurance, maintenance
and more.
Armed with that information, you can
begin to calculate how soon the machine
will pay back – in revenue and profits – the
costs you’re taking on when you buy it.
QUESTIONS TO ASK
In making those calculations, it’s
reasonable to project what additional
business you might gain by having the new
one wants to use it, your projections about
the revenue it will fetch will end up being
way too rosy, Schwada warns.
You’re the best judge of whether the
new tool makes sense for your business, says
Smith. “Don’t be tricked by a salesperson
telling you, ‘Everyone else has one.’ Maybe
they’re sorry they bought that piece of
equipment; if it’s sitting around, it’s just a
drain on your operation.”
Does it overlap equipment you already
have? “Almost every new piece of
equipment – once in use – does some things
that you used to do with other equipment,”
Schwada notes.
That could be good or bad. If your
older equipment stays back at the shop all
the time as a result, think about unloading
it to recapture some dollars. But if you can still use both the old equipment and
the new tool, maybe you’ve increased your capacity for certain kinds of jobs. If
there’s a real market, that can be great.
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
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Erik Gunn is a magazine writer and editor in Racine, Wis., where he operates Great Lakes
Editorial Services.
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Spotlight
IMPROVING VACUUM TANK ACCESS
The Claw from Amthor International is designed to make
locking rear-opening vacuum tanks safer and more efficient
By Craig Mandli
O
pening the rear door on vacuum trucks often puts operators in a
precarious position, balancing on a small, and often slippery, pedestal
to unlock several clasps around the diameter of the tank. Not with
the Claw.
The Claw, unveiled by Amthor International at the 2014 Pumper & Cleaner
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
is Amthor’s response to customers asking, simply, is there a better way?
The hydraulic lever on the back of the vacuum truck is easy to latch and
unlatch, and achieves a strong, tight seal on the tank. “It’s a much tighter seal
than any human can provide manually,” says Amthor. “The Claw locks past
center and even if pressure is lost or the cylinder fails to operate, the latch will
not be loosened.”
“No longer does the driver have to climb 13 feet on top of
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
Butch Amthor, executive vice president of Amthor International, presented the company’s
newest innovation, the Claw, at the 2014 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International.
(Photo by Cory Dellenbach)
“No longer does the driver have to climb 13 feet on top of the tank to
tighten down the rear door,” says Butch Amthor, the company’s executive vice
president. “All he has to do is pull a lever and the arms extend and reach out to
release or pull the door tight.”
Amthor’s Claw design can be used on any code or non-code vacuum tank.
It increases driver safety and saves money on unnecessary tank repairs due to
incorrect operation. “It can be retrofitted on all our tanks already out on the
market,” says Amthor. “We designed it to be installed on any rear-opening
vacuum tank.”
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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
you going to be able to get it in front of thousands of customers?” he says. “We
have marketing ready to send out to our existing customer base saying that the
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.”
As for future shows, Amthor says he’s already working on some new
products and innovations to bring back to Indianapolis in 2015, when the
Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International becomes the Water &
Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show.
“This year the Claw was something we came up with that was completely
different for the industry,” says Amthor. “My mind is thinking about this
24/7. There are already some ideas kicking around.” 800/328-6633; www.
amthorinternational.com. GOMC
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GOM Pipelines
Several companies looking
at adding pipelines
By Cory Dellenbach
Group plans to explore enhanced oil recovery options
Montana Tech Petroleum Engineering Department members are
conducting a pilot project to assess enhanced oil recovery options for the
Elm Coulee oilfield in eastern Montana, according to department officials in
a press release on June 24.
Horizontal drilling and other conventional production methods in
Montana’s Bakken formation extract 9 to 15 percent of available oil with the
remainder going untouched.
The plan, funded by the Montana Department of Natural Resources
and Conservation, through the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation,
involves restoring underground pressure in and around depleted wells to the
level that existed when the wells were first drilled. The pilot project will inject
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.
Enterprise wants pipeline from Bakken to Oklahoma
Enterprise Products Partners LP proposed on June 24 to build the first
direct pipeline moving shale oil from the Bakken formation to the Cushing,
Okla., storage hub.
The 1,200-mile pipeline will have a 340,000 bpd capacity. The company
plans to have the pipeline up and running by the end of 2016.
However, out of five projects proposed in the past two years by Enterprise,
Enbridge, ONEOK Partners LP, Koch Pipeline Co LP and Energy Transfer
Partners, only Enbridge’s 225,000-375,000 bpd Sandpiper pipeline is going
ahead, and that runs eastward to Clearbrook, Minn.
Devon to sell properties to Linn Energy
Devon Energy Corp announced June 30 that it will sell all of its non-core
U.S. oil and gas properties to Linn Energy for $2.3 billion.
The deal includes properties in the Rockies, onshore Gulf Coast and MidContinent regions, which produces 275 million cubic feet of gas equivalent
per day, Devon said in a news release.
About 80 percent of these assets are natural gas.
Quantum Energy plans for micro refineries
A handful of small refineries in North Dakota could remove dangerous
gas from oil train cargoes and make shipments from the Bakken Shale
formation safer on the tracks, according to Quantum Energy Inc.
The company has pitched the idea to state regulators. The refineries
would strip propane and other volatile gas from Bakken crude and send much
of the remaining fuel to distant refineries.
Quantum Energy, based in Williston, N.D., hopes to build five “micro
refineries” near railheads already handling Bakken crude to strip about
100,000 barrels a day of fuel from that stream. The company expects each
processing center would cost about $500 million.
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PetroQuest, Midstates Petroleum strike
deal to explore oilfield in central Louisiana
Two Gulf Coast oil and gas companies are partnering in a $24 million
deal to drill some of Louisiana’s oldest oilfields, according to a press release
from PetroQuest Energy Inc.
The companies plan to use new drilling technology to tap oil and gas
reserves they say larger companies left behind decades ago.
PetroQuest Energy said on June 30 that it has agreed to pay $10 million
in cash upfront and $14 million in future drilling costs to acquire half of the
interests in one of Midstates Petroleum’s drilling projects in central Louisiana.
The project, known as Fleetwood, spans about 30,000 acres total in an
area west of Baton Rouge.
Honeywell selected to provide systems for new facility
Honeywell Process Solutions has been selected by Suncor Energy to
provide automation systems for a new multibillion-dollar Fort Hills oil sands
project in Alberta.
Suncor Energy officials say Honeywell will supply technology to
integrate the site’s control and safety systems, manage alarms and provide
advanced simulation software that enables critical operations planning and
operator training.
The facility is expected to be operational in late 2017.
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers forecasts production
from the Canadian oil sands to exceed 5 million barrels a day by 2030, up
from 1.8 million barrels a day in 2012.
Pipeline to the Pacific Coast OK’d by Canada
Canada’s government on June 17 approved a pipeline proposal that
would bring oil to the Pacific Coast for shipment to Asia, a major step in the
country’s efforts to diversify its oil exports.
Approval for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project was expected
since Canada needs infrastructure in place to export its growing oil sands
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
Alberta to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
The northern Alberta region has the world’s third largest oil reserves,
with 170 billion barrels of proven reserves. Enbridge’s pipeline would
transport 525,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta’s oil sands to the Pacific.
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Product News
Product Spotlight
Low-deck, spread-axle trailer
increases transportation options
By Ed Wodalski
The 55SA-LD 55-ton spread-axle, low-deck trailer from Talbert
Manufacturing has an 18-inch deck height and E1Nitro attachment
for a 3+1 spread axle as well as three- or four-axle close-coupled
configurations.
The E1Nitro nitrogen dampened axle extension enables heavy
loads, such as excavators, to be distributed across the low-deck trailer
to meet the requirement of some states that the fourth axle be at least
14 feet 1 inch from the third axle. Unlike rigid attachments, which
only move from side to side, the E1Nitro also allows for up and down
movement, similar to a shock absorber. This helps prevent the trailer
from leaving the ground and enables weight to be distributed across each
axle grouping to meet bridge laws.
“Imagine a truck leaving a truck stop and going over a curb,” says
Greg Smith, vice president of sales and marketing. “With a rigid East
Coast, mechanical spreader bar system, the trailer can be momentarily
suspended as it goes over the curb, creating a bridging effect for the
trailer axles. This situation can put all the weight on the axle attachment,
so what was designed to spread the weight over all the axles ends up on
only one.”
The flexible design allows the front-load lowbed trailer with detachable
gooseneck to keep its tires firmly on the ground as it goes over a curb or
when on a severe grade. After the operator sets the load nitrogen accumulator
on the E1Nitro, the device shifts the load to maintain the desired weight on
each axle grouping, eliminating the bridging situation.
The E1Nitro 3+1 is part of a series of dampening axle attachments. Talbert also offers an E2Nitro (3+2) for up to 65-ton loads and an
1.
E3Nitro (3+3) for up
to 85-ton loads. As the
name implies, the East
Coast nitrogen dampening system cannot be
used in California, which
requires the mechanical
equalizing design that the
operator cannot adjust.
“With an East
Coast E1Nitro design,
because everything fastens directly to the back
of the trailer, you could operate a three-axle trailer by itself. You could
run it as a 3+1, a 3+2, a 3+3; you could also run it as a four-axle trailer
or a five-axle close-couple trailer,” Smith says.
Besides the E1Nitro’s load maximizing capability, the 55SALD trailer with its low, 18-inch deck enables the trailer to reduce
overhead conflicts.
“When moving construction equipment you need to get down as
low as possible because excavator booms stick up no matter how much
you try to bend them,” he says.
The trailer has four 12-inch, T-1 main beams and 2-inch apitong
decking. Other features include 12-inch swinging, removable
outriggers and 25-foot 6-inch clear deck length. 888/489-1731; www.
talbertmfg.com.
EXAKTIME MOBILE 2.0 FOR APPLE DEVICES
The Mobile 2.0 time tracking app from ExakTime for all IOS devices, including
Apple iPhone and iPad products, features Team View, a GPS-enabled oversight
option that enables a supervisor to view a map showing the clock-in coordinates
of all company employees. 877/435-6411; www.exaktime.com.
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2. ATLAS COPCO LIGHT TOWERS
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QLTS solar LED light towers from Atlas Copco Construction Equipment
feature manual and automatic photocell-operated lights. Powered by solar AGM
batteries, an automatic photocell turns the unit on or off depending on light
conditions. An onboard charging system also enables the unit to be plugged into
a standard wall receptacle. 800/732-6762; www.atlascopco.us.
3. GATEWAY SAFETY BIFOCAL SAFETY GLASSES
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Conqueror MAG bifocal safety glasses by Gateway Safety provide eye
protection as well as the ability to view objects up close, including blueprints,
schematics, small parts, equipment settings and tools. Available in five diopter
strengths from 1.0 to 3.0, the one-piece polycarbonate wraparound lens exceeds
ANSI Z87.1+ and CSA Z94.3 standards. Glasses are available in clear and gray
(1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 only) lenses. 800/822-5347; www.gatewaysafety.com.
4. HAMMERHEAD SEAM-FREE LINER
The Brawoliner seam-free textile liner from HammerHead Trenchless
Equipment features a loop design for flexibility. The liner can adjust to 90-degree
bends and to single changes in pipe dimensions without creating wrinkles or
folds. Available for pipe from 2 to 10 inches in diameter, the liner consists of a
lengthwise and transversal elastic polyethylene terephthalate textile tube coated
with polyurethane foil. Wall thickness uncured is 0.16 inches. Nominal wall
thickness impregnated and cured is 0.12 inches (3 mm). 800/331-6653; www.
hammerheadtrenchless.com.
5.
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HYUNDAI COMPACT RADIUS EXCAVATOR
The R60CR-9A compact radius excavator from Hyundai Construction
Equipment Americas has a 3.7-foot tail swing radius for work in confined job sites.
The excavator has an operating weight of 13,010 pounds, breakout force of 9,190 ftlbs, maximum dig depth of 11 feet 9 inches and bucket capacity of 0.24 cubic yards.
The 63 hp Tier 4 Final Yanmar engine is electronically controlled for optimum
clean-air and low-noise operation. 877/509-2254; www.hceamericas.com.
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6. NLB WATERJET LANCE WITH SAFETY SHROUD
NCG24-535 waterjet lances from NLB Corp., rated for applications requiring
operating pressures to 24,000 psi, are designed to reduce hose or fitting failure. The
lances feature a 90-degree bend and safety shroud that surrounds the hose where
it attaches to the lance. The shroud complies with WJTA-IMCA recommended
practices, as does the color-coded handle that identifies the lance’s operating
pressure. 800/441-5059; www.nlbcorp.com.
7.
ELECTRIC EEL HEAVY-DUTY SCREEN COVER
The heavy-duty screen cover on Ace and Ace 2 pipeline inspection camera
systems from Electric Eel Manufacturing Company closes to protect the monitor
when in transit or storage and flips up to act as a sun shield. Both systems have
a stainless-steel-housed 1.68-inch diameter color camera with sapphire lens,
20 LED light ring and high-resolution CCD element (self-leveling color camera
available). 800/833-1212; www.electriceel.com.
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8. OMNETICS LATCHING MICRO-D CONNECTOR
The latching Micro-D connector from Omnetics Connector Corp. has a
push-and-latch with finger grips to assist field operation. The connector, made
with stainless steel latch material, supports up to 200 pounds of pull force
and temperatures up to 392 degrees F. Shell styles are available with nine to
51 contacts and 0.050-inch spacing, or 0.025-inch spacing in the companion
Nano-D. 763/572-0656; www.omnetics.com.
9.
MOXA AMERICAS 3G COMMUNICATION
The OnCell G3111-HSPA IP Gateway 3G communication solution from
Moxa Americas features GuaranLink technology and OnCell Central Manager
software for stable cellular connectivity. The system can be used on a desktop or
mounted on a DIN-rail. It comes with 12- to 48-volt DC power input and has 2
KV EFT/surge protection. Serial ports are protected by 15 KV ESD. 714/528-6777;
www.moxa.com.
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10. JENNY TWO-STAGE, HORIZONTAL COMPRESSORS
Electric two-stage, horizontal-tank stationary air compressors from Jenny
Products displace between 9.1 and 107 cfm at 175 psi. The 2 and 3 hp models
feature 60- to 80-gallon tanks and displace between 9.1 and 13.4 cfm. The 5, 7.5
and 10 hp models displace between 18.3 and 43.6 cfm with 60- to 120-gallon
tanks. 814/445-3400; www.steamjenny.com.
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11. WASTEQUIP GREASE CONTAINER WITH ANTI-THEFT LID
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Grease Vault anti-theft lids from Wastequip provide safe and simple storage
of used food grease. The lids have interlocking plates, leaving no edge to pry open,
along with a shielded lock and heavy-duty grate. Available in middle-dump or
end-dump configurations with drop-in box or flat grates, the lid and grate system
is standard on Wastequip grease containers and can be retrofit on most existing
containers. 877/468-9278; www.wastequip.com.
12. STRICKLAND GROUP INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
The WellMetrics information management solution from The Strickland
Group leverages the M-Files enterprise content management system and GIS to
enable exploration and production companies to locate and access data needed to
maximize the recovery and value of their gas and oil assets. Features include an
integrated GIS interface based on Esri and integrations with commercial oil and
gas industry applications such as Aires, Excalibur, LandWorks and Rio. 817/3380800. www.wellmetrics.com.
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13. MAKITA INTERACTIVE CONTENT APP
The interactive mobile content app from Makita U.S.A. features product
information, dealer locator, warranty information, promotions, new technologies,
savings calculator and QR scanner. The app is available at the Apple App Store and
Google Play Store. 800/462-5482; www.makitausa.com.
14. ALL ERECTION ALL-TERRAIN CRANES
The ATC-3210 Link-Belt all-terrain crane from ALL Erection & Crane Rental
Corp. has a counterweight of less than 22,000 pounds for easy transportation
and 44.3- to 200.2-foot, six-section full-power latching boom. The ATC-3275
crane has a 223-foot, seven-section full-power latching boom. Both units meet
North American transportation laws and Tier IV final and EPA 2013 on-highway
requirements. 800/323-4100; www.allcrane.com.
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15. BULK TANK HOPPER TEES
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The BlackMaxx Super SandHog Tee from Bulk Tank is corrosion resistant
and features a sand pocket that provides an area for the product to wear against
itself instead of the wall of the tee. Providing 37 percent longer life than its
original SandHog Tee, the BlackMaxx is available in bottom drop or straight
versions, along with male and female cam lock connections. 800/841-5524; www.
bulktankinc.com.
16. STELLAR INDUSTRIES TELESCOPIC CRANES
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Model 3315 and 4421 telescopic cranes from Stellar Industries offer 3,200
and 4,000 pounds of lifting capacity and feature the Stellar CDT (crane dynamics
technology) system that controls, powers and monitors the cranes. The CDTequipped cranes engage and communicate with the crane operator using multiple
sensory indicators when approaching maximum capacity, including LED lights
and pulsating vibrations transmitted through the hand-held remote handle.
641/923-4248; www.stellar-industries.com.
17. MANITOU MULTIPURPOSE LOADER
The MLT 960 telescopic loader from Manitou has a 13,200-pound lift
capacity and maximum lift height of 29 feet 6 inches. Powered by 141 hp Interim
Tier IV John Deere diesel engine, the loader has a 13-foot 1-inch turning radius
and travel speed of 25 mph. Auxiliary hydraulics provide 3,900 psi of pressure
and a flow rate of 47.7 gpm. Drive, boom and hydraulic functions are controlled
by the joystick, switch and move control. 262/334-9333; www.manitou.com.
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18. KLEIN TOOLS PROTECTIVE GLOVES
Journeyman gloves from Klein Tools are designed for trade professionals
who encounter cuts, scrapes, impact and vibration injuries on a regular basis.
The gloves are available in six machine-washable models. Extreme gloves feature
impact-absorbing thermo plastic rubber and EVA foam to protect fingers, knuckles
and the back of the hand. Utility and camouflage gloves feature a breathable,
moisture-wicking stretch material. Cold-weather Pro gloves have Thinsulatelined palms and fingers. Grip gloves have a rubberized fingertip and reinforced
synthetic leather palms. Leather gloves feature professional-grade leather and
impact-absorbing thermo plastic rubber. 800/553-4876; www.kleintools.com.
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19. MCELROY WIRELESS PIPE FUSION DATA LOGGING
The wireless DataLogger 5 from McElroy enables pipe fusion operators
to upload data to the DataLogger Vault where it can be reviewed and analyzed
from the field via Wi-Fi or cellular service, rather than extracted from a PC. The
DataLogger records and documents key parameters of the pipe fusion process,
including GPS stamping and barcode scanning. 918/836-8611; www.mcelroy.
com/fusion.
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20. METABO BRUSHLESS IMPACT WRENCH
The SSW 18 LTX 400 BL brushless impact wrench from Metabo Corp. weighs
4.2 pounds and produces 295 ft-lbs of torque. Features include variable-speed
electronics with 12 speed and torque settings, rubber-coated grips and diecast
aluminum housing. The wrench is powered by Metabo’s Ultra-M 5.2 Ah 18-volt
battery system. 800/638-2264; www.metabousa.com. GOMC
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Industry News
CURRY SUPPLY EARNS ASME CERTIFICATION
Curry Supply received authorization from the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) to build pressure vessels in accordance with
the requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
WASTEQUIP OPENS MANUFACTURING FACILITY
Wastequip opened a manufacturing facility in Blacksburg, S.C. The plant
will produce front-load and roll-off containers, as well as grease containers
and specialty products.
Members of the Ditch Witch of Oklahoma & Arkansas team include (from left) Chris Jones,
Dru Bridwell, Grant Golay, Tiffany Sewell-Howard, Gary Bridwell, Mark Whiteman, Mark Taylor
and John Truett.
DITCH WITCH RECOGNIZES TOP DEALERS
Ditch Witch presented Ditch Witch of Oklahoma & Arkansas with its
Top Electronics Dealer Xcellence Award, and John Smith of the Ditch Witch
Southwest dealership with the No. 1 Gold Ace Award for top sales volume.
James Patterson of the Ditch Witch Sales of Michigan dealership was named
winner of the Great Catch Program for top sales across all product categories,
and Richard Knight of Ditch Witch of North Carolina received the Lowell
Highfill Award for being the top salesperson worldwide. Top 10 dealers
honored for their service and support in 2013 were Ditch Witch of North
Carolina, Ditch Witch of Mid-South, Ditch Witch of North Dakota, Ditch
Witch Sales, Ditch Witch UnderCon, Ditch Witch of Minnesota, Ditch Witch
of Virginia, Ditch Witch of Northwest, Ditch Witch of Oklahoma & Arkansas
and Ditch Witch Sales of Michigan.
DAWES RIGGING OPERATOR
NAMED ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Ken Mulryan, operator for Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, was named
Engineer of the Year by the International Union of Operating Engineers,
Local 139, District D. Mulryan works out of Dawes’ Milwaukee branch.
CUMMINS POWER GENERATION
NAMES GLOBAL SALES DIRECTOR
HYUNDAI CONSTRUCTION NAMES
DEALERS, SALES MANAGER
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas added Orion Equipment of
Seattle and Team Boone of Bardstown, Ky., to its dealer network and named
David Lynes regional sales manager for the Great Lakes Region.
NATIONAL VACUUM EQUIPMENT
NAMES SALES MANAGER
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Talbert Manufacturing named ILoca Services of Aurora, Ill., its 2013
Most Improved Dealer and Lynch Chicago of Bridgeview, Ill., its 2013 Best
New Dealer. Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel of Voorhees, N.J., was the 2013
Top Dealer.
F.W. WEBB
EXPANDS INTO
PENNSYLVANIA
F.W. Webb Co., wholesale supplier of plumbing,
heating, HVAC, refrigeration and industrial pipe,
valves and fittings, opened
a branch in Allentown, Pa.
The company now has locations in nine states.
JLG Industries, an Oshkosh Corp. company, named Brent Miller vice
president of aftermarket sales, North America, and promoted Todd Earley
to director of sales and remarketing, and Mike Thomas to service manager,
North America. Travis Myers, JLG Industries director of customer support
and aftermarket development, North America, will be responsible for all
customer advocate support in North America.
DEWBERRY HIRES PROJECT MANAGER
Dewberry named Warren McKinnie, P.E., CFM, project manager. He
will be based in the firm’s Orlando, Fla., office.
Fortis Energy Services, provider of oil and gas well services, named
Meghan Berg human resources director.
GHX INDUSTRIAL ACQUIRES HOSE SPECIALTY & SUPPLY
Mike Rost
NexTraq, a GPS fleet and asset tracking company, was named a finalist for
the 2014 American Business Awards in the Most Innovative Tech Company
of the Year category.
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TALBERT MANUFACTURING NAMES TOP DEALERS
FORTIS ENERGY NAMES HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
National Vacuum Equipment of Michigan named
Mike Rost regional sales manager. He has 27 years’
experience in the vacuum truck industry.
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Quala, provider of sustainable containers to the oil and gas industry,
added commercial wastewater treatment and disposal to its business
segments in Georgia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Washington with plans
to open locations in North Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin and Alabama. Quala
operates in 26 states and Canada.
JLG REORGANIZES AFTERMARKET LEADERSHIP
Cummins Power Generation named Kimberly Watson global sales
director. She will work as part of the power systems business leadership team.
NEXTRAQ NAMED AMERICAN
BUSINESS AWARDS FINALIST
QUALA ADDS WASTEWATER TO BUSINESS OFFERINGS
GHX Industrial, subsidiary of The United Distribution Group, acquired
the operations and assets of Hose Specialty & Supply Company, fabricator
and distributor of fluid transfer products for oil, gas and original equipment
manufacturers.
Baldwin employees
(from left) Michael
Von Seggern,
Wendy Wilkins, Diane
Karstens and Rosario
Castillo received
CLARCOR Achievement Awards.
BALDWIN EMPLOYEES RECEIVE CLARCOR AWARDS
Baldwin Filters employees received the CLARCOR Achievement Award
for outstanding service. Rosario Castillo and Diane Karstens, international
customer service and logistics administrators, were recognized for negotiating
freight terms. Michael Von Seggern, design engineer, was recognized for
his work with the company’s Channel Flow product line. Wendy Wilkins,
human resources generalist, was recognized for efforts during the company’s
transition in payroll systems.
ASTM RECOGNIZES RAND FOR
PETROLEUM CONTRIBUTIONS
ASTM presented the 2014 William T. Cavanaugh Memorial Award to
Salvatore J. Rand, a petroleum industry consultant based in North Fort Myers,
Fla. Rand was recognized for his contributions to the promotion of petroleum
products. An ASTM member for 30 years, Rand serves on Committee D02 on
petroleum products, liquid fuels and lubricants.
ALTAAQA GLOBAL CAT RENTAL
OPENS JOHANNESBURG BRANCH
Altaaqa Global CAT Rental Power opened a branch in Johannesburg,
serving southern Africa, including the Republic of South Africa, Angola,
Botswana, Mozambique, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and
Zimbabwe.
HINO TRUCKS PARTNERS WITH TELOGIS
Hino Trucks partnered with Telogis to release its next generation
platform for Hino Insight, the company’s Web-based location and telematics
for the medium-duty commercial truck market. Standard on 2015 model
year Hino 195h and 195h-DC hybrid models, and an option on 195 and
195-DC models and the conventional truck lineup, the intelligence platform
includes route optimization, real-time work order management, truck-specific
navigation, telematics and mobile integration services.
LOKRING RELEASES PRESSURE
PIPING DESIGN GUIDELINE
Lokring Technology issued a new version of its Guideline for Designing
ASME B31 Pressure Piping Using Lokring Elastic Strain Preload (ESP) Fittings.
The guideline ensures piping systems are installed in accordance with ASME
B31 code for pressure piping and is available from authorized distributors or
www.lokring.com.
KOHLER COMPLETES
105,000-SQUARE-FOOT ADDITION
KOHLER Power Systems completed a 105,000-square-foot addition to its
generator manufacturing plant in Wisconsin. The addition expands storage
for product parts and provides increased production capacity. The company
plans to add 300 workers in the coming years.
GREEN LEAF BRINGS MANUFACTURING BACK TO U.S.
Green Leaf, manufacturer of liquid-handling products, which had been
manufacturing its products in China, will return the production of select
products to the United States. The Fontanet, Ind.-based company, maker of
Gator Lock couplings, cited increased energy and labor costs for the decision.
HAMMERHEAD TRENCHLESS
CELEBRATES 25TH YEAR
HammerHead Trenchless Equipment celebrates its 25th anniversary this
year. The HammerHead Mole pneumatic piercing tool was designed in 1989
by earth-piercing tool owner Jon Haas in his garage with design engineers
Rob Crane and Steve Wentworth.
AGGREKO OPENS SERVICE CENTER IN NEW MEXICO
Aggreko opened a service center in Carlsbad, N.M. Aggreko provides
temporary power generation, temperature control and oil-free compressed air
equipment to the oil, gas and mining industries.
GPS INSIGHT NAMED PRODUCT OF YEAR
The GPS Insight Fleet & Asset Tracking Solution was named a 2014
M2M Evolution Product of the Year by M2M Evolution Magazine.
OILFIELD SERVICE COMPANIES
FORM NINE ENERGY SERVICE
Northern States Completions, Tripoint LLC, CDK Perforating and
Integrated Production Services Canada merged to form Nine Energy Service.
The new company provides customized conventional and unconventional
completions and wireline services.
SAGE OIL RECEIVES PRESIDENT’S ‘E’ AWARD
Sage Oil Vac of Amarillo, Texas, received the President’s “E” Award
from the U.S. Department of Commerce in recognition of the company’s
achievements in making contributions to increase U.S. exports. The award
was created by President John F. Kennedy in 1961.
GRAYBAR EXPANDS NORTH DAKOTA BRANCH
Graybar, distributor of electrical, communications and data networking
products, expanded its branch in Bismarck, N.D. The 30,000-square-foot
addition nearly doubles the size of the previous facility.
CH2M NAMES OPERATIONS MANAGER
CH2M HILL named Charles Whisman vice president and U.S. oil and
gas operations manager for the environmental and nuclear market.
WJTA-IMCA EXPO OCT. 14-15
The 2014 WJTA-IMCA (Waterjet Technology Association-Industrial &
Municipal Cleaning Association) Expo will be held Oct. 14-15 at the Morial
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GAS, OIL AND MINING
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Oil Sands Trade Show and Conference, Suncor Community Leisure
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Permian Basin International Oil Show, Ector County Coliseum and
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Coal Association of Canada Conference & Trade Show,
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