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Sempco Surveyings Vice

President Isaac Grier, President Bill Bartlett and Oil
and Gas Manager George
Hill stand outside of their
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The company has been
serving the oil and gas industry in Texas since 1967.
(Photography by Jimmy Alford)
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STAYING COMPETITIVE
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Staying up to date with technology helps service
companies remain viable in the oil and gas industry
By Cory Dellenbach
over the past several decades.

With the help of new technologies,
Sempco has prospered in the oil and gas
industry, conducting surveys for new well
pad sites and construction of new pipelines. The company has gone from using
chains and charting paper to GPS and 3-D
scanning technologies.
TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP GET

THE JOB DONE
Speaking of new technologies, there
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the end of the first quarter of 2015
help you on and off the job site.
are likely to bottom out in the first half of
already. What are you keeping your
Take, for instance, our Better
2015 and then make a slow recovery. Oil
eyes on as the first quarter draws to
Mousetraps feature this month on J.D.
is seen recovering in the second half as
a close?
Field Services, which is using fleet tracking
non-OPEC production responds to lower
Many will keep their eyes on the
Cory Dellenbach
software to keep track of all of its equipment
prices, with demand picking up as the
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and help keep drivers safe.
year progresses, the poll showed.
to a poll by Reuters at the end of 2014,
The Naples, Utah-based company
The survey projected Brent to average
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$74 a barrel next year and $80.30 in 2016.
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Cover Story
SEMPCO SURVEYING INC.

LOCATION:
Forth Worth, Texas
OWNERS:
Bill Bartlett, president;

Isaac Grier, vice president;
George Hill, partner and oil/gas
division manager; James Hosiner,
associate; Wayne Barton, GIS manager;
Aaron Wiese, field crew supervisor
EMPLOYEES:
20
FOUNDED:
1967
SERVICE AREA:
Throughout Texas
SERVICES OFFERED: GPS surveying, boundary and topographic

surveying, mapping, planning, CAD and
consulting services, as-built mapping to owners
and builders of pipelines, property owners, land
developers, electric utility companies, architects,
engineers and designers
WEBSITE:
A Sempco Surveying employee surveys a well pad site

in Texas using a Leica ScanStation C10 laser scanner.
(Contributed photo from Sempco Surveying)
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PLOTTING THE
COURSE
Texas surveying contractor finds niche in oilfields and
stays competitive with up-to-date technology
By Cory Dellenbach | Photography by Jimmy Alford
hains, pencils and charting paper were the height of

surveying technology when Bill Bartlett joined Sempco
Surveying in 1968. Today, Bartletts team documents and
dissects the Texas oilfields with satellite positioning, 3-D
scanning and computer-aided design, but they still have
the same personal touch.
Were a bunch of surveyors, we have mud on our
boots and we believe in doing a good job, says managing partner Isaac Grier.
We believe that is how weve kept our clients and stay competitive. We
listen to what they need and we accommodate and use the latest technology.
Were a bunch of surveyors, we have mud on our boots

and we believe in doing a good job. We believe that is
how weve kept our clients and stay competitive.
Isaac Grier
Bartlett has spent close to five decades with Sempco Surveying. His
father co-founded the company in 1967, and when Bartlett came on board,
crews were using chains, charting paper and pencils to plot points.
Today, Sempco crews are using the latest GPS and 3-D scanning
technology to get the job done.
While the technology has changed, not much else has with the Fort
Worth, Texas-based company, which offers GPS services, boundary and
topographic surveying, mapping, planning and consulting services. The
company also provides complete computer-aided design (CAD) support
including map conversions, digitizing, specialized color plots and as-built
mapping to oil and gas exploration and operating companies, owners and
builders of pipelines, property owners, land developers, electric utility
companies, architects, engineers and designers.
Surveying is often called the second oldest profession in the world,
says George Hill, partner and manager of the oil and gas division. Surveying
is basically establishing points and areas and boundaries. It takes the concept
of ownership and it turns it into the reality of possession.
Sempco Surveying President Bill Bartlett sits in his office at the companys headquarters in
Fort Worth, Texas. Bartletts father helped start the company.
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Sempco Surveying employees, front row, from left, James Hosiner, Bill Bartlett, George Hill and Aaron Wiese. Back row, Isaac Grier, Joseph Pyle, Levon Lynch, Dalton Eadie, Chris Clark, Andrew
Hunter, Dawyne Caruthers, Chris Pyle, Hunter Ray, Jerod Fortune, Craig Sisk, Mary Bryan, Matt Sisk, Mike Williamson and Wayne Barton.
FOCUSING ON ENERGY
Sempco an acronym for Surveying, Engineering, Mapping, Planning
and Consulting has been providing its services to the oil and gas industry
in Texas since the company was founded.
We enjoy the clients, says Grier. They appreciate the value of the
survey. They will pay what we ask for as far as rate and they give us the leeway
and the latitude to perform the amount of surveying we need to perform in
order to feel comfortable with our product.
The company offers several surveying services to the gas and oil industry,
including lease and unit surveys, pad location and staking, pipeline surveys
and alignment sheets, drilling pad and rig details, surface use exhibits and
easements, legal descriptions, topographic surveying and profiles, GIS
database management and shape file submittals to the (Texas) Railroad
Commission and other regulatory agencies.
Between 80 and 90 percent of the companys work is oil and gas driven,
including about 30 percent in exploration.
Typically our job is to locate property corners and determine their
location using GPS surveying and lock that in with the adjacent property
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surveys and build a computerized map of a boundary, Hill says. These days
theres a lot of infrastructure that has to be surveyed in conjunction with the
unit survey.
Crews are required to survey anything within the boundary that could
impact the location of a pipeline or drill pad. The size of the area they are
surveying varies based on what type of drilling is taking place.
Back in the good old days when it was just a vertical straw that got stuck
in the ground and went down to a pool of oil, it was a 40-acre unit, Hill says.
Now, with horizontal drilling technologies, a unit can be up to 700 acres.
Our crews are instructed to find corners, use their heads, use their
eyes to be our eyes out in the field and survey the route so we can effectively
represent the area thats being utilized for a pipeline, a drilling unit, a well, a
pad or a road, Hill says.
CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY
To accomplish those tasks, Sempco uses a multitude of technology both
in the field and the home office where five licensed surveyors are based.
Field crews are equipped with Trimble R8 receivers, Trimble 5800
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Typically our job is to

locate property corners and
determine their location
using GPS surveying
and lock that in with the
adjacent property surveys
and build a computerized
map of a boundary.
George Hill
base stations and Trimble TSC2

data collectors. They also operate a
Leica C10 scanner, which can scan
in 3-D.
Most of our work is done
with Trimble GPS equipment, says
Bartlett. Trimble was the first company to come out with GPS equipment and we started with them and
stuck with them because they are
reliable.
The office is equipped with 10
AutoCAD stations along with Leica,
Autodesk, Carlson and Esri ArcMap software. In the field, crews are able to
transfer files to the office using the TSC2 data collectors hand-held devices
about four times larger than a smartphone.
We use those to collect and store data that the crew is gathering when
they are taking readings, says Grier. All the data is collected and then we
convert that into usable coordinate systems and those files are then uploaded
to an FTP site from the data collector using our cellphone or modem service.
Once back at the office, Grier or one of the other partners will gather
the information, stream it into the AutoCAD program and plot out points.
Grier says its easier and more accurate than having the field crew attempt to
calculate it in the field on the hand-held devices.
Hill says theyve used the equipment on job sites 500 miles from the office and have had the data transmitted to the office and back out to the field
crews within a half-hour. Crews will then stake the points for construction of
the pipeline or boundaries of a property.
One such job came up in December 2014 when Sempco crews were staking a location for a 1,600-foot pipeline in the middle of Palo Pinto County,
Texas. The only condition was that the pipeline had to stay 15 feet away from
an existing pipeline because of a 30-foot-wide easement.
The operations manager of that company just told us where he wanted
the pipeline to start and finish, Hill says. There was a riser in one area and
there was a pipe sticking out of the ground in another area.
Field crews took the measurements and photos at the beginning and end
of the pipeline location, surveyed the location and transferred that information to the office. The data was then reviewed and points were selected for
the field crew. The field crew received the information back and was able to
begin staking that same day.
This technology is invaluable, Hill says. It beats the old days of chaining something with an engineers chain and hand-writing your notes and
coming in and translating the information and hand-drawing it all on a map.
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ABOVE: Sempco Surveying Oil and Gas Division Manager George Hill works on a surveying
program on his computer at the companys office.
BELOW: A composite Sempco Surveying put together. Crews scanned a multiple well pad
site in Fort Worth, Texas, and then scanned the rig the drilling company was going to use on
the pad in Gainesville, Texas. Crews then created the 3-D map of the pad and a separate 3-D
rendering of the rig and superimposed the rig on the pad to show the drilling company how
they could use the space.
It was very tedious and time consuming and an engineer or developer would
have to spend days, sometimes weeks, to get the data.
ON THE LEADING EDGE
Bartlett, president of Sempco Surveying, says the company has always
been on the leading edge of technology.
About 12 years ago the company partnered with a local GPS network
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Sempco Surveying employees gather for a daily safety meeting.
provider that wanted to expand its network. Bartlett and the other partners at
that time invested in a Continually Operating Reference Station a permanent
Global Navigation Satellite System receiver, antenna and support equipment.
In return for establishing that base station, the local network provider
gave us a subscription for five separate GPS units, says Hill. Typically back
then a company may have had four or five crews, but they would all share
one GPS unit and base station because technology was just expensive to get.
Bartlett says the GPS units are beneficial because there is very little human input, which results in few errors.
When we were chaining and turning angles and stuff like that, every
time you wrote down a distance or angle, theres a chance you wrote it down
wrong, Bartlett says. With the GPS equipment its hard for anybody to
mess up.
The Leica C10 scanner allows crews to conduct complex surveying that
would normally take hours. The laser scanner will scan a site, whether its
a building, a transmission tower or drilling rig, and itll collect millions of
points in a half-hour, Hill says.
The scanner has a 360-degree horizontal arc and a 270-degree vertical

arc and collects 50,000 points per second.
You end up with a point cloud that is huge, larger than what most computer systems can store, Hill says. Weve had to upgrade our hardware and
software to manage that program.
Sempco used the equipment recently in north Texas at a location where
an oil company was using a 135- to 150-foot-tall drill rig they were going to
install at a well pad. As the rig manufacturer completed the rig at the plant,
Sempco crews scanned it in before it was dismantled for shipping.
We were able to provide 3-D models of all the different components to
the oil company so they could rebuild the rig on a variety of drill site locations, Hill says. Thats cutting-edge technology.
IN THE FIELD
Typically the company has six field crews out daily, but that fluctuates
with demand. Crews consist of two people, but will expand to three if they
are staking a pipeline, tower or pad site.
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SAFETY IN THREE TIERS

Working in the field around pipelines and wells poses many safety
hazards, so Sempco Surveying set up a safety program to reduce the number
of injuries and illnesses.
Over the years weve realized you cant have an effective plan just by
bringing it up in the office because most of the stuff happens out in the field,
says George Hill, partner and manager of the oil and gas division.
Hill says there are three tiers to the companys safety program. The first
begins with the six general partners who are responsible for providing the
safety equipment and training.
Two key pieces of equipment crews carry are hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
monitors (BW Honeywell GasAlert Extreme H2S Monitor) and fire-retardant
jump suits.
The monitors clip to our crew leaders safety vest, Hill says. They are
triggered to sound an alarm if they detect any H2S gas. Those are calibrated
on a regular basis here at the office by our safety coordinator, Aaron Wiese.
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The second tier of the program revolves around the crew leader for each
field crew. The crew leaders are responsible for addressing all the safety
concerns on each specific site, Hill says.
The final tier is the field employee.
The employees are the ones who have to understand the program,
all the state laws, the federal laws and our policies as they are written in our
employees manual, Hill says. They have to understand that this isnt just
something that they read about; they have to practice it when they get out
of the truck.
In the past 10 years the company has only had one minor injury.
Is the program 100 percent foolproof? No. Is there room for improvement?
Yes, Hill says. Weve had a few fender benders, but basically weve operated
pretty safe and we keep trying to figure out better ways of instructing our
crews to operate safely.
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Sempco Surveying employee, Levon Lynch, surveys a well

pad site in Texas using Trimble equipment.
Well do the three-man crews so we can

distribute the work and do the work in a manner that we know is accurate and safe, Hill
says. We have also sent land surveyors from
the office out with one of the field crews to perform on-the-spot surveying and development
work, so its a real flexible situation that we
have here. It works well for us.
Two overlapping projects have kept the
companys crews busy the last several years.
The first project, beginning in 2009, was
one of the biggest surveys the company has
conducted. An oil company purchased thousands
of leases across Northeast Tarrant County, Texas,
and hired Sempco to survey the area.
Hill says the area was 4,800 acres, but
there were 5,800 tracts of land ranging from
1/10 of an acre to 30 acres.
We had to create eight different
production units, each heading in a different
direction from the monster pad site, Hill says.
When we were chaining and turning angles and stuff like that, every time you wrote
We ended up surveying all 5,800 tracts of land
down a distance or angle, theres a chance you wrote it down wrong. With the GPS
and created multiple maps of these different
units so that the drilling company was able to
equipment its hard for anybody to mess up.
effectively develop the mineral resources on all
Bill Bartlett
4,800 acres.
That project was completed in 2012, but
Sempco continues to work on the property as the oil company adds new wells
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Bakken Extra
NOT ALL FOR IT

Industry officials say stripping liquids
and gases from Bakken crude would result
in even more volatile products that would
still have to be shipped by rail. It would
also result in additional emissions due to
heating the oil to remove gases.
NEW RULES
FOR CRUDE
Industrial Commission standards aimed at
improving safety of crude oil transport
By Cory Dellenbach
ew rules affecting the way Bakken

Shale operators handle crude oil
could improve the safety of crudeby-rail shipments.
Starting April 1, oil condition rules
adopted by the Industrial Commission will
require operators to run certain equipment
at a specific temperature and pressure to
remove light hydrocarbons before the oil is
shipped to market.
The focus is safety first, says Lynn
Helms, director of the North Dakota
Department of Mineral Resources.
With the strong science and enforceability

of the order, North Dakota will be requiring
that every barrel of Bakken crude
oil be conditioned.
Lynn Helms
THE RULES
After several high-profile rail accidents
10 major accidents during the last 18
months in the U.S. and Canada state
regulators say the new standards will
improve the safety of transporting Bakken
crude oil.
The rules will require companies
to separate butane, propane and other
volatile gases from crude oil and to run the
equipment within certain temperatures and
pressures to lower the oils vapor pressure
to 13.7 psi. The current national standard
requires crude to be stable at 14.7 psi or less.
It does not make it inflammable
thats not the point, Helms says. It will
create a consistent stable fluid.
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To comply with the new rules, gas

separators and emulsion treaters must
meet the following guidelines:
Separators and emulsion treaters
operating at or below 50 psi must
heat the produced fluids no less
than 110 degrees F.
Operators running equipment
at 110 degrees or above these
parameters without a vapor recovery
system must install one.
Separators and emulsion treaters
may operate at other pressures and
temperatures if they demonstrate
the resulting vapor is no greater
than 13.7 psi. Tests must be
performed quarterly.
Beyond
establishing
new
oil
conditioning standards, the Industrial
Commission is also requiring transload rail
facility operators to inspect Bakken crude
and report any shipments that violate
federal crude oil safety standards.
No exceptions will be allowed to the
new rules, says Helms. There will be a
conditioning/stabilization process applied
to every barrel of Bakken crude oil.
Violation of the new rules could result
in fines of up to $12,500 per day, according
to the commission.
Helms says that about 80 percent
of North Dakota crude already falls well
below the proposed standard, but testing
will ensure that all of it meets the standard.
Roughly 15 percent of Bakken wells already
operate equipment needed for the rules.
With the strong science and
enforceability of the order, North Dakota
will be requiring that every barrel
of Bakken crude oil be conditioned,
Helms says.
Operators are already in the

process of figuring out what
they need to do on each of their
facilities to come into compliance,
but I think were pretty
frustrated with the process.
Ron Ness
North Dakota Petroleum Council

President Ron Ness says the council was
amenable to safety standards based on
science but we adamantly objected to
the micromanagement maintained in the
final order. The North Dakota Petroleum
Council represents more than 500
companies working in the states oil play.
Ness says some companies will have
to make substantial investments in well
site equipment and testing required by
the rules, noting one operator believes
their cost could range from $10 million to
$20 million.
Requiring the equipment to be
installed during the winter months so its
ready by April 1 was also a significant
misstep, Ness says.
Operators are already in the process
of figuring out what they need to do on each
of their facilities to come into compliance,
but I think were pretty frustrated with the
process, Ness says.
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Helms says that the proposed rules
will make North Dakota crude behave
like the gasoline you put in your car.
The cost to the industry to test the
crude to ensure compliance with the rules
will be significant but not substantial,
Helms admits.
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These events, when added to threat

intelligence, feed into a security information
event management system and provide
key indicators of compromise (IoC) that
represent an attackers fingerprint or
telegraphed attack attempts.
A THREAT TO
ALL SYSTEMS
Cybersecurity: It isnt getting easier, but
best practices help to mitigate risk
By Mike Spanbauer
T
Mike Spanbauer
he attention paid to cybersecurity

has risen sharply in recent years with
the rapid increase in attack capability
and the prevalence of network-attached
controls as well as monitoring systems.
Whether plant asset, field asset or mobile
rig, all manner of measurement and control
technologies are now connected via private
and public network links to facilitate remote
monitoring and control. However, tied to
this convenience and efficiency is the threat
of having that agent, software or control
compromised for malicious purposes.
Regardless of the attackers goal,
disruption of service for these systems results
in a range of outcomes, from irritating (log
interruptions) to catastrophic (loss of life due
to safety-equipment override).
Regardless of the attackers goal, disruption of

service for these systems results in a range of
outcomes, from irritating (log interruptions)
to catastrophic (loss of life due to
safety-equipment override).
There are multiple approaches that
companies can utilize in order to secure
critical assets from these attacks. From the
extreme of air-gapping the technology by
never connecting it in the first place, to the
more reasonable strict port controls, very
tightly defined policies and, as importantly,
continuous monitoring for malicious or
unauthorized activity. The answer is often
industry specific and depends on the
amount of risk the organization is willing to
take on within the oil and gas industry, the
impact can be considerable.
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WHAT SHOULD YOU SECURE?

Information drives the oil and gas
industry. The same diligence spent on
drilling and exploration efforts can be used in
developing a cyber protection map in order
to identify gaps that may impact protection
matrix or service map development. This
impact is multifold enhancing security as
well as smoothing plant audits. Common
questions are the following:
What do you need to secure and
when is it most critical?
Do you know what assets are connected throughout your environment?
Do you know where these assets
physically reside?
Do you know how each asset supports and enables which processes?
How are those processes dependent
on one another?
The good news is that this information
often exists already but in other forms, such
as risk analysis audits. Regardless of how the
data is collected, it is critical to understand
what security professionals refer to as your
attack surface or the exposed or potentially
exposed asset that an attacker would seek to
disrupt or compromise.
From this asset-mapping exercise
comes the ability to know with precision
the exposure and dependence each service
has on one another. In addition, it provides
insight into the required security controls and
processes required to support the continuity
of those services. This exercise will drive
the infosec monitoring requirements and
assist with prioritizing events that occur in
the network, much like the events that are
monitored from the various control systems
throughout the environment.
USER MANAGEMENT
OFTEN OVERLOOKED
A visible challenge for the oil and
gas industry is managing and securing
nonpermanent employees (contractors),
especially on offshore oil rigs. In addition
to the organizations employees, these are
project-based personnel that have access to
and are working around critical assets.
Being able to manage resource access
during specific hours of the day, and
critically with a project start and end date, is
part of proper user management. Too often
employee access rights arent automated
and depend on the human communication
in order for personnel to notify IT that an
account or accounts should be terminated at
a given point.
These legacy accounts can persist for
some time and represent one of the most
commonly exploited means to obtain access
to assets. Recommendation: Audit and verify
an effective user management process is
in place for both full-time personnel and
contract (or project-based).
NO SHORTCUTS
NSS Labs tests the most advanced, stateof-the-art security technologies and routinely
discovers holes or potential compromises
that, if an attacker discovered them, could
be exploited to thwart the defense and gain
access to critical assets protected by them.
There is no perfect product that
exists, and there are no substitutes for
routine security and asset audits, continuous
monitoring and dedicated expert staff
capable of rapidly responding to triggers or
IoCs that pop up on the monitoring screens.
As attackers grow increasingly capable
with technology advances, so too must the
security teams detection and mitigation
methods keep pace to defend against them.
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By Ken Wysocky
s drilling-rig components and other items like gas compressors get

bigger and bigger, so do the cranes that help install them. A good case
in point is the Terex AC 350/6 mobile all-terrain crane purchased
about a year ago by Crane Service Inc., based in Albuquerque, N.M.
With a 400-ton lifting capacity, the Terex crane is one of the biggest out
of more than 130 cranes owned by the company. Crane Service is one of the
largest crane contractors in the western United States with satellite offices in
Bloomfield, N.M., and Amarillo, El Paso and Sweetwater, Texas.
In years gone by, drilling rigs were smaller because they werent going as
deep, so the cranes were smaller, too, says Scott Wilson, president of Crane
Service. But as time went by drilling rigs got taller so they could drill
deeper, so we needed bigger cranes. Five years ago, we could go out with a
120-ton and an 80-ton crane and assemble a drilling rig, but now were going
out with a 400-ton and a 200-ton because rigs keep growing in size.
The same holds true for signal compressors, which keep gas moving
through pipelines. Years ago, a 275-ton crane provided enough lifting muscle
to handle the largest compressors. Today, a 275-ton crane usually isnt large
enough, Wilson notes.
Purchased about a year ago for around $3 million, the Terex unit is based
in El Paso, where its the regions largest crane. The unit offers several key
advantages that improve the companys efficiency and productivity.
One advantage: On crowded drilling-rig and pipeline-construction
sites, one crane is better than two, and with its 400-ton lifting capacity the
Terex can do the work of two cranes when needed. In addition, one crane
requires less manpower and associated vehicles than two cranes; that, in
turn, reduces customer expenses, which gives Crane Service a competitive
edge, Wilson says.
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Crane Service Inc., Albuquerque, N.M.

MACHINE:
Terex AC 350/6 mobile all-terrain crane
FUNCTION: Installing gas and oil drilling rigs, pipeline compressors

and refinery constructions
FEATURES: 400-ton lifting capacity, 210-foot-long main boom,
288-foot working radius
COST:
About $3 million
In addition, the spacing of the Terex units axles enables the machine to
comply with bridge laws, which differ from state to state. Not all cranes are
built with ideal axle spacing, Wilson says, noting that the Terex units axles
are spaced more than 8 feet apart, which sufficiently spreads out the units
gross vehicle weight. Thats a big deal because we serve customers in nine
states out West and seven states on the East Coast. Were playing in a lot of
different states.
As such, the Terex can usually travel nationwide while fully assembled.
On many other large cranes, key components like outrigger boxes and
counterweight and lifting systems must be removed to comply with weight
restrictions during transport to job sites, Wilson points out.
We can easily save one to one and a half hours by not having to install
outrigger boxes on a job site, he explains. In most cases, you have to remove
the rear outrigger assembly or boom to make a crane road legal. So it saves us
a lot of time if we dont have to install a boom or a rear outrigger box.
Some old cranes with terrible axle spacings would get us shut down in
some states, he adds. Then wed either have to put the boom on a flatbed
or use a launch trailer and get an over-size permit, which sometimes would
take a week or longer to obtain. The cost savings through

not needing a special trailer, combined with less assembly
time, is a couple hundred dollars an hour. So over the life
of a crane of about 15 years, that all adds up.
With a 210-foot-long boom (which can be extended
to 412 feet with the addition of a luffing jib) and a
maximum 288-foot working radius, the Terex crane can
perform lifts that other cranes cant. Youd be surprised
at how far things are inside the interior of some of these
complexes, such as refineries or chemical plants, Wilson
says. Theres no room deep inside these plants to
accommodate a crane.
Five years ago, we could go out with a

120-ton and an 80-ton crane and assemble
a drilling rig, but now were going out with
a 400-ton and a 200-ton because
rigs keep growing in size.
Scott Wilson
At $3 million, the Terex unit represents a

considerable investment. Moreover, even though it can
travel with its boom and outriggers intact, the Terex still
requires additional trailers and tractor cabs to haul other
rigging gear and equipment. That represents an additional
investment of nearly $1 million, Wilson says.
When you get into a 400-ton crane, youre looking
at a seven- to 10-year return on investment because of all
the other equipment required, he explains. This crane
still requires eight dedicated trailers going down the road
to carry all the required components. Its quite the show
to see them going down a highway.
Nonetheless, having a crane the size of the Terex offers enough
competitive advantages to make the investment worthwhile. A more diverse
and versatile fleet helps us be more responsive to customers, notes Chris
Martin, the companys marketing coordinator. In the niche market of the
oil and gas industry in the El Paso area the Terex provides more lifting
capacity than anyone else.
If we didnt have it, we would have to move an asset from Albuquerque
or Sweetwater in west Texas, he adds. So having the Terex helps us serve
customers better.
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Eye on the Industry
PRODUCTION SPURS
PIPELINE PROJECTS
Natural gas flowing in from Appalachia raises
demand for new pipeline construction in Ohio
By Cory Dellenbach
hree proposed pipelines are just the

latest in the pipeline construction
boom taking place in Ohio thanks
to growing natural gas production in
northern Appalachia.
I tell people you might not see shale
and oil drilling development in your area
like in the eastern part of the state, but with
pipelines and development, its coming
your way, says Dale Arnold, director of
energy services for the Ohio Farm Bureau
Foundation.
The Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation is
predicting that there will be 38,000 miles
of pipeline development in Ohio over the
next decade among interstate, intrastate,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

approval process, and there are rumors of a
fourth coming soon, according to Arnold.
Energy Transfer Partner L.P.s
Rover Pipeline is the largest of the three
projects. The pipeline will be an 823mile conduit running from southeast
Ohio, west to Defiance County and then
north to Michigan and Canada. The 409mile mainline will have nine new lateral
pipelines ranging from 4 to 206 miles to
connect it to southeast Ohio, Michigan
and Canada.
The pipeline will begin moving
3.25 billion cubic feet of gas daily from
Appalachia to southern Ontario in 2016.
I tell people you might not see shale and oil drilling development
in your area like in the eastern part of the state, but with
pipelines and development, its coming your way.
Dale Arnold
local utility service line upgrades,

collection lines for oil and gas utilities, and
supply lines for gas-fired electric utilities.
Gas exploration and production
has grown in Ohio in the last few years,
says Matt Butler, a spokesman for the
Ohio Power Siting Board. We have seen
a general increase in the construction of
pipelines in the state. Most of it is routine,
but we have definitely seen an increase in
natural-gas-fired plant proposals, and that
has a lot to do with the trend in utilities to
retire coal-fired generation.
THE PROJECTS
Currently there are three pipeline
proposals making their way through the
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pipeline is also aimed at the Canadian
market. This 250-mile pipeline will begin
in northeast Ohios Columbiana County
and travel to Maumee and through Fulton
County to reach Michigan and Canada. It
will move 2 billion cubic feet of gas daily
starting in 2017.
The third project is the Columbia
Pipeline Groups Leach XPress, a 160-mile
pipeline to send 1.5 billion cubic feet of
gas daily from West Virginia and southeast
Ohio to central Ohio, where it will then
connect with lines running to Kentucky.
The line is needed to ship gas to the Gulf of
Mexico, where Ohio got most of its natural
gas in the past.
Two other major pipelines went online

in the last two years the 1,230-mile
Atex pipeline and the 230-mile Mariner
West pipeline.
The Atex pipeline runs from southwest
Pennsylvania, through a portion of West
Virginia and across 13 Ohio counties before
ending in southern Indiana. The Mariner
West pipeline runs from the Youngstown,
Ohio, area to Sarnia, Ontario.
DRIVING THE BOOM
The boom in pipeline construction
is being driven by the gas deposits in
the Marcellus Shale and the Utica Shale,
which sits a few thousand feet below
the Marcellus.
What youre seeing with the increase
development in the Marcellus and Utica
regions is historical levels of natural gas
and natural gas liquids being developed,
says Shawn Bennett, senior vice president
of the Ohio Oil & Gas Association.
Traditionally, a lot of our natural gas
came from down in the Gulf region, but
now were producing a lot of this natural
gas here.
U.S. geological surveys estimate the
Utica Shale contains at least 38 trillion
cubic feet of natural gas and the Marcellus
Shale at least 84 trillion cubic feet. The
Marcellus also contains supplies of ethane,
butane, pentane, isobutene and propane.
Demand for cheap gas from the
Marcellus and Utica shales is coming from
Canada, the Gulf region, Texas and farther
west. However, the current infrastructure
cant move large volumes to supply
Ontario, Louisiana, Chicago, St. Louis and
elsewhere, says Mike Anderson, director of
supply planning for Columbia Gas of Ohio.
That is why the Rover, Nexus and
Leach XPress pipelines are all happening
at the same time.
I dont recall anything of this kind
of magnitude having occurred in my
historical recollection, Anderson says.
The driver is the success basically of the
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Tech Perspective
HELP FROM
ANYWHERE
Virtual-presence technology securely connects field workers and experts

By Marieke Wijtkamp
IN OIL, GAS AND MINING OPER ATIONS, THE

DISTANCE THAT SEPAR ATES SPECIALIZED
experts from problems can be immense. When
problems occur in locations that are far removed from
technical experts, the costs of bringing specialists on
site are difficult to estimate.
Not only is direct travel cost expensive in
some cases $25,000 for one shot but the time it
takes to get these people to the locations can end up
costing days of production time. And when it comes
to asset maintenance and repairs or health and safety
inspections and audits, every minute matters.
VIDEO COLLABORATION,
ANYTIME AND ANYWHERE
With the development of new mobile
technologies, the opportunity for real-time videobased collaboration has expanded from face-to-face
meetings to troubleshooting assets and inspecting
incidents right on the gas or oil platform or at the mine
site. Virtual-presence technologies bring the problem
to the expert rather than the other way around by
visually connecting field workers and remote experts.
Prior to virtual presence, when a complex
problem arose that required external help, field
workers would try to share pictures with experts to
diagnose the issue, often leading to an expert (or a
whole team of experts) flying to the problem site,
causing further delays and incurring expensive travel
costs. With virtual-presence technologies, no one
leaves their desk.
These technologies generally include Ex-certified
wireless video devices for use on the oil platform,
in a refinery or mine, or at a pipeline, as well as
collaboration software for the experts desktop or
tablet. In some cases, the solution includes the ability
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ABOVE: An oil rig worker takes a photo

with the Librestream Virtual Presence
Camera at a work site and draws where
the equipment malfunction is. He will then
communicate with an expert in another
part of the country to find a solution to the
problem.
RIGHT: The Librestream Virtual Presence Camera. (Photos contributed by
Librestream)
to embed the capability into existing software tools to streamline workflows

and adoption. Often the total solution operates through video infrastructure
that is already in use to ease deployment.
Field workers use the Ex-certified mobile device to share video, voice,
telestration (i.e., on-screen drawing) and images with the remote experts
who interact live through the collaboration software on a computer, tablet or
smartphone. Remote experts can also share images or prerecorded videos to
play on the touch-screen panel of the device.
By sharing this visual content, the experts can
provide field technicians with visual instructions.
The system can be used virtually anywhere as it can
communicate through wireless, satellite and cellular
networks even in ultra-low bandwidth situations.
With the development of new mobile technologies, the

opportunity for real-time video-based collaboration has
expanded from face-to-face meetings to troubleshooting
assets and inspecting incidents right on the gas
or oil platform or at the mine site.
PERFORMING SAFETY
REVIEWS AND AUDITS
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) teams
must perform audits if a safety incident occurs as well
as proactive inspections to protect workers.
Virtual-presence systems help these teams
perform their work more effectively by enabling
remote inspections. For example, in one situation, a
manhole cover had fallen multiple floors, narrowly
missing two rig workers. These workers would have
been seriously injured or killed in this accident,
which necessitated an immediate HSE investigation.
Instead of sending the team of three HSE
specialists to the offshore rig, they used an Ex-certified
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wireless video camera at the rig to share the visuals, talk and draw on screen
with the HSE specialists who were using the collaboration software on their
PCs and tablets. They were also able to record the live event and store it for
future safety audits and training purposes.
With this virtual-presence system, they were able to remotely risk assess
the situation and direct the investigation to follow certain lines of inquiry. In
this one incident, the team estimated the total savings at $56,000.
ASSET TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE
Another common application for virtual-presence systems includes assisting workers with diagnosis and repairs of core assets. With the high costs of
downtime or inefficient operation, accelerating this process through remote collaboration has become more common.
In one example, an operation in Brazil deployed Ex-certified wireless video
cameras across their rigs for asset maintenance. Teams at the rig used the tool
to bring in specialized engineers within their own organization as well as vendors to help diagnose issues and maintain assets.
At the rig, the Ex-certified camera connected to the wireless network and
used a restricted amount of bandwidth from the existing satellite network to
share live video, audio, images and telestration with the specialists on shore.
The specialists were in TelePresence rooms and using the specialized collaboration software on the computers.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESSION PLANNING
Mining and the oil and gas industry have many people approaching
retirement age. These people currently fill a variety of key roles, including
engineering and HSE functions.
With this demographic shift there will be fewer people in the field with the
specialized knowledge needed to help address issues that occur. This change
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creates new demands on the

business to quickly bring
high-risk events and activities
to these experts instead of
requiring them to travel to
remote locations.
With virtual-presence
technology, cost savings
and training can occur
simultaneously as experts
share their experience with
younger staff around the world in real-life scenarios.
VIRTUAL-PRESENCE EQUIPMENT
The primary components to virtual-presence systems include the
following:
Hazardous-location-approved wireless video devices (camera).
Collaboration software that runs on the computer, smartphone or tablet
of subject-matter experts.
Central management software and infrastructure to provide scale and
control deployments.
These components often integrate with existing industry-standard video
infrastructure, video management systems and wireless networks to provide a
complete solution.
NETWORK AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
Two of the main information technology (IT) requirements for virtualpresence systems include network access and secure communication.
Bandwidth can often be a major challenge. There is typically a fixed
amount of bandwidth for the location and all systems must continue to perform
with the addition of video collaboration. This reality means that the virtualpresence solution must be able to operate effectively with as little as 100 kbps
of bandwidth.
To do this, the solution must provide a way to provide a high-quality audio
connection, viewfinder video and high-quality image sharing. It must also
provide IT and operations with a method to centrally control the amount of
bandwidth consumption allowed.
Security over the content is also critical as it is often sensitive. To deliver
a highly secure system, enterprise-grade mobile video devices must provide
content encryption, wireless network authentication, user passwords and
centralized administrator control.
EXTEND EXISTING VIDEO INFRASTRUCTURE
Virtual-presence technologies should also integrate with industrystandard video infrastructure and video management systems to leverage
existing investments.
With the advent of virtual-presence technologies, securely extending the
power of collaboration across a refinery, pipeline or oil platform is now a
reality. Enterprises are already experiencing the benefits for safety inspections,
maintenance and repair, and many other applications. Now, engaging in a
full video collaboration session has become as simple as making a phone call.
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CANADIAN EXTRA
WORKING TOGETHER IN CANADA

Groups form partnership to help expand oil industry in Alberta and British Columbia
By Cory Dellenbach
im Ellis, the CEO of the Alberta

Energy Regulator (AER), is looking for
a better way to handle construction
in the oil industry with the proliferation of
new pipelines and well pads.
A massive pipeline project in Alberta
was held up in summer 2014 because its
proposed route ran right into crowded
Under the plan, the companies will be

able to assess the combined impact of all
their projects on the land and bring that
overall plan to landowners instead of doing
it separately.
Getting companies to work together
isnt that hard, Ellis says. Most of them
want to reduce their footprint.
There is a tremendous opportunity and responsibility tied to Alberta and British

Columbias oil and gas development. It just makes sense to use the combined
strength of two established regulators to help oversee it.
The Alberta government fully supports this partnership.
Diana McQueen
pipeline corridors and new industries

under construction.
The company was ordered to revise
its route for the 900,000 bpd pipeline in
several places, and Ellis hopes to avoid that
again in the future.
WORKING TOGETHER
A new approach Ellis is putting into
place is called play-based. It would require
companies to work together and coordinate
plans rather than each company bringing
its projects forward separately for approval
by the AER.
We have to try something if we want
more development, Ellis says.
The play-based approach is first being
tried in the remote forests around Fox
Creek, Alberta, where four companies are
attempting to reduce the number of access
roads and well pads that will cut through
the forest.
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We dont have to use a stick, Ellis

says. Its about better managing activity
on the landscape.
CROSS-BORDER TEAMWORK
The AER has seen a number of
cooperative projects taking place in the last
several months. In late 2014, the AER and
the BC Oil and Gas Commission (BCOGC)
signed a memorandum of understanding
to enhance energy resource regulation in
both Alberta and British Columbia.
The AER and BCOGC will explore
opportunities to share information and best
practices and support the development of
Canadian technical standards.
There is a tremendous opportunity
and responsibility tied to Alberta and British
Columbias oil and gas development, says
Alberta Energy Minister Diana McQueen.
It just makes sense to use the combined
strength of two established regulators to
help oversee it. The Alberta government

fully supports this partnership.
Ellis says highlights of the partnership
include establishing a notification process
and coordinated response if incidents
occur near the Alberta/British Columbia
border. The AER and BCOGC will also
compare results from industry inspections
to enhance compliance efforts and
accuracy.
Working with our provincial partners
is an important part of the regulatory
process, Ellis says. The AER is extremely
proud to work hand-in-hand with the BC
Oil and Gas Commission. By learning from
each other and communicating openly, we
can improve procedures, address issues
faster and maximize research efforts.
ALL FOR THE INDUSTRY
It could be the best time to team
up and work together as the oil industry
continues to grow in Canada.
Canada produced a record 3.9 million
barrels of oil per day in 2014 and oil exports
to the United States exceeded 3 million
bpd for the first time in October 2014.
Shipments of crude from western
Canada also made their way beyond their
traditional market in the U.S. Midwest to
refineries on the Gulf Coast in increasing
volumes.
Also in 2014, Canadian producers
moved a number of test shipments to
refiners in Europe and Asia. The federal
government was able to convince European
lawmakers not to label oilsands crude as
dirty oil in 2014 after Ottawa argued the
move would unfairly stigmatize Canadian
crude. GOMC
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Product Focus
Site Logistics,
Digital Technology,
Fleet Management
and Telematics
By Craig Mandli
Logistics software and communications equipment are essential
components for mining sites as well as gas and oil drilling sites. Here
are several products, including machine-to-machine communications,
security, software and wireless communication tools designed to keep
operations running smoothly.
Machine-to-Machine
Communications
1. Beijer Electronics T7BR
The T7BR 7-inch HMI and Panel PC for harsh
environments from Beijer Electronics withstands
wind, dust, snow, rain, extreme heat or cold, working
on motors, pumps, compressors, purifiers, reactors
and dryers. It is certified by UL, ATEX and IECEx
for hazardous environments as well as designed to
NEMA 4X, IP66 and UL 50E Type 4X (outdoor)
standards. It has a 7-inch high-resolution TFT color
LCD high-bright display and resistive touch screen.
Each supports an Intel Atom 1.0 or 1.6 GHz CPU, 1
or 2 GB RAM, 4 or 16 GB flash, two Ethernet ports,
two galvanically isolated serial ports, three USB and
one SD slot, and an optional two-port CAN module.
The units support -22 to 158 degrees F operating
temperatures and -40 to 185 degrees F storage
temperatures. 801/466-8770; www.beijerinc.com
Infosat Communications LP M2M

M2M products from Infosat Communications
LP are used to meet specific reporting and control
goals for industry applications. The applications
allow for access to sensitive information and
control of operations while off site. They have
Web-based monitoring tools for alarming, alerts
and reporting through a low data rate solution for
industry applications, narrowband and broadband
solutions, and satellite messages. 888/524-3038;
www.infosat.com.
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2. NexTraq Fleet Tracking System
4. Scantek ScanMonitor
The NexTraq Fleet Tracking System

provides a cloud-based, comprehensive fleet
tracking solution with Fleet Dispatch that allows
an operator to schedule jobs, dispatch them to
vehicles and send messages to and from workers in
the field, including a drag-and-drop job schedule
board that accelerates and simplifies assigning
jobs. With a Garmin personal navigation device or
the NexTraq Connect mobile app, this information
is sent directly to a drivers device. In addition,
employees in the field can update job status and
vehicle information via the mobile app without
having to return to the office. 800/358-6178;
www.nextraq.com.
The ScanMonitor noise monitoring system

from Scantek is composed of a sound level
meter, real-time data logger, communications,
enclosure and software. Data is stored on highcapacity local memory and can be transmitted in
real time by GSM, Wi-Fi or Ethernet. It executes
auto-diagnosis and provides alerts when service
is needed. The system can be used for permanent,
semi-permanent, or mobile stations. Power is
provided by mains, battery, or solar panels.
Unauthorized box opening is detected. It uses
Rion NL-42EX Type 2 or NL-52EX Type 1 sound
level meters, allows for remote data collection,
and is accessible via wireless or wired LAN or
GPRS. An onboard Web server is included so
sound level meter, parameters, sampling time,
IP, VPN, DNS, and user logo are all configurable.
All sound metrics including Lp, Leq, LE, Lmax,
Lmin and Ln are provided. 410/290-7726;
www.scantekinc.com.
3. Orenco Controls OLS Series

Corrosion-resistant OLS Series control panels
from Orenco Controls contain integrated variablefrequency drives to optimize system operation,
reduce energy usage, and decrease hard starts and
water hammer. Multiple drives can be configured
through one user-friendly human-machine
interface. Engineers preprogram user interfaces to
the site-specific needs of an installation, making
the panel virtually plug-and-play. Maintenance
staff can adjust settings and monitor the system
remotely. They are housed in corrosion-resistant,
weatherproof enclosures with circuit protection,
heat-dissipation systems (fan or A/C), phase and
voltage protection, and level controls. 877/2578712; www.orencocontrols.com.
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Site Security
5. Toshiba America Information
Systems IKS-WD6112
The IKS-WD6112 low-profile indoor
video surveillance dome camera from Toshiba
America Information Systems has true HD
resolution (1920 x 1080) at 30 frames per second
with bandwidth-efficient H.264 compression.
Quad-streaming capabilities provide four

separately configured video streams from one
camera simultaneously, allowing users to optimize
each stream. Wide dynamic range and electronic
day/night imaging make it ideal for all lighting
conditions. At less than 2 inches high, it can be
installed in locations where standard cameras
would be obtrusive. It is ONVIF compliant
for compatibility with network equipment. Its
Power over Ethernet capability means that no
electrical outlets need to be installed nearby
for power. Its 3.6mm/F=1.8 lens with 8x
digital zoom comes prefocused. 877/855-1349;
www.toshibasecurity.com.
to process automation including work order

creation and service receipts. 781/793-0788;
www.chevinfleet.com.
7. Fleetmatics REVEAL
The REVEAL GPS vehicle tracking system
from Fleetmatics is designed to drive savings
and improve productivity for virtually any mobile
workforce. The cloud-based platform includes
native apps for iPhone and Android, providing
visibility into field activity and actionable insight
into driver behavior and workforce productivity.
704/716-7662; www.fleetmatics.com.
8. geoAMPS landAMPS
Software
6. Chevin Fleet Solutions
FleetWave Mobile
FleetWave Mobile from Chevin Fleet
Solutions bridges the gap between field workers
and the office, allowing field workers to collect
and transfer data to a centralized system or the
office quickly and securely with or without an
Internet connection. Using almost any hand-held
device, it can be tailored to capture, collect and
transmit almost any type of data from structured
information to signatures and pictures, and
will automate and streamline almost any field
function, from compliance-related tasks such
as vehicle inspections and mileage capture,
The landAMPS software program from

geoAMPS helps meet the needs of fast-paced
lease acquisitions and manage drill schedules.
The Web platforms dashboard-focused interface
gives users a centralized repository of data,
ensuring easy and secure access in the office
or field. It enables the user to manage mineral
title research, environmental studies and depth
severances within one system. The software
automates calculating and issuing lease payments.
It comes with optional mobile, detached and GIS
platforms. The GIS option offers a geospatial
view of the project area and dashboard-like
capability to monitor projects and assets through
color-coded maps and layers. 614/389-4871;
www.geoamps.com.
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9. GPS Insight
GPS Insight fleet and asset tracking software
allows management to have complete visibility
into mobile operations to help reduce costs,
reduce risk, and drive efficiencies. It tracks any
type of vehicle or equipment in your fleet and
provides the data you need to make informed
decisions. 866-477-4321; www.gpsinsight.com.
10. Master Lock Field iD

Master Lock Field iD safety-compliance
software provides cloud-based safety and
inspection to manage safety and compliance with
the Web, smartphones and tablets. The easy-touse, cloud-based inspection software combines
Web-based and mobile technologies with
electronic identification (RFID and barcodes) to
improve the efficiency, reliability and reporting
of workplace safety management. Manufacturers,
distributors, third-party inspectors and end
users worldwide use it to inspect facilities and
equipment, perform lockout/tagout procedures,
conduct job site audits, manage corrective and
preventive actions, improve training/certifications
management and track assets. 800/996-4797;
www.masterlockfieldid.com.
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11. Retriever Communications

Barking for Assets
Barking for Assets from Retriever
Communications
uses
field
application
technology to simplify asset management.
Designed to target the management of operator
essential care and asset preventive maintenance,
the application integrates to multiple backend
systems, allows for the creation of asset task rounds
and retrieves/stores asset inspection data history.
It manages asset strategies through template/
sub-template defined routines and manages the
completion of these routines through round and
shift definition. It is ideal for environments with
poor communications coverage and limited access
to back-office systems of record. 281/566-2528;
www.retrievercommunications.com.
12. Tank Track

Tank Track software allows business
owners to manage customer information and
schedule appointments quickly and easily. Users
can customize invoice details, track property
information, map truck routes, see when
properties are due for service, generate pumping
and dumping data, and print invoices. The online
format allows access from any Internet location.
Pricing is a straightforward monthly rate, and all
levels of subscriptions include unlimited users
and workstations, free data storage, unrestricted
local backups, setup assistance and customer
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service. No contract is required. 888/704-1335;

www.tank-track.com.
Wireless Communication
13. GPS North America SmartForms
SmartForms from GPS North America
transforms traditional paperwork orders,
inspections and sales forms into customizable
digital forms, available on an iOS or Android
platform. The program has the ability to capture
video, photo, audio, GPS and time stamp
entries; barcode scan; complete calculations;
automatically integrate with QuickBooks or
Excel; and immediately dispatch forms to
field workers, eliminating the time needed
to
complete
paperwork.
888/760-4477;
www.gpsnorthamerica.com.
14. JCA Electronics Integration

Center Falcon Controller
The Falcon Controller from JCA Electronics
Integration Center can be customized with
application software to meet the needs of each
specific customer. The communication interfaces
include two CANbuses, USB and optional
Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. The CANbuses can be used
for communicating on J1939, ISOBUS (ISO11783)
or other CAN networks. It can control many types
of loads and actuators (hydraulic valves, lights,
motors, etc.), monitor all sensors (speed, position,

temperature, pressure, etc.), perform complex
sequenced or control algorithms, communicate
with CAN-enabled devices (displays, switches,
engine/transmission
control
units)
and
implement wireless control and/or monitoring
functions for interface with smartphones, fixedfunction remote controls or a wireless network. It
is environmentally sealed and operates in -40 to
185-degree F temperatures. It has up to 30 inputs
and 13 outputs with 5V sensor reference voltage
output. 204/415-1104; www.jcaelectronics.ca.
15. Phoenix Contact Radioline

The Radioline wireless platform from
Phoenix Contact offers wire replacement
for simple I/O and serial communication.
With software-free radio setup, it allows for
advanced configurations, such as high-speed
serial communication, network topologies up
to 250 nodes, nonintrusive diagnostics and
128-bit AES encryption. It is available in two
variants 2.4 GHz and 900 MHz allowing
for applications to span distances from a couple
hundred feet to multiple miles. It is suited for
simple wire replacement, pump control, sensor,
flow and temperature monitoring, and PC/PLC/
RTU interface applications. 800/322-3225;
www.phoenixcontact.com.
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Machine-to-Machine Communications
1. Beijer Electronics T7BR
Infosat Communications LP M2M

2. NexTraq Fleet Tracking System
3. Orenco Controls OLS Series
4. Scantek ScanMonitor
Site Security
5. Toshiba America Information Systems IKS-WD6112
16. Sonetics wireless headsets
Software
6. Chevin Fleet Solutions FleetWave Mobile
7. Fleetmatics REVEAL
8. geoAMPS landAMPS
9. GPS Insight
10. Master Lock Field iD
11. Retriever Communications Barking for Assets
12. Tank Track
Sonetics offers wireless headsets and team communication systems

for challenging environments. They allow companies to optimize teamwork
with hands-free communication, improving safety while protecting hearing,
along with training, supervising and auditing in real time. 800/833-4558;
www.soneticscorp.com.
Wireless Communication
13. GPS North America SmartForms
14. JCA Electronics Integration Center Falcon Controller
15. Phoenix Contact Radioline
16. Sonetics wireless headsets
17. Weidmuller WI-I/O-9-U2
17. Weidmuller WI-I/O-9-U2
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The WI-I/O-9-U2 from Weidmuller combines multi-input/output and/or

gateway functionality with secure and scalable mesh distance communications.
It provides mesh/self-healing network communications, multi-hop repeating
and remote configuration. The self-healing network allows for redundancy and
distance capabilities, providing a reliable wireless network, regardless of size.
The 1-watt transmit/receive power of the radio enables it to push through many
obstacles and cover greater distances. It has onboard digital inputs/outputs,
analog inputs/outputs and pulse inputs/outputs, and can be expanded with
serial expansion modules. Hazardous area approvals include cCSAus C1D2,
UL, ATEX, IECEx nA IIC and a wide operating temperature range of -40 to
140 degrees. 800/849-9343; www.weidmuller.com. GOMC
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Case Studies
Site Logistics
By Craig Mandli
ELECTRONIC SCANNING HELPS FUEL DISTRIBUTOR CUT COSTS, INCREASE EFFICIENCY
Problem - Mitten Inc., a bulk fuel storage and fuel distributor in Kansas, relies on its own bulk fuel for its Mitten Travel
Plaza gas station located in Oakley, Kan. Like most storage and fuel tanks, Mittens tank levels were monitored manually,
taking up to a half hour each. We knew we needed a way to streamline our delivery process, says Jerry Chaput, fuel
manager with Mitten Inc. With its reliable system and full-service support, TankScan was the ideal choice.
Solution - In March 2013, Mitten turned to ATEK Access Technologies for its TankScan wireless tank monitoring
system, which allows Mitten to monitor the liquid levels of its tanks remotely. TankScan uses a battery-powered radar sensor
that sits on top of each tank and takes measurements several times daily to determine fluid depth. The monitor collects data
about the tanks fluid level and sends it to an Internet portal, which Chaput is able to log into with a PC, laptop, tablet or
mobile phone to monitor all of Mittens customers tanks from anywhere a connection is available.
Result - Through remote asset visibility, Mitten optimized its distribution process. It can schedule delivery and collection
of liquid products ahead of time, eliminating emergency trips and reducing excess inventory. TankScan enhances safety
by eliminating the need to climb and crawl on top of tanks for manual tank measurement. TankScan takes the guess
work out of our delivery process, says Chaput. We can schedule on-time deliveries easily, providing our customers with the peace of mind that theyll never
run out of fuel. 800/523-6996; www.tankscan.com.
DIGITAL DOCUMENT SETS INCREASE

COMMUNICATION SPEED AND ACCURACY
Problem - Plant Integrity Management, a United Kingdom-based provider of consultancy and strategic
management support for oil, gas and chemical plants and offshore rigs, was looking for a way to go paperless and
update their process communication. They were marking up drawings on paper, but the penned markups got
smudged and maintaining drawing sets was difficult in harsh conditions. Plus, their information was not reaching
global project team members in a timely manner.
Solution - They adopted Bluebeam Revu, a digital markup and collaboration solution for easy condition
assessment markup, comparisons and information sharing in real time with project stakeholders. Communication
is not only clearer, reducing the risk of costly errors and rework, but much faster. All edits and communication take
place on a digital, centralized set of drawings, and changes and comments are automatically tracked and shared using Bluebeam Studio.
Result - Plant Integrity Management now trusts digital communication throughout all the phases of their workflow, from creating offshore inspection work packs
to marking anomalies on piping and instrumentation diagrams. 866/496-2140; www.bluebeam.com.
CLOUD-BASED OILFIELD SERVICES PROGRAM
STREAMLINES OPERATIONS AND ACCOUNTING
Problem - J&L Oilfield Services, a fluid transport and oilfield equipment rental company in Shattuck, Okla., sought
a unified system to minimize data entry, provide transparency and alleviate paperwork headaches associated with
accounts payable and receivable.
Solution - They chose Fieldbook ERP oilfield services software. The cloud-based software provides an easy-to-use,
all-in-one accounting and operations solution to track when a need is identified through the receipt of payment. Its
wireless ticketing app gives drivers field access to all the information needed to complete their jobs, saving time and
ensuring tickets are accurate and never get lost. By using the mobile app, drivers spend less time on the phone and
more time on tasks, equating to cost savings and increased safety.
Result - J&L Oilfield Services achieved a cost savings of $12 million in 2013 by becoming more operationally efficient, moving unnecessary dispatchers and
management into revenue-generating positions and eliminating lost revenue due to misplaced or inaccurate field tickets. 855/377-4645; www.fieldbookerp.com.
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TRACKING TECHNOLOGY USED TO EXTEND EQUIPMENT LIFE

Problem - Without insight into how long customers were running equipment, Purity Oilfield Services of
Williston, N.D., had difficulty knowing when proper maintenance was needed and challenges with accurate
billing. The company was wasting time each week by manually estimating maintenance and sending out
service techs for unnecessary trips.
Solution - Purity decided on the OneView platform from Pedigree Technologies to track equipment
location and runtime, schedule usage-based maintenance and coordinate service calls. Using OneView, Purity
has been able to increase efficiencies and decrease costs by eliminating manual processes and unnecessary
miles and improving maintenance.
Result - OneView allows Purity to know exactly how long equipment has been in use and schedule maintenance accordingly. By knowing exactly when equipment
needs maintenance and where its located, field techs save 30 hours a week plus $300 to $400 on fuel costs. When equipment is misplaced, Purity saves up to two
days of work with location data. The system absolutely helps extend equipment life because you can ensure equipment is serviced on time and not allow things to
fall through the cracks, says Jesse Atwell, equipment manager at Purity. 800/470-6581; www.pedigreetechnologies.com.
FLEET TRACKING SYSTEM HELPS REGULATORY REPORTING COMPANY DECREASE PAPERWORK
Problem - With the energy industry constantly growing and changing, regulatory issues are certain to slow down a business owners company. WaterTrac, a
Pennsylvania company focusing on regulatory reporting for the oil and gas industry, sought to decrease the amount of paperwork they must produce and remain
compliant among regulatory agencies.
Solution - The company combined its data with US Fleet Trackings live vehicle tracking system. WaterTracs president and general manager, Charles Keith,
says that the speed of the updates and its weather feature are crucial components of US Fleet Trackings system to his business. Ten-second updates are the best
feature weve seen at no huge additional cost, says Keith. And the Weather Overlay feature lets us know the current weather conditions of the immediate areas
employees are located.
Result - The time completing compliancy paperwork is roughly decreased 40 to 50 hours per clients well site. Additionally, the no-contract policy allows clients
to start up without the cost of locking into contracts when not sure how GPS tracking will impact the business. They dont want to be tied to something that they
may want to change six months down the road, says Keith. 405/726-9900; www.usfleettracking.com.
PURCHASE-TO-PAY AUTOMATION CONTROLS COSTS FOR COMPANY
Problem - Energen Corporation of Birmingham, Ala., sought to better understand its spending and streamline
processes like material transfers to enable more strategic decision-making. It needed to replace its homegrown
purchasing system with a faster, more reliable paperless solution.
Solution - Energen chose the Verian Oil & Gas Suite purchase-to-pay system, specifically tailored for the oil
and gas industry, to transform their purchasing and material transfer process through automation. The system
streamlines the processing of purchase order invoices by accounts payable, automates a three-way match between
PO, receipt and invoice to either trigger ok to pay or a discrepancy for review, rolls out a mobile system that allows
remote users to get what they need wherever they are, develops a material transfer and management process to
track and value high-dollar commodities, and delivers rich reporting and analytics.
Result - The system supported the needs of this decentralized organization and its field offices, allowing them to maintain profitability, greatly improve productivity,
and prepare for anticipated growth. We chose Verian because of their deep understanding of our industry, says David Malone, manager - joint interest accounting
at Energen. Their ability to streamline our material transfer process and integrate with our industry-specific systems made this an easy decision for us. 800/6728776; www.verian.com. GOMC
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Better Mousetraps
TRACKING THE
OPERATIONS
Fleet tracking software saves money and improves oilfield services companys operations
By Cory Dellenbach
J.D. FIELD SERVICES HAS A FLEET OF 144

vehicles ranging from pickup trucks to semis
and other support vehicles, so tracking mileage,
location-arrival times and other information can be
a daunting task.
We move rigs, haul pipe and water, and
do roustabout services, says Kason Goodrich,
controller for J.D. Field Services. We have a wide
range of operations.
The oilfield services company, based in Naples,
Utah, mainly serves the Rocky Mountain region but
also works in Wyoming, North Dakota and Texas.
KEEPING TRACK OF IT ALL
To keep track of its large fleet, J.D. Field Services
knew it needed a program. After using two services
the last few years and not being satisfied with what
was offered, the company began searching about a
year and a half ago for a new program.
While searching, Goodrich says the company
ran across Fleetmatics.
The Fleetmatics REVEAL Live Map Traffic Overlay is just one of many options the fleet management software is
equipped with. (Photo contributed by Fleetmatics)
We researched quite a few, and Fleetmatics was a solution

that was the most cost-effective and offered the
best back-end software.
Kason Goodrich
We researched quite a few, and Fleetmatics was a solution that was the
most cost-effective and offered the best back-end software, Goodrich says.
The ease of use was much better than the other companies we researched
at the time.
J.D. Field Services uses the program to track the location of its vehicles,
allowing dispatchers to see where vehicles are in real time and see which is
the closest if a load needs to be picked up.
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The program tracks harsh driving, but we havent used it because we

dont have a high incident rate of that, Goodrich says. If we started to see
trends like that we would be able to use it. Its nice that its there and doesnt
cost any extra.
The company also uses the technology to give a customer an accurate
time of arrival if they are waiting on a delivery. It also helps to point its own
drivers to the customers location.
Sometimes, especially in the oilfields, were traveling on unimproved
roads, were traveling on roads that dont have signs, that dont have
directions, Goodrich says. The directions are often, Turn left at the sage
bush, and theres a number of them.
With Fleetmatics, dispatchers can see the trucks precise location and
provide directions if the driver is unsure.
Thats a tremendous tool and power for us to do that, Goodrich says.
MILEAGE BY STATE
While vehicle location is a powerful tool, Goodrichs favorite aspect
of Fleetmatics is its multistate vehicle mileage report. The report provides
information on the total mileage driven by state for each vehicle.
The mileage tracking is down to a science and its very accurate,
Goodrich says. We are required to report the mileage for each truck in
every state on a quarterly basis. The number of miles
versus the amount of fuel you purchased plays a role
in whether you pay taxes or whether you receive a
refund for your taxes you pay through that state.
With Fleetmatics, that daily reporting is

gone. We dont do it, we dont have to
worry about it. Its already done and
in the computer and we can pull it
up whenever we want.
J.D. Field Services sometimes receives reports of other drivers

windshields getting broken and often blame is put on the companys drivers.
What weve found is people, most of the time, have seen one of our
trucks and wrote down a license plate or taken a picture of the truck and they
make the phone call, Goodrich says.
If a report comes in, the company can look up the truck and see whether
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start of the quarter and then again at the end of the
quarter. The drivers would then try to break it down
by state from there.
Youll have drivers report that they drove 90
miles on a 30-mile stretch of road, Goodrich says.
It was just never accurate.
With Fleetmatics, all Goodrich has to do is
call up the multistate vehicle mileage report which
includes miles driven by state, non-toll and toll miles
driven by state, and total miles driven.
It takes me about five minutes and Im done,
he says. Weve received a refund on taxes every
single time weve been using this.
The company has also been able to cut back on
office hours thanks to the report. As drivers reported
the mileage, secretaries would input that data into the
computer. Goodrich says secretaries were spending
two to four hours a day on that work alone.
Thats a considerable cost to our company,
Goodrich says. With Fleetmatics, that daily
reporting is gone. We dont do it, we dont have to
worry about it. Its already done and in the computer
and we can pull it up whenever we want.
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Goodrich says using Fleetmatics has also proved
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Safety First
BEWARE AND BE AWARE

Workers should remain on alert of what is
going on around them while on the job site
By Doug Day
short scene in a recent episode

of a hit TV cop show had little to
do with the plot but did illustrate
a safety issue that is often overlooked.
Wanting to question a man about a murder,
two detectives went to his workplace and
found him several stories up on a scaffold
painting a factory wall.
Unable to get his attention, the two
cops played rock-paper-scissors to see
which one would get on a lift and go up to
question the man. That was the first safety
lesson, by the way. The attractive female cop
lost the bet because she ignored operational
experience the fact that her partner
always picks rock.
The bigger issue, and our main point, is
that the man was completely oblivious to a
pair of armed officers screaming at him from
below. He was a few stories up, facing an
expansive brick wall and wearing earbuds
as he rocked out to his favorite tunes.
He had no clue that anything unusual
was happening. Later, unaware that the
detective was standing next to him on the
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she poked him in the back and he nearly fell

from the scaffold.
Its called situational awareness, or SA.
The guy was unaware of anything going on
around him. What if someone was trying to
warn him of danger. Totally innocent in the
plot of the show (the long-lost illegitimate
son did it), he could easily find himself an
unfortunate victim of a completely avoidable
workplace accident.
There are many definitions of SA, many
of them rather complex
The perception of elements in the
environment within a volume of
time and space, the comprehension
of their meaning and the projection
of their status in the near future.
(Endsley, 1995)
A state achieved when information
that is qualitatively and quantitatively
determined by given configuration
as suitable for assumed role is made
available to stakeholder by engaging
them in appropriate information
exchange patterns. (Sorathia, 2008)
And some quite simple
What you need to
know not to be surprised.
( Jeannot, Kelly, & Thompson, 2003)
Knowing what is going on so you can figure out
what to do. (Adam, 1983)
The Health and Safety Executive, the

United Kingdoms workplace safety body,
explains it like this: Often there is so much
going on in your working environment
or you become so absorbed in your own
thoughts that you fail to spot those things
that could pose a serious threat to your
health and safety.
But SA goes beyond watching for
changing conditions. If you are supposed to
fix a leaking pump but there is no evidence
of a leak, maybe youre at the wrong pump.
Is the person youre working with today
new to the job? You may have to slow down
and do some coaching along the way. Have
you or your team become complacent about
quality or safety? Maybe its time to brush
up your human performance tools.
In its SA training, the Coast Guard
points out that 40 percent of navigational
accidents are due to the loss of situational
awareness. Its tactics for preventing it:
Be alert for deviations from standard
procedures.
Watch for changes in the
performance of other team members.
Be proactive; provide information in
advance.
Identify problems in a timely
manner.
Show you are aware of whats going
on around you.
Communicate effectively.
Keep abreast of the mission status.
Continually assess and reassess the
situation.
Ensure that all expectations are
shared for complete awareness by
the whole team.
Situational awareness. It really comes
down to paying attention to what youre
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The Fleetmatics REVEAL Mobile Replay feature shows when and where a piece of
equipment was located and for how long.
it was in the area and how fast it was going. Usually we find that the truck
wasnt even there when they claimed it was there, Goodrich says.
However, when it is proven that the truck was there, Goodrich can call
the driver immediately and have them turn around to go to the scene and
take pictures for the insurance company.
DRIVERS BEST FRIEND
In December 2014, an officer pulled over a J.D. Field Services truck and
gave the driver a ticket for going 85 mph.
We pulled up the tracking data on Fleetmatics immediately and
discovered our vehicle was traveling at only 55, Goodrich says. We gave
that information to the judge, and the judge was impressed with it and
dismissed the ticket.
At first, Goodrich says the drivers were hesitant about having the
program on all the vehicles, worried that they were going to be watched all
the time.
When they see that we are saving them from a speeding ticket that
costs them $400, they start liking it and they dont want to get rid of it,
Goodrich says. Theyre really liking the program. It makes everyones job
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Product News
Product Spotlight
Portable tower generator provides
light and power in one package
By Ed Wodalski
The L20 portable light and power unit from Doosan Portable Power
combines a hydraulically powered vertical light mast with a 20-kilowatt
mobile generator.
You have a generator by day and light source by night in one piece
of equipment, says Deree Bivins, lighting systems product manager for
Doosan Portable Power. If youre renting equipment, you can reduce your
rental by one piece of equipment.
The light tower has four 1,000-watt metal halide lamps mounted on
a vertical mast that extends 25 feet, 8 inches in less than 30 seconds.
Minimum stowed height is 8 feet. The light head can be adjusted
horizontally and vertically. Each light fixture also can be independently
adjusted for optimal illumination.
Imagine putting your fingers out in all directions; its like an
octopus, Bivins says. You can put light in any direction up, down, left,
right, diagonal, whatever.
The light tower can withstand wind gusts of 65 mph while the
70-gallon fuel tank provides 57 hours of continuous operation at 100
percent load.
Powered by an Interim Tier IV Isuzu 4LE2 direct-injected engine,
the generator has a single-phase Leroy Somer alternator and operates at
69 decibels.
Standard features include a 110-percent fluid containment system,
removable panel for radiator fill, a hooded exhaust cover and central
drains. The detachable drawbar is designed for easy towing and can be
removed to deter theft on remote sites while internal lamp storage adds
1.
protection during transport.

Youll often see these by a wellhead
to operate a heater or it may run a job
shack, Bivins says. If its a small site
where you have sleeping quarters, it can
be used to operate their heat system
or microwave. There are multiple uses.
Think about North Dakota and in
Alberta, too. Theyre off the grid; you
need to bring power in. And you also
need light.
Other features include lockable
enclosure doors and a lockable control
panel door, electric trailer brakes and
black textured paint to protect against
corrosion and road debris.
Options include control panel
configurations, cold-weather packages, air-shut-off valve, lockable battery
disconnect and six-lamp tower.
A block heater is available. A lot of areas in the West thats all you
need, Bivins says. The cold-weather package includes the block heater
and a battery pad. Its like an electric blanket that sits under the battery.
Launched in August, the combination light and power unit is
available through Doosans dealer network in the United States and
Canada. 800/633-5206; www.doosanportablepower.com
ATLAS COPCO TIER 4 FINAL GENERATOR

The QAS 25 generator from Atlas Copco Construction Equipment has an Isuzu
4LE engine and diesel oxidation catalyst to achieve Tier 4 Final emission levels.
Designed for heavy-duty use, it can be used for prime or standby power. The voltage
selector enables operators to adjust output to 480 and 208/240 volt three-phase
settings as well as 120/240 volt single phase. 800/732-6762; www.atlascopco.us.
2. ELECTRIC EEL D-5 DRAIN CLEANING MACHINE
The D-5 drain cleaning machine from Electric Eel Mfg. is designed for cleaning
up to 100 feet of 3- to 10-inch-diameter lines. The machine features 3/4-inchdiameter Tri-Max cable, high-density polyethylene drum, power-feed and loading
wheel. The unit is powered by a 1/2 hp capacitor-type motor. 800/833-1212;
www.electriceel.com.
3. GENERAL PIPE CLEANERS POWER-VEE DRAIN CLEANER
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The Power-Vee drain cleaner from General Pipe Cleaners has an automatic
feeding system that delivers cable at a rate of 16 feet per minute. Designed for
cleaning up to 50 feet of 1/4- to 3-inch-diameter pipe, the feed can adjust to take
cable from 1/4 to 3/8 inches without tools or additional parts. 800/245-6200;
www.drainbrain.com.
4. GEHL Z25 COMPACT EXCAVATOR

The Z25 compact excavator from Gehl features a canopy/cab operators
station, digging depth of 9 feet, 8 inches, 20.4 hp Yanmar Tier IV diesel engine
and bucket breakout force of 4,079 pounds. The excavator is 4 feet, 11.1 inches
wide and weighs 5,919 pounds with canopy or 6,216 pounds with cab. It has a
hydraulic flow rate of 13.6 gpm paired with high-system pressure up to 2,987 psi.
800/628-0491; www.gehl.com.
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BENLEE ROLL-OFF TRAILER WARNING

The 12- by 12-inch Look Up warning plaque from Benlee mounts behind
the controls and is designed to remind operators of overhead dangers, including
power lines. Other available safety features include upward/rearward facing work
lights on all tarp systems and hoist-up alarm. 734/722-8100; www.benlee.com.
6. BJM SUBMERSIBLE EXPLOSION-PROOF PUMPS

XP-KZN heavy-duty submersible slurry pumps from BJM Pumps are designed
for conditions where explosion-proof FM, C/US approved (Class 1, Division 1,
Group C and D) are needed. The pump has a top discharge, slim-line design
with agitator to suspend heavy slurries containing ash, coal, sand, gravel or other
abrasives. 877/256-7867; www.bjmpumps.com.
7.
MCELROY LOW-FORCE FUSION MACHINE

The Acrobat 160 low-force fusion machine from McElroy Manufacturing
is designed for 63 mm to 160 mm polypropylene pipe. The machine can
be configured from four to three jaws without tools. The narrow jaws allow
fusions for flanges to outlet branches of tees and most fittings. Features include
a hydraulic power unit and inserts for common butt-fused polypropylene pipe
sizes and data logger to document key parameters. The facer and heater can be
loaded from the top or bottom in the three-jaw configuration. 918/836-8611;
www.mcelroy.com/fusion.
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8. WATER CANNON HONDA ENGINE PARTS

Honda GX engine parts distributed by Water Cannon include replacement
recoils (available in black and red), mufflers, carburetors and gasket kits. 800/3339274; www.watercannon.com.
9.
HONDA POWER PORTABLE WATER PUMPS

WT Series portable water pumps from the Honda Power Equipment
Group are designed for dewatering construction sites as well as removing water
contaminated with leaves, debris, stones and other waste materials. The WDP
diaphragm pump moves wastewater containing up to 2.4-inch solids. It has a 118
cc GX 120 OHV commercial grade engine and can discharge 80 gpm. It has 3-inch
suction and discharge ports, spring-loaded connecting rod, rock channel and oil
alert. 678/339-2600; www.powerequipment.honda.com.
10. MARCO ELECTRIC DUST COLLECTOR

The Dustmaster 8,000 cfm electric dust collector from Marco Group
International, powered by a 24 hp 460-volt motor, collects dust where dieselpowered units are not allowed. 800/252-7848; www.marco.us.
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11. FLOWROX SLURRY KNIFE GATE VALVE

The SKW slurry knife wafer valve from Flowrox is designed for the oil and gas
applications where abrasive or corrosive slurries, powders or coarse substances are
processed. 410/636-2250; www.flowrox.us.
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12. GATEWAY SAFETY DUAL-USE GOGGLES

Cyclone dual-use goggles from Gateway Safety feature a polycarbonate
lens surrounded by a sturdy vinyl frame. The Whirlwind antifog ventilation
system helps prevent fogging. Optional Double-Take inserts added to the top
and bottom of the goggle provide impact-to-splash protection. 800/822-5347;
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GOMC Calendar
GAS, OIL AND MINING
TRADE SHOWS AND CONFERENCES

MARCH 11-12
ShaleWorld Mexico, Hyatt Regency, Mexico City;
www.terrapinn.com/conference/shale-world-mexico.
MARCH 22-24
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers Annual Meeting,
Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio; www.afpm.org/Conferences/.
MARCH 24-26
Permian Development, Infrastructure & Takeaway,
Historic Hilton Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas;
www.infocastinc.com/events/permian-development-infrastructure.
MARCH 31-APRIL 2
DUG Bakken and Niobrara, Colorado Convention Center, Denver;
www.dugbakken.com.
APRIL 1-2
Ark-La-Tex Oilfield Expo, Shreveport Convention Center, Shreveport, La.;
www.arklatexoilfieldexpo.com.
APRIL 15-16
NAPE East, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh;
www.napeexpo.com/nape-shows/nape-east.
APRIL 21-22
Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Expo & Annual Meeting,
Wichita Falls, Texas; www.texasalliance.org.
APRIL 22-23
ISA Calgary Show, Stampede Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
www.isacalgary.com.
APRIL 28-30
Williston Basin Petroleum Conference, Evraz Place, Regina,
Saskatchewan, Canada; www.wbpc.ca.
APRIL 28-30
Mexican Energy Opportunities Summit, Mexico City;
www.infocastinc.com/events/mexican-energy-oil-gas-power.
MAY 4-7
Offshore Technology Conference, NRG Park, Houston;
www.otcnet.org
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MAY 19-21
DUG Permian Basin, Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas;
www.dugpermian.com.
JUNE 1-5
Elko Mining Expo, Elko Convention Center, Elko, Nev.;
www.exploreelko.com/major_events/elko_mining_expo.
JUNE 7-10
Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference, Sheraton New Orleans,
New Orleans; www.retc.org.
JUNE 8-9
Mining Americas Summit, Denver; www.miningamericas.com.
JUNE 9-11
Global Petroleum Show, Stampede Park, Calgary, Alberta;
www.globalpetroleumshow.com.
JUNE 17-18
Atlantic Canada Petroleum Show, Mile One Centre, St. Johns,
Newfoundland & Labrador; www.atlanticcanadapetroleumshow.com.
JUNE 23-25
DUG East, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh;
www.dugeast.com.
JUNE 24-25
Energy Exposition, MetraPark Expo Center, Billings, Mont.;
www.energyexposition.com.
JULY 20-22
Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Henry B. Gonzalez
Convention Center, San Antonio; www.urtec.org.
JULY 29-30
South Texas Oilfield Expo, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San
Antonio; www.southtexasoilfieldexpo.com.
AUG. 5-7
Tri-State Oil and Gas Convention, Woodward, Okla.; www.tsogc.com.
AUG. 19-20
NAPE (North American Prospect Expo) South, George R. Brown
Convention Center, Houston;
www.napeexpo.com/shows/about-the-show/houston.
AUG. 24-26
The Pipeline & Energy Expo, Tulsa, Okla.; www.pipelineenergyexpo.com.
SEPT. 15-16
Oil Sands Trade Show and Conference, Suncor Community Leisure
Centre, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada; www.oilsandstradeshow.com.
SEPT. 16-18
Coal Association of Canada Conference,
Westin Bayshore Vancouver Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;
www.cvent.com/events/2015-cac-conference-and-golf-tournament/eventsummary-362c1c426b0c4c388d546bf9945deb65.aspx.
SEPT. 16-18
The Bluefield Coal Show, Brushfork Armory-Civic Center, Bluefield,
W.Va.; www.bluefieldchamber.com/bluefield-coal-show.
SEPT. 21-23
North American Pipeline Congress, The Westin Chicago River North,
Chicago; www.pipelinecongress.com.
OCT. 25-27
DUG Eagle Ford, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio;
www.dugeagleford.com.
OCT. 27-28
Eastern Oil and Gas Conference and Trade Show, Monroeville
Convention Center, Monroeville, Pa.;
www.pioga.org/event/2015-eastern-oil-and-gas-conference-and-trade-show.
OCT. 27-29
LAGCOE (Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition) 2015, Cajundome,
Lafayette, La.; www.lagcoe.com. GOMC
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Industry News
SIOUX CORP.S PRESSURE WASHERS

RECEIVE CERTIFICATION
Sioux Corp.s electric-motor-driven, industrial cold-water pressure washer
received third-party certification by ETL to UL and CSA safety standards. The
washers now meet UL 1776 and CSA C22.2 #68 safety regulations and the
requirements of OSHA regulation 1910.399. Nonexplosion electric-motordriven models meet UL508A and CSA C22.2 #14-10 requirements.
BINMASTER SMARTBOB RECEIVES

HAZARDOUS LOCATION CERTIFICATION
The BinMaster SmartBob AO level sensor with integrated 4-20 mA
analog output received hazardous location certification for use in locations
where combustible dust might be present. It is listed for Class II, Groups E, F,
G and enclosure types NEMA 4X, 5 and 12.
WASTEQUIP NAMED AMONG BEST PLACES TO WORK

Wastequip was named among the Best Places to Work for the second
consecutive year by the Charlotte Business Journal. Wastequip was selected for
its open-office environment and community involvement.
VAC-CON CONDUCTS FOOD DRIVE

Vac-Con employee owners conducted a food drive to benefit The Food
Pantry of Green Cove Springs, Fla. In addition to the peanut-butter-andjelly drive, employees donated nonperishable food items. Donations totaled
527 pounds.
MANITOU RECEIVES MATERIAL-HANDLING AWARD

Manitous MRT Series Privilege Plus Rotating Telescopic Handlers
received a 2014 Leadership in Lifting Equipment and Access Platforms Award
from Lift and Access magazine. GOMC
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