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E M I S I LV E R M A N O I L F I E L D S E R V I C E S CAN ADA SPRING 2011 The Long Haul Silverman Oilﬁeld Services has been carrying the water – and oil – for the oil drilling industry since 1978. Winter weather is punishing on Silverman Oilfield Services’ semitractor tankers.. “The oil goes from the well site to a battery terminal or a pipeline facility, and as for the sand, we do not touch it.” // IVAN WIENS, president [ BY RUSS GAGER ] Oil and water usually do not mix, but in the business plan of Silverman Oilﬁeld Services, they do – hauling the water and oil away from oilﬁelds is the company’s business. “Water is just a PROFILE Silverman Oilﬁeld Services. Revenue: $18 million | Headquarters: Neilburg, Saskatchewan | Specialty: Oilfield services such as fluid hauling | Employees: 45 full-time byproduct of pumping wells,” President Ivan Wiens says. “Water and oil come up at the same time depending on the inﬂow rates, which will determine the percentage of oil or water. Good wells will produce anywhere from upwards of 70 percent oil and 30 percent water, but as the wells get older and the zone gets depleted, the reverse ratios can happen. “When the oil comes out of the ground, it will be 15 degrees Celsius,” he explains. “The oil is mixed with water and sand, so when they heat it up, those three elements separate. Then you have to get rid of each one differently. The water gets sent to the disposal facility and pumped back down into the formation. The oil goes from the well site to a battery terminal or a pipeline facility, and as for the sand, we do not touch it.” Sometimes the water and oil go to the same location and sometimes to different places. Typically, the water may be trucked within a 1- to 15-mile radius of 86 emi-magazine.com http://www.emi-magazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Energy & Mining International - Spring 2011

Energy & Mining International - Spring 2011
Contents
Clean Fuel
Satellites Are Key
Good Vibrations
News
Latin America Focus
Minera Andres
Ventana Gold Corp.
Zincore Metals
AQM Copper Inc.
Canada Focus
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Fladgate Exploration Consulting Corp.
Aurizon Mines
JV Driver
Alderon Resource Corp.
Detour Gold Corp.
Prairie Machine & Parts
Pumps & Pressure Inc.
Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp.
Explor Resources Inc.
Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc.
Advantage Valve Maintenance Ltd.
Silverman Oilfield Services
Rhino Resource Partners LP – Hopedale Mining LLC
Kimble Cos. Inc.
McVay Drilling Co.
MaXfield Inc.
Ellicott Dredges
Scientific Drilling
Becker/SMC Corp.
GasSearch Drilling Services
Crossrock Inc.
Frontier Services Inc.
Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc.
Summit Midstream Partners
Black Hills Bentonite LLC
Energy Companies
The Final Shot

Energy & Mining International - Spring 2011