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contentsfeatures12 CONTRACTOR PROFILE: DRIVEN TO DECONTAMINATE Mobile equipment helps Midwest Soil Remediation treat contaminated soil at industrial sites throughout the U.S.

- Bob Sample

34 TECH PERSPECTIVE: SOARING HIGH Drones help oil, gas companies get an improved view of areas where they may not be able to get to normally.

- MaryBeth Matzek 40 GLOBAL PETROLEUM SHOW PRODUCT FOCUS: FOREFRONT OF THE INDUSTRY The Global Petroleum Show 2015 will showcase the most innovative products and services from all aspects of the oil and gas industry.

- Craig Mandli 52 PRODUCT FOCUS: MOBILE AND BULK STORAGE SOLUTIONS, REMEDIATION, RECYCLING - Craig Mandli 64 CASE STUDIES: MOBILE AND BULK STORAGE SOLUTIONS, REMEDIATION, RECYCLING - Craig Mandli

COMING IN JULY 2015ISSUE FOCUS:

Liquid and Dry Bulk Transport Equipment, Pipeline Installation,

Maintenance and Inspection

n Contractor Profile: Southern Spur Enterprises (Lashburn, SK)

n Oilfield Extra: Petroleum Association of Wyoming

departments8 EDITORS NOTEBOOK: FINE-TUNE YOUR NETWORKING SKILLS Trade shows and conferences are an important place to network, especially in the oil and gas industry.

- Cory Dellenbach 10 @GOMCMAG.COM Clips and quotes from the best of our exclusive online content.

20 EYE ON THE INDUSTRY: OIL PRODUCTION CONTINUES CLIMB Production goes up considerably in 2014 and looks like it could continue to increase in 2015 and 2016.

- Cory Dellenbach

22 BAKKEN EXTRA: BAKKEN STATES BATTLING FEDS Wyoming, North Dakota challenge new rule requiring more information on fracking.

- Cory Dellenbach

24 BETTER MOUSETRAPS: REACHING NEW HEIGHTS SKY-VAC gives hydroexcavators an extra boost to access hard-to-reach areas.

- Cory Dellenbach

26 CANADIAN EXTRA: GLOBAL PETROLEUM SHOW ROLLS INTO CALGARY Annual oil industry show adds several new features including an outdoor drilling site. - Cory Dellenbach

28 MONEY MACHINES: SWISS ARMY KNIFE ON WHEELS To service customers on the road, Minnesota truck upfitter built a jack-of-all-trades vehicle that can handle just about anything. - Ken Wysocky 32 WWETT PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: A SELF-CONTAINED DEWATERING SOLUTION In The Round Dewaterings slow-rotating drum creates consistent drying results. - Craig Mandli

66 PRODUCT NEWS Product Spotlight: Tote cleaning system removes residue from hard-to-reach areas.

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on the coverMidwest Soil Remedia-tion, based in Ingleside, Illinois, is on a job site in Rifle, Colorado, where they are using a direct fired rotary desorber, baghouse and thermal oxidizer to remediate the soil. The company travels throughout the country conducting soil cleanup at industrial sites. (Photo courtesy Midwest Soil Remediation)

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contentsfeatures12 CONTRACTOR PROFILE: DRIVEN TO DECONTAMINATE Mobile equipment helps Midwest Soil Remediation treat contaminated soil at industrial sites throughout the U.S.

- Bob Sample

34 TECH PERSPECTIVE: SOARING HIGH Drones help oil, gas companies get an improved view of areas where they may not be able to get to normally.

- MaryBeth Matzek 40 GLOBAL PETROLEUM SHOW PRODUCT FOCUS: FOREFRONT OF THE INDUSTRY The Global Petroleum Show 2015 will showcase the most innovative products and services from all aspects of the oil and gas industry.

- Craig Mandli 52 PRODUCT FOCUS: MOBILE AND BULK STORAGE SOLUTIONS, REMEDIATION, RECYCLING - Craig Mandli 64 CASE STUDIES: MOBILE AND BULK STORAGE SOLUTIONS, REMEDIATION, RECYCLING - Craig Mandli

COMING IN JULY 2015ISSUE FOCUS:

Liquid and Dry Bulk Transport Equipment, Pipeline Installation,

Maintenance and Inspection

n Contractor Profile: Southern Spur Enterprises (Lashburn, SK)

n Oilfield Extra: Petroleum Association of Wyoming

departments8 EDITORS NOTEBOOK: FINE-TUNE YOUR NETWORKING SKILLS Trade shows and conferences are an important place to network, especially in the oil and gas industry.

- Cory Dellenbach 10 @GOMCMAG.COM Clips and quotes from the best of our exclusive online content.

20 EYE ON THE INDUSTRY: OIL PRODUCTION CONTINUES CLIMB Production goes up considerably in 2014 and looks like it could continue to increase in 2015 and 2016.

- Cory Dellenbach

22 BAKKEN EXTRA: BAKKEN STATES BATTLING FEDS Wyoming, North Dakota challenge new rule requiring more information on fracking.

- Cory Dellenbach

24 BETTER MOUSETRAPS: REACHING NEW HEIGHTS SKY-VAC gives hydroexcavators an extra boost to access hard-to-reach areas.

- Cory Dellenbach

26 CANADIAN EXTRA: GLOBAL PETROLEUM SHOW ROLLS INTO CALGARY Annual oil industry show adds several new features including an outdoor drilling site. - Cory Dellenbach

28 MONEY MACHINES: SWISS ARMY KNIFE ON WHEELS To service customers on the road, Minnesota truck upfitter built a jack-of-all-trades vehicle that can handle just about anything. - Ken Wysocky 32 WWETT PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: A SELF-CONTAINED DEWATERING SOLUTION In The Round Dewaterings slow-rotating drum creates consistent drying results. - Craig Mandli

66 PRODUCT NEWS Product Spotlight: Tote cleaning system removes residue from hard-to-reach areas.

- Ed Wodalski 70 INDUSTRY NEWS 72 CALENDAR

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on the coverMidwest Soil Remedia-tion, based in Ingleside, Illinois, is on a job site in Rifle, Colorado, where they are using a direct fired rotary desorber, baghouse and thermal oxidizer to remediate the soil. The company travels throughout the country conducting soil cleanup at industrial sites. (Photo courtesy Midwest Soil Remediation)

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Advertiser Index JUNE 2015

ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. ..........................15......

American Fabric Filter Co. ................................................51......

Amthor International............................................................29......

ClearSpan Fabric Structures ............................................51......

Comforts of Home Services, Inc. ...............................65......

Consolidated Fabricators ..................................................35......

COXREELS .......................................................................................51......

Curry Supply Co. ......................................................................59......

Custom Safety Products, Inc. ...........................................2......

Eldred Environmental & Export Co. LTD ...............21......

Fabco Power ................................................................................69......

Fairmont Supply ..........................................................................6......

Found It Now ..............................................................................73......

Fre ightliner Trucks - A Div. of Daimler Trucks NA ........................................7......

ManufacturingEst. 1957

FRUITLAND

Fruitland Manufacturing ...................................................27......

Gamajet, part of the Alfa Laval Group ...................17......

GapVax, Inc. .....................................................................................3......

Harrison Truck Centers ........................................................19......

Hi-Vac Corporation .................................................................75......

ICUEE ..................................................................................................37......

Irwins Safety and Industrial Services Ltd. ............63......

J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers .................................................31......

Luft, LLC ....................................................................................38-39......

Masport, Inc. ................................................................................31......

Master Pumps & Power ...................................................................61......

Moro USA, Inc. ..............................................................................5......

NLB Corp. .......................................................................................76......

Northeast Industrial Mfg....................................................21......

Petrofield Industries ...............................................................57......

PolyJohn Enterprises, Inc. ................................................74......

PowerWash Industries .........................................................73......

Premier Oilfield Equipment ............................................61......

Pressure Lift Corporation ...................................................71......

Rhino Linings Corporation ................................................9......

Rider Agri Sales & Service, Inc. .......................................71......

SchellVac Equipment Inc. ................................................11......

Screenco Systems LLC .........................................................69......

Snap-on Industrial Brands ................................................17......

Southwest Products ..............................................................65......

StoneAge, Inc. ............................................................................59......

Tank Connection Affiliate Group ...............................57......

Tankformator Pte Ltd ............................................................27......

Ultra Shore .....................................................................................65......

Vac-Con, Inc. ................................................................................33......

Vactor Manufacturing ..........................................................23......

Vacuum Sales, Inc. ...................................................................35......

Vertiflo Pump Co., Inc. .........................................................73......

Water Cannon, Inc. ........................................................25, 73......


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Advertiser Index JUNE 2015

ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. ..........................15......

American Fabric Filter Co. ................................................51......

Amthor International............................................................29......

ClearSpan Fabric Structures ............................................51......

Comforts of Home Services, Inc. ...............................65......

Consolidated Fabricators ..................................................35......

COXREELS .......................................................................................51......

Curry Supply Co. ......................................................................59......

Custom Safety Products, Inc. ...........................................2......

Eldred Environmental & Export Co. LTD ...............21......

Fabco Power ................................................................................69......

Fairmont Supply ..........................................................................6......

Found It Now ..............................................................................73......

Fre ightliner Trucks - A Div. of Daimler Trucks NA ........................................7......

ManufacturingEst. 1957

FRUITLAND

Fruitland Manufacturing ...................................................27......

Gamajet, part of the Alfa Laval Group ...................17......

GapVax, Inc. .....................................................................................3......

Harrison Truck Centers ........................................................19......

Hi-Vac Corporation .................................................................75......

ICUEE ..................................................................................................37......

Irwins Safety and Industrial Services Ltd. ............63......

J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers .................................................31......

Luft, LLC ....................................................................................38-39......

Masport, Inc. ................................................................................31......

Master Pumps & Power ...................................................................61......

Moro USA, Inc. ..............................................................................5......

NLB Corp. .......................................................................................76......

Northeast Industrial Mfg....................................................21......

Petrofield Industries ...............................................................57......

PolyJohn Enterprises, Inc. ................................................74......

PowerWash Industries .........................................................73......

Premier Oilfield Equipment ............................................61......

Pressure Lift Corporation ...................................................71......

Rhino Linings Corporation ................................................9......

Rider Agri Sales & Service, Inc. .......................................71......

SchellVac Equipment Inc. ................................................11......

Screenco Systems LLC .........................................................69......

Snap-on Industrial Brands ................................................17......

Southwest Products ..............................................................65......

StoneAge, Inc. ............................................................................59......

Tank Connection Affiliate Group ...............................57......

Tankformator Pte Ltd ............................................................27......

Ultra Shore .....................................................................................65......

Vac-Con, Inc. ................................................................................33......

Vactor Manufacturing ..........................................................23......

Vacuum Sales, Inc. ...................................................................35......

Vertiflo Pump Co., Inc. .........................................................73......

Water Cannon, Inc. ........................................................25, 73......


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REPRINTS AND BACK ISSUES: Visit www.gomcmag.com for options and pricing. To order back issues, call Nicole at 800-257-7222 (715-546-3346) or email [email protected]. To order reprints, call Jeff Lane at 800-257-

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WHETHER WORKING IN ARCTIC COLD OR DESERT HEAT, Rhino Linings

protective coatings stand up to some of the toughest field service conditions.

Our spray-applied 100% solids (Zero VOC) polyurethanes, polyureas and hybrids

offer durable protection against corrosion, petroleum leaks and spills. Once

applied, our coatings tenaciously adhere to various substrates to offer lasting,

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f you are attending an upcoming trade show, conference, meeting or anything similar, its always a good idea to brush

up on your networking skills. You never know where they might lead you.

Ive used trade shows Ive attended our own Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show as well as the Global Petroleum Show as a way to connect with industry professionals such as yourselves to develop profile leads and story ideas.

Youll find proof of that in our July issue of Gas, Oil & Mining Contractor, where we will profile Southern Spur Enterprises out of Lashburn, Saskatchewan. I met Southern Spurs field supervisor, Jim Donald, while at the WWETT Show this past February.

From the GPS show last year, weve developed Safety First stories, like the one in May on equipment that guides workers down safely if they fall from heights.

Trade shows are a great opportunity for the industry to show off its latest products, but theyre also a good way to connect with people who share the same trade.

Networking is extremely important, whether youre a seasoned veteran or a young professional just entering the industry. It can build connections that will help improve your business or career, and it can positively impact the industrys next generation.

This industry is a people business, and you have to have a strong network, says Matt Gelotti, senior vice president for Aon Client Development Group in Houston. Its good to network with your competition and forge relationships with them as well. Its beneficial to learn what other companies are doing to remain successful when dealing with similar industry issues.

Here are some simple tips to help you network better: Do your homework: Know who is going to be there and who you want to meet. Study up and prepare your questions in advance. Askopen-endedques-tions: Avoid questions that

can be answered with a simple yes or no. This will open up the dis-cussion and shows listeners that you are interested in them.

Know what you do: Be able to clearly articulate what you do, why and for whom so you can easily describe it to others. This will help you get referrals.

Follow through: After you meet someone, follow through with them. Send them an email or give them a call when you get back to the office and say thank you or reintroduce yourself. This will help them remember who you are.

Now that you have some tips, put them to use every time you have an opportunity, whether its at the Global Petroleum Show or the gas station.

CHECK OUT THE PRODUCTS

Speaking of the Global Petroleum Show, the annual event is set for June 9-11 in Calgary, Alberta, and we have plenty of opportunities for you to preview the show in this issue.

If you enjoy checking out the products in GOMC each month, we have a bonus for you this month. In addition to this months regular product focus on mobile and bulk storage solutions, we also have a special product focus highlighting equipment that will be shown in Calgary.

We also preview the show in our Cana-dian Extra feature this month and tell you about some new additions to the event this year some of them are pretty impressive.

AT THE SHOW

Ill be attending the Global Petroleum Show, so if youd like to meet up and talk about your company or the industry in general, feel free to email me at [email protected].

Enjoy this months issue! GOMC

Cory Dellenbach

Editors Notebook

FINE-TUNE YOUR NETWORKING SKILLSTrade shows and conferences are an important place to network, especially in the oil and gas industry

By Cory Dellenbach

I

This industry is a people business, and you have to have a strong network.Matt Gelotti

HOW ARE WE DOING? We strive to provide interesting and helpful stories for support service contractors in the gas, oil and mining industries. We welcome your comments, questions and column suggestions, and promise a prompt reply to all reader contacts. Call 800/257-7222 or email the GOMC editor at [email protected].

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WHETHER WORKING IN ARCTIC COLD OR DESERT HEAT, Rhino Linings

protective coatings stand up to some of the toughest field service conditions.

Our spray-applied 100% solids (Zero VOC) polyurethanes, polyureas and hybrids

offer durable protection against corrosion, petroleum leaks and spills. Once

applied, our coatings tenaciously adhere to various substrates to offer lasting,

maintenance-free protection for your facilities and equipment.

rhinolinings.com/industrial

All businesses are independently owned and operated. 2015 Rhino Linings Corporation. All rights reserved. GOM 7198 0615

www.rhinolinings.com | 1-800-422-2603

TO REQUEST A QUOTE OR LEARN MORE ABOUT BECOMING AN APPLICATOR,

CALL 1-800-422-2603 OR VISIT RHINOLININGS.COM/INDUSTRIAL

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f you are attending an upcoming trade show, conference, meeting or anything similar, its always a good idea to brush

up on your networking skills. You never know where they might lead you.

Ive used trade shows Ive attended our own Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show as well as the Global Petroleum Show as a way to connect with industry professionals such as yourselves to develop profile leads and story ideas.

Youll find proof of that in our July issue of Gas, Oil & Mining Contractor, where we will profile Southern Spur Enterprises out of Lashburn, Saskatchewan. I met Southern Spurs field supervisor, Jim Donald, while at the WWETT Show this past February.

From the GPS show last year, weve developed Safety First stories, like the one in May on equipment that guides workers down safely if they fall from heights.

Trade shows are a great opportunity for the industry to show off its latest products, but theyre also a good way to connect with people who share the same trade.

Networking is extremely important, whether youre a seasoned veteran or a young professional just entering the industry. It can build connections that will help improve your business or career, and it can positively impact the industrys next generation.

This industry is a people business, and you have to have a strong network, says Matt Gelotti, senior vice president for Aon Client Development Group in Houston. Its good to network with your competition and forge relationships with them as well. Its beneficial to learn what other companies are doing to remain successful when dealing with similar industry issues.

Here are some simple tips to help you network better: Do your homework: Know who is going to be there and who you want to meet. Study up and prepare your questions in advance. Askopen-endedques-tions: Avoid questions that

can be answered with a simple yes or no. This will open up the dis-cussion and shows listeners that you are interested in them.

Know what you do: Be able to clearly articulate what you do, why and for whom so you can easily describe it to others. This will help you get referrals.

Follow through: After you meet someone, follow through with them. Send them an email or give them a call when you get back to the office and say thank you or reintroduce yourself. This will help them remember who you are.

Now that you have some tips, put them to use every time you have an opportunity, whether its at the Global Petroleum Show or the gas station.

CHECK OUT THE PRODUCTS

Speaking of the Global Petroleum Show, the annual event is set for June 9-11 in Calgary, Alberta, and we have plenty of opportunities for you to preview the show in this issue.

If you enjoy checking out the products in GOMC each month, we have a bonus for you this month. In addition to this months regular product focus on mobile and bulk storage solutions, we also have a special product focus highlighting equipment that will be shown in Calgary.

We also preview the show in our Cana-dian Extra feature this month and tell you about some new additions to the event this year some of them are pretty impressive.

AT THE SHOW

Ill be attending the Global Petroleum Show, so if youd like to meet up and talk about your company or the industry in general, feel free to email me at [email protected].

Enjoy this months issue! GOMC

Cory Dellenbach

Editors Notebook

FINE-TUNE YOUR NETWORKING SKILLSTrade shows and conferences are an important place to network, especially in the oil and gas industry

By Cory Dellenbach

I

This industry is a people business, and you have to have a strong network.Matt Gelotti

HOW ARE WE DOING? We strive to provide interesting and helpful stories for support service contractors in the gas, oil and mining industries. We welcome your comments, questions and column suggestions, and promise a prompt reply to all reader contacts. Call 800/257-7222 or email the GOMC editor at [email protected].


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o the unfamiliar eye, the phrase soil cleanup might at first glance seem an oxymoron. After all, soil is supposed to be dirty.

And yet, soil cleanup and remediation is a $7 billion industry that grows by approximately 6 percent each year. These companies do the dirty work of cleaning up the toxic

substances left behind by generations of industrial activity.One of those soil-cleanup firms is Midwest Soil Remediation Services of

Ingleside, Illinois. Since its founding in 1991, Midwest Soil has successfully remedied 1 million tons of soil at more than 125 toxic waste sites. The com-pany uses a process known as ex situ thermal treatment ex situ meaning the soil is excavated for treatment.

Depending on the concentration of toxins in the soil, we can treat any-where from 8 tons of soil per hour up to 25 tons per hour, says Mike Fether-ling, the companys vice president of operations. Ours is a relatively new technology and we operate in a relatively small, tight-knit industry that a lot of people dont even know about.

Soil remediation first came into its own with the Superfund bill of 1980, which covered hundreds of toxic waste sites throughout the U.S. The two most well-publicized disasters were Love Canal in New York and Times Beach in Missouri. With the stroke of a pen, the U.S. Congress dedicated billions to remedying those and other sites throughout the country. The Superfund work continues to this day.

Today, companies are more environmentally responsible and better aware of the need to guard against accidental spills than they were in the past. Theyre also well informed on what to do when accidents do occur.

Mobile equipment helps Midwest Soil Remediation treat contaminated soil at industrial sites throughout the U.S.

Driven toDECONTAMINATE

Depending on the concentration of toxins in the soil,

we can treat anywhere from 8 tons of soil per hour

up to 25 tons per hour.

Mike Fetherling

MIDWEST SOIL REMEDIATION SERVICES

LOCATION: Ingleside, Illinois

OWNER/PRESIDENT: Dean Fetherling

OTHER KEY PEOPLE: Mike Fetherling, vice president; Troy Fetherling, operationsNUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 7 with usually 15-20 contracted contractors for projects

SERVICE AREA: North America

SERVICES OFFERED: Ex situ thermal soil remediation using thermal desorption, related types of soil remediation, ancillary services including excavation, water pumping, backfill of processed soil

WEBSITE: www.midwestsoil.com

| BY BOB SAMPLE | Photos contributed by Midwest Soil Remediation

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In such situations, most companies are quick to contain accidental spills of toxic material.

Still, spills do happen. Companies and municipalities must also contin-ue to deal with toxins that were dumped as many as 100 years ago. Through relationships formed over the past two decades with environmental officials and consulting firms, Midwest Soil Remediation stays busy making these sites pure and pristine.

COST-EFFECTIVE CLEANUPSAfter Superfunds creation, it was only a matter of time before companies

sprang up offering different types of soil remediation services tailored to the location of toxins, the type of soil and the proximity of water sources.

Midwest Soil pioneered a technology known as thermal desorption to successfully treat contaminated soil. As the name denotes, the technology utilizes heat. In the desorption process, organic compounds are extracted from the soil. A secondary process is then used to neutralize or destroy them.

Other remediation companies utilize either chemical-based processes

or biological methods to treat soil. The advantage of thermal desorption is its ability to achieve dramatic results soil that is within a tiny fraction of 100 percent pure within a relatively short period of time.

There is also a significant cost advantage in on-site soil remediation. The client saves money that would have otherwise been spent on hauling massive loads of dirt somewhere else for cleansing or replacement. In addition, the process is by nature less time consuming than most in-situ soil treatments, a process through which the soil is not removed.

The company was started by Fetherlings uncle, Dean Fetherling, in 1991, and was one of the first to enter into the thermal marketplace. By and large, most soil-remediation service companies dont have the same capabilities that we offer, Fetherling says.

Usually, when a company has a problem requiring remediation, its first step is to hire an environmental consulting firm, says Fetherling. These are trained experts who assess the problem and outline ways it can be remediated. In selecting a cleanup company and a process, that consulting firm first looks at what makes sense, and then what will be most cost-effective.


GOOD WORKERS, GREAT TRAININGWere in a small industry where everyone knows one another, says

Fetherling. In fact, with the exception of about five permanent office staff, virtually all of Midwest Soils technicians are contract employees. They go from project to project and company to company as job requirements dictate, much the same as oilfield workers do in locations such as western North Dakota or aerospace engineers do in Southern California.

This is a small, specialized industry and virtually nobody ever walks in here and says I want to be a soil remediation technician, says Fetherling. Instead, people are often referred to Fetherling by other companies or by existing employees.

In hiring contractors for jobs, Fetherling looks for people with back-grounds as mechanics, electricians and heavy-equipment operators. It also helps if an individual likes going to new places: Midwest Soil Remediation covers all of North America, and a complex cleanup project can take weeks or months to complete.

These were all characteristics and skills that described Mike Fetherling at age 21, when his uncle Dean invited him to join his new company and he accepted. When a new hire is brought on board, hell be assigned to a well-seasoned employee for on-site training, Fetherling says. Our formal training focuses heavily on safety.

The training covers health and safety rules and regulations, handling po-tentially dangerous substances, machine-specific heavy equipment training

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ABOVE: Midwest Soil Remediation works at the drill cuttings remediation site in Rifle, Colorado.

BELOW: Closeup of burner system of the thermal oxidizer at the drill cuttings remediation site in Rifle, Colorado.



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GOOD WORKERS, GREAT TRAININGWere in a small industry where everyone knows one another, says

Fetherling. In fact, with the exception of about five permanent office staff, virtually all of Midwest Soils technicians are contract employees. They go from project to project and company to company as job requirements dictate, much the same as oilfield workers do in locations such as western North Dakota or aerospace engineers do in Southern California.

This is a small, specialized industry and virtually nobody ever walks in here and says I want to be a soil remediation technician, says Fetherling. Instead, people are often referred to Fetherling by other companies or by existing employees.

In hiring contractors for jobs, Fetherling looks for people with back-grounds as mechanics, electricians and heavy-equipment operators. It also helps if an individual likes going to new places: Midwest Soil Remediation covers all of North America, and a complex cleanup project can take weeks or months to complete.

These were all characteristics and skills that described Mike Fetherling at age 21, when his uncle Dean invited him to join his new company and he accepted. When a new hire is brought on board, hell be assigned to a well-seasoned employee for on-site training, Fetherling says. Our formal training focuses heavily on safety.

The training covers health and safety rules and regulations, handling po-tentially dangerous substances, machine-specific heavy equipment training

(continued)

ABOVE: Midwest Soil Remediation works at the drill cuttings remediation site in Rifle, Colorado.

BELOW: Closeup of burner system of the thermal oxidizer at the drill cuttings remediation site in Rifle, Colorado.


and the types of safety equipment required by different levels of jobs. At some job sites, a Level B full body suit with supplied air is necessary equipment. But not at all sites.

Two important elements of training are OSHAs 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) course and the OSHA 10-hour General Industry Training Program. In addition, the training outlines the companys safety procedures and emphasizes the proper way to communicate with other employees. Lessons in first aid and CPR, working in confined spaces and hazard communication are also training priorities.

SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENTAll of Midwest Soils equipment is designed to be portable although

portability in this case is a rather expansive concept. Thermal desorption equipment can be huge, and quite often multiple tractor-trailer trips are needed to haul it to the clients site. Fetherling points out that Midwest Soil does not own any of its trucks; they are all leased.

Three thermal desorption systems factor heavily in Midwest Soils cleanup projects. Equipment is designed to be matched to the volume required and the type of desorption (whether direct or indirect fired).

The 525d Direct Fired Thermal Desorption System can process a maxi-mum of 25 tons of soil per hour. As the term direct fired denotes, it operates by means of a flame at one end that heats the soil to extract contaminants. This particular system is tailor-made for sites containing petroleum or petrochemi-cals. An auxiliary scrubber works in tandem with the desorption system for projects involving chemicals such as pesticides.

The 420d Direct Fired Thermal Desorption System has a bigger footprint (75 by 45 feet, versus 60 by 30 feet) than the 525d, and processes a maximum of 15 tons per hour. This system is geared toward sites contaminated with chlorinated solvents.

The 432i Solvent Extraction System is an indirect-fired system that uti-lizes steam for soil cleanup. Of the three systems it is the quickest to set up and disassemble and usually requires a less arduous state and local permit process. It processes a maximum of 16 cubic yards per hour and is targeted at sites containing hazardous chlorinated solvents.

In most cleanup jobs, the company will remain on site for several weeks to months. Its difficult to pinpoint an average length of time because all cleanup sites are quite different, Fetherling says.

Two variables that affect the speed of cleanups are soil type and the pres-ence of shallow groundwater. Soils in which dense, wet clays predominate can be slower to work through and remediate.

In addition to desorption systems, other equipment in Midwest Soils fleet includes tracked excavators, wheel and tracked loaders, screening equip-ment, compactors, generators, pumps and water treatment equipment. Any of

The way oil and gas are being drilled today eliminates a lot of

the potential for environmental issues. My hat is off to those

guys we all have to live on this planet, and they are doing

a great job at protecting the environment. In the

meantime, there are plenty of legacy sites to keep us busy.

Mike Fetherling

Although Midwest Soil Remediations specialty is thermal desorption, the company has performed related tasks on numerous occasions. These were all made necessary by especially complex jobs.

A large-scale cleanup at a former electronics plant in Fayetteville, Arkansas, provides a case in point. Soil samples revealed heavy concentrations of chlorinated compounds, including trichloroethene (TCE); 1,2-dichloroethene (DCE, or vinyl chloride); tetrachloroethene (PCE); and 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA). Low levels of toluene and xylene were also detected.

At the direction of the state of Arkansas and its environmental consultant, Midwest Soil Remediation employed an indirectly heated thermal desorption system for this project. In total, 5,725 cubic yards of contaminated soil was excavated and processed by the desorption system, which operated for a total of 61 days.

Besides treating the contaminated soil, the company performed a variety of other services ranging from building a containment pad to final grading of the site. We completed this project on time and under budget as well, says Mike Fetherling, vice president of operations.

Closer to Midwest Soils suburban Chicago home, another recent job involved cleanup at a Lucent Technologies site. This project necessitated the installation of pumps to assist in groundwater removal, which facilitated soil cleanup.

MIDWEST SOIL PERFORMS ANCILLARY SERVICES

Midwest Soil Remediation conducted work at the Nebraska Solvent Site in Columbus, Nebraska, where crews used chlorinated solvent remediation with a solvent extraction system.

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and the types of safety equipment required by different levels of jobs. At some job sites, a Level B full body suit with supplied air is necessary equipment. But not at all sites.

Two important elements of training are OSHAs 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) course and the OSHA 10-hour General Industry Training Program. In addition, the training outlines the companys safety procedures and emphasizes the proper way to communicate with other employees. Lessons in first aid and CPR, working in confined spaces and hazard communication are also training priorities.

SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENTAll of Midwest Soils equipment is designed to be portable although

portability in this case is a rather expansive concept. Thermal desorption equipment can be huge, and quite often multiple tractor-trailer trips are needed to haul it to the clients site. Fetherling points out that Midwest Soil does not own any of its trucks; they are all leased.

Three thermal desorption systems factor heavily in Midwest Soils cleanup projects. Equipment is designed to be matched to the volume required and the type of desorption (whether direct or indirect fired).

The 525d Direct Fired Thermal Desorption System can process a maxi-mum of 25 tons of soil per hour. As the term direct fired denotes, it operates by means of a flame at one end that heats the soil to extract contaminants. This particular system is tailor-made for sites containing petroleum or petrochemi-cals. An auxiliary scrubber works in tandem with the desorption system for projects involving chemicals such as pesticides.

The 420d Direct Fired Thermal Desorption System has a bigger footprint (75 by 45 feet, versus 60 by 30 feet) than the 525d, and processes a maximum of 15 tons per hour. This system is geared toward sites contaminated with chlorinated solvents.

The 432i Solvent Extraction System is an indirect-fired system that uti-lizes steam for soil cleanup. Of the three systems it is the quickest to set up and disassemble and usually requires a less arduous state and local permit process. It processes a maximum of 16 cubic yards per hour and is targeted at sites containing hazardous chlorinated solvents.

In most cleanup jobs, the company will remain on site for several weeks to months. Its difficult to pinpoint an average length of time because all cleanup sites are quite different, Fetherling says.

Two variables that affect the speed of cleanups are soil type and the pres-ence of shallow groundwater. Soils in which dense, wet clays predominate can be slower to work through and remediate.

In addition to desorption systems, other equipment in Midwest Soils fleet includes tracked excavators, wheel and tracked loaders, screening equip-ment, compactors, generators, pumps and water treatment equipment. Any of

The way oil and gas are being drilled today eliminates a lot of

the potential for environmental issues. My hat is off to those

guys we all have to live on this planet, and they are doing

a great job at protecting the environment. In the

meantime, there are plenty of legacy sites to keep us busy.

Mike Fetherling

Although Midwest Soil Remediations specialty is thermal desorption, the company has performed related tasks on numerous occasions. These were all made necessary by especially complex jobs.

A large-scale cleanup at a former electronics plant in Fayetteville, Arkansas, provides a case in point. Soil samples revealed heavy concentrations of chlorinated compounds, including trichloroethene (TCE); 1,2-dichloroethene (DCE, or vinyl chloride); tetrachloroethene (PCE); and 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA). Low levels of toluene and xylene were also detected.

At the direction of the state of Arkansas and its environmental consultant, Midwest Soil Remediation employed an indirectly heated thermal desorption system for this project. In total, 5,725 cubic yards of contaminated soil was excavated and processed by the desorption system, which operated for a total of 61 days.

Besides treating the contaminated soil, the company performed a variety of other services ranging from building a containment pad to final grading of the site. We completed this project on time and under budget as well, says Mike Fetherling, vice president of operations.

Closer to Midwest Soils suburban Chicago home, another recent job involved cleanup at a Lucent Technologies site. This project necessitated the installation of pumps to assist in groundwater removal, which facilitated soil cleanup.

MIDWEST SOIL PERFORMS ANCILLARY SERVICES

Midwest Soil Remediation conducted work at the Nebraska Solvent Site in Columbus, Nebraska, where crews used chlorinated solvent remediation with a solvent extraction system.

(continued)


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these pieces of equipment can be brought to a site, depending on the nature of the cleanup.

A GROWING TRACK RECORD

The most challenging job our firm has faced over the years was the clean-up of the William Dick Lagoons in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Fetherling says. This was a designated Superfund site where a former trucking company had used a depot to clean liquid-asphalt trucks. High amounts of chlorinated solvents were used in the cleaning process.

This left behind a gooey mass of both tar and toxic levels of chlorine, which helped put the site on the Superfund list. Midwest Soil Remediation kept at this messy job for slightly more than three months. This certainly wasnt our biggest site, but because of the combination of these substances, the cleanup was quite difficult, Fetherling says.

One of its longest-duration projects was the cleanup of the Warren County Landfill in northeastern North Carolina, a large Superfund site. The landfill was, in fact, created to house PCBs that once lined roadsides in North Carolina. The toxic roadside materials were painstakingly removed and trucked to the Warren County Landfill for storage. Public pressure prompted the remediation of this soil.

For a 13-month period, Midwest Soil Remediation operated a toxic clean-up operation at the landfill. Thanks to a state training grant, approximately half of the people who staffed the facility were hired locally.

Midwests ability to do its work on site is quite often a key advantage in securing a job. This was a big advantage on a series of jobs in the Piceance Basin region near Rifle in western Colorado. The highly active oil and gas producing region is extremely mountainous with limited road access.

Soils in the area had become contaminated by drill cuttings and residues from oil and gas drilling processes, and would have been enormously expen-sive to haul to a different location for remediation. In some cases, the areas requiring soil remediation were extremely high in elevation, which exacerbated this issue. Midwest Soil was able to perform its cleanups on site, with no soil removal required.

FUTURE OUTLOOK

Most of Midwest Soil Remediations work focuses on sites that have either been operational for several decades or have been abandoned and are now being repurposed.

Similarly, Fetherling doesnt anticipate the proposed Keystone Pipeline to have much of an impact on his companys work. The way oil and gas are being drilled today eliminates a lot of the potential for environmental issues, says Fetherling. My hat is off to those guys we all have to live on this planet, and they are doing a great job at protecting the environment. In the meantime, there are plenty of legacy sites to keep us busy.

Many such jobs are as near as the corner store. The U.S. is dotted with hundreds of thousands of gasoline stations, many of which have aging, under-ground storage tanks. As they get replaced with newer, rustproof tanks, many sites require remediation and Fetherlings company stands ready to serve.

Whats the key to staying successful? A steady pipeline of new business certainly helps. New jobs come in through a network of environmental consul-tants, attorneys, business people and others who are familiar with Midwests cleanup processes, and more importantly, know its reputation for excellence and dependability.

Our business model is very simple, Fetherling says. When we contract a job, we guarantee 100 percent performance and completion on schedule. In the 24 years weve been in business, weve always been able to achieve that. For any business, that kind of reputation is a great thing to have. GOMC

ABOVE: Midwest Soil Remediaion recently did work at the Frontier Chemical Superfund Site in New York. Crews used chlorinated solvent remediation with a direct fired rotary desorber, baghouse, thermal oxidizer, rapid quench and acid gas scrubber. LEFT: Midwest Soil Remediation crews discharge treated soil at the Warren County PCB Landfill Site in North Carolina.


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these pieces of equipment can be brought to a site, depending on the nature of the cleanup.

A GROWING TRACK RECORD

The most challenging job our firm has faced over the years was the clean-up of the William Dick Lagoons in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Fetherling says. This was a designated Superfund site where a former trucking company had used a depot to clean liquid-asphalt trucks. High amounts of chlorinated solvents were used in the cleaning process.

This left behind a gooey mass of both tar and toxic levels of chlorine, which helped put the site on the Superfund list. Midwest Soil Remediation kept at this messy job for slightly more than three months. This certainly wasnt our biggest site, but because of the combination of these substances, the cleanup was quite difficult, Fetherling says.

One of its longest-duration projects was the cleanup of the Warren County Landfill in northeastern North Carolina, a large Superfund site. The landfill was, in fact, created to house PCBs that once lined roadsides in North Carolina. The toxic roadside materials were painstakingly removed and trucked to the Warren County Landfill for storage. Public pressure prompted the remediation of this soil.

For a 13-month period, Midwest Soil Remediation operated a toxic clean-up operation at the landfill. Thanks to a state training grant, approximately half of the people who staffed the facility were hired locally.

Midwests ability to do its work on site is quite often a key advantage in securing a job. This was a big advantage on a series of jobs in the Piceance Basin region near Rifle in western Colorado. The highly active oil and gas producing region is extremely mountainous with limited road access.

Soils in the area had become contaminated by drill cuttings and residues from oil and gas drilling processes, and would have been enormously expen-sive to haul to a different location for remediation. In some cases, the areas requiring soil remediation were extremely high in elevation, which exacerbated this issue. Midwest Soil was able to perform its cleanups on site, with no soil removal required.

FUTURE OUTLOOK

Most of Midwest Soil Remediations work focuses on sites that have either been operational for several decades or have been abandoned and are now being repurposed.

Similarly, Fetherling doesnt anticipate the proposed Keystone Pipeline to have much of an impact on his companys work. The way oil and gas are being drilled today eliminates a lot of the potential for environmental issues, says Fetherling. My hat is off to those guys we all have to live on this planet, and they are doing a great job at protecting the environment. In the meantime, there are plenty of legacy sites to keep us busy.

Many such jobs are as near as the corner store. The U.S. is dotted with hundreds of thousands of gasoline stations, many of which have aging, under-ground storage tanks. As they get replaced with newer, rustproof tanks, many sites require remediation and Fetherlings company stands ready to serve.

Whats the key to staying successful? A steady pipeline of new business certainly helps. New jobs come in through a network of environmental consul-tants, attorneys, business people and others who are familiar with Midwests cleanup processes, and more importantly, know its reputation for excellence and dependability.

Our business model is very simple, Fetherling says. When we contract a job, we guarantee 100 percent performance and completion on schedule. In the 24 years weve been in business, weve always been able to achieve that. For any business, that kind of reputation is a great thing to have. GOMC

ABOVE: Midwest Soil Remediaion recently did work at the Frontier Chemical Superfund Site in New York. Crews used chlorinated solvent remediation with a direct fired rotary desorber, baghouse, thermal oxidizer, rapid quench and acid gas scrubber. LEFT: Midwest Soil Remediation crews discharge treated soil at the Warren County PCB Landfill Site in North Carolina.


M A G A Z I N E

il production is expected to continue rising in 2015 and again in 2016, but growth isnt expected

to be as strong as it was in 2014.The U.S. Energy Information

Administration (EIA) announced in late March that U.S. crude production increased by 1.2 million barrels to 8.7 million bbl/d in 2014, marking the largest volume increase since recordkeeping began in 1900.

Most of the 16.2 percent increase came from oil plays in North Dakota, Texas and New Mexico.

WHERE TO STORE IT ALL?

As production continues to rise, the U.S. is beginning to run out of places to store its crude oil. Supply has been outpacing U.S. refiners demand by about 1 million barrels a day on average since early January, according to the EIA.

As of late March, the EIA says there were 8.2 million barrels stocked away and oil inventories were the highest in at least 80 years. Many of the storage tanks

are used by traders who buy oil at todays contract price, store it and sell future contracts to deliver the crude in a year at higher prices, turning a profit after paying storage costs.

In Cushing, Oklahoma, where most of the storage is located, 80 percent of the regions 71 million barrels of storage space was occupied, up from 24 percent in October.

More oil is being stored than ever before, says Hillary Stevenson, manager of supply chain networks for Genscape, a research firm that surveys oil inventories. They are getting full.

With storage capacity constrained, surplus oil that cant be stocked is likely

to be thrown into an already oversupplied U.S. market, further pushing down crude prices, according to Brian Busch, Genscapes director of oil markets.

LOOKING AHEAD CAUTIOUSLY

The 2014 increase is the largest in more than six decades, the EIA says. Crude oil production in the U.S. has increased in each of the previous six years, following

a period from 1985 to 2008 in which production fell every year but one.

Since 2009, crude production has increased every year, and for the past three years it has grown approximately 15 percent per year.

Annual crude oil production is expected to grow at a slower rate 8.1 percent this year, according to the EIAs latest Short-Term Energy Outlook. The slowdown in growth is more noticeable when looking at production levels between December 2014 and December 2015, which is forecast to rise by just 200,000 bbl/d.

Companies that are already producing oil will continue to operate those wells because the cost of drilling them is already sunk into the ground, says Timothy Rudderow, chief investment officer at Mount Lucas Management in Newtown, Pennsylvania. But I wouldnt

want to have to be making long-term production decisions with this kind of volatility.

According to the EIAs latest projection, total U.S. crude oil production in 2015 is expected to average 9.3 million bbl/d. In 2016, the EIA expects production to rise by just 1.5 percent, to 9.5 million bbl/d, as the market regains its balance between supply and demand.

The EIAs forecast says the Brent crude oil prices will average $59 a barrel in 2015 and $75 a barrel in 2016. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) prices are expected to average $52 a barrel this year and $70 next year. GOMC

Eye on the Industry

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Companies that are already producing oil will continue to operate those wells because the cost of drilling them is already sunk into the ground.Timothy Rudderow

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il production is expected to continue rising in 2015 and again in 2016, but growth isnt expected

to be as strong as it was in 2014.The U.S. Energy Information

Administration (EIA) announced in late March that U.S. crude production increased by 1.2 million barrels to 8.7 million bbl/d in 2014, marking the largest volume increase since recordkeeping began in 1900.

Most of the 16.2 percent increase came from oil plays in North Dakota, Texas and New Mexico.

WHERE TO STORE IT ALL?

As production continues to rise, the U.S. is beginning to run out of places to store its crude oil. Supply has been outpacing U.S. refiners demand by about 1 million barrels a day on average since early January, according to the EIA.

As of late March, the EIA says there were 8.2 million barrels stocked away and oil inventories were the highest in at least 80 years. Many of the storage tanks

are used by traders who buy oil at todays contract price, store it and sell future contracts to deliver the crude in a year at higher prices, turning a profit after paying storage costs.

In Cushing, Oklahoma, where most of the storage is located, 80 percent of the regions 71 million barrels of storage space was occupied, up from 24 percent in October.

More oil is being stored than ever before, says Hillary Stevenson, manager of supply chain networks for Genscape, a research firm that surveys oil inventories. They are getting full.

With storage capacity constrained, surplus oil that cant be stocked is likely

to be thrown into an already oversupplied U.S. market, further pushing down crude prices, according to Brian Busch, Genscapes director of oil markets.

LOOKING AHEAD CAUTIOUSLY

The 2014 increase is the largest in more than six decades, the EIA says. Crude oil production in the U.S. has increased in each of the previous six years, following

a period from 1985 to 2008 in which production fell every year but one.

Since 2009, crude production has increased every year, and for the past three years it has grown approximately 15 percent per year.

Annual crude oil production is expected to grow at a slower rate 8.1 percent this year, according to the EIAs latest Short-Term Energy Outlook. The slowdown in growth is more noticeable when looking at production levels between December 2014 and December 2015, which is forecast to rise by just 200,000 bbl/d.

Companies that are already producing oil will continue to operate those wells because the cost of drilling them is already sunk into the ground, says Timothy Rudderow, chief investment officer at Mount Lucas Management in Newtown, Pennsylvania. But I wouldnt

want to have to be making long-term production decisions with this kind of volatility.

According to the EIAs latest projection, total U.S. crude oil production in 2015 is expected to average 9.3 million bbl/d. In 2016, the EIA expects production to rise by just 1.5 percent, to 9.5 million bbl/d, as the market regains its balance between supply and demand.

The EIAs forecast says the Brent crude oil prices will average $59 a barrel in 2015 and $75 a barrel in 2016. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) prices are expected to average $52 a barrel this year and $70 next year. GOMC

Eye on the Industry

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Companies that are already producing oil will continue to operate those wells because the cost of drilling them is already sunk into the ground.Timothy Rudderow

OIL PRODUCTION CONTINUES CLIMBProduction goes up considerably in 2014 and looks like it could continue to increase in 2015 and 2016

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orth Dakota and Wyoming two Bakken Shale states are fighting back on new rules the Obama ad-

ministration announced in early March.The Obama administration announced

that it will require companies that drill on federal lands to disclose the chemicals used in fracking operations. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule was under consideration for about four years and took effect in June.

Fracking has moved North Dakota from the ninth largest oil-producing state to the second largest in just seven years.

FILING LAWSUITS

North Dakota and Wyoming have both filed lawsuits, alleging the BLM overstepped its jurisdiction with the rules, which they also say conflict with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.

The claims in [Wyomings] lawsuit parallel our own, says North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. He says that by having North Dakota join Wyomings challenge, it will make the

lawsuit more cost-effective for both states. North Dakota has already set aside $1 million for litigation on fracking issues. The money comes at least partially from oil tax revenue.

Wyomings lawsuit claims that the BLMs set of rules unlawfully interferes with the states existing fracking regulations, saying the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has exclusive authority to regulate any underground

injections under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974.

Two oil and gas industry groups, the Independent Petroleum Association for America and Western Energy Alliance, have also filed a lawsuit against BLM on

similar overreach grounds, saying the final rule as issued is contrary to law.

BLM manages more than 17.5 million acres of public lands in Wyoming and has mineral rights to another 40.7 million acres in the state. The new rules apply only to oil and gas extraction on federally managed land.

THE LOOPHOLE

Fracking opponents in Wyoming are also fighting

back against the states and associations who say the rules shouldnt apply to them.

According to Earth Justice in an article with ThinkProgress, the Halliburton Loophole, added to the Safe Drinking Water Act in 2003, says fracking activities are excluded from the definition of underground injections, unless diesel fuel is being used, which is uncommon.

It appears the state just has it wrong legally, says Mike Freeman, an attorney with Earth Justice. Wyomings petition actually cites the definition of underground injection that excludes fracking.

REGULATIONS ALREADY IN PLACE

Both North Dakotas and Wyomings fracking regulations require the disclosure of chemicals used in the process on public lands. North Dakotas regulations have been in place since 2012 and Wyomings since 2010.

Lynn Helms, North Dakotas Mineral Resources director believes the new federal rule could add months or even years to the permitting process and would hamper the drilling of wells in the state.

Ron Ness, president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council, says the permitting process on federal land is already overly burdensome and agencies are understaffed to deal with oil production in the state and elsewhere. The North Dakota Petroleum Council represents more than 500 companies working in the state.

This duplicates what the state and other states already have done, Ness says. And BLM already is overwhelmed and resource-short. GOMC

Bakken Extra

BAKKEN STATES BATTLING FEDSWyoming, North Dakota challenge new rule requiring more information on fracking

By Cory Dellenbach

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This duplicates what the state and other states already have done. And [the U.S. Bureau of Land Management] already is overwhelmed and resource-short.Ron Ness


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2015 Vactor Manufacturing

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35% air flow performance improvement QuietPak Sound System for lower

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orth Dakota and Wyoming two Bakken Shale states are fighting back on new rules the Obama ad-

ministration announced in early March.The Obama administration announced

that it will require companies that drill on federal lands to disclose the chemicals used in fracking operations. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule was under consideration for about four years and took effect in June.

Fracking has moved North Dakota from the ninth largest oil-producing state to the second largest in just seven years.

FILING LAWSUITS

North Dakota and Wyoming have both filed lawsuits, alleging the BLM overstepped its jurisdiction with the rules, which they also say conflict with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.

The claims in [Wyomings] lawsuit parallel our own, says North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. He says that by having North Dakota join Wyomings challenge, it will make the

lawsuit more cost-effective for both states. North Dakota has already set aside $1 million for litigation on fracking issues. The money comes at least partially from oil tax revenue.

Wyomings lawsuit claims that the BLMs set of rules unlawfully interferes with the states existing fracking regulations, saying the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has exclusive authority to regulate any underground

injections under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974.

Two oil and gas industry groups, the Independent Petroleum Association for America and Western Energy Alliance, have also filed a lawsuit against BLM on

similar overreach grounds, saying the final rule as issued is contrary to law.

BLM manages more than 17.5 million acres of public lands in Wyoming and has mineral rights to another 40.7 million acres in the state. The new rules apply only to oil and gas extraction on federally managed land.

THE LOOPHOLE

Fracking opponents in Wyoming are also fighting

back against the states and associations who say the rules shouldnt apply to them.

According to Earth Justice in an article with ThinkProgress, the Halliburton Loophole, added to the Safe Drinking Water Act in 2003, says fracking activities are excluded from the definition of underground injections, unless diesel fuel is being used, which is uncommon.

It appears the state just has it wrong legally, says Mike Freeman, an attorney with Earth Justice. Wyomings petition actually cites the definition of underground injection that excludes fracking.

REGULATIONS ALREADY IN PLACE

Both North Dakotas and Wyomings fracking regulations require the disclosure of chemicals used in the process on public lands. North Dakotas regulations have been in place since 2012 and Wyomings since 2010.

Lynn Helms, North Dakotas Mineral Resources director believes the new federal rule could add months or even years to the permitting process and would hamper the drilling of wells in the state.

Ron Ness, president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council, says the permitting process on federal land is already overly burdensome and agencies are understaffed to deal with oil production in the state and elsewhere. The North Dakota Petroleum Council represents more than 500 companies working in the state.

This duplicates what the state and other states already have done, Ness says. And BLM already is overwhelmed and resource-short. GOMC

Bakken Extra

BAKKEN STATES BATTLING FEDSWyoming, North Dakota challenge new rule requiring more information on fracking

By Cory Dellenbach

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This duplicates what the state and other states already have done. And [the U.S. Bureau of Land Management]

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