Pipeline News April 2011

PIPELINE NEWS Saskatchewan’s Petroleum Monthly

April 2011

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Novus eyes Dodsland drilling In the fourth quarter, Novus Energy Inc. drilled 17 Viking horizontal wells (17 net) in the Dodsland area for a 100 per cent success rate. Over the year, Novus operated the drilling of a total of 33 gross (33 net) successful Viking horizontal oil wells. All but one of these wells is currently on production.

The large reserve additions were primarily generated in its key Viking light oil play at Dodsland. Almost 90 per cent of proved and probable reserve growth was associated with organic drilling versus acquisitions.

The company’s capital program in 2011 will be allocated approximately 80 per cent to the Viking light oil resource play.

The 2011 capital expenditure budget of $60 million will exclusively be devoted to oil development activities, and is expected to incorporate the drilling of 60 wells (57 net), the majority of which will be horizontal wells targeting light Viking oil at Dodsland. Drilling started on its Viking lands on March 6.

Ironhorse looks to Shaunavon Ironhorse Oil & Gas Inc. had a drilling success rate of 100 per cent last year with four (2.9 net) new oil wells drilled and placed on production in the Dawson, Alberta and Leon Lake, Saskatchewan areas and one (0.8 net) gas well drilled at Jedney, British Columbia.

Ironhorse said its activities in 2011 will focus on acquiring additional acreage which is prospective for oil resource plays, drilling vertical and horizontal oil wells at Leon Lake as the company continues to develop its Upper and Lower Shaunavon project and continuing with plans to place its Pembina, Alta., Nisku oil wells on production. These oil wells are estimated to be capable of producing at rates in excessive of 4,000 (800 net) boepd.

It also plans to drill newly acquired lands which are prospective for oil.

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Melinda Yurkowski, director of the Saskatchewan Sub-surface Geological Laboratory, is co-chair of the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference. She says this year’s event will be much larger than previous ones.

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Williston Basin Conference sells out of exhibit space

By Brian Zinchuk Pipeline News Regina – The Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Regina May 2-3 is going to be a lot bigger than in previous years. For exhibit space alone, it will now rival the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show to be held in Weyburn on June 1-2.

“We’ve got 800 people registered already, two and a half weeks before the end of the early-bird registration,” Melinda Yurkowski said on March 14.

Yurkowski, director of the Saskatchewan Sub-surface Geological Laboratory, is co-chair of the event.

“We’re going to exceed our (previous) numbers, no question. Last time it was about 960,” she said.

“We’re aiming for 1,500. We’re ready for them. It’s a bigger venue.”

The event has been moved from the downtown convention centre to Evraz place this year.

The conference alternates between North Dakota and Saskatchewan each year. Last year, in Bismarck, the number swelled to 2,700 people attending, far outstripping what was initially expected. Regina last hosted the conference in 2009.

In 2009, the Regina show had about 80 display booths, all indoors.

“We had a huge waiting list. That’s one of the reasons we chose to go bigger,” Yurkowski said of the 2009 show. Moving to Evraz Place has also allowed for outdoor exhibits for the first time.

This time, there are about 240 exhibit spaces, three times as many as 2009. “They’ve been sold out since late February,” she said. That puts it in the same league as the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas show, which has 185 indoor and 130 outdoor exhibit spaces.

Even though it will be similar in scale to the Weyburn show, Yurkowski thinks the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference is more complementary than competition. Additionally, the Weyburn event sold out in November of 2011.

While exhibits are going to be a major attraction, the meat and potatoes of the WBPC is the technical program, which has just been finalized.

“The technical program is really strong, and I think we’ll have an excellent conference,” Yurkowsi said.

In previous Regina conferences, all the technical presentations were in one big room, and everyone heard the same speaker at the same time. Now, the conference has grown to the point where there will be breakout sessions in addition to the large presentations.

The keynote speaker will be out of this world, literally. Harrison Schmitt, a geologist who, as an astronaut, went to the moon on Apollo 17. It was the last manned lunar flight. While there, he collected rock samples that suggested the moon once had an active magnetic field. He was the second last person to set foot on the moon. ɸ Page A6

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NAL drilled 131 wells in 2010

Canadian PaciÀc, whose mainline between Western Canada and the United States seen here runs through Weyburn and Estevan, is angling to haul crude oil out of southeast Saskatchewan.

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By Brian Zinchuk Regina – In the earliest days of the petroleum industry in North America, to get your crude oil to market, it had to go by rail. Now, in an age of transcontinental pipelines, Canada’s two railways are both vying to get into the crude transportation business.

Both Canadian Pacific and Canadian National made presentations to the Insight Information 3rd annual Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Forum on March 9. They had a common message: both want to ship crude out of southeast Saskatchewan. CN has already started, and CP is not far behind. Both companies are gunning for business traditionally held by Enbridge, which is also substantially ramping up its capacity in the region. (See related CN story on page A7) The moves come on the heels of rail’s resurgence in crude hauling in North Dakota. With burgeoning Bakken production and substantial pipeline constraints, producers have been turning to rail as a way to get their product to market once the pipelines are full. In 2010 EOG Resources completed a substantial terminal in Stanley, North Dakota, that can load entire unit trains in a day. Enbridge has embarked

on several expansion projects, but production trends have been eating up that capacity.

Mike Foran, CP director of sales, chemical energy and forest products, pointed out that their line to the U.S. runs right through the heart of the Saskatchewan Bakken. Communities on that line include Weyburn, Midale, and Estevan.

The Bakken region has seen an explosion of demand for inbound material and outbound crude, he noted.

Foran stylized CP as “Your energy railway.”

“We’ve moved thousands of cars of gasoline, diesel, propane and frac sand on a regular basis.

“A train can handle as much product as 280 trucks.”

CP also has the ability to transport material into the region, and has numerous delivery points, according to Foran. The company is on track for opening its 300-acre intermodal terminal in Regina in late 2012.

“We are on track for opening in late 2012,” he said.

“There is a need for alternatives during unforeseen times of apportionment,” he said of the pipeline system. ɸ Page A6

NAL Energy Corporation drilled 131 (61.40 net) wells for the full year 2010, including participation in 26 (4.8 net) non operated wells. Full year drilling activity consisted of 16 (6.4 net) gas wells and 113 (53.6 net) oil wells of which 30 (14 net) were Cardium and 66 (29 net) were Mississippian wells.

During the fourth quarter the company spent $19.4 million on drilling, completion and tie-in operations and drilled 23 (8.61 net) wells compared to 37 (13.4 net) wells during the same period in 2009.

Operated activity for the quarter continued to be focused on horizontal oil wells in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

In southeast Saskatchewan, 13 (five net) horizontal oil wells were drilled during the fourth quarter. Development activity was focused on the Mississippian in Alida, Parkman, Midale, Bromhead and Elswick, drilling 150 metre spacing infill wells.

The seismic has assisted NAL's technical teams in identifying conventional Bakken and Mississippian targets and allowed the company to capture additional opportunities through recent Crown land sales.

IROC builds coiled tubing units IROC Energy Services Corp.’s capital expenditure budget for this year is $17.2 million, up from $8.4 million invested last year. The company plans to invest $5.6 million on construction of three new service rigs in its Eagle Well Servicing division to be delivered in May, June and July 2011 which will use in excess of $1.4 million of new fixed assets which are currently held in inventory, for a total build cost of $7 million. It will also spend $5 million for expansion of rental inventory assets in its Aero Rental division with the majority of funds to be expended during the first half of 2011.

And $5.6 million is allocated for construction of three coil tubing units with two inch capacity. This will be IROC's initial entrance into the coil tubing business. Construction of this equipment is well underway and it is expected that this equipment will be fully deployed and operational early in the second quarter of 2011. A further $1 million will be used for maintenance and infrastructure expenditures.

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Editorial The nuclear age is about to end With horror we all watched the 9.0 earthquake shake Japan, literally moving the home islands eight feet. The subsequent tsunami was even more terrifying. But in the weeks that followed, we saw what was perhaps even more terrifying – a calamity of our own making, that will have more impact than either the earthquake or tsunami.

The Fukushima Daiichi reactor complex’s undoing will, in the end, possibly cause more damage to Japan, than the other two disasters combined. The earthquake, and its nuclear fallout, has literally shaken the world.

This is being written less than a week since the earthquake struck. Four of the reactors at Daiichi have deteriorated to the point where some have become unrecognizable. The overhead view is remarkably similar to that of Chernobyl, except that Chernobyl had just one reactor fail, not four.

Japan had the misfortune of being the only nation that has been struck with atomic bombs, bombs that wiped out whole cities. But what many people may not realize is that the subsequent radiation from those bombs killed as many people, if not more, in the years that followed.

The Little Boy Bomb of Hiroshima had 140 pounds of enriched uranium. The Fat Man bomb of Nagasaki had 13 pounds of plutonium. The reactors of Daiichi have tonnes upon tonnes of fuel in their vessels, plus even more in spent fuel rods in storage on site. Much of this is in large pools whose cooling water has been boiling off. The amount of radioactive material at play here makes the volumes of uranium and plutonium at Hiroshima and Nagasaki seem like a drop in the bucket.

While the bombs literally atomized and dispersed this material all over the place, Chernobyl’s contamination covered large tracts of eastern Europe, much of it sparsely populated. Although the prevailing winds have, in the early days, blown this contamination out to sea, inevitably, it will blow in the direction of Tokyo, by far the most populous city in the world.

The world will never trust nuclear power again. The global energy mix for has changed in a heartbeat.

In less than a week, Germany shut down its pre1980 reactors. The New York Times noted, “China on (March 16) suspended approval for all nuclear power

plants, even those in the most preliminary stages, while it revises safety standards. It also required safety checks at all its existing plants, according to a statement released by the State Council.”

Any new nuclear power plant that isn’t nearing completion may never be completed. Anything on the drawing board will most likley stay there. The nuclear resurgence is over.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has been touting the importance of uranium development for years now.

Cabinet ministers hint at small reactors for this province, after having given up on a large one. We wonder if they will keep singing from that choir book now, especially since a large proportion of the uranium floating around Japan came from Saskatchewan.

Uranium development in Saskatchewan may not grind to a screeching halt, as there are numerous new reactors out there, but it will likely peak in short order.

The problem on a global scale is how do you replace nuclear power in the long run? It doesn’t emit greenhouse gases, just deadly radioactive particles when things go horribly wrong. It’s compact. It is relatively reliable, and comparatively cheap.

The answer will be two-fold: wind and natural gas.

Low prices for natural gas will soon be over.

Nations around the world will flock to wind power with incredible speed. It’s easy to do, quick, and doesn’t blow up. But wind cannot exist on its own. Natural gas turbines are the backup for when the wind doesn’t blow, or when it doesn’t blow hard enough.

Natural gas will also be turned to for baseload power generation, like the Northland Power complex under construction at North Battleford. Of all the fossil fuel options, it’s the most attractive from a greenhouse gas perspective.

Demand for gas in the coming years will drive a surge in liquefied natural gas shipments. The increase in gas prices will make the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline more tenable. We might want to consider export pipelines to the West Coast, because Japan is going to need all the LNG they can get once they start shutting down their fleet of nuclear reactors.

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, this is not the end, but the beginning of the end, for nuclear power.

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Safety: it’s already here From the top of the pile Brian Zinchuk

It wasn’t that long ago, I used to call myself an excavator operator. I did an apprenticeship through the International Union of Operating Engineers on mainline pipelines, and had spent several years working as an operator for small outfits. I was 1,000 hours away from writing my journeyman’s exam as a pipeline equipment operator (excavator) when I got a job with the Battlefords News-Optimist in 2003.

Along the way, I spent several springs digging up land around Saskatoon, taking my excavator operator training. Indeed, it was during one of these courses when that I was staying with a buddy in Saskatoon, and together we watched the U.S. bomb the hell out of another Middle Eastern country, a quaint little place called Iraq. That means it was a while ago, but not that long ago.

This spring, I decided to go back to oilfield boot camp, as it were. My tickets were just about up, so it was time to recertify. As well, I thought it would be interesting to get some perspectives of those new

to the oilpatch.

One thing that surprised me right away was how much more training is now required. In speaking with the safety people at Carson Energy Services, I found out that a person with my qualifications, experienced, but away from the field for eight years, would have to take about two full work weeks of training before I could swing a bucket.

Several of the courses I had never even heard of before. There’s the pipeline construction course they put on, then the powered mobile equipment course.

If you have an arm on your machine, you’re likely going to be lifting with it, so you have to take the rigging and hoisting course. Don’t forget petroleum safety training, too.

These are on top of the usual H2S Alive, transportation of dangerous goods, first aid and workplace hazardous information system course. With all this training, when does a guy get to do any work?

With all this additional training, it’s no wonder Bob Ross, the manager of Enform Saskatchewan, tells me they went from 11,000 Saskatchewan students to 16,000 in just one year.

The number of companies who have received their certificate of recognition in Saskatchewan has doubled in the past three years from 205 to 411.

All of this training is a good thing. It makes sure guys go home to their wives and kids in one piece.

Even so, there are still some, dare I say, scabby outfits out there that don’t give a rat’s behind about

safety or their workers. There’s one building company I’ve run into twice in the past year that made me give my head a shake. Admittedly, they weren’t directly oilpatch, but they were atrocious. If I were an Occupational Health and Safety inspector, I could have handed out $50,000 in fines, easily, each time.

Putting up a pole-framed metal building, of the dozen or so people I saw on site, maybe three had hard hats. A similar number had steel-toed boots.

The rest wore runners. They were working with sheet metal without gloves. Two guys were standing on the long end of a plank draped across the forks of a telehandler, 20 feet in the air, with no fall protection harnesses.

I was surprised the undertaker wasn’t parked around the corner, ready for the next client.

I spoke to the boss, who happened to be the owner of the outfit, the second time I encountered them.

“Oh yeah, it’s hard to get guys to wear all their stuff,” he said.

“No it’s not. It’s real easy,” I replied. “When I was pipelining, if you had three safety violations, you went home, and never worked for that company again.”

“Yeah, well, that safety stuff, it’s coming,” he said.

“No, sir,” I said. “It’s already here.”

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

Global turmoil gives Keystone XL a push Lee Side of Lloyd Geoff Lee

The recent and ongoing political turmoil in Arab oil-producing countries and zones is driving oil prices higher on supply worries and fear of the unknown.

Instability, however; could lead the United States to approve TransCanada Corp.’s planned Keystone XL oil pipeline in time to satisfy their quest for greater control of their economic and energy future.

In February, TransCanada secured support for the Keystone XL from a mix of 30 Republicans and Democrats from 18 states.

These members of the House of Representatives wrote a letter to Secretary of State Rodham Clinton outlining the economic benefits of the Keystone project noting it would also support U.S. national security aims.

The Keystone XL project’s application for a Presidential Permit has been under review since 2008.

Last year the project came under attack from several fronts including U.S. environmentalists who claimed the the pipeline would transport “dirty oil” from Alberta’s oilsands.

The U.S. Gulf Coast

oil spill and the untimely Enbridge pipeline spills in Michigan also gave pipeline opponents a lot of ammunition, but that opposition has shifted to support with the winds of change.

More American politicians are starting to view the Keystone XL as an energy security issue and a way to create 20,000 high paying jobs for American workers.

In their letter to Secretary Clinton, the bipartisan group notes the project is “an extraordinary opportunity to put Americans back to work, invest billions into the economy, and improve the security of this nation. Further delays in the approval process will continue to jeopardize this project's realization.”

They group also makes the argument the XL pipeline will give U.S. - based producers new options to move crude oil to American

New pipeline could mean greater U.S. energy security.

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refineries.

The construction of the Canadian leg of the XL pipeline from Hardisty, Alberta to Monchy, Saskatchewan where it will cross over to Montana en route to the U.S. Gulf Coast will also generate hundreds of jobs for Canadian workers.

In just a few short months, the Keystone XL has gone from being viewed by many influ-

ential Americans as an environmental and political liability, to being an essential cog in their energy security wheel.

Who knows, it could even become un-American to think otherwise in the coming months, making it a shoe-in for that Presidential Permit.

Once the U.S. realizes its energy security runs through Western Canada, it’s a sure bet

that the economic security of Alberta and Saskatchewan will also be guaranteed for decades to come.

The Keystone XL pipeline will be carrying a lot more than Canadian and U.S. crude oil in the way of hopes and economic dreams on both sides of the border.

Presidential That Permit will make it happen.

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Segregated oil can mean better pricing ɺ Page A3 Foran spoke of building blocks of cars into unit trains. Once built, it just a four to five day transit to market. One of the target markets is the Louisiana light sweet market. While CP’s lines run to the American Midwest, reaching the Gulf Coast will require connections with other rail lines.

With Bakken oil being lower sulphur and higher grade, keeping it segregated can mean better pricing. “From a choice perspective, that’s what you want,” he said. “We’re shipping a tone of crude out of North Dakota.

“Crude on rail is here to stay,” he said, adding CP expects several refineries to expand to take unit trains.

“We can help build a network of markets – multiple origins, multiple destinations.”

While CP is not yet shipping crude out of southeast Saskatchewan, Foran forecast it would happen in the near future. They can be ready within months, and expand in a multi-year period. ” “I think there is a market for something bigger,” Foran told Pipeline News after his speech, point to frac sand, construction material and outbound crude as options in southeast Saskatchewan.

“How that will look remains a mystery,” he said.

“There’s both the market pull and necessity,” he said, especially for North Dakota, which has been tight in pipeline capacity. “We’re shipping a tonne of crude out of North Dakota.”

“The near-term problems are take-away related. Everyone’s clamouring for rail. Longer term, the market alternatives are developed. You can trade into the Brent market.”

Canadian PaciÀc is hoping to ship crude out of Southeast Saskatchewan.

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Conference approaching size of Weyburn Oil Show ɺ Page A2 The conference will open with overviews from most of the jurisdictions in the Williston Basin – Saskatchewan, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Manitoba.

The breakouts will generally run along three themes: geology, engineering, and public.

At last year’s Bismarck event, the public general information sessions were standing room only and spilling out the doors, so much so that they repeated the presentation at the end of the conference.

Some of the presentations include Peter Duncan of Microseismic Inc., speaking about the life of a field monitoring array for the Sanish Field in North Daktoa, Mars Lao of the Saskatchewan Research Council speaking about CO2 flooding in southeast Saskatchewan, Tim Maloney of Bakken Express discussing associated gas capture technologies, and Pamela FultonRegula of the Manitoba Geological Survey, who will talk about the Amaranth/Spearfish play of southwest

Manitoba.

Saskatchewan’s emerging plays will also be highlighted. Arden Marsh of the Saskatchewan Geological Survey will speak on the Shaunavon play, while his associate Chao Yang will talk of the Birdbear formation in west central Saskatchewan. There will be numerous presentations on the Bakken as well. The Three forks formation, known as the Torquay in Saskatchewan, will be addressed by Steve Sonnenberg of the Colorado School of Mines.

Although the oil sands are a long way away from the Williston basin, Dan Thompson of Oil Sands Developers will focus on a comparison between the two.

While the main portion of the conference runs May 2-3, there will be workshops for geologists at the Sub-surface Geological Laboratory (“Core Lab”) on Dewdney Avenue on May 1, 4 and 5.

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Canadian National now shipping crude out of SE Sask

By Brian Zinchuk Regina – While Canadian Pacific is talking about shipping crude oil out of southeast Saskatchewan by rail, Canadian National has been doing it since last fall.

Although Willmar is now just barely a speck on the map, a few buildings and a rail siding on Highway 604, but it’s the beachhead for CN’s efforts to ship crude out of the southeast.

At Insight Information’s Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Forum in Regina on March 9, Canadian National’s Mark Cvar explained they are already shipping crude out of southeast Saskatchewan. On a spur line that is feeding frac sand to a terminal in Lampman and pipe into Bienfait, they have begun shipping crude out of a siding at Wilmar.

Operations began in October 2010, using mobile equipment for loading.

“We got the phone call, reviewed the site, and in less than three weeks, we were pumping oil,” Cvar said.

“We have the room to expand there,” he added. “We can load 15 cars

a day.”

There’s not enough product for more, yet. Cvar pointed out earlier in his speech that one unit train is essentially the same as all of Saskatchewan’s daily Bakken oil production.

For comparison, BNSF’s Stanley, North Dakota new unit train loading facility can load 60,000 bbls into a 100-car unit train in one day, according to BNSF. Saskatchewan’s entire Bakken production is roughly 65,000 bpd.

The Willmar facility came about due to a confluence of events: a spike in oil prices, allocations on pipelines, and producers realizing shipping on rail is a viable alternative.

Value One of the conundrums of producing Bakken oil is that it is among the best oil out there, yet when it hits the big pipelines, it is blended with everything else, reducing its value.

“If you have a light sweet product, we can preserve that value by shipping it separately,” he said.

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to Cvar. Rail has higher expense, but can be done with short commitments.

They can also use those same cars to haul condensate as a backhaul into Canada.

A common question he hears is, “Can you do unit trains?”

You start small, and work up from there, he explained.

“We prefer 20, 25 cars a day, every day,” he said, as opposed to unit trains.

“Stanley doesn’t run every day, maybe four times a week.”

A confluence of events spurred the shipping crude by rail: a spike in oil prices, allocations on pipelines, and producers realizing shipping crude by rail is a viable option, Cvar said.

CN’s rail network looks like a giant “Y”, with the base running right down to the U.S. Gulf Coast, home to the largest refinery capacity in the world. They can ship to both PADD II (American Midwest) and PADD III

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“They’re all interconnected in bringing this product to the consumer,” said Bob Ross, manager of Enform Saskatchewan. “At any given time, you can be on location and have three or four association members doing work on a site.”

That is why collective standards in training are key, he said.

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Enform Saskatchewan running hard ɺ Page A8 Ross joined Enform after a career in the government’s Occupational Health and Safety branch. “I worked for OH&S for 24 years,” he said. “The petroleum industry was one of my areas of interest. Of all the industries I worked with, this industry showed the commitment. It walks the talk. You have to have certified and trained works before you can bid the job.”

Ross pointed out that OH&S regulations place direct responsibility on all players. “You have to have an understanding of where your level of responsibility lies. In Saskatchewan, it is the person who has the greatest degree of control.”

Enform has developed safety management and regulatory awareness programs that provide an understanding of legislation across Western Canada as to whom is responsible for what.

Over the years, Enform has grown very large, to the point where most of the environmental side has now been split off to Western Canadian Spill Services Ltd., as of July 2010. This shift means that Enform is now a “true safety organization,” as opposed to “a training entity,” according to Ross.

Regina campus Although oil and gas have been a major part of the Saskatchewan economy since the 1950s, and Enform and its predecessors have been around for 50 years, the organization just recently set up a permanent Saskatchewan presence. A new campus was established in Regina in 2010.

“We just completed our first year in this facility,” Ross said. “It’s been excellent. Our clients love the facility.”

The campus is on a service road on the north side of Regina’s Victoria Avenue, just a stone’s throw from the Husky truck stop. As such, it’s adjacent to

several options for accommodations and dining. It’s also quick to get to if you are coming to Regina from southeast Saskatchewan. “They appreciate the accessibility,” Ross said.

Asked why Regina was chosen as opposed to Weyburn or Estevan, Ross cited the need to be close to government. As well, being central, it can more

easily serve other regions of the province, such as Swift Current.

“This was a request from industry,” he said, adding it was a result of oil and gas activity ramping up in Saskatchewan. “You now have Saskatchewan people working with Saskatchewan iron and Saskatchewan workers.” ɸ Page A9

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Video conferencing often used Éş Page A9 Being in Regina also greatly reduces travel time for workers in southeast Saskatchewan who can run into Regina for the day, as opposed to losing a day in travel each way to go to an Alberta campus for the same training. That, in turn, reduces costs.

The majority of Enform Saskatchewan’s board is based in Saskatchewan, and includes representatives from OH&S, Workers Compensation Board, the Ministry of Energy and Resources, as well as industry reps.

As part of its proactive focus, the new Enform Saskatchewan held its ďŹ rst petroleum safety conference in Regina last November. It was a smaller version of the annual Ban Petroleum Safety Conference held each May. Standards “The industry likes uniformity. If a crew goes from Estevan to Fort St. John, they know the regulations and in most cases they will be working to who has the highest bar in Canada,â€? Ross said. “We develop IRPS – industry recommended practices,â€? he said. There are now 23 volumes. “We were able to opt in to this Enform ma-

chine already built next door. We’re focussing on needs, able to customize courses,� Ross said.

For instance, the potash industry actually draws a lot from the oil and gas side, particularly in drilling and seismic. For uranium, he said the industry “has the knowledge to mitigate water inďŹ ltration.â€?

Diamond exploration also has similar needs.

Grey out Saskatchewan has seen strong demand for skilled workers, and has been facing a “grey outâ€? of retiring tradesmen. Asked what Enform can do to address this, Ross replied, “We have done a lot of work with our First Nations friends to oer training and expertise.â€?

Since Enform Saskatchewan’s launch, there has been a rapport with First Nations trainers and facilitators. Just the other day, they sent 30 or 40 H2S Alive manuals to Prince Albert. “There’s quite a labour pool across the province. How do we get to it and ensure they’re adequately trained?� he posed. “The door has been open for quite some time.

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If the same person takes three courses, i.e. defensive driving, petroleum safety training and H2S Alive, they would count three times.

Training sites can range from on-site to conference rooms in hotels to numerous regional colleges.

One of those colleges, Southeast Regional College, is seeing a lot of attention these days. The new Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute (SETI) is under construction in Estevan, and will see a lot of attention from Enform. “The new campus in Estevan will be set up to run video conference classes. It’s a very slick system.

You can get education and training within a stone’s throw of your home address.�

Indeed, two students were in the main classroom at the time of the interview, taking a video conference class. The instructor was in Nisku, and other classmates were in Calgary. It all worked seamlessly.

They’ve already got eye on the smaller board room, which is often used for people who wish to challenge exams.

Ross said, “We have been looking into fully equipping the second room for vidcon (video conference) classes. “It’s no longer a condition of employment where you take risks. Now it’s a condition of employment where you do not take risks. The greatest asset the industry has is the people. A well-trained, functional workforce is a key attribute to any corporation,� Ross said in conclusion.

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COR numbers double in three years tions, you have to have it,” she said. “You, the company, can’t work in the patch without them.”

“When I hire a company and they have an Enform COR, I know they have an effective safety management program in place, and it has been audited.”

Changes “We spent almost a year developing a new audit protocol that was rolled out July 1, 2010,” Morris said. “The request came from industry, indicating they wanted the bar raised.” ɸ Page A12

Enform Saskatchewan’s head ofÀce includes, from left, Kristen Beahm, training adviser; Brandy Buskow, administrator; Bob Ross, manager; and Susan Morris, safety adviser.

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The number now stands at 411, up from 205.

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New COR audit protocol established ɺ Page A11 The changes are designed to put some more significant meaning behind the program. “It’s effectiveness versus existence,” Morris said.

The old audit system was more of a “do you have these in place,” whereas they will now be going into the field to see if safety programs are in place.

It’s part of an effort to be more proactive in safety, watching for leading and lagging indicators. “We need to be going out and meeting with our members, meeting with employers and seeing where they need assistance,” Morris said.

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look at percentages of positive indicators, such as how many staff members are actually wearing their personal protective equipment.

“People are always going to have to make improvements in their programs,” Morris said. Action plans will have to be developed before the next audit. Some actions can be quick, and fixed in a day, whereas others can take months.

If your company is starting out fresh in the COR process, the beginning point is a two day course on putting a safety program together.

“When developing your program, it gives you a good idea of what you need to do,” Morris said.

Implementing COR There are various ways to put together a COR program. Specifically, it can be done internally, or the company can have someone external come in and assist.

Several companies that have put together their COR programs in recent years have told Pipeline News it can be a long and arduous experience getting everything in order. One person working on a SECOR program for his small seasonal company said he had locked himself away for the whole winter to do it. A larger trucking firm brought in an expert to assist, and again, senior management spent the better part of a winter working on developing their COR program. When they finally got their certificate, they were so proud, they invited Pipeline News to attend the event.

Asked about this, Morris said it depends on your safety background and writing skills.

Whether outside help should be brought in, she

said, “It’s an individual choice for each employer.”

If you do bring in external help, she stressed it’s important the external person is very familiar with your business. Additionally, the program requires a commitment from the employer.

Cost depends on the size of the company, worksite visits, and the provinces the company works in.

There is a fee for having an audit done.

“Once the companies have a program in place, and an auditor has done their work, there’s quality assurance,” Morris said.

Deficiencies in the audit result in recommendations for action.

Audits are done every year. The initial audit needs to be done by an external auditor. The next two “maintenance years” audits can be done either internally or externally. Every three years, an external audit is required.

Enform then audits the audit, to ensure quality control. “The employer relies on the audit to know what areas they need to improve on.”

There’s no free lunch anywhere in the chain. New auditors’ audits are critiqued by a panel, reviewed by peers. There are nine auditors in Saskatchewan.

“Continuous improvement is the basis of everything,” Ross said.

While the number of COR companies has grown, it still doesn’t cover the entire sector.

“There are people that have slipped through the cracks,” Ross said. “Not everyone out there in the industry has COR or SECOR.” However, he said, “The umbrella’s getting larger.”

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Estevan – While in the shower the morning I was to recertify my H2S Alive training, I had a realization: I don’t remember any of it.

A former excavator operator, I had taken H2S Alive twice before.

The ďŹ rst time, I drove four hours to Regina from North Battleford to attend. The second time was three years ago at North West Regional College, during my ďŹ rst month with Pipeline News. I needed my ticket if I was going to be going on leases and rightsof-way.

All I could remember was, a. Get out ASAP, b. Run crosswind, c. You need an airpack to go back and rescue people.

But as for the particulars of how much hydrogen sulphide (H2S, or sour gas) is lethal, I had no clue. Any is too much, as far as I was concerned.

And how do you run an air pack again?

This is why you have to recertify your safety tickets every three years.

If you don’t use it, you rapidly lose it.

This month I took three courses through, and in co-operation with, Southeast Regional College’s Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute.

Call it a boot camp for oilpatch workers. Without these minimum three courses, H2S Alive, WHMIS, and ďŹ rst aid, you won’t set foot anywhere except an oďŹƒce.

Blaise Kot was the instructor for the March 3 H2S Alive course taught in Estevan. There were 16 people in the class, including the instructor.

Among the students were several battery operators, a few crude haulers, mechanics, chemical company workers, oilďŹ eld maintenance workers, a land agent, a SaskPower employee, and a municipal water plant operator. Most had taken the course several times before, but for a few, it was their ďŹ rst exposure to it. Two had moved to Estevan in the past month from Eastern Canada.

Kot started in the industry in 1986. Enform instructors are required to have experience in the ďŹ eld. In his case, he once saw a man put to his knees while disconnecting a truck from a sour vessel.

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H2S is a “naturally occurring gas found in a variety of geological formations,� he explained.

It is formed any place where there is rotting organic matter in the absence of oxygen. That includes sewage lines and septic tanks. It’s also found in industrial processes. “You can expect to ďŹ nd H2S anywhere in the oil and gas industry,â€? he said.

Adequate training, pre-job planning, emergency response planning, hazard identiďŹ cation and safe work procedures, including the use of breathing apparatus, are all part of preventative measures.

Kot made frequent references to well-drawn diagrams of well sites and batteries on the white board, showing where hazards can lie.

With more experience in the ďŹ eld, I now have a clue what he is referring to. The ďŹ rst few times, I was essentially clueless, not having worked in that end of the industry.

H2S is released by agitation, decrease in pressure, or increase in temperature, Kot said.

It’s colourless, with an odour like rotten eggs.

However, in higher (read: lethal) concentrations, the odour will overcome the body’s ability to register it. Its vapour density is 1.19, meaning that it’s heavier than air and will collect in low-lying areas. H2S will dissolve in oil water, sludge, emulsions, well uids and molten sulphur. It’s also ammable. ɸ Page A14

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and health. My taking from that is whenever percentages are used, it’s a lethal level.

Accepted industry practice is to wear breathing apparatus whenever exposed to H2S, Kot said.

The immediate response to an H2S incident goes like this: First, evacuate. Run crosswind to the muster point.

Second, raise the alarm.

Third, assess the situation. Do a head count. Realize that you might be doing a recovery, not a rescue.

Fourth, protect yourself by donning breathing apparatus if you are going back in Fifth is the rescue.

The brain is starved of oxygen within just a few minutes, so you have to act fast, doing all the other points first, and then initiating the rescue.

Revival is the sixth step, which may involve administering CPR. The seventh and final step is getting the casualties medical aid, such as an ambulance.

At this point in the lesson, the air packs and breathing masks come out. This is the part I remembered the least.

There are two types of breathing apparatus.

The first is supplied air breathing apparatus, or SABA. This involves being hooked up to an air trailer via an umbilical hose. It means you can work much, much longer with the mask on, but you lose mobility.

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Sour gas can be found anywhere in oilpatch ɺ Page A14 The second is self-contained breathing apparatus, or SCBA. These resemble the systems used by divers, except they are meant for dry land. They provide unlimited mobility, especially important for a rescue, but at the expense of limited time. Despite being rated for a minimum of 30 minutes, in reality, under stressful conditions, your actual time may be substantially less.

It’s important to be fit tested to masks, because a large mask on a small face is not going to get a proper seal. Also, facial hair can mean a mask won’t make a seal, and is typically forbidden.

Kot went through the sequence of putting on an air pack – harness, air, regulator and mask (HARM).

Each student put it on several times and was checked out to ensure they had it on correctly.

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“If it takes you two and a half minutes to get into your rescue pack, what does that leave for a rescue?”

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The day concluded with the class going through several case studies, determining plans of action to real-life scenarios. A quick review of CPR, a final test, and I walk out the door with my temporary ticket in hand.

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You never know when you’ll need it Story and photos by Brian Zinchuk Estevan – Working in the oilpatch typically requires several safety courses.

One that is becoming universal is first aid.

Despite being required to recertify my first aid training while I was a training officer with an air cadet unit, there never seemed to be the time to do it. As a result, it’s been about eight years since I’ve used a triangular bandage.

In the oilpatch, in some cases, you can get away without taking first aid.

Some companies require only a certain percentage, such as one out of three employees have the certification. But ask yourself – what if they guy down is the one who knows first aid? Or what if your kids are at home and one is choking?

What do you do?

As a result, this March I found myself recertifying St. John Ambulance first aid as part of a series of stories on common oilfield safety training. The courses were all done through the Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute in Estevan.

The two-day class had 23 people, nearly a full house. The vast majority of students work in the oilpatch, although one worked with an auction house, and another was a figure skating instructor. A few were taking first aid for the first time.

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“So much of first aid is common sense,” she said.

It began with everyone getting a package that included a softcover manual/ workbook and a set of rubber gloves. We all got a plastic face mask and valve to practise rescue breathing with. The days of mouth to mouth are long, long gone.

She stressed the face mask, because most people receiving CPR will end up vomiting. “That taste in your mouth won’t go away for months,” she said.

She asked how many in the class kept a first aid kit in their personal vehicle.

Only two raise there hands. “The time you’re really going to wish you have a first aid kit is on the side of the road,” Cochrane said.

Cochrane went through the steps in addressing a first aid situation. After sending for medical help, the priorities, in order, are airway, breathing, circulation and deadly bleeding. Next one should look for emblems, such as Medic Alert, that may reveal underlying medical conditions. A history is also important, as are checking vital signs.

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AEDs becoming commonplace ɺ Page A16 “People die from shock. It can come on quickly, in seconds, or in days.

Cochrane said that the Good Samaritan Act says one is not obliged to stop and treat someone. However, at work, you are obligated to help your fellow employee or customer. Furthermore, the employer must supply equipment like gloves and a face mask.

First aid over the years changes slightly every so often. Now the standard is 30 compressions for every two breaths when doing CPR. It used to be 15 to two when working by yourself, or five to one when performing CPR as a team.

My neighbour in the class recounted how he performed CPR on his own father just six weeks before. A former emergency medical technician, he was able to get a pulse back, but the father died the next day. “It all kicked in. It was automatic. It was amazing,” he said.

“This is what I want you confident in – rescue breathing, CPR, and spinal rollovers,” Cochrane says.

When I first took first aid in the early 1990s, there seemed to be a lot more stress on knowing all the different applications of a triangular bandage. This time around, that wasn’t as much of a priority. Back then, we practiced all the different lifts.

Choking treatment has also changed. Years ago, if a person collapsed from choking, you would straddle the knees and push on the abdomen to try to force whatever the person is choking on. Now, you are to do chest compressions.

What’s new is the AED, something I had heard of, but never laid hands on. According to Cochrane, Occupational Health and Safety regulations now require CPR courses to include automatic external defibrillator instruction.

The units are becoming very commonplace. The addition of an AED to CPR dramatically increases a heart attack victim’s chances of survival. And they are also much less expensive now, with units available for a little as $1,500, according to Cochrane. A quick check on the Internet that night confirms those prices.

“We even have some senior hockey teams that have bought them,” she said.

The instruments are incredibly simple. Open it up, turn it on, attach the leads to the person’s chest, and follow instructions. After analyzing the heart rhythm, it will determine if you should administer a shock. If so, you will be told by machine to push the button. It charges, and it administers the shock.

The course reviewed injuries as varied as snake bites to diabetic emergencies. Leaches should be flicked off, not salted or burned off. Asthma is typically treated with an inhaler. Don’t try to control someone in a seizure, and definitely don’t put something in their mouth.

Allergic reactions are becoming more commonplace. Those who are prone to severe reactions often carry EpiPens to treat it. Example pens were passed around, and Cochrane went over how to use them.

Several times the class worked on the rescue breathing dummies, practising technique on both adult and child dummies.

The second day wrapped up with treatment of mass casualties. Students had an opportunity to patch up all sorts of penetrating wounds and other symptoms.

At the end of the day, I forked over for a breathing mask, the one thing missing from my first aid kit. I’ve been convinced.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t say the course seemed much easier this time around, and not because I’ve heard it before. Each time I take it, the program seems just a little more watered down. But perhaps it is easier in the long run, and if people remember it and it saves lives, that’s what counts.

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Know what that label is for Estevan – “I take every class seriously,” said Bob Seibel, a WHMIS instructor for the Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute in Estevan (SETI). “If they don’t think safety for themselves, they should think of someone who would be affected at the end of the day if they did not come home.

How would they feel?

How would they be devastated?

“When they come across a shortcut, maybe they’ll do it safe.”

Those words came at the conclusion of a three-hour Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System class taken through SETI. But unlike the first aid

and H2S Alive courses taken over the past two weeks, this room was nearly empty. There was just me, at the Estevan campus, and another man, via video conference, at the Weyburn campus of Southeast Regional College, the parent entity for SETI. Many people now take online, according to Sheena Onrait, campus manager for Southeast Regional College in Estevan. Indeed, the last time I took it, three years ago, it was via an online program offered

by Danatec. That same company provided the resource books provided with the SETI course this time around.

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mental to working in oilpatch, and indeed, pretty much every industry.

Even cleaning supplies for office work fall under hazardous materials. As such, I recertified it as part of this series of stories on oilpatch safety bootcamp. The training doesn’t expire as long as you stay with the same company, but should be reviewed every year.

Since I routinely visit sites in all areas of the oilpatch, it’s a good idea to get a refresher.

Seibel has taught the course hundreds of times, he said. That morning he taught a transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) course.

“I worked for TS&M for 22 years. I ran Estevan Fire and Safety.

I did about half of the safety training for the company,” he said, adding the company had 11 stores in four provinces.

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The video conferencing setup is seamless, as if all three of us are in the same room. The other student in Weyburn works for a hazardous waste company and has taken WHMIS multiple times. This is likely my fifth time around, and with insufficient sleep, staying focused can seem to be a challenge.

But Seibel is a lively instructor, and keeps you going even if you have heard it before.

“If you’re not sure, ask. That’s the best advice I can give you.”

There are three components to WHMIS – training, labels, and material safety data sheets (MSDS).

The focal point of the system is knowledge – know what you are dealing with so that you can avoid getting into trouble, and if that should happen, it tells you how to deal with it.

The system got its start in 1988. Health Canada calls it “Canada’s rightto-know hazard communication standard.”

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belled, both with words and symbols. A cylinder represents compressed gasses. A skull and crossbones stands for immediate and serious toxic effects.

While the training provides the basics, Seibel noted, “It’s up to your employer to provide you with site-specific WHMIS training.”

That includes identifying hazards, and knowing where one can find MSDSs. Seibel went over how chemicals can enter your body, and how appropriate personal protective equipment is essential. He also stressed the point of long term effects, such as those on reproductive systems and subsequent birth defects.

“You have to inspect it (personal protective equipment). You have to be trained how to properly inspect it. If it can get on you, or in you, it can hurt you.”

Protect yourself all along, he explained. “Especially guys, they don’t pay attention enough.”

“I feel WHMIS is one of the most underrated classes around,” Seibel noted.

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Walks in, offered job Estevan – Lincoln Prescott didn’t have a hard time ďŹ nding a job when he came to Estevan. Wearing his coveralls, he walked into a local oilďŹ eld trucking ďŹ rm, and said, “I don’t know anything about oil, but I’m eager to learn. He was hired on the spot as a swamper.

Pipeline News ran into the 19-year-old while he was taking an H2S Alive course, part of a battery of training Prescott required to work in the oilpatch.

First Aid was next on his agenda, after having taken WHMIS. He spent the last three years of his life in Thunder Bay. He graduated in 2010.

Over the past year, four of his friends have moved to Estevan. The ďŹ rst three came eight months ago, while Prescott and another friend came together. His dad dragged him to the Energy City to “work for a living.â€? “There’s absolutely no work in Thunder bay.

I was rooďŹ ng for $10.50 an hour.â€? “I’m living with four guys in a two bedroom apartment. “There’s beds all over the apartment.â€?

He bought a car for $500, so now he has wheels. All ďŹ ve of them are working in the oilpatch, but for dierent employers and at dierent times. Carpooling means long mornings.

Prescott said he found out about Estevan from a commercial he saw in the Discovery Channel. “This city is full of opportunities,� he said.

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“This is a good facility,” he said. The well this core came from has produced 347,000 barrels of oil at modest rates over the decades, he added. Above: Two fossils can be seen in this chunk of core – a round one at the top, and a white streak near the bottom.

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Take your schooling before work Graff has lived in Regina his whole life.

His father owns a dirt moving business at Regina Beach, but he’s looking for something

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Regina – Before he could go to work as a welder’s helper at the Regina refinery complex, Shane Graff needed to get some training under his belt. Pipeline News caught up to him in front of a computer screen, taking an online course at Enform Saskatchewan’s Regina campus.

The program is known as the Petroleum Safety Course, or PST. The course description says, “Total running time of the program is approximately six hours.

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Setting down roots Estevan – Spend a day in a safety training course in Estevan, and you’re bound to find someone new to the area.

That’s especially the case for Cory Looyan.

He’s only been in southeast Saskatchewan for two months, but he’s already lining up bringing his family here to call it home.

Looyan, 25, works as a derrickman for an Estevan-based service rig company. He used to work in Fort St. John, B.C., for months at a time, half a country away from his wife and kids. “I used to spend six to seven months a year in B.C. and then fly home for the summer,” he said.

“I own a house in Keewatin, Ontario.”

Now, he’s putting down roots in Saskatchewan.

“I bought a house in Lampman,” Looyan said.

It’s a four bedroom, two story building, “about a hundred years old.

“I have two kids and one on the way,” he said.

They will join him in Lampman at the conclusion of the school year.

His wife shouldn’t have any problem finding work as a registered nurse.

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Husky ended 2010 with production of 287,100 boepd with fourth quarter numbers dipping to 280,500 boepd due to scheduled maintenance turnarounds at Husky operations including the Lloydminster Upgrader.

Husky’s fourth quarter profit of $305 million slipped from $320 million in the same period a year ago, a fact partly attributed to the summer shutdown of Enbridge Line 6A/6B. The Enbridge shutdowns increased Husky’s inventory position at year-end as product was stored to mitigate the impact of selling medium and heavy crude oil and bitumen at distressed prices given the wider differential.

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HSE Integrated triples business Weyburn – If you come across a frac crew working in southeast Saskatchewan, you will typically see a white one-ton truck parked near the gate of the lease. If you want to enter the lease, you’re going to have to sign in with the person in that truck, a trained emergency medical technician or responder.

There’s a good chance the sticker on the side of the truck says “HSE Integrated.”

The safety services firm has tripled its business out of its southeast Saskatchewan station in Weyburn over the past year, and is now in the process of launching a satellite operation in Melita, Man. That’s according to Tyler Tollefson, station manager, who said, “We have everything from air quality monitoring, fire trucks, air trailers, shower units, to MTCs. HSE is now operating 14 mobile treatment centres (MTCs), two shower units, 11 air trailers and two fire trucks out of Weyburn and the Melita satellite. The fire trucks are also shower units. Both were added in the last year. The Melita base will start with five MTCs, a shower unit and air trailers.

The MTCs number will float, depending on need.

A mobile treatment centre is similar in concept to an ambulance, with the differences arising in the medications on board and the licensing. Each can hold two patients, and is equipped with items like spineboards, oxygen, trauma kits, automatic external defibrillators and the like. The MTC can be used to bring casualties out to meet ambulances, and, as 4x4s, are capable of handling more rough terrain.

“We will transport if an ambulance can’t get to a location,” he said.

“We usually rendezvous with them at a location. We don’t wait around if it’s serious,” explained

These two Àre trucks expanded HSE Integrated’s capacity in Weyburn last year. As both Àre trucks and shower units, they are out nearly every day, according to station manager Tyler Tollefson.

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indoors at another site on the south side of Weyburn, away from their southeast Weyburn base. ɸ Page A25

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Satellite operation launched in Melita ɺ Page A24 A new building is in the works with substantially more room. Currently, the fire trucks are stored indoors at another site on the south side of Weyburn, away from their southeast Weyburn base.

“In the new building, we’re going to offer training,” Tollefson said.

The pronounced growth in activity, particularly on the fracking side, has fuelled the growth. About 90 per cent of their MTC work is for frac crews, with some service side work and a bit of pipeline.

“We just hired a few more medics,” Teske said.

As of March 17, they had 22 people trained as emergency medical responders and emergency medical technicians. The total staff was 48 full and part time people.

“Most of our guys on fire trucks and air trailers are medics,” Tollefson said, pointing out that firefighters are commonly cross-trained as medics.

Training their staff is a major focus for HSE. Teske not only sits on the board of the College of Paramedics for the province, she is also an EMR instructor.

That allows her to offer medical credit training, as continuous medical training is offered in house.

That’s an important consideration for the staff.

“It’s all quite costly. If you can offer it in house, it’s great.”

She said HSE is popular among medics for the training it offers. They also pay for annual college registration fees for their medics.

Teske has lived in the area for 25 years, farming between Yellow Grass and Lang. Tollefson was born and raised in Weyburn, and with the exception of five years, has spent his life there. He noted a strong attachment to the community.

“HSE is a huge, but I run this station as a local

company,” Tollefson said.

While many other companies have cited difficulties in finding staff in the region, that has not been the case for HSE in Weyburn. Tollefson said he gets about five resumes a week. “It hasn’t been difficult for us.”

“We hire a lot of firefighters, and train them on the H2S side. Most are already trained as medics. We believe in cross training our staff.”

The two fire trucks were added in the spring of 2010.

“We provide standby fire protection when companies are pumping hazardous materials, flammable materials, low ignition level [materials.],” Tollefson said, listing acid, xylene and oil as examples. “They’re out just about every day.”

They also get called into emergency situations.

An HSE fire truck was one of two maintaining a perimeter around a battery fire in the Stoughton area last summer.

While the fire trucks are equipped with shower units, they also have several stand-alone shower units.

“Our air side is huge, too.” Tollefson said.

Indeed, providing supplied air was the roots of the company’s Weyburn operations. The units see use during drilling operations, completions, turnarounds, and pipeline tie-ins. Over the last two years they’ve added five trailers.

The company also has two air quality monitoring units in Weyburn. Tollefson described them as solar powered, wireless, with satellite telemetry.

They monitor numerous parameters, including wind speed, wind direction, low explosion level, H2S, SO2, and volatiles organic compounds. The results are viewable on a website. One of these units is on a year-long job.

HSE Integrated now has 14 mobile treatment centre units like this one operating out of Weyburn and Melita, Man. Tyler Tollefson is the Weyburn station manager.

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Changing NG midset Regina - With a now-abundant natural gas resource available, one of Canada’s largest natural gas companies is shaking up its way of thinking, and proposing a what-if scenario that could have a profound impact on North America.

“Our fundamental goal is to change the mindset of how natural gas is used in our economy,” said Luciano Dalla-Longa, speaking at Insight Information’s 3rd annual Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Forum in Regina on March 8.

Dalla-Longa is a strategic thinker for Encana Corp. As group lead of the natural gas economy, strategic planning section of Encana, Dalla-Longa tossed out the idea adding 25 BCFe/d to the North American energy mix.

If that were to happen, off-continent energy supply needs would decrease by 70 per cent, Dalla-Longa said.

“We believe the overall energy mix is set to change,” he said. Infrastructure, not technology, is the limiting factor.

“Shale gas has made a profound impact on the long term supply of natural gas,” he said. In the last three or four years, supply has increased to 100 years. “That’s significant.”

With a stable supply now due to reliable horizontal drilling, it provides an opportunity to promote natural gas. It is abundant, affordable, clean, reliable and a North American-based solution to energy security, Dalla-Longa said.

They are focusing on the demand side of the business, he said.

Transportation and electrical generation are the main areas they are focusing on. For transportation, compressed natural gas (CNG) is suggested for light vehicles, while heavier vehicles, i.e. trucks, would see liquefied natural gas as the focus. ɸ Page A27

While many natural gas producers may bemoan the low price of gas, Encana’s Luciano Dalla-Longa spoke to the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Forum on March 8 in Regina about the opportunities a stable price offers, even at $5.50 per gigajoule.

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Impending American regulations on criteria pollutants, hazardous air pollutants, coal ash, water intake structures and greenhouse gases are resulting in a shift to natural gas from coal, according to Dalla-Longa.

Other than nuclear and hydro, the only other competition for coal in base load power generation is natural gas, he said. “We see natural gas as a viable opportunity for big-spoke generation right now, especially with the supply that’s out there right now.

“There’s a common misunderstanding coal is a much cheaper source of fuel than natural gas when it

Encana is working on developing two natural gas-fueled transportation corridors, one in the east, and one in the west. The eastern corridor would run from Windsor, Ont. to Quebec City. The western route would go from Vancouver to Calgary, and then up to Edmonton.

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comes to power generation.”

Natural gas generation is considerably more efficient, he pointed out. When you layer on value for CO2, and given today’s gas prices, coal is more expensive on a fuel cost, never mind capital cost, he said.

“Encana’s position isn’t so much to bash coal as to really try understand what it is and where natural gas has some competitive advantages.

Stating that Encana is a significant player, it is taking a leadership role. “I think we have to. We’re a significant player. We see some opportunities, and we see some challenges as well. Increased gas supply is in our favour. We see it as stimulating more gas demand. This is an ideal environment for the kind of work my group is doing, and we see some real opportunities to move forward,” Dalla-Longa said.

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Brandy Buskow, administrator for Enform Saskatchewan, provided an example of a typical call. “I’m from Toronto. I’m out of work. Where can I go?”

She tells them to look at southeast Saskatchewan, but they will need their petroleum safety training, first aid, and H2S Alive courses first.

“All the ones I have spoken to are looking to move here,” said Buskow. “I always give them the Sask Jobs website.

Buskow refers them to www.saskjobs.ca, a provincial job bank. On March 21, there were 779 available jobs in the Estevan region, just under a tenth of all the jobs in the province, with only Regina and Saskatoon having more listed.

“We get calls from all over the place because they know it’s busy,” she said.

Out of 10 calls, one or two might be from Eastern Canada – Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada.

One or two might be from Saskatchewan, but are currently working in Alberta. The rest are from all over Saskatchewan.

She also gets calls from people who need replacement certificates for courses they have already taken.

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Safety Source adds trainers to meet demand Virden, Man. – When Manitoba Innovation, Energy and Mines Minister Dave Chomiak went on a tour of Waskada-area oilfield activity last fall, he got an earful on the need for skilled labour, and specifically, safety training.

Virden-based Safety Source Ltd., which had just established a satellite operation in Waskada, jumped at the opportunity.

“We rented the Legion, and did a complete week of training,” said Dale Lewis, owner.

When Pipeline News spoke to Lewis in January, they were already gearing up for breakup.

“We’re going to hit the area hard,” he said. They now offer regular training weeks in Waskada, and weekly training at their other location in Redvers, Sask., as well.

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Taking on this challenge are Safety Source’s three trainers, all firefighters, and all call Virden home.

Brent MacDonald is a firefighter and paramedic for CFB Shilo, and has 10 years as a medic under his belt, plus seven years as an emergency medical technician before that. He acts as training manager.

Ky Tough is a firefighter and paramedic in Virden, and has been for six-and-a-half years.

Ben McLean is also a five-year Virden firefighter who has taken his EMT course.

Tough and McLean signed on with Safety Source in late 2010, while MacDonald came on in time for the opening of the Redvers location in the spring of 2010. A recent addition is Grant Thiele, an H2S Alive instructor. Grant is also a firefighter and EMT at CFB Shilo who has six years of experience on service rigs.

“We’ll essentially go anywhere,” MacDonald said.

“We’re fully mobile.”

“For the upcoming year, we’re going to put on one week package deals – get all your tickets to industry in a week.”

Those courses include H2S Alive, first aid, CPR, workplace hazardous material information systems,

and transportation of dangerous goods, confined space entry and confined space rescue.

“We can offer two levels of ground disturbance courses,” he said. The company is a global ground disturbance-certified trainer.

Safety Source is also planning on holding fall protection for rig workers and rig rescue training during late May and early June.

Asked who was taking their courses, MacDonald said, “It’s a fairly well-rounded mix. We’re getting new people. Our primary clientele is experienced workers coming in for recertification.”

McLean noted, “Virden is the Alberta capital of Manitoba. We’re getting a lot of Albertans coming in.”

Tough added, “I’ve had a lot of home care and people from health care mixed in, people trying to get into the industry.”

Oil and gas companies are much more proactive than what they see in other industries when it comes to safety, MacDonald said. “A lot of oil companies have a code of practice that exceeds [normal] practice.”

“They spend a lot more time selling it to their employees. It’s working.”

He noted as activity picks up, they’re hearing of more incidents because of the increased activity.

“With a lot of our programs, we cover off the requirements of the program, but then you have to break it down as to what that legislation means and why it’s in place,” MacDonald said.

He often uses the 1992 Westray Mine disaster as an example. It led to C-45, the “due diligence” bill.

“Every supervisor can be held accountable for the safety of their employees,” he said, noting that includes criminal and civil liability. “That scares people.”

McLean said, “Being rescuers, having seen all sorts of job related accidents, we can explain not only the effects on a person, but also the family and rescuers. Having been in that position, we can hit home.”

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On March 7, there were just 19 single family homes listed in the city, according to Dennis Bode. Bode is not only a Realtor with ReMax Progressive Realty in Estevan, but also president of the Estevan & District Board of Tourism, Trade & Commerce.

On that date, there were nine homes over $400,000, two in the $300,000 to $400,000 range, ďŹ ve in the $200,000 to $300,000 range, and three units below $200,000.

There were listings for planned condominiums, but they were not yet built.

“There’s not a lot for people to look at. You don’t have a lot of choice,� he said. “You get people coming in and they just can’t get over the prices.�

He noted the City of Estevan is looking at developing a couple dozen lots this spring and oering them on a lot draw basis. There has been a lot of interest, Bode said.

Bode spoke of the multiplier eect, where for a new job, it takes four people to service it. “This has brought a lot of business owners to the realization they have to buy housing to put their sta in,â€? he said. “They’ve been buying townhouses and condos to put sta in.â€?

The owner of one larger business purchased an entire apartment block, he noted.

As for “aordable housing,â€? Bode said, “The guys in the oilpatch can aord the housing.

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Cole Furber, assistant manager of Carson Safety Sales & Service, holds up a personal gas monitor meant to warn the wearer of dangerous atmospheric conditions. Wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), Furber is inside an air trailer, which contains the bottles of compressed air and numerous other safety equipment. The safety division of Carson Energy Services has its roots in providing supplied air to the oilpatch.

Supplying the hardware of safety Story and photos by Brian Zinchuk Lampman – If you thought of safety like you do computers, you would find there are two sides to it – the hardware side, and the software side.

The hardware is the physical equipment needed to ensure a safe work environment, like air packs, gas monitors, and fire extinguishers. The software is the training and knowledge to use those items, along with general awareness.

As one of the largest employers in Saskatchewan’s oilpatch, Lampman-based Carson Energy Services, covers both the hardware and the software.

The hardware side falls to Troye Carson, who is the manager of Carson Safety & Services, a division of Carson Energy Services. On the software side, training is handled by another division within Carson. (see related story page B4) “We’ve been in the safety business going on 20 years. We service all safety equipment from breathing air systems to your basic fire extinguishers and gas detectors. We do a lot of portable and fixed gas detection. Everything we sell, we service,” Carson

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The Safety Services division has grown so much, it finally got a new home in recent years, just across the highway from the head office in Lampman. Despite being in it for over a year, they are still adjusting to the new quarters – that’s how busy they’ve been.

If things stay the way they are, Carson expects that pace to continue. “2011 is going to be busy, crazy busy. Already, from the beginning of the year, we’ve been going flat out.”

Indeed, the Saskatchewan drilling rig fleet usually starts to wind down in the weeks prior to spring breakup, but this year, the active rig numbers stayed right up around 100 until breakup was announced.

“We’re very busy at breakup. That’s when all our equipment comes in, on top the clientele’s (equipment).”

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The safety and services division takes care of the larger company’s safety hardware needs, but it has grown to the point where the majority of its work is for other companies.

“We do a lot of in-house service, as well as for clientele,” Carson said. “It’s about 75 per cent clientele. It’s grown a lot.”

Carson anticipates bringing on two more people this year as a result.

“It’s an ongoing thing. To have some else to do it, it would be brutal in cost.”

The company does yearly service for drilling rigs and service rigs. They’ll go out to oil companies’ sites and set up first aid and eyewash stations and sound level checks.

“We basically started with air trailers,” he said.

They now have nine.

“We’ve got a breathing air compressor to fill larger tanks for supplied air, and for air packs,” Carson said. ɸ Page B2

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Éş Page B1 As with pretty much everything with safety, there are constant checks and certiďŹ cations. The breathing air compressor has samples sent away every six months.

Their work includes going through fall arrest gear, air packs, gas monitors, eyewash stations and ďŹ rst aid kits. Sound level testing is performed on equipment to see what level of hearing protection is required.

Fire extinguishers have regular service intervals. “We do a lot of crew trucks, too,â€? he said. “Safety is huge, from our perspective, the companies you work for, and their policies. “You’ve got to have the proper personnel and equipment to do the job. You’ve got to stay up with it,â€? Carson said. “It has come a long way. We’ve got no choice but to live and breathe it, or we won’t work for those companies. “We take pride in that. We’re their ďŹ rst call,â€? he said of the larger corporation. “We take pride in the work that we do.â€?

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Servicing gas monitors and air packs Lampman – If you carry a personal gas monitor long enough, it’s likely going to require servicing at some point. That’s were Jamie Taillon comes in.

Taillon is a service technician with Carson Safety Sales & Services in Lampman.

“I’ve lived in this area my whole life. My farm is just a few miles up the road,” he said.

Taillon had worked with another safety firm in Estevan before coming to Carson, where he’s worked for many years now. He’s certified to service numerous makes and models of monitors.

“In our end, you pretty much have to be certified by multiple manufacturers,” he said. “We’re a fully functioning service and repair shop. We can pretty much fix anything. All field level repairs, we can handle here.”

Asked how he became a service tech, Taillon said, “I just kind of walked into it. I started at the lowest rung.”

On his workbench you’ll find numerous personal gas monitors, plus a set of small sample gas cylinders for testing.

An average day for him consists of calibrations, repair of all sorts of gas monitors, and servicing and repair of self-contained and supplied air breathing apparatus.

“We also do fall arrest gear,” he said.

A typical issue with gas monitors is overloading when exposed to high concentration of gases, and well as getting banged around. The end user has to be in a pretty volatile environment,” he said. “They get hit, dropped, driven over ...

“Any time you open vessels, flanges, valves, depending on what you’re exposed to, it’s not hard to overload it.”

Beefier units are meant to see bigger shots of gas, he explained.

“When you know you’re going to see huge volumes of gas, the personal one just isn’t designed for it,” he said. “The biggest thing is education – what it’s designed to do and how it operates.”

It’s important to follow the manufacturer’s recommendations, which often means performing a bump test prior to each shift.

Service-wise, he said, calibrations are recommended every 90 to 180 days, but some companies want higher frequency testing than that.

Oxygen sensors are typically the ones requiring the most servicing. Unlike other sensors that function only when they detect gas, an oxygen sensor runs whenever the unit is on. “Your carbon monoxide is more of a reactive sensor, where as your oxygen sensor is continuously monitoring,” he said.

Air On Taillon’s workbench you’ll find a dummy head that is meant for air breathing apparatus testing. Masks are applied to it, and the dummy essentially gives the self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) or supplied air breathing apparatus (SABA) a workout.

“We put it on our test bench and put it through its paces,” he said.

The series of tests include gauge accuracy, alarm accuracy, and leak tests. The machine, via the dummy, will “breathe” using the pack.

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Large investment in employee's training Lampman – When you’ve grown as large as Carson Energy Services has over the years, it becomes impractical to farm out your safety training. As a result, the multi-facetted Lampman based service provider has developed an extensive in-house training program.

Barry Lischka is the senior safety co-ordinator with Carson. “My area is Saskatchewan, including Swift Current, Regina, Lampman, Halbrite, Carlyle, Alida and White City.”

They have additional safety co-ordinators in

Regina and Swift Current.

The company not only provides in-house safety training, but offers training to outside clients as well. “We take training to the people,” Lischka said.

“We have seven instructors in Saskatchewan, plus one in Lloydminster and two in Wainwright.”

The course list taught in-house is extensive. A partial list includes St. John Ambulance first aid, CPR with automatic external defibrillator (AED), ground disturbance level 2, H2S Alive,

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The basic safety awareness courses are always covered. “We give that to all new employees,” Lischka said.

A newer course is the pipeline construction course, which Lischka said is “for anyone doing pipelining. It’s a good course to have. It’s a computer based course with 13 lessons. It’s similar to petroleum safety training.”

Then there’s another relatively recent course focusing on power mobile equipment. “This is mandatory for anyone operating powered mobile equipment,” he said.

The course has a minimum of 16 hours of classroom and practical training. It came in 2006, and was enforced in 2007, he explained.

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some experience several years ago and going straight to work are long gone. “If you’ve been off a piece of equipment for over three years, you have to recertify the theory and practical,” Lischka said.

“If they haven’t got all that training, it can be a full two weeks, or beyond that,” he said of the time required to get all the training requirements in order. “They’ve got to have the very basic five courses before they go out into the field.

Those five are PST, H2S Alive, first aid, WHMIS, and TDG. Then you go site-specific, i.e. ground disturbance.

“You must now have a hoisting and rigging course to lift equipment with a sling on the back of your bucket. There was a big push in 2007.

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In a hot labour market, retention can be an issue. “Definitely, it’s a challenge. It doesn’t matter what corner of the market it is,” he said.

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Don’t wreck your life in a wreck Shifting Gears

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By Nadine Elson Oil businesses and the businesses that supply them know that safety is no accident. They know that safety doesn’t slow the job down but mishaps do.

Spring road bans are now in effect. The road bans are in place to minimize the damage to the province’s highways by imposing weight restrictions. Many oil and oil-related businesses will use this time to repair equipment, make capital expenditures, and, just as importantly, have their workers recertify or update mandatory safety courses.

Safety is a major concern of the oilpatch. Daily safety meetings are held at both service and drilling rigs, and any company that wishes to provide services to the oil companies must also show due diligence in the area of safety.

Oil companies have rules and regulations for the safe operation of every aspect of their drilling and service businesses. This includes noting pinch points on frequently used equipment, to limits on manual lifting, to honking when backing up, to using slings and straps with proper weight requirements, to using proper rigging procedures and to conducting regular safety drills.

Despite the fact that the oilpatch can be a very dangerous place to work, without question the most

dangerous place to be is on the road. There are far more accidents and fatalities associated with vehicles driving on roads than people working on the rigs.

I have driven my truck and trailer delivering pipe and rods, in addition to bonnets, valves, and other tools, to drilling and service rigs and to shops in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and I have encountered many of the same problems wherever I drive.

Taking my inspiration from David Letterman, I have compiled (with help from my driving colleagues) a Top 10 list of bad behaviours from other drivers that annoy at best, but that are downright dangerous at worst. (Drum roll, please!) # 10 Cars and trucks missing a headlight or taillights, especially at night. That is self explanatory. It’s hard for me to judge your distance from me. #9 Drivers not dimming their bright headlights when approaching oncoming traffic. That is just rude. #8 Not giving adequate notice that you intend to turn, and expecting me to be able to stop on a dime.

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CanElson adding 5 rigs to Àeet

By Brian Zinchuk Calgary – CanElson Drilling Inc. is adding five rigs to its fleet in the coming year, according to CEO Randy Hawkings.

The company completed a bought-deal financing package on March 16 for $40.5 million. It was done through a syndicate of underwriters.

“We’ve got a five rig build program,” Hawkings told Pipeline News. “We’re going to build them in Nisku, until CanElson’s VP Rig Construction, Lawrence Kolasa, gets too busy. He’s built 62 or 63 of these telescoping doubles.”

The company currently has five rigs in Texas, four in Mexico, and 18 in Canada, plus the five on the drawing board. One will go to Texas, but the others have not yet been designated.

CanElson acquired Eagle Drilling Services of Carlyle in early 2011 and Totem Drilling of Carnduff during the summer of 2010, bringing their Saskatchewan fleet up to 14 rigs.

Each of those companies had their own style of rig. Eagle rigs were characterized by an enclosed driller slide-out in the doghouse, whereas Totem rigs used an iron roughneck. These new rigs, however, will have neither, instead opting for a design centered around flexibility in geographical deployment to wherever there is demand.

The design will incorporate a doghouse slideout, but it will side away from the rig, not towards it, and will not have an enclosed driller’s station. They will also have powered catwalks on every rig.

Hawkings explained that the rig design CanElson is going with is suited for remote area drilling, where access to spare parts or equipment may not be as readily accessible as it is in southeast Saskatchewan. That means essentially two of everything – two pumps, two gen sets, two fuel pumps, two water

pumps. Hawkings said they are suited for areas like northeast British Columbia, North Dakota, South America or even Texas. Yes, Texas. There are areas there where they might not be able to get replacements in short order, he explained.

Also, Eagle and Totem’s rigs of late have been built in Estevan. CanElson assembles its own rigs in Nisku, and has deliveries slated for every two

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months, starting in June, with following rigs coming in August, October, December and late January 2012.

Each of the new rigs will be a telescopic double, with 440,000 pound masts. That’s a little heavier built than the Eagle Drilling rigs, he explained, characterizing them as “ultra-heavy.”

They will have a 4,300 metre true vertical depth rating, and will rack 4,500 metres of pipe. They will be able to drill over 5,000 metres of measured depth.

That puts them in the range of drilling depths required for parts of North Dakota, which is on a skyrocketing drilling spurt right now. North Dakota is definitely on CanElson’s radar.

“These will drill 17,000 feet without breaking a sweat,” Hawkings said. But for wells over 18,000 to 20,000 feet, “You’ll probably want a triple if you are going to be doing a lot of tripping near total depth.”

Drill pipe strength also becomes a limiting factor at those depths, he added.

The company has been running hard this winter. “Up until March 13, everything was running flat out,” he said of their 14 Saskatchewan-based rigs.

Some of those were working in southwest Manitoba.

CanElson also has 4 rigs working in Alberta.

Several rigs are coming in for their re-certifications.

Asked what the outlook was post-breakup, he responded, “If you could tell me when we can go back to work, I can give you a better idea.”

The wildcard is how much moisture there will be on the ground, with considerable snow this past winter and already saturated ground in the area. The work is there, but access will be the issue.

“Everybody’s going to work as soon as they’re ready,” Hawkings said.

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EBEX Awards taking nominations Estevan – April 15 is the deadline for nominations for the revived Estevan Business Excellence (EBEX) Awards.

It’s been over a decade since the awards have been handed out in Estevan, according to Michel Cyrenne, community development manager with the Estevan & District Board of Tourism, Trade & Commerce.

“Our community has many deserving businesses and I’d like to make sure that word gets out to as many people as possible in order to ensure these worthy businesses have the opportunity to be recognized,” Cyrenne said.

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The awards gala will take place June 17 at the new Spectra Place.

Nomination forms can be found in the members area of the Estevan & District Board of Tourism, Trade & Commerce web site at www.estevanchamber.ca

New home soon for Safe-Tee Management Oxbow – It’s taken a while, but Safe-Tee Managment of Oxbow anticipates moving into their new facility in downtown Oxbow in mid- to late-April.

It used to be a hardware store.

For the last 15 years, the company has been working out of the home of owner Shirley Galloway, registered nurse, and her husband Jim, a few miles south of Oxbow.

“We’re just waiting to put the carpet down,” Galloway said on March 23. After that, some paint and lighting, and they are ready to move in.

The new facility will provide more room for training. “We’ll be able to train a lot more people, and take full classes,” she said.

It will especially make a difference when they offer two-day safety and due diligence courses twice a year.

The front will include a large retail space, where they will now carry fire resistant coveralls, safety glasses, gas monitors, gloves, fire extinguishers, and

a small selection of steel-toed boots.

“We will be filling air packs, too. We will have a compressor with a dryer,” Galloway said.

That’s important in cold weather. With other systems, the maximum dew point is -55° C, she said, but according to CSA standards, that means the maximum working temperatures is only good to -15° C. Below that, you risk regulator freeze up.

A dryer will allow for colder working temperatures.

Safe-Tee Management will calibrate and service gas monitors in shop, as well as recharge fire extinguishers.

The new building will also have a dedicated medical room, allowing them to do full physical assessments and return to work assessments. This is something they have been doing to an extent now, but the new facility will make it much easier. “As a registered nurse, that’s what we’re trained to do,” she said.

The company will also be increasing staff, adding an office administrator at first, and then another safety adviser.

Shirley Galloway heads up Safe-Tee Management of Oxbow. The Àrm will soon be moving to downtown Oxbow.

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Jobs go red hot Book early if you want a room in Stoughton

Regina – Saskatchewan is becoming the land of milk and honey when it comes to employment opportunities in the oil and gas industry.

A hot job market in the cool of February generated a record 9,697 job postings on the SaskJobs.ca website with the trades and transportation category leading the way.

The February postings are 13 per cent higher than the same month last year.

Employers from 287 Saskatchewan communities posted opportunities to the site with the bulk of new oilfield jobs coming from the Estevan area.

Estevan is on track to top all communities in the province with the most job listings in the trades and transportation, and the oil and gas, mining and agriculture categories in March.

On March 4, for instance, Estevan had a leading 230 job openings in the oil and gas, mining and agriculture sectors.

“With Saskatchewan businesses creating and posting quality jobs every day, workers within and beyond our

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“That sentiment is well-founded.

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Environment and safety seminar Weyburn – The 15th annual South East Environmental and Safety Seminar provided attendees with everything from new water treatment solutions to the sobering realities of drinking and driving, but it finished with a pep talk that got the whole crowd laughing.

The event, held in Weyburn’s McKenna Hall, attracted approximately 110 on March 17.

Presentations included an update from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), the development of codes of practice and air quality monitoring. Wrapping up the day, Wilson Batemen entertained the crowd as he tackled the subject of negative thinking, and how that can affect people at work.

(See related stories throughout this edition of Pipeline News) “It went quite well,” said Wayne Irwin, organizing committee chair. Irwin is co-ordinator of health, safety and training for Penn West in Estevan, who pinch hit when one of the presenters was unable to make it.

Irwin spoke of the importance of paying attention when driving, and introduced a heart-wrenching video of numerous fatalities due to texting while driving. ɸ Page B10 Wayne Irwin, organizing committee chair for the South East Environmental and Safety Seminar, speaks about the importance of paying attention while driving.

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Irwin noted the committee is becoming more diversified, with not just oil and gas companies, but vendors as well.

Next year the event will be held in the amphitheatre of the Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute in Estevan. The building is currently under construction and is expected to be in operation this fall.

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CAPP’s 2011 initiatives Weyburn – The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, or CAPP, has several initiatives on the go for 2011.

CAPP safety manager Rick Laursen was in Weyburn on March 17 to address the South East Environment and Safety Seminar.

Supervisor competency is one of the first areas the association is looking at, followed by contractor management systems. “Stick to the plan,” he noted.

Fatigue management is high on the agenda. “When we look at fatigue, it’s a symptom of another problem,” he said.

“You might have had a fight with your spouse or kids on the way to work. Fatigue is a huge thing for us.”

“If we don’t work collaboratively with our contractors, we could be part of the problem,” Laursen said.

He cited accommodation shortages, which means that crews might be staying an hour and a half away from where they have to work. Add the trip to a 12 hour day, and it builds up.

“Fatigue is like an elephant. You eat it one bite at a time,” he said.

Other CAPP initiatives for this year include reviewing invert drilling mud as part of an overall agenda of managing chemical hazards. “Can you use equipment or PPE (personal protective equipment)?” he posed.

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of defence, not the first, he said. “There’s really only one control. You have to have a barrier there.”

Beyond that, administrative controls aren’t a solution.

“That’s all procedure does – minimize the hazard. It doesn’t eliminate it,” Laursen said.

Addressing other safey areas, he said, “We want to start looking at leading indicators. Total recordable injury rates give a great idea of where you’ve been, not where you’re going.”

On audits and inspections, he said, “Do you have a hazard identification program?”

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Laursen said CAPP had recently spoken to Minister of Energy and Resources

Bill Boyd regarding orphan wells, noting, “Orphan wells are like abandoned children.

“Training is not always the best answer to the problem, but sometimes it is,” he concluded.

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Recognize negative energy

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That stands for positive energy program, a presentation by Wilson Bateman, who closed out the day and had seminar participants leaving with a smile on their faces.

However, the start of his presentation was not really all that funny.

With all the things going on in the world right now – earthquakes, tsunami, nuclear meltdowns, it’s easy to let it get to you. Even things at a local and personal level can affect your mindset, he explained.

First, recognize negative energy, he said. “Sometimes it becomes toxic, when you look at it. Negative people sometimes impact other people.”

The second point is beliefs. “Our beliefs impact how we think and feel. I think I’m sexy,” Bateman said to laughs.

Negative beliefs, like not being able to retire, or not having enough money, are prevalent. Positive beliefs about money are less common. “It’s difficult, isn’t it? Our beliefs about money can affect how we deal with it.”

The same applies to the workplace. “Not another training program! I can’t take it! A two minute job requires a 30 minute form!” he quipped.

“What are your limiting beliefs? If one cannot success, no point in trying, right?” he cited as an example.

“Beliefs impact thoughts. No thought in your head is rent-free.” ɸ Page B13

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You have a choice to be positive or negative

There were plenty of smiles during Wilson Bateman’s PEP talk.

ɺ Page B12 Six negative thoughts The thrust of Bateman’s presentation was on identifying six types of negative thought. At the end he handed out business cards listing them, so that attendees could recognize it.

The first is personalizing, as in taking things too personally. “What are you looking at me for? Or someone gives you the finger,” he said.

“What does it mean if someone flips you the bird? They’ve had a bad day.”

Catastrophic thinking was the second negative form of thought, especially in the safety field. “You tend to think of the worst case scenario,” he said, with a focus on the “what-ifs.”

Acknowledge bad things can happen, but they are unlikely, and recognize that even if they should happen, we will cope, Bateman said.

“My grandfather used to say, ‘Wilson, you’re making a mountain out of a molehill.’”

In most cases, the outcome is positive, he said.

The blame game is the third form of negative thought. Blaming others for their faults creates bitterness and resentment, but does not solve problems, according to Bateman.

Polarized, black and white thinking is the next negative thought.

An example he gave was, “One mistake, and I’m ruined.

“The reality is, things aren’t black and white.”

Mind reading is the fifth thought that can get you into trouble. It’s based on assuming you know what other people are thinking. “We’re not

very good at that,” he said.

Some examples were, “They all think I’m stupid,” or “She doesn’t like me.”

“If morale is being affected, we have to be careful we’re not

mind reading, such as when they are having a bad day,” Bateman cautioned.

Wishful thinking is the final negative thought. “We tend to compare up. We’re always looking at the bigger house, bigger car. If only I was younger, faster, smarter ...”

Positive side To counter these negative trains of thought, Bateman suggested thinking of the positive people you know.

Socialize with positive people. “If you’re thinking in a negative way, it’s a bad thing.”

The stress from negative thinking affects heart rates, blood pressure, releases chemicals into the body, and can lead to injury and disease, he said. It can also

ruin a good experience or a good day.

“We have a low frustration tolerance. We are used to getting everything we want, when we want it.”

Anger management can be as simple as stopping, breathing, and/or

leaving.

“Anxiety is a bully, really. If you don’t get a hold of it, it will get a hold of you,” Bateman said.

You have choices, he explained, listing them as awareness, understanding, disassociation,

and recondition.

“It’s the little things that make a huge difference. Focus on the positive.”

The choice is up to the person. “To have a positive approach is really up to the individual,” Bateman said.

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Air quality monitoring in southeast Weyburn – When environmental indicators are raised, water and land issues are often at the forefront. However, air quality is now getting attention in southeast Saskatchewan.

Right now, it’s looking pretty good, but there is one question mark, according to Terry Gibson, executive director of the Southeast Saskatchewan Airshed Association. Gibson spoke at the South East Environment and Safety Seminar in Weyburn on March 17.

The organization was founded in October 2005, and began passive air monitoring in 2006. The association follows the Alberta model of airshed associations.

The region covered includes 36,800 square miles and 45 rural municipalities.

It includes everything from just south of Yorkton to the U.S. border, and from Vibank to the Manitoba border.

The airshed was chosen in part to address concerns about the highest asthma rates in Saskatchewan, and includes industrial point and area sources. It has a common history and meteorology.

There are 28 air monitoring stations in that region, most of which test for sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3).

Air quality monitoring for 2010 actually show very low levels of the substances being monitored.

For annual SO2 levels, the target is 11 parts per billion (ppb). The actual number came in around one to two ppb.

The NO2 target is 53 ppb. The average came in at 1.5 ppb for the year.

The ozone target is less than 82 ppb. It came in at the low 20s ppb.

A new continuous monitoring station called an Airpointer was set up 12 kilometres south of Weyburn in mid-Feburary 2010. A year later, the results are in.

Parameters monitored include SO2, O3 NO, NO2, NOX, H2S, PM2.5 (fine particles), temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, and atmospheric pressure. It is monitored by the Saskatchewan Research Council.

“The beauty of it is, it’s really portable. All you need is a four inch pipe, an auger, and a power source. You can throw it in the back of a van and go.”

Such a system could be used to monitor air quality near Halbrite for four months, for instance, then another four months at Stoughton.

It records in real time, and transmits its data to a website open to the public.

The data can be accessed at the association’s website, www.sesaa.ca.

One curious result has been one hour H2S (sour gas) exceedences. The data

has been sent to the Ministry of Environment.

“It has happened enough, they’re scratching their heads, asking, why is this happening?”

The site is in a “pretty benign area” he said.

The closest oil and gas facility was 10 kilometres away, but the Airpointer was close to the highway.

The area was chosen because the region south Terry Gibson provided the March 17 South East of Weyburn is a high Environment and Safety Seminar in Weyburn H2S area. with an update on air quality in the southeast.

The association Photo by Brian Zinchuk would like to add a second unit this year, likely to see use in the Estevan area. Depending on the configuration, an Airpointer can cost from $70,000 to $115,000.

An airways research group at the University of Saskatchewan just received a large grant to buy testing equipment. The airshed association will share knowledge with those researchers, according to Gibson.

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Some drinks after work shatters a life Weyburn – His voice wavers slightly. His hand shakes as he talks. He stands with a brace on his leg.

He makes frequent references to the fact he was once much taller and stronger. The story of how he came to be like that enraptured those attending the South East Environment and Safety Seminar in Weyburn on March 17.

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on that day as well. He and his rig crew left the lease at the end of their shift to celebrate. The driver was a roughneck, while the driller and derrickman were also in the truck.

The celebration came in the form of heavy drinking.

A mile and a half from Brooks, they were in a major single-vehicle collision. The driver had a blood-alcohol level several times the legal limit.

Chambers sustained three broken ribs and a broken hip, but more importantly, a serious brain injury. He was found face down in a field, having been ejected as the truck flipped end over end. He wasn’t expected to survive.

Chambers was medevaced by air ambulance to Foothills Hospital in Calgary, where he would spend the next month and a half in a coma.

The whole crew was injured, some more seriously than others. Chambers was the worst off. ɸ Page B17 A former rig hand, Trevor Chambers’ life was irrevocably altered by too many drinks after work and a ride to town.

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The facility is scheduled to begin classes this fall.

“When we first open up SETI, it’s going to be 80 per cent focused on safety, both training and hands-on skills. That’s what we’re currently doing now,” he said while at the South East Environment and Safety Seminar in Weyburn.

“By having this facility, we’ll be able to raise the quality over what we have now.”

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Permanent consequences ɺ Page B16 “I sometimes feel very angry at myself and the person who was driving,” he said. “Before my accident, I had my life all planned out. Now it’s a different story. My life was put on hold. After a brain injury, you have to fight to recover. It’s very hard work.”

“This is a high price to pay for an error in judgment,” he said. Had he been clear minded and worn a seatbelt, his injuries may not have been as sever.

“Maybe they’re just plain stupid,” he said of drunk drivers.

“Your vehicle can be a deadly weapon. It only takes a few seconds for an accident to occur, but the rest of your life [is spent] wishing it hadn’t happened.”

His son, Todd, was six at the time. He never got to play sports with his kid, the way other fathers do.

Much of Chamber’s life before the accident is

lost to him.

“I cannot remember what it was like working in the oil and gas industry,” he said. Much of his knowledge of that time has been recreated from what people have told him. “I was told it was good times.”

“My past has been completely wiped out.”

Chambers had the nickname of “Beast” after he was whacked in the head with a pipe and went back to work the next day. “My hardhat went one way, the pipe went the other, and I went on the ground,” Chambers said.

He was a large man, one who could give Arnold Schwarzenegger a run for his money, he said.

A sore point was when the driver had an encounter with his mother, in his hospital room while he was still in a coma. “I lost also,” the driver told her, saying he lost his Class 1 licence and his truck.

PetroBakken Energy pursues Bakken EOR PetroBakken Energy Ltd. drilled 325 (239 net) wells last year, closing three corporate and some property acquisitions, as well as selling non-core properties. Acquisitions in the Cardium added over 650 light oil locations to PetroBakken’s drilling inventory to-date.

Of the 239 net wells drilled last year, 140 were Bakken light oil wells, along with 42 conventional Mississippian light oil wells, also in southeast Saskatchewan. As well, 53 were Cardium light oil wells and two were Notikewin natural gas wells drilled in central Alberta, along with two gas wells in northeast British Columbia. Of the wells, three net wells were dry and abandoned.

In the Bakken, the company focused last year on drilling bilateral, horizontal wells to improve capital efficiencies.

The company said the bilaterals’ performance last year allowed its reserves evaluators to increase average reserves bookings for producing bilateral wells by 35,000 bbls of oil per well, compared to expectations for proved plus probable, undeveloped bilateral locations in 2009.

The company continues to experiment with new completion techniques in the Bakken to improve well performance. PetroBakken is also pursuing enhanced oil recovery.

Based on “compelling” results from a 2010 pilot, the company drilled two Bakken EOR gas

injection wells that are on primary production and expected to begin injecting gas early in

the second and late in the third quarter, respectively, management said.

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Stretch, move around, and take naps

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Regina â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a chilling moment when an expert on fatigue realizes he almost fell asleep at the wheel while on

the way to give a presentation on fatigue. Yet these are the things that can happen if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow yourself enough

rest, and more speciďŹ cally, sleep.

Fatigue risk management was the thrust of a presentation by Dr. Don Melnychuk, who spoke to the Enform Petroleum Safety Conference in Regina on Nov. 2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fatigue kills,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Have a couple cups of coďŹ&#x20AC;ee, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be ďŹ ne, is what is often said, according to Menlychuk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where we get into diďŹ&#x192;culty is when we have more demands, or excessive demands, than we have tools to deal with,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The only stressand fatigue-free people are dead or heavily medicated,â&#x20AC;? he said to laughs from the audience.

Melnychuk spoke of a balance between demands and the tools to deal with it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So much of your corporate culture, especially in the oilpatch, is, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cut it, you

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shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be in this job anyway. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay you to rest or sleep. I pay you to work,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? is a common refrain he quipped. Yet an 18 to 20 minute power nap can provide three more hours of productive time, he noted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no sleep inertia after that power nap, if you do it correctly. More isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily better.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all know the consequences of fatigue: decreased alertness, higher error rate, nodding oďŹ&#x20AC;, reduced motivation, and especially for the young workers, increased tendency for risk-taking.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;For some reason, the young workers seem to think these things are not going to happen to me, and suddenly they become one of the statistics, and the statistics are not good. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I come from Alberta. In 2008, we lost 160 people in the industrial worksites ... 160. When a police department loses someone, or the RCMP does, they have a national day of mourning. In Alberta, we almost lost one per every second day, and you might have got a two line paragraph in the paper, if you got that. How do we minimize that statistic?â&#x20AC;?

Workplace fatigue is a signiďŹ cant factor in workplace accidents, according to Melnychuk.

Fatigue is a factor in over 50 per cent of single vehicle collisions, he said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fatigue is a sense of impairment. You would not let one of your workers have three bottles of beer and go on a worksite. Yet for many of you here, that worker will have the same impairment as those three bottles of beer, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operating dangerous equipment or driving home on a two or three hour stretch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like alcohol, it creates impairment.â&#x20AC;?

Seventeen hours of sustained wakefulness creates the equivalent impairment of a 0.05 per cent blood alcohol content, he said. Bump that up to 20 hours, and the level of impairment is similar to 0.10 per cent blood alcohol content. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How do you a breathalyzer for fatigue?

You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;? he said.

A week of short sleep can build up.

Melnychuk said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can build a sleep debt over time.â&#x20AC;?

If you shortchange yourself a few hours of sleep each day of the week, by Friday, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at the equivalent of having been up for 20 hours, he pointed out, with a similar level of impairment as mentioned above. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can identify fatigue factors, but cannot anticipate when we fall asleep.â&#x20AC;?

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Melnychuk spoke of his own experience of nearly falling asleep while driving from Edmonton to Calgary to do a safety meeting for Penn West. A little over half an hour from Calgary, he had a microsleep. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether it was ďŹ ve, 10, 15 seconds, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know.

The rumble strips woke me up. Let me tell you, I had chills through my body. I had this vision: wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t this have been a great headline â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sleep expert on his way to give a meeting on sleep has a rollover and dies.â&#x20AC;?

Why did he miscalculate? He was still experiencing jetlag from a trip to Vietnam earlier in the week.

Defence mechanisms in a fatigue management plan include staďŹ&#x192;ng balance, scheduling, overtime management, hours of work guidelines, sleep disorder treatment, workplace design, peer monitoring and alertness monitoring.

Sleep disorders are prevalent, especially sleep apnea, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sleep apnea cannot be cured, but it can be controlled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re designed to work in the daytime and sleep at night,â&#x20AC;? he said, speaking of circadian rhythms of the body.

Some shift workers canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sleep past noon when they work night shifts, for instance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no such thing as natural adaptation to night shift. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are times in the day, around 2-3 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock in the afternoon, we have a mid-afternoon circadian trough.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually built into our hardware.â&#x20AC;?

Accidents tend to spike in mid-afternoon during this time.

Ways to improve productivity include starting with a good, reasonable and balanced breakfast. Hydration is also important. Go for a brisk walk, or take a 15 to 20 minute power nap.

Melnychuk is a big fan of the power nap, although he realizes it seems to be a nonstarter with the oilpatch.

A few will abuse it, he acknowledged, but the vast majority will have improved productivity.

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Technology optimizes underground gas storage Lloydminster – Smart technologies are assisting underground gas storage (UGS) operators in the quest for greater efficiency, lower costs and innovative methods of doing business.

Computerized tools can help determine everything from boosting the rate of gas delivery to the market and preventing gas loss to identifying damage in storage wells.

The digital age in UGS can also boost the bottom line for storage operators according to Ken Brown, a shale reservoir engineering manager with Range Resources near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

“To the extent that you can identify operational problems that are limiting how fast you can get the gas out – you typically get more

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“You want to maintain that gas storage field at its absolute peak performance. If you identify losses in gas and quickly identify what caused those losses you can stop that problem and stop losing gas much sooner.”

Brown is an SPE distinguished lecturer whose official topic was “On the Road to Smart Technologies in Underground Gas Storage.”

The presentation and data was based on his work as the former manager of consulting services for Schlumberger’s Data & Consulting Services in Pittsburgh.

Brown began by explaining UGS is used

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“If you didn’t have gas storage in the winter time when it is very cold in the northeast part of the United States, you are not capable of moving enough gas through the pipeline to meet demand,” he said.

More than 80 per cent of gas is stored in depleted oil and gas fields followed by aquifers where water is displaced and in salt caverns. Some gas is also stored in abandoned mines.

Brown says storage operators need to know how fast they can get the gas out, and if they are losing gas, noting that technology can provide the answer.

“The deliverability – the rate that you can deliver at any point in time, is one key area you need to understand,” said Brown.

“That’s what this technology allows us to do. Knowing if we are maintaining gas inventory is the other. We are just in the infancy of using this technology for

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monitoring inventory.”

“In the case of monitoring deliverability in storage rates, it was not uncommon to have only one every three to five years. Now we have dozens of data points every six months.”

Brown says the most basic level of smart technologies consists of automated data flow and is reactive. The data is reviewed manually, but no benchmarks are available for comparison.

“You need a way to measure the flow rate and wellhead pressure, “said Brown.

“Many people are thinking about running permanent downhole pressure gauges which would be even better.

That technology has gotten less and less expensive.”

The next level consists of surveillance and automation that allows operators to analyze data, compare measured parameters to benchmarks and determine required actions.

The third level of intelligence is a digital storage field that integrates processes to optimize operations in a proactive manner.

Brown also included case studies in his presentation to show how real-time data is being used to identify mechanical damage in storage

Ken Brown, an American reservoir engineering manager, spoke to members of the Lloydminster Society of Petroleum Engineers in March about smart technologies used to optimize underground gas storage.

wells and improve performance.

“When it comes to performance, we are usually looking at the rate of withdrawal as a function of the inventory in the field,” said Brown.

“If from one year to the next, the amount of inventory is dropping, you know you have a problem. Data can tell you what the problem is.

“We are often looking for mechanical problems in the wells themselves although you could apply this technology to facilities on the surface.

“Most of the reservoir type applications are looking for damage down in the well.

“When you have an underperforming asset, you then know which well to work on, whereas before, you had to make

some educated guesses as to which well was the problem.”

Brown suggests that taking even modest steps toward implementing smart technologies can yield considerable benefits to UGS operations.

“In the future there will be more data collection and different kinds of analysis and better performance of your asset over time by being able to track all these things,” he said.

“I think inventory analysis is one area that people ought to be excited about.

“Right now it’s not uncommon to go three years before you decide whether there’s a problem or not. With some of this technology you should be able to look at it on a monthly basis.”

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“During their shift work and working in northern remote locations, they can take these courses in their downtime. It’s much more convenient for some of those individuals to do this.”

The eLearning system is also designed with maximum flexibility for clients and students, a fact that convinced Astec to invest in producing high quality online courses with the eLearning developer.

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Lloydminster – Astec Safety Inc., with locations in Lloydminster, Bonnyville and Provost, plans to spin the wheel of fortune as a content provider and reseller of online safety training courses for the oil and gas industry.

The company has partnered with a proprietary online training hub that offers course development, delivery and reporting, and will introduce its first eLearning courses on basic fire training and ground disturbance in June.

“That’s just the start,” said Larry Johnston Astec’s president. “Right now, we are looking at 200 providers of programs that we can tap into and put online for training.”

Astec will also resell the best available WHMIS course on its website with the ability to resell other courses in the eLearning business wheel.

In turn, other content providers can resell Astec’s online programs.

Courses for resell can be branded with Astec’s name and added to their online training menu for individuals to purchase and access anywhere broadband Internet service is available.

The developer handles every stage of course development including instructional design, writing and editing, scripting, photography, videography, motion graphic design and 3D animation.

“It’s another element or another service that we can add,” said Johnston. “We are still going to be very active in classroom training. That portion of our company is still growing.

“It’s another tool in the toolbox. It’s another option for clients for whom classroom training may not be convenient, for instance, clients who are working in the far north who have a difficult time accessing classrooms.

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eLearning system adaptable an employer to access an employeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s training module to monitor their progress.

In situations where exams must be taken in the presence of a manager or proctor, courses can be locked by the system and unlocked with a pass code.

The developer can create various test features such as a minimum passing mark with automatic course repeats for those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the grade.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The course guarantees 100 per cent pass rate,â&#x20AC;? said Johnston. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you fail a section, the program will not allow you to continue until you know the answer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of our programs have random testing exams and if a clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s HR department wants to administer the exams, then they can do them right on their own sites.â&#x20AC;?

Users simply log on, select a method of payment, go through the course, and take the examination at the end. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you pass, we are notiďŹ ed and we issue the certiďŹ cate,â&#x20AC;? explained Johnston.

Johnston says the course development is very expensive up front, but he says with the eLearning network, Astec can select the highest quality programs to deliver and resell on their website. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We think because the industry is moving in this direction that these projects will have a longevity to ensure we will recoup our costs, and be able to grow this part of our business,â&#x20AC;? he said. ɸ Page B25

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Workforce changing ɺ Page B24 “The demographics of our workforce are changing. The younger generation is much more computer savvy. It’s a learning system that they understand, and that they tend to gravitate toward.”

Jo-Anne Johnston, managing director, thinks the production quality will make training more exciting and more accessible too.

“It will make it more available for lots of people who work shift work or are currently working in a job and want to move into something else,” she said.

“They can take some training at home and begin a new career in the oil and gas industry. It’s exciting for us to be on the forefront as one of the companies that are beginning to offer it to our clients.

“We want to make sure that the program we give has the quality that we aspire to give to our clients and that also meets their needs. It's not just a ticket, it’s about the training,” she said.

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Unity – The truth is out there. The Pipeline News is planning to send an undercover reporter to Unity next year.

We need to find out for ourselves if the Oilperson’s Bonspiel is too good to be true or too good not be missed as insider Grant Huber would have us believe year after year!

For example, he tells us “everybody had a good time” and some people had “too much of a good time” at the 10th annual bonspiel held March 3-7.

Huber, the owner of Huber Machining Ltd., didn’t include himself in the latter group, but raved on saying, “We had our banquet and dance again, and everyone came out for that and had lots of fun.

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A total of 22 teams took part in the popular event that includes a perennial banquet and dance with the group Paradise Road belting out the toetapping tunes.

“We are getting them back next year. Everybody liked them so much. From the very first song to the last song, everyone was up dancing,” said Huber.

Huber, however, is not telling us why guys like Greg Watson, the mayor of Marsden, rent a hotel room in town each year for the event, or what keeps bringing back 81-year-old Don Smith from Coleville, other than suggesting they are both are “having too much fun.”

Smith has played in all 10 bonspiels, and if he makes it back next year, he will have played in all 50 of Kindersley’s oilmen’s bonspiels as well.

We hope to get the scoop from Smith and Watson first-hand next year, but Huber hints the attraction is the fellowship and great prizes.

“Our prize total is close to $11,000,” he said, unaware we would be there next year to vouch for ourselves.

“We give Smith a prize for being the oldest curler, and we give a prize to the first team out,” he said. “They got really nice cooler bags from Clean Harbors. It pays to be the first team out.

“We also gave out a 12-can cooler bag to each curler. Everyone really likes them.” ɸ Page B27

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Positive buzz for oilpatch this year ɺ Page B26 Huber won the C-Event for the second time in a row with his Diamond Energy teammates Scott Ovens, Dave O’Donnell and Garth O’Donnell. Huber picked a hands-free phone kit that he figures is worth about $180.

He says the A-Event winners from the J.J. Lamon Inc. rink walked away with more expensive air compressors and cordless drill and socket sets.

“You get to pick your own prizes,” he said. “We buy prizes and everyone can pick whatever they want from the selection that’s left.”

The B-Event champs from the T-Rex Controls rink were Travis Rask, Marlowe Rask, Chelcie Rask and Trevor Rask who had the second pick of good-

ies.

The victorious D-Event winners with the SurePoint Group rink were Murray Pipke, Martin Boser, Steve Mantai and Jerry Moody.

Huber reports that he and his fellow bonspiel members have already signed up R.E. Line Trucking Ltd. from Coleville as next year’s major sponsor.

“That’s always the hardest part,” said Huber.

“We’ve got it a year ahead, so that’s the best we’ve ever done. We would like to have the same sponsor every year, but that costs a lot of money.”

Southern Pacific Resources Corp. was this year’s main sponsor.

Huber says another selling point of the bonspiel for players and sponsors is the opportunity to net-

work.

“That’s what it’s kind of about,” he said. “The oil guys in the area – you see how they are doing and how you can improve your service to them.

“It’s a PR event for the oil guys to get together and enjoy rather than just talk about work all the time.

Asked what the buzz was about the oil economy this year Huber said, “Everyone feels it’s picking up.

They are all optimistic that it’s going to be a good year for everyone.

“They figure it’s going to be a long breakup this year with all of the snow.”

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COR safety auditor loves her job Lloydminster –Teresa Joki is a safety auditor with a teacher’s heart and an oilfield administrator’s mindset.

She is also an entrepreneur who thrives on teaching oil and gas companies the ABCs of earning their Certificate of Recognition (COR) for their health and safety management systems.

With practical experience as a former owner-operator of oilfield businesses with her husband Glen, the Lloydminster resident has been auditing for more than eight years with her Birling Management Corporation.

Joki is a certified registered safety professional (CRSP) who is comfortable at the keyboard and working onsite wearing personal protection equipment.

“I have worked in the oil industry since 1991,” she said. “I was a teacher before that in Maidstone. This was kind of a natural progression.

“Safety involves an analytical approach to what we do. I enjoy the fact that I can assist companies in moving their safety program forward and presenting it

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in a way that it’s understandable.”

“Being an owner-operator in the past, I really understand the challenges and trials and tribulations of being an owner, and trying to implement and maintain safety programs,” she said.

“Basically, I am teaching companies how to implement their programs. I am teaching them what the regulations are, and what the requirements are. The teaching background really goes hand-in- hand with the auditing.

“If a company doesn’t get full marks in an audit, then the auditor’s requirement is to provide them with a recommendation – identify what the problem is, what the requirement is, and recommend something they need to do to get full marks for that.”

There are financial and other incentives to employers who achieve COR status from a certifying partner such as Enform for the oil and gas industry in Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

“If you are a service rig operator in Alberta, you would be required to get an Alberta Transportation Utilities (ATU) audit which is an extension of COR,” said Joki.

“It’s a separate audit so that you can convoy equipment.”

Employers who hold Certificates of Recognition from applicable certifying partners are becoming the contractors of choice for principal contractors.

A COR certificate is valid for three years for companies with more than 10 employees while employers with fewer than 10 employees can conduct a Small Employer COR (SECOR) self audit for Enform.

Joki follows the new COR audit protocol from Enform for all three provinces covering the basic elements of a health and safety management system for the petroleum industry.

The key parts of the audit include onsite interviews, documentation reviews and observation techniques to verify safety systems are in place.

“The gist of it to reduce injuries and workplace incidents and illnesses,” said Joki.

“What we want to see happen is for the elements they have in place for their safety program – are they following those? Are they following them to the OHS standard, the industry standard or the legislative standard?

“I look at their documentation and their supporting document,” said Joki.

“Are they current in their training? What kind of maintenance do they have?

“With the interviews, I will be verifying that what I am seeing is actually happening. ɸ Page B29

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Employer experience

Safety auditor Teresa Joki has a wealth of experience with COR safety programs as a former co-owner of several oilÀeld service companies in Maidstone and Lloydminster. Joki has more than 35 oilÀeld clients on her list, and splits her time from her home ofÀce to worksites in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

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ɺ Page B28 “If the company works with field installations, I would go into the field and a get a sampling of what they are actually doing.

“Are they following their own procedures? Who is monitoring that work? I am looking for many things when I am doing my observations,” Joki said.

“I am looking at the tie between the documentation, the interviews and the observations.”

The audit protocol stresses proof of management involvement and effective implementation of health and safety systems as well as task analysis, and competency and supervisor training.

The audit also includes a lengthy checklist of questions and marks for hazard control, emergency response, incident reporting and investigation, and communications.

A pre-audit meeting at the worksite will help Joki establish a line of authority so she knows who to turn to in order to get the answers she needs for her interviews, documentation, and observation reports.

“Depending on the size of the company I might be there from two to five days and there might be multiple sites,” said Joki.

Joki travels all over Saskatchewan and Alberta to serve a steady client list of about 35 oilfield companies.

A strong point on her resume is her proven ability to run safety programs and manage small oilfield companies that she and Glen owned and operated.

Joki developed and implemented COR health, safety and environment programs for their G&P Trucking in Maidstone and Midwest Coil Tubing Services Ltd. in Lloydminster.

Today, she is a shareholder in Hot Tools in Lloydminster, and is sought after to assess client programs and practices for companies that want to achieve or maintain COR status for major contractors or for ISNetworld requirements.

Joki also provides internal and external safety auditing services to a variety of oilfield companies.

“I think the value I bring to the table is the small employer experience, and the fact I have business management experience as well,” she said.

“I think my clients see that as a benefit because they know I understand the challenges of trying to develop implement and maintain a safety program.

“They look to me for advice. I guess I have developed a respected reputation because the advice I’ve given is to move them forward in their safety programs.

“There are changes in regulations and guidelines. I think that is a challenge for small owners to keep up with.

“What I see companies needing is an outside opinion of what’s going on in their business,” said Joki.

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May safety week a magnet for students Cassidy Holt from Irma High School in Alberta is the poster girl for the upcoming 2011 Try-A-Trade Career Expo May 3-4. This year, more than 1,900 students from Saskatchewan and Alberta will bus into the city to learn about careers in trades and participate in trade demos like Holt did last year.

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Lloydminster – You could call it a safety party.

The 2011 celebration of North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week beginning May 2 is gen-

North American Occupational Health and Safety Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011 NAOSH Week is fast approaching. The Lakeland Regional Safety Committee has planned activities for the week. Our main goal is to promote safety in Lloydminster & surrounding areas.

Agenda for NAOSH Week Monday, May 2nd Proclamation Signed at City Hall.

City of Lloydminster All interested are invited to attend. 7:00 p.m.

Monday to Friday May 2nd - 6th Safety promotions on THE GOAT, CKSA With safety messages and safety trivia contests.

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Wednesday, May 4th Bi-Provincial Try a Trade Career Expo 9 am to 4 pm at the Lloydminster Exhibition.

The LRSC will be holding a Field Level Risk Assessment Booth for the 1900 students touring the Expo - Promoting Safety

Wednesday, May 4th & Thursday, May 5th FREE - Fire Extinguisher Training Program Lloydminster Communiplex, Sponsored by The Lakeland Regional Safety Committee 6107-49 Avenue Lloydminster Fire Department Fire Chief providing several hands on training sessions during the day. All Participants will receive Alberta Construction Safety Association Participation Cards. Discounts on Recharging of Fire extinguishers.

Friday - May 6th, 2011 Luncheon at the Communiplex with Lloydminster Communiplex Guest Speaker - Gord Moker, 6107-49 Avenue CEO Safe Saskatchewan - Tickets - $25.00 Call the Lloydminster Construction office for tickets 780-875-8875

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erating a lot of excitement in Lloydminster.

Most of the buzz is about the second annual bi-provincial Try-ATrade Career Expo that will also be held during NAOSH Week.

The City of Lloydminster will officially declare NAOSH Week in a ceremony on May 2.

More than 1,900 students from northern Saskatchewan and Alberta will be bused into town for the Career Expo May 3-4 at the Communiplex to learn about careers in the trades.

Last year, the event attracted 1,200 students and 85 industry and educational booths with many trade demos available for students.

The popular event is sponsored by the Lloydminster Construction Association (LCA) along with affiliated trade associations to encourage students to consider careers in 51 designated trades represented.

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“Everyone is quite excited about the TryA-Trade event and promoting safety to all industries,” said Dorothy Carson, executive director of the LCA. “We are on pace to sell out the booths.

“We are trying to target a lot of oil and gas companies to show them there are a lot of trades in that industry. There are quite a few trades in the oilfield.”

Based on student feedback, the LCA is introducing a Career Fair the afternoon of May 3 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for students and local job seekers who unable to attend the main event.

A guest speaker is also being lined to deliver a keynote message on safety the afternoon of May 4.

This year’s NAOSH theme is What’s Your Plan? and is aimed at encouraging employers and employees to plan for safety every day of the year.

It fits the NAOSH Week goal to raise awareness about occupational safety, health and the environment.

The official NAOSH activity in Lloydminster will be a free indoor/outdoor fire extinguisher training course May 5-6 at the Communiplex with instruction provided by the Lloydminster Fire Department.

The training course is sponsored by the Lakeland Regional Safety Committee, a local chapter of the Alberta and Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association.

“We will have one and a half hour sessions running from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.” said Carson. “A certificate is issued by the Alberta Construction Association once the training is over.”

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Pipe Flow centre gets a $1.7M safety boost Saskatoon – The Pipe Flow Technology Centre at the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) will be able to conduct safer petroleum research with the construction of a $1.7 million expanded lab building and storage equipment.

The project was announced March 18 at the SRC in Saskatoon with an equal funding contribution from the federal and provincial government through the Canada-Saskatchewan Western Economic Partnership Agreement.

SRC will contribute a further $305,000 to the project that will create two jobs.

The funding announcement paves the way for the expansion of an existing explosion-proof building at the centre to accommodate research on hazardous materials such as light and heavy crude oils and refined petroleum products.

These products are flammable and require special equipment for safe storage and handling.

“This project will generate significant benefits for Saskatchewan,” said Jeremy Harrison, provincial Minister of Enterprise and Trade.

“We expect that it will lead to the commercialization of new innovations that will assist oil, gas and mining companies in improving productivity.”

The funding will help to construct new labs in the main building to be outfitted to handle hazardous research samples.

With these new research capabilities, the centre can test a wider range of substances and help the provincial, and national, oil and gas industry enhance oil recovery, reduce operating costs and improve processes “Energy producers depend on constant improvements in production methods, materials and processes to meet the growing demand for energy,” said MP Brad Trost for Saskatoon-Humbolt.

“Our government’s investment in the SRC’s Pipe Flow Technology Cen-

tre expansion will help fill a research gap for the Canadian petroleum industry to help it increase productivity, lessen environmental impacts and create more jobs.”

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C-Section April 2011

Safety ¿rst at winter oil spill training exercise that sort of stuff.

Story and photos by Geoff Lee “Each spill is different. Sometimes you have Bonnyville, Alta. – Safety was the focus of an under ice oil spill to use hand equipment and sometimes you can get response training exercise at Moose Lake near Bonnyville on Feb. big equipment in there. There are probably situa16 with the temperature at a bone chilling -24 Celsius. tions where it is not safe to do anything,” Locke Working with power ice augurs, air boats, a backhoe, and said. various safety and rescue equipment was part of the mix of The day began in Bonnyville with a classhands-on training along with an understanding of safe ice room briefing on safety issues and highlights conditions and spill recovery methods. of Alberta’s Energy Resources Conservation The winter exercise attracted about 135 participants Board Directive 71 on emergency preparedfrom the Western Canadian Spill Services Ltd. ness response requirements for the up(WCSS) Area VR1 Oil Spill Co-op in northeast stream petroleum industry.

Alberta and northwest Saskatchewan.

“Basically that’s the reason why the “This is part of our annual training sesAlberta oil companies are here,” said sions that we do for WCSS,” said Mike Dalene Wilkins, an ERCB field inLocke, equipment manager. “Each cospector in Bonnyville. op area is required to do at least one “That directive basically reexercise every year. quires a company to be a mem“We have a five-year trainber in good standing of a spill ing plan, and once every five co-operative or have its years, each area is required own spill contingency to do one training session response plan apto recover oil under ice. proved by the ERCB, This is year five for Area and with that, have its VR1.” own equipment,” she Area VR1 which inexplained. cludes Lloydminster has “Basically none 148 member oil and gas of the companies in companies.

Alberta has an apAsked what lessons proved plan with the are being learned at the ERCB, so they all event, Locke said, “The have to be a member first thing is safety to in good standing of a make sure you do not spill co-op. WCSS is go out on the ice until it’s the only recognized safe to do so. spill co-operative “The thickness of the right now. ice and the quality of the ice “Being a memreally determine what you can ber in good standing put out on the ice to help reof a spill co-operative tain and recover the oil. requires an annual ex“The other thing we are ercise to be attended showing them is some potenby every company and it tial techniques that they could requires a member fee to use to open up the water and be paid.” get at the oil underneath the In fact, WCSS is ice to safely recover it. required to notify the “You have to open it up ERCB of all licensees somehow. You either have that do not attend the to create a place for the exercise and could issue oil to float to surface then non-compliance enforceyou can use conventional Paul Kroeker from Emerge Oil and Gas wore his rabbit fur hat to stay warm during an oil spill ment notices. methods like skimmers response training exercise at Moose Lake near Bonnyville, Alta. ɸ Page C2 and vacuum trucks, and

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Ice thickness limits weight of iron ɺ Page C1 The Area VR1 oil spill co-op is one of 18 co-ops in Alberta, northeastern British Columbia and northwestern Saskatchewan, and exceeds training requirements with an additional summer training exercise.

Terry Brisbourne, a senior technician with Saskatchewan Energy and Resources in Lloydminster, was also on hand to answer questions on regulations and compliance.

“We are commending the industry for doing very well as far as showing a responsible attitude towards the contingency planning for potential spills on water bodies including lakes and rivers,” he said.

“As far as my speech goes, I just reminded the industry of some of the compliance regulations and also the reporting procedures that are required right now,” Brisbourne said.

Locke also alerted new co-op participants to the WCSS contingency planning manual available to member companies to assist them with their initial spill response.

Locke also selected teams for the late morning and early afternoon hazard assessments and equipment demonstrations at Moose Lake.

“We always to do some hands-on exercises and bring everybody out and show them how everything actually works,” he said.

“It’s a real eye-opener. I think people don’t realize how difficult it would be if you had a hydrocarbon spill underneath an ice sheet – how difficult it would be to retain and recover.”

Locke said the key step is “to know what you can put out on the ice because that really determines what you can do.”

WCSS instructor Trever Miller, who works for SWAT Consulting Inc. as a response co-ordinator, used a thick block of ice cut from the lake to make a point that clear blue ice is stronger than white ice.

Locke says you can take that information to determine what type of equipment you can put on there.

“You need to know that before you can put any big equipment on the ice,” he said. “When you do an ice sample, that sample is good for a 100-ft. radius from where you took your sample.”

The ice sample indicated a maximum weight of 18,000 pounds for that part of the lake.

“You have to add up the total weight that’s going to be in that 100ft. radius whether it is people or equipment,” Locke said.

Locke says safety and recovery equipment used in actual spills could range from Ditch Witches, handsaws and chainsaws to rubber tired backhoes and big excavators.

“There is a multitude of different A couple of volunteers use an augur to test the depth and quality of ice to determine the safe allowable weight of oil spill response equipment on the ice.

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pieces of equipment you can use. Bigger is better, but you have to have the ice quality to be able to do that,” he stressed.

“We made the decision that we are not going to put the backhoe out into the ice where we had tested it. We are going to be a little bit closer to shore but it’s all part of training.

“We had some equipment issues because of the cold weather, but that’s why we have training exercises to identify those issues and get them resolved,” Locke said.

WCSS has use of a Lloydminster VR1 Area winter trailer and one of their airboats. Lloydminster Rescue Squad supplied a backup air rescue boat.

“The VR1 in Lloydminster initial spill response team is very active. They

are the most active initial spill response team in WCSS,” said Locke.

“They are really eager to pitch in and help and learn. This is kind of our flagship initial spill response in this area.”

Locke also credits Len Brown, president of Envirotech Nisku Inc. for running the main airboat.

“The airboat just puts a safety factor in so if you are not sure of the ice conditions or if you have broken ice you can go out there with you airboat and do your assessment right off the airboat and not have anybody step off the ice,” said Locke.

Locke has been a volunteer for WCSS since the 1970s, and a full time employee since 2006 after he retired from a 30 year career with Imperial Oil.

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Sax strikes a chord for pressure pulsing Lloydminster â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The saxophone could be the next heavy oil stimulation tool to storm the market â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or not.

Kirby Hayes blew a few sweet notes on his instrument at the end of his evening presentation to the Lloydminster Society of Petroleum Engineers hoping to fool people into believing jazz vibrations might dissolve table salt in a glass of water.

While no one bought into the stunt, it did generate a round of laughs, and led Hayes to close on high note exclaiming, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Or I can use pressure pulse! Questions?â&#x20AC;?

Hayesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; topic was Pressure Pulsing Applications in Heavy Oil, and he believes a practical and economic enhanced oil recovery method is pulsed polymer ďŹ&#x201A;ooding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main point of the presentation was that we need to do a better job of producing oil so we get more out of the ground,â&#x20AC;? said Hayes.

In fact, Hayes pointed out that of the estimated 35 billion barrels of oil in place in Saskatchewan, only 2.1 per cent is remaining recoverable oil. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now we are only getting seven to 12 per cent of the oil in place. We need to do a better job to get a bigger percentage of the oil in place,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was the point of the presentation.

There are many suggestions I made to improve how we produce heavy oil. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the sug-

gestions was pulsed polymer ďŹ&#x201A;ooding. The industry has had some good success with polymers. I think if we added pressure pulsing to polymers, we could capture a bigger part of the prize.â&#x20AC;?

Some of the pressure pulsing applications that Hayes touched on during his presentation ranged from production enhancement and chemical placement, to injection enhancement and ďŹ&#x201A;ood conformance.

Hayes is the owner of Kirby Hayes Incorporated in Lloydminster, a ďŹ rm that markets services and products of six leading oilďŹ eld technology companies and organizations to the heavy oil market.

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Hayes spoke highly of the Odyssey pulse tool that he markets for Wavefront. It is used for chemical placement in a reservoir. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We ďŹ nally have a tool that is very economical and very efďŹ cient at what it does,â&#x20AC;? said Hayes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a very quick tool. What we can do in an hour used to take us a day to do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am very excited with it. It does a way better job than the tools that we used in the past. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Odyssey tool is mainly used to put chemicals into the reser-

Utilizing musical vibrations from his saxophone, Kirby Hayes tries to dissolve table salt in a glass of water and watered sand on a plate. Hayes yelled out â&#x20AC;&#x153;Change, dammit,â&#x20AC;? when it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work but it was the perfect segue to his pitch for pressure pulsing, the topic of his presentation during a rare evening meeting of the Lloydminster chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

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Hayes also provided favourable test results for the Odyssey pulse tool compared with a conventional perforation wash tool for a variety of purposes including clearing near wellbore blockages.

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Crazy eight for oilman of the year team Story and photos by Geoff Lee Lloydminster – It was the Year of the Gilby at the Lloydminster 44th annual Heavy Crude Open Bonspiel March 16-20.

Oilman of the year, Doug Gilby was feted during the banquet and played on the Shield Wireline team that scored a historic eight ender.

Also notable is the McAllister Drilling rink upset over defending A-Event champ Granite Oilfield Services for the coveted competitive title.

“Well it’s nice,” said McAllister skip Dale Swyripa seconds after his deserved win against Monte Armstrong’s team.

“We’ve played in this event for quite a few years. We did win it quite a while ago. It’s really good competition in this field.

“Monte is really tough. I really like the way he plays; he makes a lot of nice angles. He’s tough to play against.”

Swyripa’s teammate George McAllister was also eager to offer his take on the victory saying “it’s been a long time coming” for his team.

“We’ve been participating in this ’spiel – it’s been a great ’spiel for many years. We are just fortunate to be here. We are just celebrating the moment,” he said.

The A-final came down to Swyripa’s final stone, but the talk of the tournament is the eight ender scored by the Shield Wireline rink in the quarter finals with Gilby playing lead.

The shot was fired by skip Russell Horbach that punched the team’s ticket to the D-Event and curling immortality.

“This afternoon it just happened,” said Horbach who did his own play-byplay of the key shot minutes before his team started its final match against Heavy Crude Hauling.

“I’ve been curling for 46 years – it just snuck up and the next thing you know – six rocks, you’re in the house,” he said. “They go through – they miss their shot.

You hit and roll for seven. You’re sitting seven.

“They come down and miss their shot. I had a cold draw for eight. It’s just

The Shield Wireline rink with Oilman of the Year Doug Gilby as lead scored a rare eight ender in a quarter Ànal win over Hurricane Industries # 2 team.

Left to right are: Doug Gilby, Trevor Gilby, skip Russell Horbach, and Bryan Burrows.

amazing, amazing, amazing. It was just awesome.”

As for making that last shot, Horbach said, “That was a little scary – a lot of people watching – you didn’t want to screw up. My knees were shaking a little a little bit, but hey, we came through.

“We’re in the D-final. It’s just a perfect ending to the weekend curling. With the Oilman of the Year, there couldn’t be a better fitting ending.”

An eight ender is often compared to a hole in one in golf, but Horbach says it might be even better than that, and he should know.

“I did that part too, and this feels even better,” he said. “It’s an amazing thing because you don’t hear of many of them, right?”

Shield Wireline lost the D-Event, but that never mattered to Gilby who opened up about that eight ender, a feat that he achieved with another team years ago!

“It’s quite a feat for any curling team,” he said. “For us to pick it up in the bonspiel, especially this one which means an awful lot to me – it was a great deal. ɸ Page C5

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Ryan Wortman and Kim Wright work the broomsticks for Baker Hughes #1.

The draw to the button was won by Trican Well Service from Calgary. Barry Taylor, centre, for Courtesy Air is Áanked by (l-r) Paul Tysiaczny, Owen Johnston and Wade Johnson and Tom Bonnah. Taylor presented the team with a Áy-in Àshing trip to Buffalo Narrows.

Scorekeeper Al Johnston meticulously keeps track of each winner throughout the entire tournament.

Some of the head table guests at the banquet leading the applause for introductions from left are Leanne Ross, Chamber of Commerce; Jeff Mulligan, mayor of Lloydminster; and Doug and Marg Gilby, the Oilman of the Year.

McAllister Drilling stakes Lloyd Bonspiel ɺ Page C4 “We scored one in Wainwright many years ago.

It’s been a long time between them. It certainly is an honour to be Oilman of the Year, and now with this, it’s a great deal.”

Gilby was also toasted at the banquet that included some opening remarks from tournament chair John Stanyer.

“I would like to thank Doug for being nominated Oilman of the Year. He’s a very deserving candidate. Thanks to all the curlers for participating.”

Bonspiel president Jeff Latos also congratulated Gilby and thanked the committee and sponsors for their continued support of the event that draws players from all parts of Western Canada.

“This year we have 71 rinks which is pretty close to what we had last year – 72 – which I think is very good as most bonspiels have been dropping in numbers year after year,” said Latos.

“We are holding our own. That’s a good sign.”

One the players on hand for the event was newcomer Mark Bacon who just arrived from Nova Sco-

tia to work for Champion Technologies in Lloydminster.

“It’s pretty impressive,” said Bacon about the bonspiel.” There’s 71 teams so this must be a big deal around here. I have only been in Lloydminster for two weeks, so this is a good introduction.

It’s well organized and everyone seems to out having fun.”

Ditto the enthusiasm from Dusty Makichuk who teamed up with Monte Armstrong’s rink fresh from coaching the University of Saskatchewan men’s team at collegiate nationals in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

“Everybody had a minimum of two players who had been in some sort of nationals before,” he said.

“We compete very hard, but we did not win” Makichuk has been an operator at Husky since 1992, and will be coaching one of his daughters out of Red Deer on a world curling team, and another daughter in Lloydminster on the junior circuit next fall.

“We’re having fun. It’s a great game. We all enjoy

it,” he said. “They enjoy being out there, and I enjoy being with them, so it’s the most positive thing for my life right now.”

Earl Kaye was also having a blast curling for his first time with Kudu Krunch. Asked how it was going, he said “Excellent” then added, “It’s a little painful when I don’t get the stretches done.

“We are just here for a good time and a little networking. It’s excellent.”

In the winners’ circle, Spartan Controls won the B-Event over Dash Tools. The winner of the CEvent was Vanco Analytical over Trican Well Service from Calgary.

As noted, Heavy Crude Hauling upset the tournament darlings, Shield Wireline rink, for the DEvent.

The E-Event was claimed by GChem that edged Wild Rows. BDI Canada captured the F-Event title over Scorpion Oilfield.

The G-Event went to Innicor who topped Amik Oil, while Schlumberger Cementing defeated Wizard Well Servicing for the H-Event crown.

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Platinum applauds forklift safety blitz

By Geoff Lee Lloydminster – Bring it on. That’s what Jerry Cowan, a safety coordinator for Platinum PumpJack Services Corp. in Lloydminster, says about Alberta’s crackdown on forklift safety.

Alberta is increasing Occupational Health and Safety inspections at worksites where forklifts and other powered mobile equipment are used.

“That’s a great move,” said Cowan. “The government is going to come in and start checking if inspections are being done and if people are certified and competent.

“So many companies are saying get on it – don’t get hurt. That’s not proper training.

“You have to know the ability of this equipment and know how dangerous it can be if you don’t operate it properly.”

Platinum has one forklift at its shop in Lloydminster and one in Drayton Valley. All em-

Platinum PumpJack assembles parts for its new heavy duty Oil Boss pumpjack at the Lloydminster shop. Parts are stored in a busy parts shop with the aid of a forklift truck.

ployees required to operate the equipment must be trained and competent in its proper use and maintenance.

“We have freight coming in so we are unloading trucks, van trucks and flat deck trucks,” said Cowan.

“We also have a set

of racking shelves in our small parts department, so we are racking and stacking shelves and loading and unloading trucks with our forklifts.”

The Lloydminster and Drayton Valley shops stock heavy pumpjacks parts such as bear-

ing housings, jack shaft housings and castings.

“There isn’t one person within Platinum PumpJack and all the companies that Platinum owns that allows anybody to operate a forklift unless they are certified,” stressed Cowan.

Cowan has been

teaching safety for over 22 years and for Platinum since their startup in 2002, covering field offices in Provost, Kindersley and Medicine Hat that don’t use forklifts.

“I have safety meetings once a month at the other locations,” said

Cowan.

“I will go down and do orientation for new hires. When I am there, I will do a shop inspection, a yard inspection, check fire extinguishers, first aid kits and eyewash stations. I also handle any accident investigations for the company.

Cowan is a certified forklift instructor for the Liftruck Training Institute of Canada Inc. (LTI) covering the CSA standard and federal and provincial laws.

He says the stepped up government inspections that began Feb. 22 will help to reduce injuries and fatalities, especially among new and younger employee forklift operators. ɸ Page C7

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Fork lifts can be dangerous if not handled properly Éş Page C6 Every year, hundreds of incidents involving forklifts are reported to Albertaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Workplace Health and Safety.

In 2009, there was one related death, 219 disabling injuries and 116 incidents involving forklifts or mobile powered equipment that resulted in lost-time claims.

Platinum had its own forklift accident in 2007 in Lloydminster involving a certiďŹ ed forklift operator that prompted Cowan to post a persuasive testimonial on the LTI website about the importance of certiďŹ ed training.

Luckily, that Platinum employee only had the wind knocked out of him, but Cowan says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;that incident was a good eye opener for everybody elseâ&#x20AC;? in the industry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A forklift can be dangerous equipment if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not handled properly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to stop people from hanging on to the sides of the forklift while itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s moving. It could ďŹ&#x201A;ip over,â&#x20AC;? said Cowan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tip overs are a big one. So many people are killed by the overhead guard because they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the safe operation of the equipment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the stability of the forklift.

Employers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the stability of the forklift. Go take a certiďŹ ed training course and you will learn the stability of a forklift.â&#x20AC;?

Provincial inspections will focus on hazards related to worker training, competency and supervision as well as safe

operation of equipment and maintenance.

This is the ďŹ rst of three targeted inspection campaigns planned for 2011. Inspections focusing on young workers and residential construction will follow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a million forklifts out there or more. We are getting new operators â&#x20AC;&#x201C; young operators and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an issue,â&#x20AC;? said Cowan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so many employers who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about the safe operations of a forklift.

These things are narrow.

The wheelbase is short on them and they have the capability of lifting something to great heights. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are not stable.

They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have outriggers. They are sitting on wheels and they tip over very easily as opposed to a loader. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The message I would like to get out is that anybody who reads this article is to cut it out and take it to your manager or your safety meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do what you can do to get your message across

that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to put your people through a certiďŹ ed training course to operate your forklifts.â&#x20AC;?

The one day certiďŹ ed LTI forklift course that Cowan teaches covers everything from diďŹ&#x20AC;erent types of forklifts and load handling to stability physics such as momentum, centrifugal force and centre of gravity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand the stability pyramid,â&#x20AC;? said Cowan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In a certiďŹ ed course you will learn that. The knowledge of having that information will keep that thing balanced. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A low tire will cause an imbalance and an uneven lift. You will be oďŹ&#x20AC; to one side just a bit. As you lift up, you come outside the pyramid and it goes on its side. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lifting too heavy a load will bring your centre of gravity of the forklift out in front of your front tires outside of the stability triangle, and over she comes.â&#x20AC;?

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Safety co-ordinator Jerry Cowan demonstrates the safe use of a forklift at the Platinum PumpJack Services shop in Lloydminster. Cowan is a certiĂ&#x20AC;ed forklift safety trainer who welcomes the forklift safety campaign of the Alberta government.

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Stellar Safety owner keeps one foot in Marsden – Farah McIntosh keeps one foot in the oilpatch which helps plant her other foot in the door as a safety auditor with her Stellar Safety Ltd. business in Marsden, Sask.

McIntosh is a certified registered safety professional (CRSP) who continues to work as a pumper while conducting a full range of internal and external safety services.

“With working in the oilfield I want to get hands-on experience,” said McIntosh. “A lot of safety people are just seen as the safety person who has never been out there in the oilfield.

“I like to do more hands-on and do what they are learning.

“I subcontract for a guy who works for Husky. I get out in the morning and check wells. In the evenings, that’s when I do my client stuff.”

McIntosh has been conducting internal safety audits for the construction, transportation and oilfield industry in Alberta and Saskatchewan since 2004 on a continuous educational treadmill.

“Basically it’s been years of experience with training and my oilfield experience,” said McIntosh who has achieved her goal to become an external oil and gas auditor for Enform.

“That’s what I have focused a lot of my education on,” she said.

She just earned her Canadian registered safety professional (CRSP) des-

Farah McIntosh works as a pumper while building her safety business in Marsden. McIntosh is a certiÀed external auditor for Enform covering the oil and gas industry. She also conducts internal audits for the Alberta transportation sector and for construction companies in Saskatchewan.

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ignation and conducted her first external Enform audit for an oil company last fall.

Enform is the certifying partner for the Certificate of Recognition (COR) safety program in the energy sector.

A new COR auditing protocol was introduced in May 2010 – just after McIntosh conducted her first two external audits. ɸ Page C9

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Trying to lead by example ɺ Page C8 “That was a learning curve doing that one with the new protocol,” she said.

The new protocol promotes the effective implementation of health and safety management systems with higher auditing standards that meet requirements in Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

Despite her qualifications and work experience, it hasn’t been easy in recent months for McIntosh to land a lot of new oilfield contracts although she does get construction leads from her husband’s gravel business.

“Just trying to get your name out there is the hard part and with the oilfield taking that turn – a bit of a slowdown – it hasn’t been really busy lately,” she said.

McIntosh offers a range of auditing services at Stellar, from safety program and manual development and developing safe work practices to COR auditing and producing statistical reports.

Her company goal is to help companies become safety compliant.

McIntosh says even if she were busier with external audits, she would likely continue to work in the oilfield.

She started as a swamper, with a focus on safety, for Manitou Flushby Services in Neilburg.

“I had a full-time job there so if I wasn’t busy with the safety stuff, I would go out on the truck,” she said. “If you have hands-on experience, guys see that you have an understanding of what’s going on.

“It brings in revenue and builds you credibility,” she said. “It makes you more aware of what you are supposed to be looking for safety-wise.

“At Manitou they ran vac trucks, steamers and flushbys and stuff like that.

I also do internal audits for the Alberta Motor Transport Association, and they do water hauling.

“I go out to drilling rigs and sites like that. I am not auditing rigs, but I can.

“It’s nice to talk to the guys and find out what certain things entail. It’s nice to be able to talk to the guys on a more personal level as opposed to coming out as an auditor – they don’t tell you as much.”

When conducting safety audits at an oil site, McIntosh says you have to have all of your training certificates with you and your PPE (personal protective equipment) and have the insurance you are supposed to have “to lead by example.”

Asked if it were harder being a woman working in the safety field, she says sometimes women aren’t taken as seriously as men are.

“The oilfield is a male sector. It’s a fight, but it’s not one that is impossible. I think it offers a really good career choice,” she said.

“There is a need for it. It’s not something you come out of high school thinking of doing. It’s something learned over time. I think there is huge potential.”

Asked if she finds safety auditing to be rewarding, McIntosh said “You are out there to promote safety to make sure everybody goes home at the end of the day.

“It’s a lot of paperwork. There is a lot of legislation and you need to make sure your Is are dotted and your Ts are crossed.

“It is about making the workplace a safer place and hopefully reducing the accidents and educating people and making them as conscious about safety as you can.”

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wife and daughter were in the crowd to share the moment.

Teammate Richardson was just as thrilled and loving his new camouďŹ&#x201A;age luggage set that went with the spoils of being a champ. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the ďŹ rst bonspiel that I have won in probably 10 or 12 years,â&#x20AC;? he beamed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty nice. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting.

We won every game by one point. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comedian was great, the supper was great and bonspiel was great â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no complaints. I am going home happy.â&#x20AC;?

Another happy camper was B-Event skipper Garth Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell who led his Diamond Energy Services crew to a win over a well-oiled crew from Rodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Autobody Ltd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We curled pretty good,â&#x20AC;? said Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell who explained why Rodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Autobody suddenly threw in the towel on the short side of a 7-2 score with another end to play. ɸ Page C11

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Lots of fun ɺ Page C10 “We just picked up four and they were five down so they quit,” he said.

Rod’s Autobody’s skip Rod Whitrow, who owns the Lashburn business, was still smiling in keeping with his pre-game comment that “win or lose it will be fun.”

“There are good people here and it’s good for business,” he said about the Maidstone. “I have a lot of customers in Lashburn and Maidstone. It never hurts when you are out curling with them.”

Scott Owens, one of the lead tournament organizers who played on the Diamond Energy team, quickly launched into post-game banter about enjoying a beer and thanking this year’s sponsors.

“This is the best year ever for sponsorships,” he said. “We are very thankful for that. A lot of companies that participate believe it is a good event for the oilmen in the community, and they are very generous.”

Keranda Industrial Supplies Ltd, T.W.B. Construction Ltd and Midfield Supply were the respective flight sponsors.

The program guide lists all of this year’s suppliers and event sponsors including the free breakfast by Amik, the draw to the button by Triangle Oilfield Services, the banquet by Diamond Energy Services and the banquet comedian Ken Valgardson by Hydrodig.

There were a lot of comedians in the C-Event final captured by Signature Safety in an extra end over a gutsy Ferguson Push and Pull squad.

In a pre-game interview, Signature skip Aaron Dejong joked that he expected to “get our butts kicked, but we are going to have a good time.”

Last year, Dejong lost in the A-final, but his new strategy was to buy the other team drinks.

Meet the heart-attack kids also known as members of the A-Event L&L OilÀeld team at the Maidstone Oilmen’s Bonspiel who won each game on the last rock. Left to right are Greg Lorinczy, Malcolm Bloos, Keith Richardson and Bob Lorinczy.

The ploy worked as Ferguson skip Dustin Wiltermuth left his last rock short in an extra end, and his glass in need of a refill.

“I choked a bit there,” he joked. “It was a lot of fun. “These guys put together a pretty good bonspiel.”

Prior to the final, Wiltermuth described himself as being just a part-time curler who had to pick between Lloydminster and Maidstone as his oilmen bonspiel of the year.

“I am from Maidstone originally, so I came here to curl,” he said, noting he curls “a bit” in Lloydminster too.

This year’s Maidstone attracted 17 teams, the same as last year, with kudos going to George Bray who made the ice in the absence of regular ice man Cal Donald.

“Cal went to Mexico on holiday which he

richly deserves,” said Bray, “With the rink ready for the finals, he left me some very explicit directions on what to do and how to do it so I am trying.”

Asked if he received any complaints, he joked, “it doesn’t matter who the icemaker is, we get blamed for everything.”

This was the first year that Bray hasn’t played a game or two in the bonspiel, but from his vantage point behind the scenes he says the tournament was good.

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CSI Canada Safety business model works Calgary – Canadian Safety Inspections Inc. has mushroomed from six employees in 2006

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and Safety inspections over the next three years with a focus on educating oil and gas employers and workers on OHS legislation.

That’s good news to CSI Canada Safety president Dean Shaver who is not afraid to be a safety cheerleader and a critic to promote his company’s expertise providing experienced rig, completions, and construction safety consultants to the industry.

“We are there to assist everyone to be aware The demand for Canada Safety Inspections Inc. services continues to grow of the dangers of the inin Western Canada. Most of the company’s safety employees are former dustry,” said Shaver. oilÀeld workers who know how to perform jobs safely.

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specialists work closely with the onsite company supervisor to maintain safety regulations on the worksite.

They also conduct safety audits, document site inspections and ensure quality job specific job safety analysis for various tasks among a lengthy list of services.

“Since a majority of new people coming into the industry have minimal experience in the field, we assist companies to raise awareness of the potential risks and dangers associated with drilling and completions activities in the oil Industry,” said Shaver.

CSI Canada Safety field staff will also stop any unsafe work and provide guidance for workers to eliminate hazards with the support of the onsite supervisor.

The company tries to set an example with its own employees with a two week on and two week off work schedule.

“We promote a balance between work and life. CSI Canada Safety provides family values,” said Shaver. “I do not want to see a guy divorced because of a job in the patch.”

CSI Canada Safety has field locations in Calgary, Fort St. John and Bonnyville and bills itself as being “another set of eyes for everyone on the worksite.”

CSI Canada Safety provides the tools and the information required to ensure a safe working environment, but doesn’t provide any actual on the job safety training.

“We identify problems and get the company provider to update their training,” explained Shaver.

“We observe and advise, and we do it with documentation so that we are held responsible for what we say.

“I just got off the phone with one my senior guys at frac job in northern BC and he identified two pages of deficiencies on the worksite, and he has only been there for one day.

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Safety boosts production ɺ Page C12 “If we are out on a drilling rig, and we see a roughneck does not know how to do his job, we bring it to the attention to the onsite representative who lets the rig manager know he’s got a man out there who doesn’t know what he’s doing.

“They will decide how to deal with it – whether they send him home – bring another person out or spend quality time to ensure he knows what he’s doing.”

What CSI Canada Safety has done is hire experienced drillers, rig managers and other field hands and turned them into safety leaders who know how to do those jobs safely in the field.

“Out of 60 or more people a minimum of 45 of my guys are experienced,” said Shaver.” We train then to be safety people.

- Dean Shaver “I prefer not hire a safety person. I found from experience CSI Canada Safety President that they had no actual industry work experience.”

In fact, Shaver got the idea to start his own company from his own experience as a rig hand and a safety captain for Nabors Drilling working for Shell.

“Every safety guy that came out knew nothing about the job,” he said.

“That’s when I told Shell and Nabors that ‘I will offer you a program and you are going to love it."

The business formula works as CSI Canada Safety continues to build a wealth of blue chips clients headed by Shell, Devon Energy, Talisman Energy and Imperial Oil with worldwide consultation available.

Shaver attributes the quick success of the company to being able to show oil companies that a good safety company can prevent loss time injuries and boost production.

“One of our major clients is Shell,” said Shaver. “They have a huge gas project in B.C. called Groundbirch.

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We teach companies to be proactive and do pre-planning instead of being reactive

“Out there, their gas has become the cheapest gas (cost-wise) on the marketplace and they attribute that to safety and operations working together.

“They have proved that safety does not hamper production if it’s done properly.

“With a lot of stuff, we teach companies to be proactive and do pre-planning instead of being reactive.”

CSI Canada Safety is also providing onsite safety services to BHP Billiton in Saskatchewan, and they have a number of projects completed and on the go in the Fort McMurray area. They also provides startup safety specialists for Shell America in Canada.

“We also have a lot of work in northern B.C. towards the territories,” said Shaver.

“The Peace River area really ‘went silly’ this year and now the Foothills area is going to fire up soon in southwestern Alberta.”

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Service calls from customers spike during spring breakup, but the company has a mobile

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“We are getting to be one of the largest fire extinguisher service companies in the area,” said Dennis Cole, safety sales manager.

“Slowly, we are growing bigger and better. That’s where we’re headed to – to be the biggest.

Reliance Safety is a growing division of Reliance Industrial Products Ltd., created in 2007.

“We have a mobile trailer that’s fully equipped to do all the recharging and all the testing right onsite,” said Cole.

“A lot of people – that’s what they are looking for these days – is that we can come out and do it right there for them, including businesses and rigs.

“We can go right to the rig site. They don’t have to shut down.

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of extinguisher work to Reliance ɺ Page C14 By law, fire extinguishers must undergo an annual inspection to make sure they are fully operational and recharged in the event of a fire.

Spring breakup suits a lot of oil companies for this work as they slow down their field activities and step up oilfield equipment maintenance and servicing.

“The stuff is down, the equipment is down. It’s a good time to get a lot of your maintenance done,” said Cole. “They usually lump it together and get it done at the same time.”

Reliance Safety is a distributor of Amerex brand fire extinguishers, but they service and test all types of dry chemical extinguishers that are suitable for a combination of class A, B or C fires.

These extinguishers are filled with foam or powder, and pressurized with nitrogen.

ABC extinguishers are multi-purpose units ideal for most businesses, while BC extinguishers are suited for flammable liquids and electrical fires.

A PK dry chemical fire extinguisher is widely used in the oil and gas industry and is suited for Class B and C fires.

“The PK is the most common in this area just because of the type of industry that we are surrounded by,” said Cole.

“We maintain everything from a 2.5-pound stored pressure ABC extinguisher to a 30-lb. cartridge operated extinguisher.

“Basically we take it, inspect it, weigh it and make sure everything’s ready to go and tagged.

“We take the extinguisher and make sure the pin is in and the seal is on, and the pressure is good and the weight is good.

“We check the hose to make sure there are no blockages and perform a good visual inspection of the extinguisher.”

In addition to annual maintenance requirements, every six years a fire extinguisher has to be emptied and recharged following a visual inspection of the inside of the cylinder.

Every 12 years, an extinguisher must undergo a hydrostatic pressure test on equipment similar to

what Reliance Safety has at its shop and in its mobile service unit.

“We fill up the extinguisher with water, put air pressure in behind it to pressure-test it to its pressure rating, then we empty the water out, dry it and recharge it,” explained Cole.

Serviced extinguishers are also date tagged and signed.

Reliance Safety is a distributor of Scott Air-Paks that also require annual maintenance along with hydrostatic pressure testing of the larger air cylinders.

Asked if they hire extra staff for the spring rush Cole says “in the spring breakup we know that it gets busier, so we work a few more hours and go at it a bit more.”

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“Previous to this monitor, they did have a ‘microclip’ but they had issues with an O2 sensor that was failing consistently,” said Cole.

“They have since revamped the monitor and put a new sensor in it. They built the sensor themselves and have tested it the last couple of years.

“It’s out now, and they have rebate programs on the go to get people away from the old monitors and into the new ones.

“That’s what we are focusing on now – getting the new monitors out in the field. We stock and service them in our shop.”

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Husky’s safety programs cover all bases Lloydminster – An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

That’s the approach to safety that Husky Energy Inc. will take in 2011 as the company continues to refine its Operational Integrity Management System for safe work environments.

The system develops processes to identify all safety hazards and risks associated with operations with an aim to controlling or eliminating them.

“One of the things I think is an advantage for the company is that we have created this integrity management system with all aspects of our company,” said Bob Baird, vice-president of downstream operations.

“If you go on offshore, onshore, downstream, upstream, it’s one program for everybody.

“That helps a lot in the sharing and the learning and training of our personnel. We think we’ve got a really good system and we are in the process of employing it,” he explained.

“It’s basically a culture and a philosophy of how we do our operations. It means, for example, that every accident or incident gets investigated thoroughly. Action items get done. As I said, it’s all encompassing.”

Husky did have some significant incidents recently. There were no injuries stemming from the Feb. 2 fire at the Lloydminster Upgrader, but one injury at the upgrader was reported in January.

“We have had a bunch of first aid and stuff but nothing major,” Baird said so far in 2011.

When it comes to occupational safety, Husky ended 2010 with an industry standard recordable injury rate of 1.1 just above the corporate-wide target of one.

The rate of severe injuries decreased during the year at Husky operations.

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“We continue to put a major focus on process safety at Husky. As part of this effort, we track a number of process safety metrics across the company.

“Something we watch closely is the status of all the required inspections on pressure equipment,” Peabody said during the fourth quarter call.

“In 2010, almost 5,000 separate pressure equipment inspections were identified and completed in order to assure us we were in compliance or even beyond compliance with regulatory requirements and good operating practices across our facility.”

Husky’s online safety orientation program for staff and contractors won two awards at the 2010 international Telly Awards in New York as previously reported in the Pipeline News.

Husky’s online safety orientation, called “Get Your Head in The Game,” received two international bronze awards for achieving excellence in both multi-media production and online training.

“Safety is a top priority for us at Husky Energy, so we’re delighted to be recognized for effectively communicating our commitment to be a responsible operator,” said Ron Butler, vice-president of corporate administration in a news release.

“The ‘Get Your Head in the Game’ online orientation program is a comprehensive tool to ensure our office and field workers are informed about important safety policies and procedures,” Butler said.

Husky employees from Lloydminster recently boned up on winter safety training procedures during an oil spill response training exercise organized by Western Canadian Spill Services Ltd. in Bonnyville, Alta., on Feb. 16. ɸ Page C17

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Husky employees played an active role in learning new safety procedures during an under ice oil spill response exercise near Bonnyville, Alberta Feb. 16. The event was organized by Western Canadian Spill Services Ltd. Photo by Geoff Lee

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Target on target for safety leadership

By Geoff Lee Lloydminster – Target Safety Services with locations in Lloydminster, Bonnyville and Red Deer is aiming to become the industry’s leading safety provider.

The ambitious company is taking a major step in that direction with its ability to provide high performance safety leadership on oilfield turnarounds, Target supplies its own safety equipment and trained personnel for its safety contracts. The company has its own quality control shop in Red Deer for its equipment and rentals such as the Scott Air Packs and breathing apparatus shown in this photo.

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At Target Safety Services Ltd., we use our knowledge, leadership and commitment to safety to ensure a safe and productive work environment for our clients and staff. We are a full service safety company supplying safety personnel and equipment to some of the most progressive and safely operated companies in the Oil and Gas industry.

We are currently adding safety professionals, safety trainees and experienced safety rescue personnel to our team. Due to unprecedented growth in all areas we are currently seeking the following safety personnel: 1. NCSO National Construction Safety Officers - Fully accredited NCSO are required for new positions within the company. If you are currently working on your designation, we are willing to support your completion. Use Reference # 11-02-01 NCSO. 2. Safety Supervisors - Senior and Junior. We are actively seeking fully qualified senior safety supervisors capable of supervising large projects and turnarounds.

Qualified junior supervisors will be included in our in-house safety training programs and be eligible for progressive promotion. Use Reference # 11-02- 02 Sup 3. Safety Trainees - People with a desire to lead safety on the work site and willing to participate in our comprehensive safety training program are encouraged to apply.

Basic Oilfield tickets are required to be considered for this position. Use Reference # 11-02-03-trainee 4. High Angle and Confined Space Entry Rescue Personnel - Must be willing to continuously train to hone your skills. You must also be prepared to work as a team member both on and off the worksite. Use Reference # 11-02-04-Rescue 5. Safety Equipment Quality Control Technicians - Experience in the repair and maintenance of breathing apparatus and gas detection is a requirement to be considered.

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construction projects and day-to-day field operations.

Target is currently retraining its safety turnaround employees in preparation for its first turnaround project of the year for Imperial Oil in the Bonnyville area.

“The majority of our staff members are seasonal for turnaround work,” said Clint McKinlay, general manager in Lloydminster.

“We are bringing those people back in and giving them the refresher training and getting ready for the turnaround season which will kick off at the end of March and carry us through to the end of November.”

The new turnaround project follows Target’s success completing the largest safety turnaround project in Western Canada at the Husky Lloydminster Upgrader last fall.

“We oriented 238 people for that particular project,” said McKinlay. “That’s one of the largest jobs to have happened in Western Canada from a safety personnel perspective.

“It definitely created some challenges for us, not only just doing the project itself, but internally we prepared for that job a year in advance. We had a year’s notice that we were awarded the contract.

“The management team increased in size – basically doubled in size in order to get ready for it.

“There was training, recruiting and, of course, getting enough capital in place to get the equipment in order to do the turnaround,” McKinlay said.

Having a core leadership group with a combined 37 years of safety experience played a key role in securing that first big turnaround.

“The fact that we nailed it and things went very well there definitely boosted our reputation in the industry,” said Craig Dore, the company president based in Red Deer.

“We are only four years old. We sort of had to prove ourselves, and now we are gaining a reputation out there, and we continue to get busier as our reputation grows.

“That’s how we base the whole company – is on leadership. To be able to go on a worksite to lead safety onsite and make sure no one is getting hurt.

That’s how we grow by providing leadership in safety.” ɸ Page C19

6. Safety Training Instructors - Must be certified in ENFORM H2S Alive and St. John Ambulance First Aid instructor programs. Use Reference # 11-02-06-Instructor In return for your commitment, we offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits package, combined with long term career development. We are currently offering the following positions at these operating centres: Lloydminster, Bonnyville and Red Deer, with the Safety Equipment Quality Control Technicians operating from Red Deer office.

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A menu of services offered ɺ Page C18 Target’s leadership approach has led to a growing menu of services including training courses, technical rescue and industrial services, safety equipment specialty services, and corporate safety management systems.

“Our focus going forward will continue to be leadership,” said McKinlay. “The industry as a whole is greener and more inexperienced, so we are really focusing on leadership and mentorship of these younger people in the workforce.

“Without leadership they are more at risk. That’s our focus, whether it’s internally with us – we are expecting our people that have experience to be mentors and leaders to new people coming into our organization.

“We are going to try to transfer that message out to the field to the contractors.

“My role is to provide leadership to our management team and they provide leadership to the people who report to them and it goes all the way to the newest person.

“The reality is everyone is hiring from the labour pool. There is going to be green workers in every facet of the industry.”

Target is also continuing to build its inventory of safety equipment and is pushing its walk-in equipment rentals such as breathing apparatus and gas detection equipment at all three locations.

The 12,000 sq. ft. Red Deer complex boasts a training centre for certified safety courses. It also houses a new shop to support the company’s quality assurance/quality control program on their safety equipment and equipment rental services.

“Competition is the big issue here. Red Deer is a service centre for all the companies and everybody is set up for safety,” said Dore. “We’ve made ourselves

Clint McKinlay, the general manager in Lloydminster, says Target has established a niche with its safety leadership expertise. McKinlay co-owns Target with Craig Dore, president in Red Deer.

stand out by being a quality control shop.”

The three-acre Red Deer property will also house a 40-ft. tall high angle rescue simulator to be built this year for employees to practice industrial-related high elevation rescues.

“When we do turnarounds some of those towers are 80 to 90 feet high,” said Dore. “If there is an injury up there then there is no practical means of get-

ting them down other than sending a rescue team.

“That’s one of our areas of expertise. We deploy high angle rescue teams from here. We train and hone their skills here and deploy them from here all over the province.”

Target is also experiencing growth in the Bonnyville area where staff began moving into a new building in March as the demand for safety services picks up.

“It’s the reality of the economy,” said McKinlay.

“As the industry picks back up that there is going to be a worker shortage.

“Workers are more inexperienced than they have been in the past, so there are extra requirements for safety personnel on site.”

Target’s own workforce will grow to more than 100 full-time employees by April as seasonal safety work accelerates.

“Spring breakup is usually a time when a lot of the contractors and some of the oil and gas producers have more time in order to get their training,” said McKinlay.

Target also provides year-round expertise in confined space entry rescues, safety supervision, and project safety co-ordination, and a range of skills and equipment for all aspects of H2S protection.

McKinlay says Target’s early success is due to telling their customers what they are going to give them for service and delivering that service.

“The fact that my partner and I are both very heavily involved in the day-to-day operations makes a difference between some of our larger competitors in publicly-traded companies,” said McKinlay.

“While they are good organizations, they don’t have that personal touch. We physically go out to the job sites to see our staff and our customers to make sure everything is going as it should.”

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Cansafe ¿rst to offer training “side by side”

The SBSUV training course includes handson exercises loading and unloading the cargo box. All photos submitted and are depicting a training scenario in a controlled environment.

By Geoff Lee Lloydminster – The phone is ringing steadily at Cansafe Safety Services Inc. in Lloydminster as the demand for their certified courses in the safe operation of side by side utility vehicles (SBSUVs) picks up with spring road bans.

Cansafe developed the first SBSUVs training program for oil and gas companies in Western Canada with industry input to certify workers in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) standards.

SBSUVs are powerful off-road machines that can carry two people side by side with a cargo box in the rear.

These vehicles are ideal for seismic and pipeline operations, surveying and for accessing wells when roads are muddy or snowed in.

“The new machines that operate side by side handle and operate significantly different than the ATVs do,” said Cansafe president Brian Norwood.

“When this was identified, OHS said there was a risk, and in order to protect the workers, special-

ized training has to be developed.

“Two major oil companies both approached me because they had been advised by OHS that they had to get specialized training and there wasn’t any.

“We spent 14 months working together to develop this program. It was finished last year.”

“Saskatchewan and Alberta are onboard with it as well as B.C., and to the best of my knowledge, the provinces in Eastern Canada are as well.”

The training is offered onsite to a maximum of 10 people.

“Companies phone us and we arrange to come out to their job site,” said Norwood. “That saves a lot of cost of their people moving back and forth. We combine it into a one day program.

“If they want the instructor program, that’s a two day program.”

The course content for operators includes classroom theory and driving including loading and unloading the cargo box.

The table of contents covers everything from current OHS legislation and working inside an enclosed area, to working alone and filing a trip plan.

Cansafe Safety Services is offering certiÀed driver training and instructor courses for side by side utility vehicles in Sask. and Alberta.

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Student drivers are taught emergency stopping procedures, power climbing steep hills and grades safely, sharp turns, transferring loads, and both on and off safe loading procedures.

Norwood says the SBSUVs are ticketed for winter use, but spring breakup is when they really come into demand.

“The courses will likely progress south to north with the road bans,” he said.

Norwood says SBSUV dealers are especially pleased to learn safety training courses are available from a retail point of view.

“We have been approached by a major dealer out of Edmonton and by Honda representatives in Lloydminster,” he said.

“A lot of dealers want to be able to provide the oil companies as to where they can get training. If you buy the equipment, you have to be legally able to operate it.

“There is definitely a tie-in with them. They are quite excited because there is a course now. There’s ours and one other developed in Western Canada.”

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Alberta to hire 30 safety inspectors Edmonton – The Alberta government will soon open a new workplace safety office in Fort McMurray as a part of part of a new initiative to concentrate inspection resources on the growing oil and gas industry in the area.

“The government also plans to hire 30 new occupational health and safety inspectors over the next three years to keep up with anticipated economic growth,” said Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk on March 4.

“Albertans demand safe workplaces and they shall have safe workplaces,” Lukaszuk told Edmonton members of the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering.

“If you go anywhere near Cold Lake or Fort Mc- Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk spoke to the media about new workplace safety inspecMurray, you can see and feel the buzz in the economy. tions at a meeting of the Edmonton chapter of the Canadian Society of Safety Engineers.

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Safe Think plan puts safety top of mind Lloydminster – Human Development Consultants Ltd. based in Edmonton has an answer to workplace safety with a program called Safe Think that’s based on continual questioning about unsafe situations.

HDC president Gordon Shand and Safe Think manager Art Deane say their critical thinking strategy can help oilfield workers to create a safety consciousness on the job and at home.

The program came to the attention of the Pipeline News at last year’s heavy oil show in Lloydminster.

“The goal is that people don’t get harmed or injured,” said Shand. “The way we get there is getting people to use the structured thinking strategy to

identify hazardous situations.

“As long as people are using a safety strategy, they are working more effectively.

“We judge its effectiveness from our customers.

We have been in business for 25 years. Our main line of business is developing competency-based training programs. Safety is an integral part of those programs.

“Much of our training is technical training such as how to operate gas plants and other facilities like pipelines and control rooms.

“Safe Think is to get people to continually use a thinking strategy throughout the work day, at home, at play and while driving, to be able to predict and identify potentially hazardous situations. It’s to re-

duce illness and injury.”

Safe Think requires workers to continually ask themselves a series of six questions to determine if any conditions, actions, or events could lead to accidents.

Asking if the work involves hazardous materials or if it involves objects, motion or force that could cause harm, or if changes could lead to a hazardous situation, are questions that help to increase awareness of how to think and act safely.

Workers also need to question if radiation is present, if current or static electricity is a factor in their work, and if the work takes place in stressful conditions such as cold temperatures. ɸ Page C23

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Customizing safety ɺ Page C22 “So what we do is train people on those six questions,” said Deane.

“If they answer ‘yes’ to any of those questions, we train them in connection with some more specific questions that they need to ask to get themselves more information.”

Additional questions would focus on consequences and controls.

Deane was a former researcher in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta for 33 years and says he knows the power of questions in terms of research.

“Researchers are continually trying to focus in and clarify the question they are going to ask in order to gain knowledge and insight into something – whatever it is they happen to be selling,” he said.

“The end goal for the client is to be able to have a strategy that they can use every day they are awake and doing something that will

keep them safe.”

HDC has delivered the Safe Think program to all types of industries mainly through a “coach the coach” course to allow companies to offer it to their own employees when it’s needed.

Zero illness and injury is the goal of all HDC programs.

“We are basically a company that develops customized training materials and develops modules that are training kits,” said Deane.

“We have a customized program that we put together in connection with a structured critical thinking strategy.

“Safe Think is applicable to the oil and gas industry, but it’s also applicable to any business or organization.

“Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development has asked us to put together a customized program around Safe Think for farm producers in Alberta.”

HDC’s core business of providing customized technical training and

competency-based performance management systems is targeted to line workers, operations staff, and tradespeople.

The performance programs help meet their clients’ goals for issues such as safety, equipment availability, energy conservation, product quality, customer satisfaction, corporate policy, and the optimization of all vital areas.

HDC also has a hefty catalogue of selfguided technical training kits for sale with numerous topics related to the oil and gas industry.

“They are self taught with questions and answers and procedures and troubleshooting charts,” said Shand.

“These are targeted to a specific topic such as the operation of centrifugal pumps and compressors.”

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Is looking for the following:

Picker Operators Class 1 drivers

The position requires an individual to work under the supervision of a Level II Radiographer in the process of weld inspection (x-ray).

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Our company has a drug and alcohol policy in place.

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E A minimum of 5 years field experience in some aspect of the oil and gas industry. Preference will be given to candidates with field experience in operations along with some level of post secondary education.

E The priority of preference is: 1. university degree 2. college diploma 3. technical certificate E Excellent communication skills. This means a documented ability to communicate in one-to-one and group settings and ability to explain safety procedures and regulations, in a manner workers will understand.

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E Demonstrated ability to use a computer. Must be able to work with MS Outlook, Word and Power Point.

E Demonstrated ability to shift from individual to team work situations.

E Sincere interest in safety training as a career.

E Supervisory experience would be an asset.

E Training or experience in adult education would be considered a definite asset.

E Candidates will be asked to demonstrate their instructional ability or potential at some point in the interview process.

E Salary will be based on experience and instructing skill level.

Essential Coil & Stimulation Services is a company recognized for safety and excellence with in the oil and gas industry. We strive to provide a good working relationship with our customers. Currently we provide services throughout Alberta and Southern Saskatchewan. Essential Coil offers competitive wages, scheduled days off, group beneÀt plan and employee savings plan. If you are an energetic team player with superb attention to detail and strong communication skills, we invite you to apply for the following positions at our Weyburn location:

Coil Tubing Operators Coil Tubing Helpers Class 1 driver’s license is preferred, but all class of drivers are welcome to apply.

Previous oil Àeld experience & valid tickets are an asset Email or fax your resume & a current driver’s abstract to: tschwab@essentialcoil.com Fax: 306-842-8906

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3rd/4th Year Apprentice & Journeyman Heavy Duty Equipment Technicians for our Lloydminster shop and service are. The Positions are permanent, full time with wage reflecting experience and attitude.

Preference will be given to those applicants with experience maintaining and repairing modern Caterpillar equipment, but we are willing to further train interested individuals.

Precision Contractors Ltd. offers an above average wage, tool allowance and an excellent work environment that includes scheduled time off.

Interested applicants can fax or e-mail resume to: Frank Tremmel Equipment Manager Fax: 780-875-3339 Email: ftremmel@precisioncontractors.com *We appreciate all interested applicants but only those candidates selected for interviews will be notiÀed.

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At Technicoil there is room for advancement, excellent wages, benefits, and on the job bonuses. Please submit your resume and current safety tickets: H2S, PST, First Aid, 5 year Driver’s Abstract to: In person: 5416-39139 Highway 2A Blindman Industrial Park Red Deer, AB T4S 2B3 Fax: 403-309-3320 Email: employment@technicoilcorp.com Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

In this position you will be using your sales and marketing skills to forge strong relationships with customers who rely on your expertise and service for their success. You will be qualifying and serving a wide range of customers with different needs. Your approach begins with genuine care to understand the challenges faced by your customers. Your key initiatives will be to assist your customers in identifying underlying issues and to recommend viable solutions.

During your Àrst year, you would develop a plan to aggressively improve performance, implement strategies to satisfy customer needs, forge relationships, and develop a quality customer database. You are an enterprising team player who enjoys healthy competition and collaboration. You are conÀdent knowing your long-term success begins with the success and satisfaction of your customers.

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Are you up to the challenge? If you have the desire and skills to make this happen we want to speak with you.

Please submit your resume & cover letter to: Email: careers@frontierpeterbilt.com Fax: (306) 244-2879 No phone calls please. While we appreciate all applications we receive, we advise that only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in Frontier Peterbilt Sales Ltd.

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ESTEVAN Picker Operator Required applicant must have: •Boom truck A ticket or equivalent •experience on 30 ton picker •valid class 1A drivers license •clean drivers abstract •all valid safety tickets

Bed Truck Operator Required applicant must have: •clean drivers abstract •previous experience an asset •all safety tickets To apply for either position: Fax resume to 306-634-1537 or email outlawoil@sasktel.net

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Parts Person – Lloydminster Frontier Peterbilt Sales Ltd. Is an enterprising truck dealership with operations in Saskatoon, Regina, Lloydminster and Estevan. Our ongoing development and phenomenal growth in the Truck Sales industry are evidence of the company’s commitment to offering customers a comprehensive range of products which perform at optimum efÀciency and provide valuable beneÀts.

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We are currently accepting resumes for the Parts Person position at our Lloydminster branch.

As Parts Person you will: * Be part of a team overseeing the day-to-day operations * Manage corporate accounts * Implement marketing programs and strategies for the parts department * Maintain ongoing responsibility for customer service and provide problem resolution * Manage internal parts control functions, including order processing, documentation, quotations, pricing and record keeping * Control procurement, receiving, storage, handling and shipment of all parts stock to meet shipping schedules and customer requirements * Be detailed oriented, organized, determined, ambitious and a team player This brief position summary is not an all-inclusive description of job duties.

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Send resume and driver’s abstract by fax to:

(306) 965-2720 or email reline@reline.ca Phone Jim or Rick at (306) 965-2472.

Do you want to work for a progressive company that takes safety seriously and uses today’s newest technologically advanced equipment? If your answer is “yes”, we are interested in talking to you!

We are currently seeking to fill the following positions in the Provost, Consort and Lloydminster areas.

Well Servicing Division

Drillers Derrickhands Floorhands All applicants must have a valid driver’s license, as well as all of the required industry training for the position they are applying for.

We offer higher than industry standard wages, an exceptional employee benefits package, several employee incentive programs and unlimited opportunity for advancement.

If you want to grow with a company where you are known by your name and not your employee number, please forward your resume to: Central Alberta Well Services Corp.

Box 1360 3803 52nd Ave Provost, AB T0B 3S0 E-mail: charlynstang@cawsc.com

Quality people delivering quality service.

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Career Opportunities Employment Opportunity TRICAN WELL SERVICE LTD. is one of Canada's fastest growing well service companies, providing a comprehensive array of specialized products, equipment and services utilized in drilling, completion, stimulation and reworking of oil and gas wells in the Canadian and International marketplace. At Trican, we base our recruitment practices on the belief that a company's greatest asset is its people.

Trican provides services in Fracturing, Cementing, Acidizing, Coiled Tubing, Nitrogen and related services in our field bases ranging from Fort Nelson, BC to Estevan, Saskatchewan.

WE ARE CURRENTLY HIRING:

• SUPERVISORS • OPERATORS • DRIVERS • FRAC HANDS • HEAVY DUTY DIESEL MECHANIC • BULK PLANT OPERATOR • NITROGEN OPERATORS • 2ND YEAR APPRENTICE HEAVY DUTY DIESEL MECHANIC A valid Class 1 required as well as prior experience in the above pressure pumping operations. Class 3 and selected Class 5 licenses will be accepted. On the job training from the ground up. Seasonal positions available.

Trican offers a dynamic work environment and a competitive salary and benefit package. Please apply in person to any of Trican's field bases or forward your resume and references, in confidence to:

Trican Well Service Ltd. Box 849, Estevan, SK S4A 2A7 Fax: (306) 636-2669 • Email: rfisk@trican.ca

is an industry leader in Safety Services and is currently seeking

Safety Personnel to keep up with increasing customer demands.

If you are interested in becoming part of the Target Team and enjoying our growth with us, let us know!

Please forward resume with copies of tickets to: resumes@targetsafety.ca or fax to 780-870-5359

Vacancy Heavy Duty Technicians Frontier Peterbilt Sales Ltd. is an enterprising dealership for large trucks and trailers based in Saskatoon, Regina, Lloydminster and Estevan. Due to continued growth and an expansion of our Lloydminster branch, we are looking for full-time 2nd year, 3rd year or 4th year apprentices and Journeyman Service Technicians for our Lloydminster location. We require people that are meticulous, results-driven and customer service oriented.

We off an attractive remuneration that includes an excellent salary and an extensive employee beneÀt package.

Borets-Weatherford Canada Ltd. is a recognized industry leader in the design, manufacturing and deployment of Electric Submersible Pumps and Horizontal Pumping Systems aiding oil and gas production worldwide. We are looking for top performers to join our product line team in the capacity of:

ESP/HPS Field Service Technician (Comp. #NKU 11-034) Locally-based candidate will be a ticketed Journeyman Electrician or either currently or will be enrolled in the apprenticeship program. ESP Field Service experience or knowledge of ESP/HPS applications is an asset.

Must be physically Àt to perform the responsibilities of the position, able to work safely and adhere to all safety policies including those of our customers.

All employees are required to undergo medical and drug testing, as well as a comprehensive background check.

We offer an excellent wage and attractive beneÀts package, including a retirement savings plan and health beneÀts, as well as opportunities for training and development.

Interested candidates are invited to forward their resume and two (2) employment references with salary expectations quoting the above competition number to: Borets-Weatherford Canada Limited Human Resources 2305 – 8th Street Nisku, AB T9E 7Z3

ESP & HPS Products & Services E-mail HRCanada@borets.com Fax: (780) 955-8032 Applications via email/fax/mail only.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Please submit your resume by fax, e-mail or in person to:

SWAMPERS 2 Full Time Positions Applicants must have a clean driver’s license (Class 5 at least); must have valid First Aid/CPR, H2S Alive, WHMIS and TDG certiÀcation. Some experience preferred, but employer will train.

PICKER OPERATORS

Deb Purdy, Human Resources Manager Frontier Peterbilt Sales Ltd. 303 - 50th St East, Saskatoon, SK S7K 6C1 Fax: 306-244-2879 Email: careers@frontierpeterbilt.com No phone calls please. While we appreciate all applications we receive, we advise that only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in Frontier Peterbilt Sales Ltd.

1 Full Time Position Employer is seeking Picker Operator with Boom Truck

“A” ticket or equivalent. Must have experience operating 30 tonne picker (or larger). Must be able to set pump jacks, lift buildings and vessels, handle tubing and rig matting. Must have good supervisory and communications skills. Class 1A Driver’s license and clean Driver’s abstract.

Valid First Aid/CPR, H2S Alive, WHMIS and TDG certiÀcation.

BED TRUCK OPERATORS & WINCH TRUCK OPERATORS 1 Full Time Position Employer is seeking Bed Truck and Winch Truck Operators with oilÀeld related experience. Must have experience handling large and over dimensional loads. Must be able to assist in setting pump jacks, lift buildings and vessels, handle tubing and rig matting. Must have good supervisory and communications skills. Class 1A Driver’s license and clean Driver’s abstract.

Valid First Aid/CPR, H2S Alive, WHMIS and TDG certiÀcation

To apply fax, email or apply in person to: Breeze St., Estevan, Sk. Fax: 634-9963 Email: lafrentztrucking@sasktel.net

Experienced Drilling Rig Workers needed for long-term work in the following positions:

• • • • • •

Relief Rig Manager Driller Derickhand Motorhand Floorhand Leasehand

Competitive wages in excess of CAODC rates plus an additional $3 per hour retention bonus to be paid at break-up. At Technicoil Coporation there is room for advancement, excellent wages, benefits and on the job bonuses. Pre-employment testing and current safety tickets required.

Please submit resume and safety tickets: H2S PST, First Aid. In Person:

Fax: Email: Website:

5416 – 39139 Highway 2A Blindman Industrial Park Red Deer, AB T4S 2B3 403-309-3320 employment@technicoilcorp.com www.technicoilcorp.com

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Exciting Opportunity in one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies!

Apex Distribution Inc. is a dynamic, employee owned oilfield supply and service company nationally recognized as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies. We are committed to providing superior customer service to the oilfield markets of Western Canada. We are looking to fill the following positions in Estevan, SK. Apex Distribution is focused on producing dramatic results for our investors, customers and manufacturers. The organization has developed a technically diverse team recognized for a high level of customer service. We expand our business as market conditions dictate and pursue opportunities that best fit all our stakeholders.

Candidates must have • A proven track record of achievement.

• A passion to become a partner in a growing company.

• An ability to excel in a fast-paced, creative environment.

• Experience an asset but willing to train.

•Wages to commensurate with experience •Great bonus opportunities •Ownership opportunities

SEEKING MECHANICALLY INCLINED PERSONS Service Technician Duties include: Repair service and testing of all types of small oilfield equipment including pumps, control valves, chemical injectors and gauges.

Most work is in a shop environment, but some field labor may be required.

Mechanical aptitude is a requirement for this position.

Instrumentation Personnel Looking to hire journeyman and apprentice instrumentation persons.

Duties include: Repair, installation and calibration of all types of instrumentation equipment. Any other types of related experience would also be considered an asset.

Interested applicants please forward resumes: Attention: Ken Wallewein Fax: (306) 634-2797 E-mail: ken.wallewein@apexdistribution.com All enquiries will be held in strict confidence.

We thank all interested applicants for applying, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted

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Career

Opportunities Renegade Petroleum Ltd. is a light oil and gas exploration and production company with its assets located in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and North Dakota. Renegade’s experienced management team has a proven track record of growing oil and natural gas companies on a cost effective basis.

Management’s goal is to build the company through a combination of acquisitions and growth through the drill bit. With the focus on light oil production, Renegade is building a high netback company which will generate above average growth.

Renegade Petroleum is currently accepting applications for a

Maintenance Coordinator in Southeast Sask.

This position will be responsible for, but not limited to: • Developing and executing a preventative maintenance program • Implementing and maintaining pressure vessel and tank integrity program • Participate in oil and gas Àeld operating practices and all applicable laws, statutes, orders, rules and regulations of any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Field Equipment, including without limitation those relating to environmental, health and safety standards and the following: Ministry of Energy and Resources, Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Protection, The Workers’ Compensation Board and agencies dealing with Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Work Place Hazardous Materials Information Systems and Emergency Response Plans QualiÀcations: • Minimum 10 years operating experience in the oil and gas industry • Minimum of a Grade 12 High School diploma • Must be organized with strong attention to detail while managing multiple priorities • Ability to identify problems and develop solutions • Ability to clearly communicate at all levels • Must be strong team player If you are a qualiÀed candidate and interested in this opportunity please send a resume, in conÀdence, to: Email: jlarter@renegadepetroleum.com Fax: 306-637-2067 Mail: Box 1565; Estevan, SK; S4A 2L7 Thank you for your interest. Please note only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Mobile Data Technologies Ltd. 9 – 101A 26230 TWP RD 531A Acheson, AB T7X 5A4

Position Available:

Outside Sales Representative in Southern Alberta & Saskatchewan General Description: An opportunity exists with a high growth technology company that requires an Outside Sales Representative to keep pace with expanding sales and to help bring new products to market. The primary responsibilities for this position are developing new business, promoting new products to the marketplace, and performing demonstrations to potential customers. We are offering a base salary along with an excellent commission package which will prove to be very attractive to the successful candidate.

Specific Functions: · Travel within Alberta (50%) and Saskatchewan (50%) to showcase our products to new and existing customers.

(2 weeks per month) · Develop new customer relations through phone and face to face contact. · Provide on-site demonstrations and presentations to new potential customers. · Provide online software demonstrations to new potential customers. · Prepare quotations and provide customers with all product literature. · Become a key contact with a professional presence to help build our brand. · Maintain SalesForce database for all sales opportunities.

Individual Qualities The Outside Sales Representative shall possess the following qualities and attributes: · 3 to 5 years business to business sales experience withtin the Oil & Gas industry · Above average computer literacy is essential for the role as many of our products are PC based. · Proficiency with the following software; MS Office, SalesForce, Windows XP. · Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to relate effectively with customers and company personnel. · Technologist or technician background would be an asset. · Motivated self-starter who is eager to succeed and grow with the company.

Please email resume and cover letter to Blair Thornhill at Mobile Data Technologies (blair.thornhill@mobiledatatech.ca)

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Over 50 years strong, ARNETT & BURGESS PIPELINERS safely provides quality pipeline construction, custom fabrication, facility installation, pipeline integrity, maintenance and related construction services to the energy industry.

Position: AREA MANAGER Division/Department: Pipeline, Facility and Integrity construction Location: Regina, Saskatchewan Compensation: Competitive wages and full beneÀts General Description The ideal candidate must have extensive experience and qualiÀcations with pipeline and facility construction, pipeline integrity work (pipeline dig & repair programs) and must possess thorough knowledge and understanding of pricing, costs and scheduling of construction projects to help ensure proÀtability. The candidate will assist the Senior Estimator with delineation of scope, scheduling, selecting project participants and in supporting the overall estimating process. Ultimately the candidate will supervise the Àeld construction of these projects with competent guidance of day to day operations including quality control, safety and delegation of work to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.

Responsibilities ~ Assist in the preparation of construction estimates ~ Supervise Àeld construction projects by providing clear direction to selected construction team, capitalizing on individual and group strengths ~ Assist in the preparation of construction schedules and monitor progress against established schedules and help ensure milestones and completion dates are met through efÀcient management and implementation of project schedules ~ Prepare progress reports and issue progress schedules ~ Responsible for management and direction of all Àeld personnel including subcontractors and subordinate employees ~ All aspects of related administration including regular reviews of supplier invoices against purchase orders and reporting of any discrepancies to the Project Manager or accounting department ~ Ability to foresee potential issues or problems through strong planning and organizing skills ~ Ensure that site safety measures meet or exceed the parameters set out by the A&B Safety orientation handbook and any other applicable regulatory authorities ~ Develop, establish and maintain regional and local customer clientele and contacts ~ Collaborate with colleagues on business strategies ~ Work with customers to pro actively manage project issues QualiÀcations ~ Experience as a Superintendent working on applicable construction projects is required ~ Minimum 5 years’ experience managing large construction projects within the oil and gas industry ~ Experience managing correlation and repair dig programs is an asset ~ Completion of Construction Management CertiÀcation or related courses an asset ~ Versed in applicable Quality Control requirements for Saskatchewan ~ Strong leadership skills ~ Ability to plan and manage to a project schedule ~ A team player with excellent attention to detail, a strong work ethic and excellent oral communication skills ~ Strong computer skills, including MS Word, Excel, scheduling software and Outlook

Apply to: Graham Hunt Email: grahamhunt@abpipeliners.com or Fax: 403.265.0922 For more info visit

www.abpipeliners.com Renegade Petroleum Ltd. is a light oil and gas exploration and production company with its assets located in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and North Dakota. Renegade’s experienced management team has a proven track record of growing oil and natural gas companies on a cost effective basis.

Management’s goal is to build the company through a combination of acquisitions and growth through the drill bit. With the focus on light oil production, Renegade is building a high netback company which will generate above average growth.

Renegade Petroleum is currently accepting applications for

Battery Operators in Southeast Sask.

Reporting to the Foreman in the Estevan Area, these positions are responsible for, but not limited to: • Optimizing and troubleshooting daily well production • Operation and maintenance of oil wells and facilities • Daily input and balancing of data into Fieldview/Avocet • Ensuring a safe and cost effective operation QualiÀcations: • Operating experience in the oil and gas industry is an asset • Minimum of a Grade 12 High School diploma • Knowledge of conventional multi well oil batteries and of single well batteries and tank treating systems • Operational background with inlet separation, Àred oil treating equipment, production tanks and saltwater disposal pumps • Must be organized with strong attention to detail while managing multiple priorities • Ability to identify problems and develop solutions • Ability to clearly communicate at all levels • Must be strong team player If you are a qualiÀed candidate and interested in this opportunity please send a resume, in conÀdence, to: Email: jlarter@renegadepetroleum.com Fax: 306-637-2067 Mail: Box 1565; Estevan, SK; S4A 2L7 Thank you for your interest. Please note only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Career Opportunities

Pump Unit Mechanics Required * Experience preferred but not required. * MUST be mechanically inclined.

First Aid & H2S certiĂ&#x20AC;cations preferred but will train.

Permanent full time position.

Valid Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license required. * Competitive wages, full beneĂ&#x20AC;t package.

Apply in person or fax resume to 306-634-7090.

Canyon the fastest growing Fracturing Company in Canada has joined the Estevan Community! If your looking for a career with a leading organization that promotes relationships, success, innovation and community values then we need to talk!

Hankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maintenance & Service Co. Ltd. Box 1040 Estevan, Sask. S4A 2H7 No Phone Calls Please.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST SOUTHERN SASKATCEHWAN

Fluid Frac Division

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Earthmaster Environmental Strategies Inc. is establishing an office in Southern Saskatchewan to service the environmental needs of upstream oil and gas producers in the area.

We are seeking a Sr. to Int. professional to implement and manage reclamation/remedial programs and develop business opportunities. You will organize and conduct field work; prepare proposals, cost estimates, reports; and be responsible for all safety aspects at job sites. Excellent report writing/editing, communication and technical skills plus knowledge of upstream oil & gas business. You are able to work independently, have 5+ yrs. exp., a degree in a relevant discipline and a prof. designation.

Coil Division

x Supervisors x Coil Operators

Supervisors Crew Cab Operators Data Van Operators

Blender/Chemical Operators Mechanical Division x Licensed Mechanic Pump Operators Iron Truck Operators

Applicant requirements:

x Self Motivated x Work Fexible Hours x Safety Focused

x Clean Class 1 License (Driving Positions ONLY)

x Current Abstract x Team Enabled

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Canyon is a dynamic, rapidly growing company powered by motivated and successful people.

Canyonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business continues to be conducted with integrity and consistently reflects the value of our diverse workforce, customers and suppliers. Our premium compensation package contains an industry leading benefits plan, including RRSP matching and a confidential employee and family assistance program. If you value success achieved in an ethical environment, built on strong relationships please contact us.

Forward your resume in confidence to:

Earthmaster Environmental

We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an initial interview will be contacted.

Send a resume to email: hr@canyontech.ca Fax: (306) 637-2052 or call 1-866-977-FRAC

Suite 200, 358â&#x20AC;&#x201D;58 Ave. SW Calgary, AB T2H 2M5 Attn: Human Resources Email: earthmasterhr@gmail.com

FRACTURING ACIDIZING COILED TUBING CEMENTING

www.canyontech.ca

Calfrac has grown from a small oilfield services company to an international leader in fracturing and coiled tubing well services.

Rotational Opportunities As a key part of our strategy, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve developed a rotational schedule for our Canadian operations.

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Career Opportunities Motor Mechanic Required

Employment Opportunities

* Experience preferred but not required. * MUST be mechanically inclined.

First Aid & H2S certiÀcations preferred but will train.

Permanent full time position.

Valid Driver’s license required. * Competitive wages, full beneÀt package.

We’re Expanding!!!

Looking for:

Heavy Duty Journeyman and/or 3rd or 4th Year Apprentices

Apply in person with resume or fax to 306-634-7090.

Hank’s Maintenance & Service Co. Ltd. 410 Mississippian Drive Estevan, Sask. S4A 2H7 No phone calls please.

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The successful candidate will be responsible for the scheduling and coordination of our independent trucking fleet in the surrounding area.

For a detailed job description, please visit: www.plainsmidstream.com

Magnum Cementing Services is currently accepting applications for drivers, operators and supervisors in Lloydminster. Past experience is an asset.

Magnum offers a competitive wage and bonus program. If you are looking for a positive work environment and ability to grow with the company this is the job for you.

Lead Operator in Southeast Sask.

Reporting to and providing back-up to the Foreman in the Estevan Area, this position will be responsible for, but not limited to: • Top/lead level with a focus on technical aspects of position. Fully familiar with all aspects of the operations and operating procedures. Assists the foreman with daily operations. Provides on-site direction and training of more junior operators.

• Act as area Lead Operator of the Field Equipment and shall perform all work and services ordinarily performed by an Operator for the management and operation of the Field Equipment • Day to day operation, inspection, maintenance, alteration and repair of the Field Equipment • Participate in and lead a team of operators in oil and gas Àeld operating practices and all applicable laws, statutes, orders, rules and regulations of any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Field Equipment, including without limitation those relating to environmental, health and safety standards and the following: Ministry of Energy and Resources, Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Protection, The Workers’ Compensation Board and agencies dealing with Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Work Place Hazardous Materials Information Systems and Emergency Response Plans QualiÀcations: • Minimum 5 years operating experience in the oil and gas industry • Minimum of a Grade 12 High School diploma • Must be organized with strong attention to detail while managing multiple priorities • Ability to identify problems and develop solutions • Ability to clearly communicate at all levels • Must be strong team player If you are a qualiÀed candidate and interested in this opportunity please send a resume, in conÀdence, to: Email: jlarter@renegadepetroleum.com Fax: 306-637-2067 Mail: Box 1565; Estevan, SK; S4A 2L7 Thank you for your interest. Please note only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Management’s goal is to build the company through a combination of acquisitions and growth through the drill bit. With the focus on light oil production, Renegade is building a high netback company which will generate above average growth.

Renegade Petroleum is currently accepting applications for a

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