Offering Solutions for Shale Plays Around the World Tesmec USA, Inc. (located in Alvarado, TX) The world’s increasing demand for energy has created new methods of natural resource reclamation throughout the world. In an effort to meet the ever increasing demand for energy; teams of scientists, engineers, exploration companies and equipment manufacturers strive to develop new technology to retrieve these natural resources while also minimizing the environmental effects from these advancements. With over 27 years of experience, Tesmec USA, Inc. takes this task of minimizing environmental impacts to heart. Tesmec designs and manufacturers trenching equipment aimed at reducing the level of environmental impact from these exploration and reclamation efforts from Shale plays across the world.
The “Three Ditch System” Throughout the last decade, new advancements in exploration techniques, such as horizontal drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing (“Fracking”), have proven to be a fundamental process in the capturing of these natural resource reserves from Shale plays around the world. The development and implementation of these new methods has generated ongoing efforts to reduce the environmental impact associated with horizontal drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing (“Fracking”). One such method aimed at reducing the environmental impact has been the development of a “Three Ditch System.” This “Three Ditch System” entails the practice of placing numerous natural resource distribution lines into large trenches within the ground. The purpose of this effort is to reduce the previous transportation costs associated with the natural resource exclamation processes of the past, while also reducing the environmental impact on the surrounding communities. Prior to the development of the “Three Ditch System”, trucks were the primary vehicle for bringing fluids to and from the natural resource well sites. The associated costs required to operate the large volume of vehicles was very high, not only in the area of operation costs, but also Tesmec M3 operating in Shale Play in the area of associated environmental impact costs placed on the surrounding communities. Communities where this “Three Ditch System” is used are enjoying reductions in traffic, reductions in infrastructure repairs, as well as an overall improvement in the quality of life. At the same time, exploration and reclamation companies are benefiting from the savings in associated operation costs as well as environmental costs. The development of the “Three Ditch System” has allowed for other advantages such as exploration companies minimizing the footprint left behind by reusing the material used in the “Fracking” process and minimizing the effects in the transport of the “Fracking” material between well sites. Through the use of a “Three Ditch System”, exploration companies are creating a complex system of interconnecting
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