MONTREAL, Oct. 10, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Sofame
Technologies Inc. (TSXV: SDW) (OTC: SFMGF) is supplying mobile frac
water heating units to Vortex Energy Services, headquartered in
Edmonton, Alberta. Vortex
has been field testing a Sofame Percofrac™ 12 unit for over a year.
The system has a12 million British thermal unit heating capacity,
is fired on propane, and has demonstrated 99% thermal operating
efficiency. Efficiency is an important cost consideration in
the oil and gas fields, where tons of fuel must be trucked to
remote areas over rough terrain. Vortex is currently
completing a 36 MMBTUH trailer and two more 12 MMBTUH systems with
Sofame. All Vortex systems are designed and built to CSA
standards, and will be certified under the Alberta Gas Code
Regulations, which have adopted CSA-B149.3-2010 "Field Approval of
Fuel-related Components and Appliances".
Allan Roberts, CEO of Vortex
Energy stated, "We have invested a significant amount of time and
money with Sofame over the last eighteen months, to design and
build mobile frac heaters which are the most efficient, and most
compact on the market. The 36 MMBTUH unit we are testing
later this month, has been assembled to withstand the poor road
conditions and frigid temperatures in northern Alberta, where it will be put into service in
November."
John Gocek, CEO of Sofame added,
"Working with the team at Vortex has been a learning experience for
Sofame. Mobile water heaters and fracking are new markets for
Sofame, which offer more standardized products, better profit
margins, repeat business, and recurring revenue opportunities
through leasing arrangements. Industrial and institutional
heat recovery and water heating systems have been our core business
for thirty years. That knowledge base, and wealth of
engineering experience, have allowed Sofame to develop a line of
mobile frac water heaters in 12, 24 and 36 MMBTUH capacities.
We believe this new direction will change the fortunes of the
company in 2015 and beyond."
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SOURCE Sofame Technologies Inc.