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    Dry Ice Blasting for Oilfield & Energy

    Bakken pump jacks, frac equipment, service fleet.

    Overview

    Operators and oilfield service companies in the Bakken, Three Forks, and Powder River basins lose revenue every day equipment sits in a wash bay. Summit Cryo brings the wash bay to the pad — mobile, self-contained, no produced-water complications. We clean pump jacks, frac iron, service trucks, and tank batteries in place, and we do it year-round through Bakken winters.

    The Problem

    Why traditional methods fall short

    Oilfield equipment runs hard in remote locations. Conventional cleaning means hauling units to a wash bay, generating contaminated wastewater that has to be characterized and disposed, and pulling assets out of revenue service for days. In winter, freezing wash slurry compounds the safety risk on already-icy pads.

    Our Approach

    How Summit Cryo solves it

    We mobile to the pad or to your yard in the Bakken, eastern Montana, and western North Dakota. Dry blasting eliminates the wastewater problem entirely — there's no slurry to capture, no NORM-contaminated water to characterize. We clean pump jacks, frac iron, service trucks, and processing equipment in place, year-round.

    Process

    How a oilfield & energy engagement runs

    1. 01
      Operator/JSA sign-on

      We attend your pre-job tailgate, sign the JSA, and confirm hot-work and confined-space requirements on the lease.

    2. 02
      Self-contained mobilization

      Truck, compressor, generator, ice. We don't draw on lease utilities, and we don't leave a slurry on the pad.

    3. 03
      Equipment pass per scope

      Pump jack first, then service truck, then tank battery — whatever the scope. PEC- and SafeLand-trained crews.

    4. 04
      Documentation per asset

      Per-unit photos and scope confirmation tagged to lease and equipment number, formatted for your operations system.

    5. 05
      Demobilize clean

      Dry residue swept; PPE accountability per your safety program; wheels-up confirmation to your dispatcher.

    Typical Scopes

    What we clean in oilfield & energy

    • Pump jack gear and reduction units
    • Frac iron and manifolds between jobs
    • Service trucks (vacuum, hot oil, swab rigs)
    • Tank batteries and treating equipment
    • Compressor stations
    • Bakken, Three Forks, Powder River basins
    Asset Detail

    Contaminants, surfaces, and why it matters

    Pump jack gear box & saddle bearings
    Oil mist, wellsite dust, paraffin
    Inspect bearing/gear health without disassembly; preserve cathodic protection on stuffing box.
    Frac iron & manifolds
    Frac fluid residue, sand, scale
    Faster between-stage turnaround and accurate hammer-union inspection.
    Tank battery exteriors & treating
    Crude film, paraffin, dust
    Cleaned to support state and corporate audit review without added process water on a hydrocarbon-bearing surface.
    Vacuum, hot oil, & swab trucks
    Crude, frac fluid, road grime
    DOT-presentable and operator-yard ready without a wash bay slot.
    Compressor station skids
    Oil mist, dust, leaf debris
    Reduces fire-risk loading and improves cooling on engine and aftercoolers.
    Outcomes

    What our customers measure

    01
    No contaminated wash water to manage
    02
    Faster turnaround between jobs
    03
    Equipment ready for inspection without disassembly
    Economics

    The numbers behind the program

    Wash-bay trips
    Avoided for on-pad cleaning
    Cleaning on location can avoid an off-lease wash-bay round trip; actual savings depend on distance and current wash-bay costs.
    Time to return to service
    No wet dry-out cycle
    Dry cleaning avoids a rinse dry-out step; actual return-to-service time depends on the scope and LOTO requirements.
    Wastewater
    None generated by the cleaning step
    No process water is added, so there's no wash water to characterize or haul from this step.
    Compliance & Standards

    How we fit your audit and safety program

    • Zero process water on the pad — no NPDES, SPCC, or produced-water disposal concern
    • PEC SafeLand and SafeGulf-trained crews where required by operator
    • H2S monitor capability and operator-specific PPE on lease
    • Compatible with NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) handling protocols when scoped
    • Insurance limits and oil-and-gas endorsements available on request
    Case Snapshot

    How an on-pad cleaning program is typically structured

    Location
    Applies to well-service operators running vacuum trucks and frac iron
    Scope
    Quarterly cleaning of vacuum trucks plus periodic frac-iron cleaning between stages
    Result
    Actual transport and inspection outcomes depend on the operator's own logistics and equipment — we'll scope the cadence against your lease schedule.
    FAQ

    Oilfield & Energy dry ice cleaning FAQs

    Oilfield & Energy — buyer voices

    What customers in this vertical tell us

    Site walk and written scope

    We walk the assets with you before quoting, then send a written scope so there is no ambiguity about what is and isn't included.

    Test patch before full scope

    We run a test patch on the actual substrate before committing to the full job, so you can see the result before we proceed.

    Your maintenance window

    We work inside your maintenance window, subject to site access and ventilation requirements — not the other way around.

    Photo and time log on completion

    Every job closes with a photo record and a time log, so you have documentation on file for your own records.

    Ready to scope a cleaning window?

    Request a Site Walk