Connected equipment
Centrifuges, shakers, pumps, tanks, meters, and controls are configured around the actual fluid profile and site constraints.
- 5
- Yards staging equipment across North America
Why Choose S3S for Solids Control and Separation
Fleet and coverage
Depth you can
actually draw on.
Anyone can buy two centrifuges. S3S keeps a fleet deep enough to put the right size on your job and swap in a backup immediately when one goes down. Every unit is serviced on schedule, with the record documented and available to review.
75-80%S3S share of the Bakken
24hrOn site and running
10,000+Samples analyzed
The full system
Equipment, operators, and live data work as one system.
S3S supplies the separation equipment, the crews who operate it, and the live data that keeps it tuned, so machine uptime shows up as project performance.
Live process control
Flow, density, recovered volume, machine health, and chemical response are tracked so crews can tune the system while it runs.
- Live
- Monitoring on every job
Crew-owned execution
S3S operators stay with the system, adjust it as conditions change, document the outcome, and keep the work moving around the clock.
- 24/7
- Field operation
The real difference
One team owns the whole job.
Most fluid problems get expensive because responsibility is split across vendors. S3S closes the loop between design, equipment, chemistry, operations, measurement, and reporting.
Scope
Other solids control companies
A machine shows up onsite and the customer manages the rest.
S3SS3S engineers, mobilizes, runs, measures, and optimizes the whole separation system.
Control
Other solids control companies
Adjustments happen after problems show up in fluid quality, haul-off, or downtime.
S3SLive data and field operators keep the process tuned before drift turns into cost.
Proof
Other solids control companies
Performance is summarized after the job, often on assumptions.
S3SRecovered fluid, solids output, and volume accounting stay visible while the job runs.
Accountability
Other solids control companies
Each vendor owns a piece, and the project team coordinates the risk.
S3SOne team owns the plan from fluid characterization through the final report.
Field proof
What the system returned on four projects.
The value shows up as recovered fluid, less dilution, dry solids, cleaner discharge, fewer trucks, and a field team that can prove what happened.
A Midland Basin operator reduced dilution, protected active fluid quality, and lowered total well cost through first-pass solids control.
Better primary separation helped prevent unnecessary base-fluid dilution and kept valuable mud in the active system.
Lagoon remediation converted sludge into dry, stackable solids while returning treated water to the basin.
On the Gordie Howe International Bridge, recycling polymer instead of hauling it kept roughly 160,000 gallons of fluid out of disposal every two weeks.
Decision points
What buyers ask before awarding the work.
You get the engineered system, the operators, live process control, chemistry support, volume accounting, and reporting. Our crews keep machines in spec and swap a unit before it fails, so a breakdown does not become your downtime. Rent the equipment elsewhere and that responsibility falls to you.
Yes. Our in-house engineering team designs and fabricates equipment to fit the job, including one-of-a-kind systems built, tested, and put on site in two to three months. Most competitors can only sell what is already on the shelf.
When a customer calls, we can be rigged up and running within 24 hours. Deep fleet coverage lets us stage the right machine close to the work. For a Toronto project, we can truck equipment six hours from our Pennsylvania yard instead of five days from Calgary.
Live data takes the guesswork out of flow, density, recovered volume, machine health, and chemical dosing. With more than 10,000 samples analyzed over the years, we can make solid recommendations for your program from the start.
No, and that is by design. S3S competes on total project cost, not the lowest line item. Better solids control cuts dilution, trucking, disposal, and downtime, so the job often costs less even when our rate is not the lowest.
Work with S3S
Plan the separation before the costs lock in.
Tell us the fluid, the volume, and the site. We will help plan the separation before waste and disposal costs are locked in.
What happens next
- A separation specialist reviews the material, the volumes and the site.
- We size the equipment and the crew against your schedule and the outputs you need.
- You get a configuration and a scope you can price the job against.