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Pictured is one of two LNG saddle tanks that carry the equivalent of 190 gallons of diesel fuel.

Pictured is one of two LNG saddle tanks that carry the equivalent of 190 gallons of diesel fuel.

Heckmann Water Resources Inc, Carthage TX, drew industry-wide attention earlier this year when it placed the single largest order for LNG-fueled trucks in the United States. That 200-truck order for Peterbilt Model 367 and Model 388 day cab and sleeper unStanding with one of the LNG-fueled Peterbilt tractors in the fleet are HWR Fleet Director Brett Quigley, Driver Derrick Milligan, and HWR Operations Manager Mark Smith.Heckmann Water Resources vacuum transports offload production water at one of 23 disposal facilities operated by the company in areas of Texas and Louisiana that are part of the Haynesville oil shale region. Unloading takes about 20 minutes for a 130-barr
Derrick Milligan prepares to load production water at an Encana Natural Gas Inc producing well near Coushatta LA.Encana Natural Gas Inc provided a portable LNG refueling system at its Red River natural gas fueling station in Louisiana to serve the Heckmann Water Resources fleet.Derrick Milligan wears required safety equipment, including face shield and gloves while refueling an LNG-fueled tractor.
Heckmann Water Resources spec’d the LNG-fueled Westport GX engine in its new Peterbilt tractors. The engine combines Westport’s proprietary LNG technology with the 475-hp 15-liter Cummins ISX engine.Pictured is one of two LNG saddle tanks that carry the equivalent of 190 gallons of diesel fuel.A small amount of diesel (5%) is combined with LNG in the Westport GX engine’s combustion process and is carried in this 90-gallon tank.
Dashes of the LNG-fueled tractors have a digital readout for the two LNG fuel tanks and a methane fume detection device.Heckmann Water Resources tractors are spec’d with PTO-driven vacuum pumps from National Vacuum Equipment.

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