WHO WE ARE
Recover’s MANAGEMENT team has been creating this technology for over a decade.
Recover is commited
To providing energy operators with the ability to adopt industrial scale recycling on their jobsites. By reducing waste, we are making a positive impact in the world we live.
RECOVER WAS FOUNDED
TO PROVIDE ENERGY OPERATORS WITH AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION THAT ALLOWS OIL BASED WASTE TO BE CLEANED. THE RECOVERED FUEL CAN BE REUSED IN PERPETUITY, AVOIDING SUBSTANTIAL VOLUMES OF GREEN HOUSE GASSES CAUSED THROUGH THE BIODEGRADATION OF LANDFILLED WASTE.
OUR PATENTED TECHNOLOGY
Produces distillate fuel from drilling waste
THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD
Lodgepole Commercial Demonstration Facility
THE RECOVER PROCESS
recycles diesel fuel which would otherwise be landfilled with the drilling waste
With less than 1% of oil base mud drilling waste currently being recycled a step change is needed to shift from an unsustainable linear economy, to a sustainable circular economy.
Recover supports a decarbonization strategy to help tackle climate change. By extracting and recycling hydrocarbons from drilling waste, we are reducing the GHG emissions by more than 100% (verified by independent studies commissioned by Recover Inc.).
In addition to avoiding green house gas emissions, Recover’s technology reduces landfill dependence. This is accomplished by extracting and recycling hydrocarbons from the drilling waste, thereby reducing the volume of waste sent for final disposition. The counter to the left represents the total tonnage processed at Recover’s Commercial Demonstration Facility in Canada, to date.
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At Recover, we take oil based waste and extract valuable and reusable produts. Drilling waste is at the bottom of the waste value chain and Recover transforms it into a commodity at the top of the economic chain. For every barrel of fuel the Recover technology recovers, a barrel of conventional refining capacity is displaced.
Recover supports a decarbonization strategy to help tackle climate change. By extracting and recycling hydrocarbons from drilling waste, we are reducing the GHG emissions* by more than 100%.
*Verified by independent studies commissioned by Recover Inc.
In addition to enviromental mandates, Managemant and the Board of Recover recognize the importance of enviromantal, social and governance initiatives in our buisness.
Recover prmotoes a culture with the highest moral and ethical standards so that employees and contractors can learn and participate in a safe and healthy workplace, free of discrimination and harassment.
A copy of our corporate Governance Poilicy, Health and Saftey Policy, Social Responsibility Policy, Whistle Blower Policy and Buisness Conduct and Ethics Policy is posted at all Recover workplaces.
Azimuth Capital Management is a North American private equity firm with 20 years of experience investing in energy transition, infrastructure, E&P and technology. The firm is currently focused on enhancing sustainable energy assets with proven technology to create highly profitable, environmentally impactful businesses in the energy transition.
BDC Capital is the investment arm of BDC, the bank for Canadian entrepreneurs. With over $3 billion under management, BDC Capital serves as a strategic partner to the country’s most innovative firms. It offers businesses a full spectrum of capital, from seed investments to growth equity, supporting Canadian entrepreneurs who have the ambition to stand out on the world stage.
The Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative was a five-year Government of Canada initiative that offers repayable contributions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with operations in Western Canada, in order to help move their new and innovative technologies from the later stages of research and development to the marketplace.
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THE FEEDSTOCK
Our Patented Technology
Produces distillate fuel from drilling waste
The first of its kind in the world
Lodgepole Commercial Demonstration Facility
The Recover Process
Extracts and recycles diesel fuel which is lost or buried with drilling waste
Waste Generators
During the drilling of an oil and gas well, drilling waste contaminated with diesel is brought to surface and disposed of in one of three methods.
Disposal in industrial landfills is the most common method of managing drilling waste. Once the waste arrives at the landfill, it is stabilized with drier material to make the waste stream a semi-solid. The waste is then deposited in a landfill cell where it either evaporates or biodegrades, releasing greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere.
The use of onsite drilling reserve pits is the second most common method of disposal for drilling waste. Onsite pits are used to collect the drilling waste and the free liquids are later removed. The remaining solids phase is covered and left indefinitely, creating a long term liability.
Land farming is the third method of disposal in the United States. Here, the hydrocarbon contaminated drilling waste is delivered to the land-farm and conditions are groomed to provide the best environment for biodegradation to occur, consequently releasing greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere.
OUR TECHNOLOGY
Removes the hydrocarbon contamination and provides a recycled distillate fuel for reuse.
OUR TECHNOLOGY
The Recover technology functions similarly to that of other solvent extraction methods and each expansion location in the United States is capable of processing 800 tons of drilling waste per day.
A solvent is used to dissolve the hydrocarbon contamination into a solution, which is later removed from the distillate fuel in a distillation tower. The tower bottoms are then harvested for reuse as low sulfur diesel or refining feedstock.
The hydrocarbon contaminated drilling waste is fed into the facility at a constant rate. The automated process runs continuously.
The first of the two recyclable products from the Recover process is a clean solids phase. This is called Recover Dry™ and it is suitable for reuse as stabilization material.
The second of the two recyclable products is low sulfur diesel, suitable for reuse as a drilling fluid, a low sulfur fuel oil, or a refinery feedstock for diesel production.
RECYLING & REUSE
REMOVES THE HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATION AND PROVIDES A RECYCLED DISTILLATE FUEL FOR REUSE
CLEAN DISTILLATE FUEL
Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel is the primary product from the Recover technology.
The solvent extraction liquids are processed through a distillation tower and the hydrocarbon phase is returned to a low sulfur diesel specification. By extracting fuel from waste, we are enabling the creation of a circular economy whereby oil base drilling waste can be continuously recycled and the use of virgin fossil resources is displaced.
In 2019, an estimated 5 million barrels of diesel were disposed of with drilling waste across the United States. We believe that Recover has the only economic solution to recover and recycle this resource.
Recover supports the low-carbon energy transition needed to tackle climate change by extracting lost hydrocarbons from oil base drilling waste. Independent studies commissioned by Recover indicate that we are reducing the GHG emissions by more than 100% with recovered fuel.
Once processed at our facility, the waste is dry and substantially void of hydrocarbons. This material (known as Recover Dry™) is then sent to an industrial landfill where it is recycled as a stabilization material for other waste streams. Beyond its known use as a stabilization material, we are conducting research to develop alternative uses for this product.
More than twenty expansion locations have been identified in the United States and each location will be capable of processing 800 tons of drilling waste per day. Many opportunities for expansions also exist outside of the United States.
OUR PROJECTS
Recover’s First Project
will be co-located on a landfill in the heart of the Permian field of Texas. The project consists of a 13 acre site and we are nearing Final Investment Decision readiness. When complete, the project will provide energy operators with the ability to adopt industrial scale recycling on their jobsites and significantly reduce waste, which helps business operators to leave a positive impact in the world we live.
The Howard project will be able to process 250,000 tons of waste per year and eliminate over 400,000 tonnes of CO2e
WASTE TRACKING & CLIENT SERVICES
removes the hydrocarbon contamination and provides a recycled distillate fuel for reuse
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
Recover maintains a Health and Safety program which is in accordance with the requirements of the COR program.
COMPLYWORKS
Recover maintains statistical Health and Safety metrics in the Complyworks program for ease of access of our clients and vendors.
ISN
Recover maintains statistical Health and Safety metrics in the ISN program for ease of access of our clients and vendors.
WASTE TRACKING
Recover’s waste tracking system is considered state of the art. Every inbound load is logged, along with all outbound shipments of diesel and Recover Dry’TM.
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CONTACT
Recover Head Office
Address: 900, 645 7th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2P 4G8
Main Phone: (587) 774-0975
Emergency Phone: 1-844-732-6864
Lodgepole Oilfield Waste Management Facility
Address: 9309 Township Road 475, Brazeau County, AB
Phone: (780) 514-5698
LSD Location: 15-28-047-09 W5M
Emergency Phone: 1-844-732-6864