Sofame Technologies Inc. is supplying mobile frac water heating units to Vortex Energy Services. Vortex has been field testing a Sofame Percofrac(TM) 12 unit for over a year. The system has a 12 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'.