Solanex Management Inc. (SLNX.OB)

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:26 am

Solanex Management, Inc. is focused on developing, manufacturing and selling the Thermal Destructor; developing, manufacturing and selling the portable Steam Injection System; and investing in other viable business opportunities, including mineral resource properties. Through a joint venture agreement with ecoTECH, the company has secured a relationship critical to achieving success.

The company’s Thermal Destructor is a self contained, soil residue combustion system designed to clean contaminated sites by sterilizing soil. The system consists of a high efficiency, waste or gas-fired combustion chamber and a next-generation exhaust gas, low-pressure drop liquid scrubber effective in trapping pollutants in air emissions. A common use of the Thermal Destructor is cleaning up hydrocarbon spills at the end of the life of a production well.

The Steam Injection System has been designed specifically for use in oil fields where high-pressure steam can be injected into the oil formation to help dilute and separate heavy oil from the earth. Solanex Management believes the most immediate market for the system is to companies who are in the bitumen/heavy oil exploitation business where oil can’t be produced unless it is heated or diluted. Unlike current steam generation systems, the Steam Injection System is portable, costs less to manufacture, and can utilize various fuel sources to create steam.

Going forward, the company is working on identifying companies to partner with to better expose its technology to the intended markets. Solanex Management is also analyzing and searching for synergistic business opportunities that will allow the company to utilize its existing technology in other business applications. With marketing and manufacturing plans in place, Solanex Management is positioned to capitalize on its revolutionary technologies.

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:27 pm

Solanex Management, Inc. (SLNX.OB) Cleaning Soils Contaminated with Hydrocarbons

Solanex Management Inc. is in the business of development, manufacture, distribution, marketing and sales of alternative, renewable and waste energy technologies. One of the current products that the company is focusing its marketing and sales efforts on is the Thermal Destructor which is used to clean contaminated soil sites.

Solanex’s Thermal Destructor is a self-contained, mobile, soil residue combustion system used for cleaning contaminated sites by sterilizing soil. A common use for this technology is in the oil industry with the practice of cleaning up hydrocarbon spills at the end of the life of a production well by passing the soil and substrate through a rotary kiln. In this kiln, the hydrocarbons are burned, delivering sterile and cleaned soil and clay residues.

The company’s Thermal Destructor consists of a high-efficiency, waste or gas-fired combustion chamber and a new generation exhaust gas, low-pressure drop liquid scrubber effective in trapping pollutants in air emissions.

Solanex has the full rights to this technology as per a joint venture agreement with ecoTECH Waste Management Systems which is owned by Mr. Colin V. Hall. Mr. Hall is also a major shareholder of Solanex. As per the agreement, Solanex will focus on marketing and selling the product while ecoTECH manufactures the Thermal Destructor and contracts out their services.

In addition, ecoTECH has expanded the business arrangement with Solanex to include a portable high temperature steam generation technology – the Steam Injection System. This product has been designed for use in oil fields where high pressure steam can be injected into the oil deposit to help dilute and separate bitumen/heavy oil from the ground.

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:41 pm

Solonex Management, Inc. (SLNX.OB) Developing Steam Product to Recover Oil

Solonex Management Inc. is engaged in developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling alternative, renewable and waste energy technologies. The company is focused on two products currently – the Thermal Destructor and the Steam Injection System.

The company’s Thermal Destructor is a self contained soil residue combustion system designed to clean contaminated sites by sterilizing the soil. The device consists of a high-efficiency, waste or gas-fired combustion chamber and a new generation scrubber which traps pollutants in air emissions. Applications would include cleaning hydrocarbon spills at the end of the life of a producing well.

Solonex’s Steam Injection System is a derivative technology of the Thermal Destructor. It utilizes knowledge gained from the development of the Thermal Destructor to create a quick deployment, mobile, high temperature and high pressure steam generation unit system.

The company’s Steam Injection System is being developed for use by the oil sands and shale-heavy oil mining industry. The system is designed specifically for use in oil fields where high-pressure steam can be injected into the oil formation to soften the material in which the oil is trapped and to help dilute and separate heavy oil from the earth. The injection of steam under high pressure also creates channels and cracks through which the oil can flow to the well – a tertiary oil recovery method.

The economic costs involved in getting oil from oil sands or bitumen and also from shale are very high and these expenses have continued to climb over the past several years. However, high energy prices should continue to provide an incentive for the development of these alternative oil sources.

Solonex’s Steam Injection System offers companies operating in these industries a viable alternative. The company’s Steam Injection System offers several advantages compared to current steam generation systems. These advantages include: portability, the lower cost to manufacture, the flexibility of the “fuel” required to generate steam and the efficiency of the burner in the system. The company hopes to attract customers for this product in the near future.

Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 1667 Location: Arizona

Another great example of getting more production out of old wells, which will no doubt become an increasingly important factor in years to come.

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:54 am

Solonex Management Inc. (SLNX.OB) to Customize Steam Injection System for Customers

Solonex Management Inc. is a company working on the development, manufacture and sales of renewable and waste energy technologies. One product Solonex is working on is the Steam Injection System which is intended for use in the oil sands and shale/heavy oil industries. The company’s Steam Injection System is designed for use in oil fields where high-pressure steam can be injected into the oil formation to help dilute and separate the heavy oil from the earth.

Solonex’s Steam Injection System requires a lot capital to manufacture, so the company will not initially maintain an inventory of the product. As is customary with companies that develop and manufacture large construction and/or mining equipment, each unit will be made to order.

When a customer orders the Steam Injection System, Solonex will send field specialists to the firm to speak to the customer’s engineers, survey the site, and gather other relevant data. The specialists will then relay all of that information to Solonex so that the Steam Injection System will be manufactured to the customer’s specifications in order to meet their unique needs.

Next year, Solonex plans to contract with third parties to manufacture and assemble their Steam Injection Systems according to the company’s technical specifications. Solonex is pursuing bids from various manufacturing companies around the globe.

Solonex has made initial arrangements with TS2000-Star Vehicle Technologies Inc. This company has production facilities under construction in Malakwa, British Columbia, Canada. The facilities are a joint venture with Heromin, the North American arm of Yituo China Manufacturing Group, which is a large Chinese manufacturer with over 52,000 employees.

The TS2000/Heromin joint venture has indicated that it may open a US facility in the free Trade Zone at the port of Bellingham, once the Canadian operation is running smoothly in about 18 months. Solonex is expecting to have assembly of Steam Injection Systems in Bellingham with heavy steel components manufactured in China, and other components such as electronics, controls and computer systems manufactured in the US.

This strategy on manufacturing and assembling the Steam Injection System should prove to have cost advantages for the company and filter through to the bottom line for Solonex.

Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 1667 Location: Arizona

At least they won't have to worry about inventory.
It's always nice to be able to sell it before you invest in making it.

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:44 am

Solanex Management, Inc. (SLNX.OB) Offers Unique Oilfield Tools

Solanex Management Inc., a Nevada company specializing in the application of steam technologies, offers a unique way to help the industry and the environment. The company has obtained the right to manufacture, market, and sell what is called the Thermal Destructor, a self-contained, mobile system for the cleaning of sites, such as abandoned oil well sites, contaminated with hydrocarbons. The product consists of a high-efficiency combustion chamber, together with an advanced air scrubbing system that effectively breaks down all hydrocarbon residues by combusting them, returning sterile, cleaned soil and clay back to the environment. Solanex provides the technology for site cleanup services through an agreement with ecoTECH Waste Management Systems.

In addition, the company also offers the oil industry a Steam Injection System, being developed for use in the oil sands and shale-heavy oil mining industry. It utilizes knowledge gained from the development of the Thermal Destructor to create an easy to deploy steam generation system, for use in oil fields where high-pressure steam can be injected into the oil formation to soften material in which oil is trapped to help separate it from the earth. The steam simultaneously creates channels through which oil can flow to the well. The approach is valuable for wells that have already been exhausted via primary and secondary means of oil retrieval.

The Steam Injection System is especially well suited for companies in the bitumen/heavy oil exploitation business. Bitumen is a semi-solid tar-like form of oil that doesn’t flow at normal temperatures and pressures, and cannot be produced from a well without heating or dilution. Steam is a logical solution. High pressure steam can be injected into the oil sands over the course of several weeks, softening the bitumen and separating it from the sands while creating channels for the liquefied bitumen to flow to the well. Monthly cycles of steam injection can be used to continue production on a regular basis.

Existing steam application systems usually involve large stationary structures that are very expensive, and with a finite range due to pumping and piping limitations. The Solanex solution offers a number of advantages over conventional systems:

• Portability
• Lower Cost
• Higher Efficiency
• Fuel Flexibility

As a result, the Solanex Steam Injection System can be used to recover heavy oil from shale deposits not previously viable.

Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 1667 Location: Arizona

When you calculate the amount of this difficult to recover form of oil that is still out there, the true value of this technology becomes apparent. It's a highly efficient updated mobile version of the old expensive and awkward steam solution.

Joined: 20 Jan 2009 Posts: 1084

Would this only be heavy machinery?

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:14 pm

Is there a Canadian Bit and oil sand componant?

Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 1667 Location: Arizona

These systems aren't small, although the Solanex system is actually mobile, unlike standard systems. There's a fair amount of heavy equipment involved. I believe that they are looking at using a future third-party manufacturing facility in Canada for some of the work.

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:31 am

Solanex Management, Inc. (SLNX.OB) Looks For Manufacturers

Solanex Management Inc. plans to contract with third parties to manufacture and assemble the company’s Steam Injection System, a unique advanced mobile steam generation process for use by the oil industry to extract trapped oil. The system provides a number of cost and operational benefits over any existing steam system, and is expected to be of special value for the liquefying of bitumen, a semi-solid form of oil that doesn’t flow at normal temperatures.

Because the system requires a significant amount of capital to manufacture, Solanex will not maintain a standing inventory. Rather, each unit will be made to order, customized to better fit each customer’s distinctive needs. Each time a customer purchases one of the Steam Injection Systems, a field operations specialist will be sent to the site to work with customer engineers and collect relevant data. The result will be 3D terrain and site modeling and design specifications, along with delivery temperature and pressure pumping requirements. The specialist will also help determine the number of systems needed for successful application.

There are a number of manufacturing facilities being considered, and initial arrangements have been made with TS2000-Star Vehicle Technologies Inc., which has production facilities currently under construction in British Columbia through a joint venture with Heromin, the North American arm of Yituo China Manufacturing Group (YTO). The TS2000/Heromin Joint Venture has indicated that it may also open a U.S. facility in the state of Washington. Heavy steel components could be manufactured in China and assembled in Washington, along with various U.S. electronic control components. Solanex has a Master USA license which guarantees exclusivity to U.S. clients.

Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 1667 Location: Arizona

They're lining up production early, so that they have something to point to and rely on when talking sales.

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:12 pm

Is there a cost/barrel for production/thermal cleaning?

Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 1667 Location: Arizona

The whole point of the steam thing is to make bitumen, etc., commercially viable to extract.

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:03 pm

Yes but what is the cost. Regular crude is somewhere around $40 perB

Joined: 20 Jan 2009 Posts: 1084

made per order is cost effective.

Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 1667 Location: Arizona

Obviously the price of oil determines how profitable a certain application will be, and the price changes all the time. I don't know what the break even point is for this technology, but part of that will be determined by the manufacturing resources they line up.

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:44 pm

Yes it is a cost game as well as a transport issue. If the right locals can be lined up this one could really be a winner

Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 1667 Location: Arizona

You would think the economy today would ensure a lot of discounted options for manufacturing of just about anything.