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Purpose‑Built Solutions for the Harshest Oil Sands Conditions

Purpose‑Built Solutions for the Harshest Oil Sands Conditions

Improve uptime, reduce maintenance in abrasive slurry environments, and meet emissions and sustainability targets with solutions engineered for bitumen extraction, SAGD operations, and tailings management.
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Why Spartan for Oil Sands

Oil sands operations face some of the harshest process conditions anywhere in the world — high solids, abrasive slurries, extreme temperature swings, and high‑pressure steam. Spartan brings unmatched reliability, domain expertise, and local support to help you operate safely and efficiently.
50+ years Supporting Oil Sands Operations Across Extraction, Upgrading, and Tailings
Largest Installed Base of Control Valves, Measurement, and Reliability Solutions in Western Canada
Solutions Engineered for Extreme Temperature, Vibration, and Abrasive Slurry Environments
Local Service Teams With 24/7 Support and Onsite Turnaround Expertise

Industry Challenges We Address

Erosion, plugging, and scaling in bitumen and slurry applications
Tailings and water management compliance
Labour constraints and the need for remote, autonomous operations
Reliability issues caused by froth, sand, and high solids
Emissions monitoring and environmental performance
Managing high‑pressure steam for SAGD

Customer Success Stories

Design One, Build Many SAGD
$100M+ in Documented Reliability Improvements
Customer reduces Downtime.

$14M annual revenue lift from Engine Optimization
1M tonnes GHG emissions reduced annually
Customer reduces Downtime.
Featured Solution
Severe Service Knife Gate Valve

Featured Solution

Emerson’s Clarkson KS1 is a true bi-directional, zero-leakage ASME Class 150 knife gate valve designed for the rigors of severe service applications. The KS1 is engineered to extend valve life and service intervals, and lower total cost of ownership.

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Our Solutions Across the Oil Sands Value Chain

In Situ
In Situ
Mining
Mining
Upgrading
Upgrading

Featured Technology

Fisher VeeBall V300 Flanged Control Valve
Emerson
Ball Valves
Fisher VeeBall V300 Flanged Control Valve
Fisher V500 Eccentric Plug Valve
Emerson
Eccentric Plug Valves
Fisher V500 Eccentric Plug Valve
AMS Device Manager
Emerson
AMS Device Manager
AMS Device Manager
Profire PF2100 Burner Management System
Profire
Burner Management
Profire PF2100 Burner Management System
Rosemount 5300 Level Transmitter - Guided Wave Radar
Emerson
Continuous Level Measurement
Rosemount 5300 Level Transmitter - Guided Wave Radar