As an added benefit to our customers, Zalco Laboratories offers a Field Service Department that is trained and qualified to assist our customers at their sample collections sites.
We offer specialized field services for the petroleum industry:
- Field-testing including dew points, water vapor, sulfur readings, pH and more.
- Petroleum samplings from vessels, AWTs, LOTS, knockouts, heat treaters, ISF, wash tanks, wellheads and pipelines.
- Collecting oil samples from light and heavy oil tanks (HOST, RVP/TVP, API Gravity testing).
- Collection of oil/solids samples from tank bottoms.
- Collecting soil samples from gas/diesel dispenser lines and subsurface tank sites.
- Collection of gas samples using Tedlar® bags and stainless steel cylinders.
Our field crew holds the following certifications:
| Passport | Petroleum Safety Orientation |
| CSET | Confined Space Entry Training |
| HAZWOPER | Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response |
| BESGI | Basic Employee Safety for General Industry |
| MSHA | Mining Safety & Health Administration |
| H2S | Meets the requirements of ANSI Z390.1 |
| Fresh Air | SCBA and Air Trailer Capabilities |
Our field service team also meets current DOT requirements and is subject to random drug testing.