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Sage Oilfield Services LLC Native American Channel Partnership – Leveraging Global Technology, Delivering Local Solutions.

Authorized Baker Hughes Channel Partner

  • Native American Owned and Operated Baker Hughes Channel Partner to deliver the world’s best-in-class research and development for chemicals.
  • Represents a unique opportunity in the Uinta Basin by combining Sage’s UTERO-Certified status with Baker Hughes’ Tier-1 technology and world-wide expertise.
  • Operators gain a critical advantage and streamlined compliance by partnering with SOS.
  • Capable of managing high-volume production for world-class operators who are legally incentivized to contract with Sage to meet UTERO requirement established by the US Congress in 1937.
  • Utilizes Baker Hughes chemistry to solve the Uinta Basin’s productions challenges.
  • Baker Hughes provides training and support to Channel Partners to ensure they are like they are an extension of the BHI team.
  • Offers Artificial Lift Systems to capture horizontal drilling campaigns currently being permitted.
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Wells on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, by Operator

Paraffin

Naturally wax-rich crude creates both operational hurdles and niche value opportunities

Uinta Basin waxy crude has unusually high paraffin content because of how and where it was formed.

  • Source Rock Chemistry: Green River Formation oils come from algal‑rich lake sediments, which generate long‑chain, waxy hydrocarbons.
  • Low Thermal Maturity: Moderate maturity means fewer long chains are cracked, leaving heavier n‑alkanes that wax at warmer temps.
  • Biodegradation History: Lighter components were consumed, enriching the remaining oil in heavier, wax‑forming hydrocarbons.

    Investor Takeaway

    • High Pour Point / Transport Challenges: Requires heating or diluent, increasing logistics costs.
    • Refining Niche: Attractive to refiners configured for paraffinic feedstocks.
    • Price Differential: Often trades at a discount due to handling complexity, but can command premiums in specific markets.
    Paraffin Molecule

    Paraffin Molecule

    Baker Hughes Chemicals Solve the Issue

    Erosion

    CO2Molecule

    CO2 Molecule

    • Caused by multiple root causes including CO2 gas, H2S gas, bacteria, under deposit and rod-wear (metal on metal corrosion due to use).
    • Proprietary software calculates corrosion rate and suggests proper chemical treatment on a specific application basis.
    H2S Molecule

    H2S Molecule

    Scale

    • Calcite, Siderite, Iron Sulfide and Barite are common to production.
    • Barite is associated with Natural Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM)

    Emulsion Breakers

    • Chemicals control emulsion challenges in Uinta Basin production.
    • Treatment programs separate oil and water which assist in removal.

      Paraffin Inhibitors

      • Treated using Baker Hughes chemicals designed to allow the crude to be produced and transported to market.
      • Inhibitors have proven effective in the Uinta Basin’s 110°F pour point waxy crude.

        Bacteria

        • Treated using industrial biocides through flowline solutions, bubble towers, downhole batch treatment, squeezes and surface equipment.
        • Bacteria issues driven by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria (SRB) and Acid-Producing Bacteria (APB); which cause Microbially Influenced Corrosion (MIC).