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Different Types of Oil Skimmers

Floating and Fixed Oil Skimmers for Industrial Applications


Floating Oil Skimmers.
These skimmers float on the water surface and can generally recover oil in gallons per minute (GPM).

Fixed or Mounted Skimmers.
These usually require a mechanical installation, more permanent and often part of a process. Generally recovers oils in gallons per hour (GPH).
Floating Weir Skimmer with Suction/Discharge Hoses, BUBBA PROOF, 1 Moving Part, Self Adjusting and Flow ControlledFloating Weir Skimmer with Suction/Discharge Hoses, BUBBA PROOF, 1 Moving Part, Self Adjusting and Flow Controlled

​Floating Weir Oil Skimmer
These are free floating on the waters surface…….put it where you want it to pull in floating oil, debris, plastic, duckweed, algae and anything else that floats, and is flowable. The FWS is connected to a hose connected to a pump on shoreside. Your pump or vacuum system pulls suction from the skimmer sump (camlock coupler or flanged outlet). With only one moving part, the hinged weir this one is hard to screw up. Works great with a vac truck or AOD pump or hose pump but will give you a LOT of water to deal with when you’re getting close to the interface.
Very portable. Flow rates from 10-1500 GPM. It’s automatically self adjusting and flow controlled. Never needs manual adjustment...EVER. You could take this skimmed product and run it into a separator or tank, and decant water back to pit/tank? This skimmer is actually powered by your suction pump...and it works with ANY pump that can pull suction.
From briefcase size to 5’ x 3' — with up to a 8” outlet…...they all operate exactly the same way. Rock solid mature technology and it’s Bubba Proof! >>>>Learn More

Floating drum skimmer system with pump, hoses, control panel stand, gives you very little water GPM ratingFloating drum skimmer system with pump, hoses, control panel stand, gives you very little water GPM rating
Floating Drum Oil Skimmer
​These sit right in the water — and are very well engineered, rugged heavy duty skimmers in sizes that start off weighing about 100 lbs. (with hose) and can skim from 20 to over 100 gallons per minute when they are in heavy oil. This is the tool of choice for heavy skimming. Dimensions from 2 x 3' to 3 x 8'. Can even have an on-board pump. These will move a LOT of oil fast.

These can be air drive (your compressed air), BUT the hydraulic drive systems (electric or diesel powered) are way more powerful — and will actually pull a whole pond’s worth of contiguous oil right into the skimmer. Of course, the hydraulics cost more, but oh do they work GREAT! Entry level $5K. A variety of pumps could be used to pump the oil from the sump. We can furnish it as a whole dedicated Oil Spill Response packaged skimmer system, with pump and hoses with quick connects etc. ……….for plug and play operation. This is a selective skimmer that will give you VERY little water. >>>>Learn More

Belt skimmer, no pump needed, reaches down to the oil….lifts it to the surface, delivers oil only, GPH ratedBelt skimmer, no pump needed, reaches down to the oil….lifts it to the surface, delivers oil only, GPH rated

​Belt Oil Skimmer
These are fixed and mounted in one location — and work well when the oil is touching the belt, BUT no touch, no skim! Being motor driven they lift the oil from the surface to the wipe-off blades/scraper. Then the oil flows by gravity to some type of receptacle for transfer to? If you have to lift the oil very high, it does allow some oil to run back down the belt before it gets to the top where the wiper/scraper blade is. And so it goes. But, eventually you do get the oil. Belt sizes from 1-8" wide and lengths to 100' ft. available with multiple heads (belts) with recovery rates to 50 GPH or more. Electric powered usually. Very reliable equipment — the belt is the consumable item here. This is a SELECTIVE skimmer and will give you little water to deal with. >>>>Learn More

Rope Mop wringer, skimmer, motor driven, delivers oil only GPH ratedRope Mop wringer, skimmer, motor driven, delivers oil only GPH rated

Rope Mop Wringer Oil Skimmer
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These are fixed and mounted in one location and air or electric motor driven. With a vertical-to-horizontal pulley system to reach across an area like a scale pit and pull oil from the other side (also fixed) this can remove a LOT of oil. The mop looks like a squirrel tail with lots of little hairs, which mean a lot of surface area. The mop is pulled and squeezed by at least 2 rubber rollers It will pick up a lot of oil but is maybe NOT the best choice when there are a lot of abrasive solids in the oil. The solids can chew up the rope mop and the squeeze rollers. This is one of the oldest skimming technologies, but very reliable equipment. Let’s talk about this one. Call.
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Tube type skimmer, motor driven, picks up oil only GPH ratedTube type skimmer, motor driven, picks up oil only GPH rated

Tube Oil Skimmer
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These are fixed and mounted in one spot but can be on a boom arm to reach out and grab oil. They have an oil attracting tube (like a hose) with relatively little surface area, and if you’re lifting high, the oil can run down the hose/tube. But, eventually you do get it. Snakes the tube down onto the water surface where it attracts oil to it. Reliable equipment. Electric motor drive. Low flow — to maybe 60 GPH. 
Steel industry entry level $5K.
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Ash pond surface skimmer, decanter, purpose built for ash pond projects, BIG GPM rating
Ash pond surface skimmer, decanter, purpose built for ash pond projects, BIG GPM rating
​ASH Pond Surface Skimmer (APSS)
ASH Pond Surface Skimmer (APSS) This is the super size of our SkimOil floating weir skimmer (FWS). With a VERY wide weir this skimmer can run up well over 1000 GPM of water…..and the laminar surface flow keeps the water moving fast over the waterfall weir and into the sump….without disturbing whatever solids are settled out. This APSS has the most horizontal surface influence over the incoming liquids and the floating weir acts almost like a rudder keeping the flow close to the surface while not distrubing the settled out stuff under the water.>>>>Learn More
Hardened specialty oil & grease skimmers for steel industry-VERY rugged stuff.  GPH rating, delivers oil with no water
Hardened specialty oil & grease skimmers for steel industry-VERY rugged stuff. GPH rating, delivers oil with no water
​Steel Industry Oil Skimmer (SIS)
Steel is the toughest environment for oil skimmers because of all the extremes of heat, solids, grease, lack of maintenance and/or adjustment.
SkimOil’s SIS is a line of skimmers that are HARDENED specifically for the steel industry and the tough working conditions. Our FWS and FDS style skimmers are built tough, rugged and simple enough to survive the world’s toughest environments.
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MiniHAWG and SteelHAWG
The MiniHAWG floating drum skimmer is designed as an extremely portable and robust drum skimmer. One (1) 12” diameter by 12" long oleophilic drum is capable of recovering hydrocarbons at rates of up to 600 gallons per hour. depending on the viscosity of the oils. Air drive.

​SkimOIL's line of drum skimmers are designed for both portability and extreme durability on the toughest jobs. The SteelHAWG 2 each 18” diameter by 36" long oleophilic drums and is capable of recovering hydrocarbons at rates of up to 70 gallons per minute.  This easily deployable unit is ideal for inland and marsh spills, since it is capable of operating at water depths as shallow as 3”. 
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Sheen skimmer can run off car battery ot 110V, light, portable VERY effective, GPM rating
Sheen skimmer can run off car battery ot 110V, light, portable VERY effective, GPM rating
Sheen-Skimmer​ (FSS)
This is a great commercial or light industrial floating drum skimmer, that can run on 12 volts or 110 VAC….and even has it’s own built-in pump. This is light duty equipment that can give you 2 GPM of oil…..or it can be set to creep slowly and pull in sheen. This is based on the most efficient floating drum skimmer (FDS) technology in the world…..but is a lighter version and not as robust as our other skimmers. Consider though...this thing can run for probably 8-10 hours on a car battery…..you can get a lot of sheen in that time. You might not even need the pump….? Ask…>>>>Learn More
Big Ass Belt Skimmer, hardened for toughest jobs, skims oil & grease, FOG GPM rated
Big Ass Belt Skimmer, hardened for toughest jobs, skims oil & grease, FOG GPM rated
​Big Ass Belt Oil Skimmer (BABS)
BABS is a serious heavy duty belt skimmer or system. With belts from 8-24” wide this BABS can deliver over 150 GPH of heavy oil and built to last forever.
​BABS is over-engineered for HEAVY Duty work. The motor and the belt are enclosed in heavy steel framework that mounts directly over where oil accumulates.The belt and tail-pulley framework can be made to extend down…..to 30’. This is NOT a rinky dinky commercial grade skimmer….this is BABS.
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Smart Automatic Floating weir skimmer, acts like separator, no water to deal with, can be PLC controlled, GPM rating
Smart Automatic Floating weir skimmer, acts like separator, no water to deal with, can be PLC controlled, GPM rating
​Smart Automatic Floating Weir Oil Skimmer (SAWS)Originally designed for hydro dams to go down into very deep wells and automatically skim and separate oil from water and pump the oil up to the surface ---automatically. With onboard pumps, controls,  and  monitoring, the SAWS automatic weir oil skimmer is fully programmable. The Auto-weir floating skimmer will automatically detect, engage, accumulate and off load oil. What makes the Auto-weir floating skimmer smart and automatic is a programmable PLC which controls the basic operation, monitors conditions and initiates preventative maintenance. All functions can be customized for site-specific operations including reporting for compliance requirements. This system is also available as the “not so smart dumb cousin”—without the automation—it’s still a great way to skim oil without the hassle and risks of discharging or otherwise dealing with the water.   >>>>Learn More 
SBR Decanter – Surface skimmer, EZ Retrofit for SBR’s, se;f adjusting surface or sub-surface skimmer GPM rated
SBR Decanter – Surface skimmer, EZ Retrofit for SBR’s, self adjusting surface or sub-surface skimmer GPM rated
​SBR Decanter - Surface Skimmers
The SBR decanter is a key component within a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) system, removing clarified effluent from the basin during the decant phase of the operational cycle. ... Each cycle typically consists of three main phases; aerate, settle and decant. SkimOil’s SBR Decanter is based on our simple automatically self adjusting floating weir skimmer (FWS) technology. This decanter is perfect for retrofitting into an old system………...increasing production by up to 10%. The floating SBR decanter….operates at any level since it is not rotated into the fluid on a pre-determined arc. It’s BUBBA PROOF, as there are no external controls. With a Single Point Control effluent control valve……….the SBR Decanter automatically self adjusts to the decant rate. >>>>Learn More​
Moon Pool Skimmer floating weir skimmer with only one moving part GPM, works with any pump that can pull suction
Moon Pool Skimmer floating weir skimmer with only one moving part GPM, works with any pump that can pull suction
Moon Pool Oil Skimmer System (MPS)
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Moon pool skimmers are usually floating weir skimmers (FWS) simply because any oil on the surface of the moonpool is captive and not going anywhere in this vertical shaft. A simple non selective skimmer (FWS) will skim the surface oil and simply allow the water to go back to source (the moon pool) which ultimately acts like an oil water separator (OWS).>>>>Learn More

Slotted C-Pipe surface scum and oil skimmer, EZ retrofit kit, can replace old dead systems, fits right in, GPM rated
Slotted C-Pipe surface scum and oil skimmer, EZ retrofit kit, can replace old dead systems, fits right in, GPM rated
Slotted C-Pipe Surface Oil Skimmer
The slotted pipe type skimmers have been around since Archimedes……….and are the simplest form of a surface or oil skimmer. It is simply a pipe partially submerged at the water level you want to maintain. This pipe has 30 degrees of open area….that when rotated down to the liquid level….allows the liquid to flow away down the pipe. These are industrial dinosaurs that are usually found to be dead in the water since the turning mechanism usually winds up being ignored to death...and freezing up. At SkimOil we have a VERY nifty RETROFIT C-Pipe Skimmer Kit, that can be designed and built off site………….trucked in and installed in place of the old dead systems.   >>>>Learn More
First Response Spill Response System: custom to your needs, total system with dedicated pump, hoses, skimmer, couplers
First Response Spill Response System: custom to your needs, total system with dedicated pump, hoses, skimmer, couplers
​First Response Oil Skimming Systems (FROSS)
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This is the gear that you have and keep dedicated to Emergency Response to oil spills.
We have been putting response systems together for over 20 years. Having almost every oil skimming technology known to man …. allows us the objectivity to get you what you want and need…...not just limited to the stuff we have on one shelf. Let SkimOil put together your custom First Response Oil Skimming System.>>>>Learn More

Frack Tank Oil skimmer System, purpose furnished for specific tank sizes or configurations, electric or air powered
Frack Tank Oil skimmer System, purpose furnished for specific tank sizes or configurations, electric or air powered
​Frack Tank Oil Skimmer System (FTOSS)
Frack Pack Skimmer Systems have just and only the gear you need to be able to keep oil on the water, under control. You already have everything contained in a heavy duty steel tank….? We can give you the tools (skimmer) to get the oil to where it needs to go.>>>>Learn More​
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Floating Tripod skimmer, a simple weir skimmer, set the depth control and go to work
Floating Tripod skimmer, a simple weir skimmer, set the depth control and go to work
Floating Tripod Skimmer (FTS)
These tripod skimmers are stable on the waters surface and will in effect…...start to drain an area from the top down….BUT the hose position is so critical on these that we do prefer our floating weir skimmers...as they are more stable and are not driven and knocked off level or the right attitude on the liquids surface by the discharge hose position. The tripod with a big hose on it….turns into the “tail that wags the dog” whereas the FWS with proper flotation will maintain it’s preferred angle / attitude for the most efficient skimming.>>>>Learn More

Monitoring & Recovery well belt type oil skimmer, reaches deep and brings oil to the surface, electric, can reach down 100’
Monitoring & Recovery well belt type oil skimmer, reaches deep and brings oil to the surface, electric, can reach down 100’
Monitoring- Recovery Well Oil Skimmer (MRWOS)
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These belt driven skimmer units are stand mounted over the well pipe opening…..and the belt reaches down thru the pipe and thru the below grade oil, gets coated with oil, rotates back to the surface where a scraper blade shaves the oil off the belt which then can gravity flow to your tank or ? These are slow processes and recovery rate is purley a function of viscosity of the oil. If you’re skimming diesel…..you’re going to be a while. Oftentimes……...this type of remediation goes on for years…..we have some customers who have been skimming the same well for over 5 years. These are a solid hands off technology that can easily work unattended over long periods of time.>>>>Learn More

Floating grinder skimmer, can handle floating soft junk on the liquids surface, electric grinder pump chews stuff up
Floating grinder skimmer, can handle floating soft junk on the liquids surface, electric grinder pump chews stuff up
​Floating Grinder Skimmer
Some skimmer applications call for removing floating junk including vegetation that may or may not be in oil. The grinder skimmer is a derivative of our regular floating weir skimmer except with VERY sharp teeth. Spill situations often involve cleaning up oil that is in a lake or river in floating and semi-submersed vegetation, algae, seaweed, moss, sticks, trash, plastic, fish and ducks. This self-contained skimmer and grinder pump combination system can be used for skimming or removing all types of floating stuff including oil.
We mount the sewage grinder pump right on the skimmer so that the suction and the VERY sharp teeth are right in the sump area. If the floating junk will flow or can be coaxed into the skimmer and if it’s not made of metal or kryptonite—the grinder pump skimmer can be made to handle it.
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