Innovations
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Rigless intervention system
Pump capabilities expanded
BAKER HUGHES’ SAYS its new mechanized, self-pinning rigless intervention system, Mastiff™, provides operators with an alternative method for carrying out pipe installation and retrieval operations, which typically require a costly offshore rig. By eliminating the need for a rig, the Mastiff Rigless Intervention System (RIS) can reduce the cost of abandonment, workover and drive pipe preinstallation operations. The Mastiff RIS’ modular design and light weight make it ideal for operations on platforms with limited load capacity and is easily deployed worldwide. With a maximum weight of 24,000 pounds (10886 kg), each RIS module can be transported in a standard 40-foot (12-meter) open-top container. The Mastiff RIS has a self-pinning mast erection system that improves safety and enables the unit to be rigged up or rigged down in 24 to 48 hours. Hydraulics built into the system enable the modular components to be assembled and disassembled using a hydraulic, self-pinning design, eliminating the need for riding belt operations, and dramatically reducing risks associated with working at height and manual handling of components. The system’s sturdy mast enables safe operation at wind speeds of up to 50 mph. The system has a 352-ton pulling capacity. While performing conductor pipe removal, the Mastiff RIS can support cutting and pulling lifts of 50-foot sections of 36-inch conductor pipe, inner casing and cement, a significant improvement over casing jack systems, which work with five-foot sections. As an alternative to well abandonment, the Mastiff RIS can be used to initiate a slot recovery program for continued field development prior to the arrival of the drilling rig.
FLOWSERVE CORPORATION HAS launched its expanded range of Durco® Mark 3™ ISO chemical process pumps. The Durco Mark 3 ISO pump range is fully compliant with ISO 2858 (dimensional) and ISO 5199 (design) criteria and is designed to offer end users the benefits of a price-competitive, high-efficiency, high-reliability pump incorporating many advanced design features. In developing the pump, the Flowserve design team combined hydraulic and modeling software with knowledge gained from more than 30 years of experience with its ANSI/ASME B73.1 stablemate, the Durco Mark 3 ANSI pump. With flows to 1400 m3/h (cubic meters per www.flowserve.com hour)/6160 US gpm (US gallons per minute), heads to 220 m (meters)/720 ft (feet) and operating temperatures from -80 C to 400 C (-112 F to 752 F), the Durco Mark 3 ISO pump is available in 45 sizes, plus many designs, configurations and material combinations. The new pump offers increased reliability through its heavyduty casing, large radial and thrust bearings and SealSentryTM seal chamber. A range of impeller options is available. The Durco signature "reverse vane" impeller can offer significant benefits, including ease of maintenance and repeatable pump performance throughout the life of the pump.
Cable and pipe sealing solutions ROXTEC SEALING SOLUTIONS for cables and pipes have been popular world-wide since the early 1990’s. As a result of proven application performance plus benefits that include cost and labour savings, Roxtec products have been achieving significant growth in various business sectors, such as oil and gas, marine, wind power, construction, and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) segments. The Roxtec system is based on a rubber sealing module that consists of two halves, a center core, and removable black and blue layers. This construction ensures adaptability to different sizes of cables and pipes. Just peel off layers to achieve a tight installation. A www.roxtec.com
single module can seal a cable or pipe over a span of several different diameters simply by removing layers from the module halves. In fact, most cables can be effectively sealed with just six basic sizes of Roxtec sealing modules. Easily installed Roxtec modules are used together with a frame and a compression unit, resulting in an optimum sealing solution suitable for wide-ranging applications. The ultimate design objective of the Roxtec sealing system is to provide reliable protection for both people and investments. Cable and pipe seals protect against water, fire, gas, pressure, sand, to name just a few.
Siemens aids Iraqi oil infrastructure Siemens, announced that its Oil & Gas division has won a contract for the supply of fuel efficient turbo pump equipment to be installed at a crude oil pumping station in Iraq. The contract, which is due to be completed in June 2013, was signed between Siemens and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor Progetti Europa & Global SpA (PEG), and is for the supply and installation of two fuelefficient turbo pump trains driven by Siemens SGT-400 Gas Turbines. The trains will be installed at the new Habaneya PS4 crude oil pumping station located along the north-south Iraq Strategic Pipeline, enhancing the transfer of crude to a major
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depot, while reducing the station’s fuel consumption. Ali Vezvaei, Siemens Executive Vice President for Oil & Gas operations in Middle East and North Africa said: “Habaneya is the second pumping station in Iraq that uses Siemens equipment; we are proud to be a technology partner of choice for Iraq’s oil and gas industry and will continue to support the rebuild of Iraq with our broad range of products and solutions.” The supply of the fuel-efficient pump sets further enhances Siemens’ commitment to the continuing development of Iraq’s infrastructure bringing know-how, expertise and technology to the country’s energy and oil and gas industry.
Siemens already works extensively in Iraq and this latest contract will assist the progress of the country’s resource management by enabling the efficient transfer of crude oil. The company also announced it is supplying SNF SAS, France, a chemical company specialized in polymers, with a produced water treatment system as part of the company’s plant expansion in the Petrocedeño oil field, located in the Orinoco Belt in Venezuela. The system includes a Spinsep vertical flotation unit and a Monosep high flow walnut shell filter to treat 10,000 BWPD (barrels water per day) of produced water as part of the Petrocedeño EOR Polymer Field Test Project.