Coke drum lives can be extended by using an equipment health monitoring system, often without increasing the cycle time. Delayed coking is a form of thermal cracking used for processing “bottom of barrel” residuum. Thermal cracking produces a wide range of hydrocarbons along with coke, a solid structure of ~90 wt% carbon. In the delayed […]
It is often unsettling to have an inspection group discover a crack-like flaw in a piece of pressure containing equipment, particularly when the turn-around schedule is aggressive. Fortunately, there are well-established Fitness-for-service procedures in place to assess such flaws and help guide decision-making on whether to repair or to leave in place with a monitoring […]
Given the recent, significant increase in requests received from Clients for capital project and turnaround support, we recently created a Nomination Coordinator position within Advisor Resources. Nataly Thompson has been moved into that new role, and will serve as the primary point of contact with Advisors to discuss your interest and availability for new opportunities, […]
Advisor Resources welcomed Lauren Rose to our Baytown team on December 4, 2013, as our new Onboarding Coordinator. Her responsibilities include signing up new Advisors, entering and updating Advisor contact information and availability in our various systems, announcing new Advisors to the remainder of the Company to acquaint us with their experience and areas of […]
The Marine Well Containment Company is a non-profit venture formed by ExxonMobil, Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell and ConocoPhillips in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Approximately 40 engineers from four of the world’s largest oil companies came together to design a rapid-response system to capture and contain up to 100,000 barrels per day of […]
PetroLogistics is a major producer of propylene and is the only independent dedicated propylene producer in the United States. PetroLogistics owns and operates the world’s largest propane dehydrogenation facility, based on production capacity, located in the vicinity of the Houston Ship Channel. Becht Engineering supplemented the Owner’s Team during an October 2013 turnaround, which was […]
So, you think you know what load case combinations to use for your ASME Section VIII, Division 2, Part 5 analysis to satisfy Protection Against? Common sense says to follow to Code rules in Table 5.3 – but do you fully understand what that means? And, what loads should you use to satisfy Protection […]
The OSHA Crane Rule, effective in 2010, clearly defines the requirements for crane inspections. The rule defines the frequency and minimum requirements for compliance. Crane inspections are really nothing new. We have developed our methods and procedures through years of experience. The question is: Are We Doing Enough? In my earlier years in the trades […]
Fired Heaters come in many types and configurations: catalytic reformers, crude heaters, visbreakers, vacuum heaters, coker heaters, etc; and many are prone to carburization damage (i.e. residual carbon diffusing into the tube material, causing damage or even failure). Many refineries today use delayed coking processes to upgrade their crude product. This process includes the use […]
Appendix P was written to introduce piping flexibility analysis rules that are more suitable for computer piping flexibility analysis, in contrast to the rules in the base Code which were written when piping analysis was done by hand calculations. Most of the elements of Appendix P have been, or are proposed to be, added to […]
