Featured Success Stories
Combatting Flange Face Erosion and Corrosion with Advanced PAUT Solutions
In the unforgiving environment of oil and gas operations, where unsafe practices can escalate into costly failures, flange face erosion and corrosion emerge as critical threats. These pervasive issues strike at the very heart of refinery infrastructure, turning minor imperfections into major liabilities. With each flange connection serving as a pivotal link within the vast network of pipelines, any compromise in integrity can lead to disastrous leaks, forcing unplanned downtimes that translate directly into lost revenue. This case study explores the relentless battle against these hidden dangers, highlighting innovative strategies that ensure not only the safety and operational efficiency of facilities but also the continuous flow of energy upon which global markets depend.
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Solution Brief – Acuren Partners with An Energy Leader to Provide Access Solutions
Acuren partnered with an energy company to support their TA/Maintenance program. Acuren’s access planner worked with the client’s planning and execution team to review any work scopes that could be executed via rope access instead of scaffolding to reduce the overall time and cost.
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Acuren Helps American Paleo Find and Preserve Fossils
Acuren’s experts partnered with Ohio’s American Paleo to find and preserve fossils using computed radiography (CR). Acuren was tasked with radiographing soft shale, calcite and pyrite, to locate fossils. Our team was able to successfully and safely utilize computed radiography’s benefits over traditional methods to complete the project.
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Solution Brief – Emergency Engineering Expertise Restores Critical Asset to Operation
During a turnaround at a gas plant, pressure testing was performed on a sulphur condenser’s (the “vessel”) shell side. The vessel was accidentally overpressured to 5.3 times its MAWP (maximum allowable working pressure). A new vessel would have cost over a million dollars and would have taken over 6 months to be built. Acuren performed Level 3 API 579-ASME FFS-1 Fitness for Service, followed by different NDE techniques, hardness testing and strain gauging during a pressure test. We worked very closely with the regulator and the customer to eventually bring the vessel back to service.
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Underside of Bridge Emergency Water Main Repair
There are two 30 inch diameter ¼” wall thickness steel water mains, which run along the underside of the bridge over a river way, that provide major water distribution to the community. The leak locations were difficult to access and on pipe which had an old asbestos coating. Acuren’s engineering and rope access crew provided a safe, economical, and timely repair solution to get the lines back into operating condition.
Combatting Flange Face Erosion and Corrosion with Advanced PAUT Solutions
In the unforgiving environment of oil and gas operations, where unsafe practices can escalate into costly failures, flange face erosion and corrosion emerge as critical threats. These pervasive issues strike at the very heart of refinery infrastructure, turning minor imperfections into major liabilities. With each flange connection serving as a pivotal link within the vast network of pipelines, any compromise in integrity can lead to disastrous leaks, forcing unplanned downtimes that translate directly into lost revenue. This case study explores the relentless battle against these hidden dangers, highlighting innovative strategies that ensure not only the safety and operational efficiency of facilities but also the continuous flow of energy upon which global markets depend.
Unparalleled Execution In The Rope Access Light Mechanical Space
Our client, a chemical plant located in east Texas was struggling to have a particular rope access scope of work completed by another provider. When it became clear that progress was falling further behind schedule, and the provider requested more money and time to complete, the client decided to terminate that arrangement. Acuren’s competitive bid was selected to finish the remaining work which included installation of insulation/jacketing on head of vessel, 9 rings, transition and 19 pipe support areas on a 230’ tower utilizing rope access.
Solution Brief – Acuren Partners with An Energy Leader to Provide Access Solutions
Acuren partnered with an energy company to support their TA/Maintenance program. Acuren's access planner worked with the client's planning and execution team to review any work scopes that could be executed via rope access instead of scaffolding to reduce the overall time and cost.
Acuren Helps American Paleo Find and Preserve Fossils
Acuren’s experts partnered with Ohio’s American Paleo to find and preserve fossils using computed radiography (CR). Acuren was tasked with radiographing soft shale, calcite and pyrite, to locate fossils. Our team was able to successfully and safely utilize computed radiography’s benefits over traditional methods to complete the project.
Solution Brief – Out of the Box Engineering Solution Saves Months of Time
Engineers, field technicians and NDT experts collaborated to find a suitable technique based on the engineer's unique idea which saved time, cost and increased reliability.
Acuren’s Experts Complete Project at Extraordinary Run Rate
Acuren’s Raleigh, North Carolina team just safely completed a project in less than four days which consisted of 250,000 conventional UT readings for a power industry client. The project was swiftly executed thanks to our experts strategically planning the major outage inspection as part of a shutdown.