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 mains were installed in 1961 and suffered leakage at support guide attachments due to external corrosion. The leak locations were difficult to […]
Vast Network To Complete Extensive Project On Time and Budget
Interstate Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Project AUT & RT MILES OF PIPE PIPE DIAMETER (INCHES) TECHNIQUES PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES TEI Analytical Services, Acuren’s sister company, late last year completed a transmission pipeline project that covered more than 250 miles of 36” pipe. The 10-month Ohio and Michigan pipeline construction project included Automated Ultrasonic Testing (AUT) and […]
Flare Stack – Extending Operating Life of Critical Legacy Asset
Integration across Acuren service lines achieves cost-effective and timely asset life extension This oil and gas customer had a 60-year-old flare stack with cracking and corrosion that was approaching its end of life. Due to the cracking and corrosion thinning, there was considerable potential for failure for the flare tip and stack pipe. The cost […]
Integrated Solutions
Acuren Safely Completed a Flare Tip Replacement & Coatings Project in Ohio The four-week project incorporated Acuren’s Mechanical, Engineering, and Rope Access Industrial Services to replace an existing flare tip at a refinery, including weld repairs and coatings. The project utilized rope access to remove the existing flare tip and install a new one, weld […]
Acuren’s High Temperature Phased Array Outperforms the Competition
Over the course of 2 years, Acuren’s high temperature phased array specialist team saved a Saudi Arabia client an estimated excess of $5,000,000 in costs that would have been incurred from shutdowns including lost revenue and commitment to production needs. A global leader in diversified chemicals reached out to Acuren in search for improved phased […]
Acuren Tank Solution Saves Client 60 Outage Days and Over $500,000
Summary This client is a multidisciplinary professional services firm that provides airport fuel consortium administration, fuel infrastructure project and construction management for aviation fuel and ground fuel facilities at major airports in North America. Acuren has been a primary API service provider for them across Canada, including supporting a major 2016 inspection. Acuren engineers, working […]
Tank Refurbishment Project Saves Client Over $100,000
Summary This large refining customer is a crude oil refinery located in North America. Acuren has been the primary NDT, inspection and materials engineering service provider to them since 2010, including acting in a key role as technical and quality control support for a recent $100M tank farm upgrade. Acuren’s ability to offer API 653 […]
Rope Access Turns “No Way” Into Project Success
The project plan was to weld multiple sheets of AR 400 wear plate together on the ground to form a 13-meter by 3-meter pie-shaped plate and lift it in position as a whole. The plate was then welded into position following welding procedures and an inspection and test plan developed in-house by Acuren engineers. The […]
Ropes Team Saves Thousands on Pump Box Work
Summary During a planned outage ultrasonic testing and visual inspection revealed that a significant portion of the pump box floor either needed to be repaired, or cut out and replaced. As well, 16 spray nozzles needed to be replaced. Because of the difficult access area, a ropes solution was proposed. The Challenge Historically, while work […]
Reliability Engineering Services Delivers Cost Savings
Summary Richardson Oilseed is one of Canada’s oldest and largest fully-integrated crushing, refining, processing and packaging operations. In the absence of timely manufacturer support for a critical equipment issue, the full time onsite Acuren Condition Monitoring Specialist was able to diagnose and provide a detailed correction path on a defective trunion bearing. This included a […]