Fisher Valves Ship Quick, Avoid Downtime, and Save a Gulf Platform 3,000 Barrels per Day
Fisher Valves Ship Quick, Avoid Downtime, and Save a Gulf Platform 3,000 Barrels per Day
2 PagesOIL & GAS Fisher TM Valves Ship Quick, Avoid Downtime, and Save a Gulf Platform 3,000 Barrels per Day RESULTS • Achieved 100% availability from two critical valves over nine months and counting • Restarted a waterflood unit 15 weeks earlier than expected • Saved $300,000 USD per day (when oil was $100/barrel) • Reduced plugging and cavitation for valves in high- pressure, seawater service APPLICATION Pressure control and overboard dump valves in waterflood system CUSTOMER An oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico CHALLENGE At its peak production, a deepwater platform in the Gulf of Mexico has the capacity for 150,000 barrels of oil per day. But two critical, non- valves in the waterflood unit were causing problems. While trying to manage an extreme pressure drop, the valves wo
