BELZONA REPAIRS AND WATERPROOFS OFFSHORE ROOF
Industry: Oil & Gas (OILG)
Application: RPA-Roof Problem Areas (RPA)
Substrate: Steel
Customer Location: Oil Producer, Gulf of Mexico.
Application Date: May 2010
Products:
Belzona® 1121 (Super XL Metal)
Belzona® 3111 (Flexible Membrane System)
Problem: Customer seeking roof repair and installation of waterproofing system without desrupting oil and gas producton. Metal roof had severe corrosion resulting in thin wall and some holes through the plates.
Photograph Descriptions
- Roof showing severe corrosion
- Roof after grit blasting
- Roof after repairs and first coat Belzona 3111
- Roof after completion
Application Situation
Corroded living quarters roof on offshore platform.
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona System Leaflets RPA-1, RPA-6 and TCC-1. Belzona 1121 was used to bond doubler plates over thinned and holed areas before applying a fully reinforced Belzona 3111 System over the entire area.
Belzona Facts
Repairing roof by welding was not an efficient option because hot work would have required unit shut downleading to loss of production. Belzona solution allowed personel to remain in quarters during installation, and caused minimal desruption to normal operations.
