BELZONA RESTORES OIL & GAS FLOAT CELL VESSEL
Industry: Oil & Gas (OILG)
Application: TCC-Tanks and Chemical Containment Areas (TCC)
Substrate: Carbon steel
Customer Location: Gulf of Mexico, USA
Application Date: May 2015
Products:
Belzona 1121 (Super XL-Metal)
Belzona 5811 (Immersion Grade)
Problem: The oil bucket which ran along the length of the vessel was developing frequent through-wall defects. These holes inhibited the float cell from properly separating produced water from oil & gas.
Photograph Descriptions
- Float Cell before. Note oil bucket runs on right hand side of vessel.
- Cold Plate Bonding illustration generated as part of proposal.
- Cold Plate Bonding complete on a portion of the float cell.
- Two coat system of Belzona 5811 installed as a corrosion barrier.
Application Situation
Float Cell Vessel on a deep-water oil & gas platform.
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with a modified Belzona Know-How System Leaflet TCC-1 and TCC-3. Belzona 1121 was used to cold-plate bond on both sides of thin-wall/through-wall damaged areas of the oil bucket, and Belzona 5811 was used to coat all internal surfaces for a corrosion barrier.
Belzona Facts
The client initially asked for a short-term solution to plug holes in the oil bucket while a new float cell was fabricated. The new float cell was budgeted at US $500,000 and would include shutting down the production for installation at an approximate cost of US $1,000,000.00 in lost production per day. When offered a restoration of internal oil bucket through Belzona 1121 cold plate bonding (eliminated hot work), and a Belzona 5811 internal corrosion barrier, the client saw the many benefits and selected this route. The client's selected contractor installed the system in 1.5 weeks with a total cost of approximately US $50,000, including Labor and Material, and no need to shut down the production. The increased safety of reducing hot work, the direct savings of US $450,000, and the indirect savings in the millions, have shown this client the benefit of using Belzona to repair, protect, and improve.
