by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Petrochemical Refining and Production
Challenge: After several years of service in a corrosive environment at a refinery, many concrete piping supports were found to be in a state of deterioration, with cracked and spalled concrete, and exposed and corroding steel reinforcement. An investigation of all of...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Petrochemical Refining and Production
Challenge: There is an aging fleet of platforms in the Cook Inlet. It is difficult to perform sub-sea inspections due to the site environmental conditions. As an alternative to sub-sea inspections, vibration monitoring can be used to determine structural damage....
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Petrochemical Refining and Production
Challenge: An offshore platform is converting the crew quarters building from wood framing to steel. In order to verify that a heavier building is a viable option, the capacity of the production deck, which the quarters building rests on, needs to be determined....
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Petrochemical Refining and Production
Challenge: A subsea crack was found on an offshore Alaskan oil platform built in the 1960s. The crack must be repaired while the platform remains in service. Resolution: HEA helped establish a repair option for the crack which included underwater welding. This is one...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Petrochemical Refining and Production
Challenge: Hopper Engineering spearheaded the assessment and remediation of an offshore oil platform, located in Alaska, which was found to have a seven foot diameter tubular brace separated from the main jacket structure of the platform. Our primary tasks included...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Petrochemical Refining and Production
Challenge: In an effort to address the declining output from wells in the Cook Inlet coupled with the anticipated future needs for natural gas in Alaska, an option is considered to offload compressed natural gas (CNG) at an existing liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
