by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Petrochemical Refining and Production
A rig in the Cook Inlet fleet was to be requalified for service by analysis for a 1000 year return period quake. HEA developed a finite element model to represent the platform, which accounted for the complex interaction between the drill pipe setback and the drilling...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Petrochemical Refining and Production
A 70-ton valve used to automatically open the bottom head of a coke drum had to be supported from the existing concrete pedestal. HEA designed a support system capable of accommodating vessel thermal motions, seismic loads and maintenance activities, while remaining...