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The Project British Petroleum needed a crude oil heater for their operations in Alaska. Through BP’s contractor GTS, Ideal Welders was contracted to construct the heater in such a way as to facilitate its transport from Vancouver to Alaska. The heater was eventually fabricated so that it could be easily separated into several large components, shipped and reassembled on site. HIghlights Description: Complete fabrication of a crude oil heater (burner house module, main heater assembly, expansion tank, and all associated steel works) Key Points: • Modular construction, completely assembled in shop • Disassembled for shipping due to weight restrictions • Project included all pipe and structural steel fabrication, testing insulation and painting Benefits: • Significant cost savings due to modular in-shop construction COPYRIGHT © IDEAL WELDERS LTD. 2012 v041712 QUALITY >> VERSATILITY >> EXPERIENCE WWW.IDEALWELDERS.COM Implementation The heater assembly consisted of a burner house module, a main heater assembly, an expansion tank, associated ladders, platforms and a stack. Ideal Welders developed a complete set of shop drawings based on the design supplied by GTS. From there we were responsible for the complete fabrication package. The scope of the project included: • pipe and structural steel fabrication • pipe works and structural steel assembly • electrical and instrumentation • insulation and painting • hydro testing and NDE • commissioning Once complete, the entire unit was pre-assembled to ensure proper fit and disassembled for shipping. Total assembled weight was approximately 180 tons. British Petroleum Crude Oil Heater North Slope, Alaska, USA Heater was installed on the North Slope of Alaska
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The ProjectBritish Petroleum needed a crude oil heater for their operations in Alaska. Through BP’s contractor GTS, Ideal Welders was contracted to construct the heater in such a way as to facilitate its transport from Vancouver to Alaska. The heater was eventually fabricated so that it could be easily separated into several large components, shipped and reassembled on site.
HIghlights
Description:Complete fabrication of a crude oil heater (burner house module, main heater assembly, expansion tank, and all associated steel works)
Key Points:• Modular construction,
completely assembled in shop
• Disassembled for shipping due to weight restrictions
• Project included all pipe and structural steel fabrication, testing insulation and painting
Benefits:• Significant cost savings
due to modular in-shop construction
COPYRIGHT © IDEAL WELDERS LTD. 2012 v041712
QUALITY >> VERSATILITY >> EXPERIENCE
WWW.IDEALWELDERS.COM
ImplementationThe heater assembly consisted of a burner house module, a main heater assembly, an expansion tank, associated ladders, platforms and a stack.
Ideal Welders developed a complete set of shop drawings based on the design supplied by GTS. From there we were responsible for the complete fabrication package.
The scope of the project included:
• pipe and structural steel fabrication• pipe works and structural steel assembly• electrical and instrumentation• insulation and painting• hydro testing and NDE• commissioning
Once complete, the entire unit was pre-assembled to ensure proper fit and disassembled for shipping. Total assembled weight was approximately 180 tons.
British Petroleum Crude Oil HeaterNorth Slope, Alaska, USA
Heater was installed on the North Slope of Alaska
CompletionThe disassembled unit was shipped in pieces by barge direct from our facility to Anchorage. From there, it was trucked to the site and reassembled.
Field commissioning was simplified due to prior testing in the shop, and the unit was up and running in record time.
Subsequent to this order, a second unit was constructed for GTS on behalf of ConocoPhillips bound for the same destination.
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About Ideal Welders
Located on Annacis Island in Delta, British Columbia, Ideal Welders is the premier pressure vessel and power piping fabrication company in BC and one of the largest in Western Canada. We have three fabrication facilities totaling over 220,000 square feet.
The company has been in business for over 40 years and prides itself on having developed a reputation for excellence in our field. Projects are done right and delivered on time, the first time. All craft labour are BC pressure welding certified and over 90% carry a Provincial “A” Level welding certificate.
From 1-inch refrigeration piping to 2000 ton plant module construction, no project is too large or too small.
Ideal Welders Ltd.660 Caldew Street
Annacis Island, DeltaBritish Columbia,
V3M 5S2, Canadaphone: (604) 525-5558
fax: (604) 525-5313
Fully assembled heater in the shop
Heater with the head removed
