The new GreenLine 8000 portable flue gas analyzer monitors combustion efficiency, safety, and environmental emissions in all combustion process applications.
Its detachable, hand-held remote control unit (RCU) communicates with the main gas sampling unit via an RS422 link and can operate at more than 2,500 ft away.
The RCU is used to display data, store the analysis in memory, print the data, and transfer the data to a PC. The RCU can store as many as 9,000 complete sets of data analysis in memory.
Source: E Instruments Group LLC, 127 Walters Ave., Trenton, NJ 08638.
Infill system offers quick cycle times, toughness
The new GatorBack infill system is designed for quick cycle times and overall toughness for offshore pipe-laying operations.
The system uses a specially designed, removable mold and a special outer reinforcing wrap that becomes imbedded in the infill foam joint and will not peel off. The outer wrap is porous to allow quick saturation of the foam, and it does not shield the cathodic protection in the field joint area.
The foam is specifically designed for immersion service and does not contain chlorofluorocarbon or hydrochlorofluorocarbon blowing agents. The PSI-P450-80IS foam is formulated without any hydrocarbon solvent and is patented.
The two-component system is mixed on a 1:1 ratio by volume and is readily pumped by standard plural component piston pumps. The foam quickly fills the mold and achieves compressive strengths necessary for stinger loads. No agitation of the foam is required; the chemical components stay in solution and do not separate.
Each shot results in a consistent joint, the firm says, and the foam components are not flammable. Health and safety standards are easily met using this environmentally responsible infill product, the company points out.
GatorBack offers a tough outer surface to resist damage during pipeline lowering and underwater activities. These components will not separate in the lines during downtimes. Simple, quick installation makes for short cycle times, the firm notes.
Source: Bayou Cos. LLC, 5200 Curtis Lane, New Iberia, LA 70560.
Four well tools combined into one assembly
Pumping Stack, a new hybrid product, compactly combines a blowout preventer, flow tee, stuffing box, and polished rod lubricator in one assembly.
The four-tools-in-one combination offers an alternative to separate tools and helps reduce the time and effort required for installation, the company points out.In addition, the shortened stack height of the compact design maximizes stroke.
The unit can be easily serviced by simply using the standard packing-removal procedure.
It offers 2,000 psi working pressure and 4,000 psi test pressure.The dual-packing design combining the blowout preventer and stuffing box gives shutoff for 0 to 11/2-diameter rod, at rated pressure.
Source: Double-E Inc., 2039 Motor St., Dallas, TX 75235.
New pipeline tool detects, measures cracks
A new pipeline inspection tool based on electromagnetic acoustic transducer technology detects and precisely measures cracks as short as 30 mm and as shallow as 1 mm.
The new EmatScan CD delivers high-resolution crack detection in gas transmission pipelines without the need for a liquid coupling medium.
The tool identifies early signs of fatigue, stress corrosion cracking, and other forms of axially oriented cracking with fewer complications because it is no longer necessary to conduct hydro tests or use a liquid batch.
Source: PII.Pipeline Solutions, c/o GE Power Systems, 4200 Wildwood Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339.
Electronic downhole gauge rated at 25,000 psi
A 25,000 psi-rated version of the ROC family of permanent downhole gauges is on the market.
The quartz-based gauge is designed to withstand the extreme pressures and temperatures of deep wells.
Twelve of the gauges have been selected by a large oil company for installation in its wells in deepwater Gulf of Mexico's Princess and Llano fields. The installations will be in water depths of as much as 3,637 ft, and the deepest gauge will be set at 25,150 ft.
Tests were conducted to identify and evaluate the effects of exposure to 25,000 psi well conditions.Seals and housings were tested at temperature ranges of 32-320° F. and at pressures of as high as 30,000 psi.
Welds were qualified to the requirements of Section IX part QW of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
Source: Wood Group Production Technology, c/o Wood Group Management Services, 17420 Katy Freeway, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77094.