Hydraulics & Pneumatics June 2022

HYDRAULICS Drainage (SAGD) boiler feed water pump used in the heavy oil extraction process. The investigation revealed that the pump had suffered a number of seal failures over time that had Heavy oil deposits are extremely viscous and require the injection of high pressure, high temperature steam to improve fluidity and allow the oil to be pumped to the surface. In order to boost extraction on this project, the customer needed to increase water temperatures from 90degC to 140degC. However, there were concerns that the existing pump may not be able to deliver this requirement. Nozzle loads were a particular concern. They turned to Celeros Flow Technology brand ClydeUnion Pumps, their preferred supplier of some 20 years, for assistance. Full lifecycle support1 Mather & Platt is one of several heritage pump brands for which Celeros Flow Technology offers full lifecycle support 1 . Their aftermarket engineering team undertook a thorough examination of the quadragenarian Steam Assisted Gravity Celeros Flow Technology injects new life into 40-year-old SAGD pump Celeros Flow Technology has injected new life into a heritage pump for a Canadian heavy oil recovery customer, enabling it to increase production. The pump – a Mather & Platt BB5 – was more than 40 years old and had been subject to numerous post-installation alterations. The upgraded pump back in situ and ready to give many more years of service. for the full picture visit www.twisterflex.com 32 HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS June 2022 www.hpmag.co.uk damaged the stuffing box and affected operational efficiency. There had also been no maintenance interventions for decades – but the pump had never actually failed. Mike Golds, global upgrade and rerate programme manager for ClydeUnion Pumps, comments: “It is testament to the quality of the original pump that it had continued to operate in such harsh conditions and with no regular maintenance over such a long period of time. More importantly, it gave us