STORAGE Norman NJ Lefort Jr LOOP Louisiana Offshore Oil Port 10 Years 7 Years as Maintenance Tech 3 Years as Reliability Tech Certification Vibration Analyst Cat 1 Airborne Ultrasound Level 1 ID: 573656
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USING ULTRASOUND FOR SIMPLE RELIABLITY OF CRUDE OIL TRANSPORTAION AND
STORAGESlide2
Norman “N.J.” Lefort Jr.
LOOP (Louisiana
Offshore Oil Port)
10 Years : 7 Years as Maintenance Tech. 3 Years as Reliability Tech.
Certification: Vibration Analyst Cat 1 Airborne Ultrasound Level 1 Slide3
Crude Oil Transportation and
Storage
Opened 1981 as U.S. first
(only) port offloading deep draft tankers4 Facilities: 1. Marine Terminal – 18 Miles off Louisiana Coast in Gulf of Mexico 2. Clovelly Hub – Cut Off, LA 3. LOCAP – St. James, LA 4. FBS – Port Fourchon, LA93 miles of 48 inch pipelineSlide4
58 Million Barrels of underground cavern storage. (8 caverns)
12 Million Barrels of above ground
storage
(23 tanks)25 Million Barrels of Brine Storage8 – 6000 hp Main Line Pumps4 – 7000 hp Main Line Pumps (Caterpillar Eng.)
1 – 8000
hp Main Line Booster PumpSlide5
Reliability Tech Duties
Vibration Data Collection
Partial
Discharge TestingThermal Imagery Quality ControlOil Sampling RoutesAirborne Electrical Ultrasound Ultrasonic Grease RoutesSlide6
Ultrasonic Grease Route P.M.
Quarterly
PM
Provides general guidelines for performing P.M. including equipment and standardsSpreadsheet to collect data found during P.M.Slide7
Grease Gun KitsSlide8Slide9Slide10Slide11Slide12
Ultraprobe
– 201 Grease CaddySlide13
Ultraprobe
– 401 Grease CaddySlide14
Transducer Listening LocationSlide15
Transducer Listening LocationSlide16
Grease LabelSlide17Slide18Slide19Slide20Slide21Slide22Slide23Slide24Slide25Slide26Slide27
Key Factors to Good Grease Program
Documentation
Proper Equipment
Correct Grease Usage/Proper LabelingKnow Your AssetsConsistency – Location PointsCreate Follow Up Work When NeededKeep Your Routes SimpleMOST IMPORTANT – STAY SAFE!Slide28
Questions ?
N.J. Lefort
njlefort@loopllc.com