Successful application of horizontal multistage centrifugal pumps in lean amine service
- Union Pacific Resources Group Inc., Carthage, TX (United States)
- REDA, Marshall, TX (United States)
Installation of horizontal multistage centrifugal pumps in lean amine service has proven to be extremely successful and economical at Union Pacific Resources (UPR) East Texas Gas Plant (ETGP) located in Carthage, Texas. In the past, UPR used either vertical can pumps or positive displacement (PD) pumps for amine circulation in their gas treating operations. When the need to replace a PD pump in the No. 4 Amine Plant arose, UPR solicited bids from both traditional pump suppliers. Additionally, UPR solicited a bid from REDA for their Horizontal Pumping System (HPS) based on previous success of this type of pump at ETGP in salt water disposal service. Pump system cost comparisons revealed that REDA`s HPS had a cost savings of approximately 35% over the PD or vertical can pump options. In addition, the installation cost of the REDA pump showed a significant savings versus a vertical can pump. Thus UPR opted to install and evaluate the performance of the HPS in amine service. This was the first installation of a horizontal multistage pump for amine service in UPR`s gas treating plants and was also REDA`s first use of its HPS in this type of application. The first pump was installed in May 1996 and designed to circulate a maximum of 80 gpm. Since installation of the pump in No. 4 Amine Treating Unit, UPR has not experienced any downtime and has realized a significant cost savings on maintenance labor and parts over the previous positive displacement installation. The success of this HPS in amine service has led UPR to invest in five additional HPS pumps for the ETGP in amine service.
- OSTI ID:
- 347879
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9803159-; TRN: IM9923%%417
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 77. annual meeting of the Gas Processors Association (GPA), Dallas, TX (United States), 16-18 Mar 1998; Other Information: PBD: [1998]; Related Information: Is Part Of Seventy-seventh annual convention Gas Processors Association: Proceedings; PB: 288 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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