WATERJET TECHNOLOGY HELPS BP CAP GULF OIL LEAK
Two waterjet OEMs teamed up to develop an ultra-high pressure system to blast away hydrate ice crystals that had formed inside a containment cap at the spill site, clogging the containment system in water depths exceeding 5,000 ft.
Posted: July 23, 2010
Water jet technology companies Jet Edge, Inc. (St. Michael, MN) and Chukar Waterjet, Inc. (St. Michael, MN) recently played a key role in helping BP stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
The companies provided ultra-high pressure waterjet equipment and application expertise to blast away hydrate ice crystals that had formed inside a containment cap at the spill site, clogging the containment system.
Jet Edge custom engineered a 36,000 psi waterjet intensifier pump that was dropped 5,000 feet into the Gulf to power a robot-operated waterjetting lance that blasted away the hydrates.
To ensure the hydrate remediation project?s success, Jet Edge utilized advanced filtration and ultra-high pressure seal technology capable of withstanding the harsh undersea environment.
The system was designed to blast with sea water or liquid gas. As a result, Jet Edge developed the first-known waterjet system capable of operating in water depths in excess of 5,000 ft, opening a new frontier for waterjet technology.
Chukar Waterjet provided onsite applications engineering services throughout the project, working with a subsea technology company, an offshore logistics and supply company, an offshore transportation company, BP, and an independent safety group to ensure successful completion of the project.
——————————————————–
Subscribe to learn the latest in manufacturing.
