Location: Gulf Coast
Customer: Texas-based deepwater well
containment company
Key benefits: Corrosion resistance,
high pressure
Case study
Requirement
In the aftermath of a major oil well failure in
the Gulf of Mexico, a consortium of global oil
companies formed an independent company
to develop a multi-faceted approach to
containment and repair, including two Modular
Capture Vessels based near Corpus Christi,
Texas. These tanker ships can capture 100,000
gallons of oil or 200 million standard cubic feet
of gas per day from a damaged well head. With
safety a top priority in the crisis environment in
which these vessels would operate, the business
needed the best possible fire suppression
system. They turned to their parent companies'
trusted supplier, Leecyn Company, LLC for fire
protection, and Leecyn turned to IMI Precision
Engineering for a long-lasting control valve that
would operate reliably under harsh conditions.
Solution
Leecyn selected the IMI Maxseal
®
ICO4
direct-acting solenoid valve to control the
valves operating the deluge water and foam
fire suppression systems for the Modular
Capture Vessels. Leecyn supplied each ship
with an H60 control cabinet designed to
resist fire for 60 minutes. Inside the cabinet
are control valves for sixteen different lines,
each servicing a different zone of the vessel.
Leecyn specifies the IMI Maxseal ICO4 valve
for all applications exposed to seawater.
In this case they used valves constructed
of an aluminum/bronze alloy for maximum
corrosion resistance. The valve also has
the capability to handle the high pressures
required for this application.
Robust valve helps protect Gulf
IMI Maxseal ICO4 controls fire suppression
system on well-capping ships
Engineering
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