Case Studies
Below is a selection of case studies from past projects. Use the filters below to choose the content based on the subject you’re interested in.
Early job set-up and planning reduced the personnel intensity needs to meet COVID-19 safety requirements and the project being completed 15% under-budget with Zero incidents.
Clear communication, comprehensive pre-planning, and strong technical expertise resulted in the successful chemical cleaning of two steam package boilers with a perfect safety record.
Clear communication, detailed planning, and industry-leading expertise resulted in the successful chemical cleaning of a 36” x 220 km crude oil pipeline on schedule with a perfect safety record.
Strong project management and rapid response times to the dynamic schedule-driven environment of a 215,000 bbl/day SAGD facility resulted in the successful chemical cleaning of forty-four vessels and two tanks within twenty-eight days with zero incidents.
Strategic pre-planning and tank sampling led to successfully sweeping a 27,000 m3 tank for a Northern Alberta Pipeline facility. More than 70% of the disposal costs were eliminated though effluent recycle with ZERO spills.
Extensive pre-planning combined with solid project management and daily progress tracking resulted in a streamlined air blowing execution completed ahead of schedule and 22% under budget.
Successful VPCI application of 12 pump stations, covering approximately 8,200 m2 of surface area for a major pipeline expansion project. VPCI project costs are approximately 80% less when compared to traditional filming pig applications.
We were awarded the full pre-commissioning and commissioning work scopes at a Northern Alberta Oil Sands SAGD facility. During our time onsite, we became an integral part of the C&SU team working to ensure a successful, on time start up.
With system integrity insurance hanging in the balance for a SAGD Facility, bitumen emulsion removal and preservation was conducted on major vessels, equipment, and piping.
A Saskatchewan power producer required oil flushing on the lube oil system of their steam turbine generator. This lube oil system posed a unique set of challenges to overcome. It had three bearing housings that were open to the atmosphere, which provides a great risk of spills during oil flushing operations.
Strong communication from planning through execution resulted in seamlessly executed Nitrogen Services for the 2019 Spring Pit Stop that was completed 27% under-budget, with ZERO safety Incidents and ZERO A&D infractions.
Our engineers were mobilized to a central Alberta Refinery to perform pre-engineering of steam blows for our client. The initial step consisted of field verification of the system and proposed steam blow points.
Chemical Degassing was performed on a high-temperature froth treatment settler. Residual sludge up to a foot along the walls, seams were completely removed for a Class 1 inspection.
An Alberta oil and gas provider called FourQuest Energy with a crisis. They had tried to perform a smart tool run on 17km of 24” line, propelled with air, but the smart tool was stuck in the line.
A Northern Alberta mine required air blowing to be performed on multiple systems throughout their facility. Prior to the execution of any work onsite, pre-engineering was performed. Our engineers mobilized to the site to conduct planning of the entire job scope.
This was the first vapour-phase application where the entire crude unit was to be degassed and decontaminated simultaneously. Previously, the client had broken down the unit into separate individual stages with each degassing operation taking place over 48-hours.
An Alberta power producer had a bearing failure in the 100 megawatt natural gas peak unit turbine. This piece of equipment cleanliness and sensitivity is comparable to that of a jet engine. The oil within the system was badly burnt and filled with microscopic particles.
A major global oil and gas producer approached FourQuest Energy to perform steam blows on the MP Steam header in their Northern Alberta facility. The MP steam header consists of 400m of 30” piping.
A northern Alberta Oil Sands company required 1km of 24” BFW line to be cleaned using targeted air blows as part of the pre-commissioning process.
