Crude/Coking Townhall
Crude, Coking
Speakers:
Chris McDowell, Becht
Steve Williams, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
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Crude Desalting Innovation
Crude
Speakers:
Representative, Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
Representative, CHS Inc.
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Benefits of Drone Use in Industry
Maintenance Technology Showcase, Maintenance
Drones are a more technologically efficient way to do certain kinds of inspections (electrical, tanks, piperacks, etc.). It is also safer because the technology is increasingly better able to keep people from being exposed to inspection related dangers. This session will highlight:
- What it takes to start a drone program at your facility: the people, process and technology
- Drone program considerations
- What a hybrid approach looks like
Facilitator: Bill Clark, Phillips 66
Speakers:
Srinivasan 'Cheenu' Vanchinathan, Phillips 66
Technology Providers
Jonah Ballow, Innovative Plant Consulting
Justin Hill, Innovative Plant Consulting
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Innovation in Job Site Tools That Have Led to Hands-Free Safety
Maintenance Technology Showcase
This session will discuss Phillips 66's employee-initiated journey to hands-free safety tools.
Facilitator:
Willis Jernigan, Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC
Speakers:
Russell Thompson, Phillips 66
Jarvis Barnes, Phillips 66
Technology Provider:
Chris Lee, The Hand Safety Tool Company
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Oilfield Production Additives Impact on Unconventional Crudes
Crude
Many refiners are processing larger volumes of attractively priced unconventional crudes produced from fracking operations. Contain polymers and other additives that upstream processors are often used to enhance oil recovery or address hydraulic limitations in their operations. These additives can disrupt refining unit operations such as Crude Desalters or restrict the ability of the refiner to meet key product specifications such as JFTOT or NACE Spindle Corrosion test.
Facilitator: Sam Lordo, Becht
Speakers:
Bob Falkiner, Becht
Wesley Teasdale, Halliburton Multi-Chem
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Testing and Modelling Crude Oil Compatibility
Crude
Processing crudes from different sources leaves the possibility of blending incompatible mixtures. Compatibility models uses correlations to estimate the potential to create incompatible mixtures. Understanding the potential for compatibility effects without physically testing the crude provides the ability to choose the crude mix and purchase it while the market factors are favorable and the ability to safely purchase distressed cargos. The paper will discuss the basis of model correlations and the application to actual blends.
Facilitator: Sam Lordo, Becht
Speaker: Scott Sayles, Becht
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Best Practices & Technologies for Processing a Variable Crude Diet
Crude, Coking
Successfully processing a changing crude diet can be a challenge from the tank farm through distillation. Upsets and performance reductions lead to processing cost penalties downstream, loss of production, and environmental impacts through greater emissions and brine water quality issues. Optimizing the design, operational parameters and chemical injection schema from crude receipts through the hot train can minimize these cost penalties and ensure performance is maintained.
Facilitators:
Greg Cantley, Marathon
Jeff Zurlo, Veolia
Speaker: Sylvain Fontaine, Veolia
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Crude Unit Corrosion Mechanisms & Impacts of Triazine
Crude, Mechanical Integrity
Corrosion types, mechanisms, and areas impacted will be examined. Additionally, corrosion related to triazines in the crude oil and potential mitigation practices will be discussed.
Facilitator: Harold Eggert, Haliburton
Speakers:
John Acord, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Amit Patel, Phillips 66
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