Robotics Technology and Solutions
Maintenance Technology Showcase, Maintenance
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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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Lessons Learned from Spent Acid Rail Car Incident
Learning From Incidents
This session will share an incident from the summer of 2022 where an RV lifted on a spent acid rail car. Key topics will include the conditions that led to the relief, the response to mitigate the release, and the causal understanding of why the relief occurred. Finally, the discussion will focus on considerations for preventing future similar releases.
Facilitator: Ray Chafin, Pemex Deer Park
Speakers:
Hi Chen, Pemex Deer Park
Ahram Yoon, Pemex Deer Park
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Refinery Wastewater Upset Lessons Learned: Maintaining Production and Avoiding Negative Environmental Impacts
Environmental, Sustainability
The oil refining process generates a significant volume of wastewater that contains a suite of challenging contaminants, from hydrocarbons to heavy metals and organic compounds. Oil production at a refinery relies on efficient and reliable wastewater treatment as it is impossible for the facility to operate without treating its effluent. Issues with the wastewater treatment systems can result in production limitations, as well as significant environmental impacts and violations. These systems can be complex, and they are sensitive to upset conditions due to poor feed quality, unexpected contaminants, or equipment breakdown.
This presentation will discuss a significant upset condition that impacted both the primary and secondary wastewater treatment system at a large West Coast refinery. We will present the processes that allowed for detection of the upset, and the steps taken by the operations group, technical team, and vendor support that helped maintain target production rates and avoid any environmental violations or impacts. The mitigation steps allowed for storage and post-upset treatment of the problematic effluent streams. The technical team evaluated options for treatment and environmental compliance, and the water treatment vendor supplied specialty biological treatment technology to get the system back online as quickly as possible. All of this contributed to a successful upset response and the implementation of best practices that can help all refineries facing a wastewater oil contamination.
Moderator:
Dan Harbs, Veolia
Speakers:
Angela Wharton, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Kai Zhang, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
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