Exploration • Drilling • Field Services
Gasket delivers a more dynamic seal
F
lexitallic Ltd’s Change gasket delivers a more dynamic seal, with superior compression and
recovery than any other gasket on the market*. Initially developed for heat exchangers, Change
can be supplied with Thermiculite, PTFE, graphite filler and a wide variety of other metals, making it suitable for an extensive range of applications.
Phil Kelshaw, Managing Director, Flexitallic
Ltd, said: “We are very excited about the launch of ‘Change’, the new generation of sealing technology. It’s a fitting way to mark one hundred years of innovation and kick-start our second century at the forefront of industry technology.” Russ Currie, Applications Engineering Manager,
Flexitallic Ltd, said: “ We developed a sealing construction and new welding process to engineer Change, which was created in response to customers’ long-term problems with gaskets in poor performing heat exchangers. Efficiencies in production enable this technology to be a cost-effective solution." ●
* Based on thermal cycling and leakage tests: Modified Shell Test, ROTT and Compression testing.
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Flexitallic is based in Cleckheaton, UK.
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Zinc ribbon anode
P
lattline zinc ribbon anode is the industry standard for AC mitigation on pipelines as well
as AC.mitigation grounding mats for more than half a century. It is invented and manufactured in a proprietary process that allows a mechanical bond between the zinc body and steel core of the ribbon by The Platt Brothers & Company. Attempts to duplicate the Plattline product in
an extrusion manufacturing process will not provide the same zinc to steel mechanical bond which is the critical basis for the success of this AC Mitigation system. Plattline zinc ribbon is proven in the field, says the company, and has never had a failure in any application. ●
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The Platt Brothers & Company, Waterbury, CT, USA.
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$200,000 for research into petroleum microbiology I
ntertek has committed $200,000 (£125,000) to support stage two of a five year research project by the University
of Calgary into microbiology and its implications in the oil and gas industry. The new funding is a continuation of support from Intertek, totalling $400,000 (£250,000) over 10 years. The research is looking at reservoir souring due to
bacteria, corrosion control with biological treatment and Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery. Using high-end technology and cutting edge microbiology methods, and analytical data and support from Intertek, the research is at the forefront of petroleum microbiology and the project is pioneering in tackling these worldwide issues. For Intertek’s Commercial Microbiology service line,
microbial activity in existing reservoirs. Heike Hoffmann, Consultant Microbiologist at
the insight to reservoir souring and the implications the research may have for industry are significant. The research will benefit Intertek clients who are exploring new reservoirs and addressing quality issues caused by
Intertek Commercial Microbiology (pictured), said: “A significant proportion of micro-organisms are still not that well understood. The research will create new insights into the problems commonly faced due to bacteria. It is widely accepted that nitrates halt reservoir souring but it is not fully understood how. This study will look at the mechanism of reservoir souring more deeply and allow us to develop the reservoir chemistry testing and evaluation programmes we provide to clients.” ●
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