October 2017
Maintenance and Reliability
Troubleshooting the repetitive failure and shaft seizure of a hot oil circulation pump
The Shaybah NGL recovery plant has a single-stage, double-suction between bearings, radial-split design for hot oil circulation.
The Authors
Wesam Kahalf Allah is a Pump Engineer at Saudi Aramco. He has 8 yr of experience with the company. He earned a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and an MS degree in engineering from Texas A&M University.
Abdullah Al-Abood is a Vibration Engineer. He has 3 yr of experience with Saudi Aramco.
Fernando Ballard has 11 yr of experience, with 9 yr as a Fixed Equipment Specialist with ExxonMobil.
Keith Brashler is a Pump Specialist in the Consulting Services Department for Saudi Aramco. He earned a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Washington State University. Brashler has 34 yr of rotating equipment experience in oil and gas, power generation, nuclear, and pulp and paper, with an emphasis on pump and system troubleshooting.
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