The oil and gas industry has special requirements. High-pressure technology must operate safely, reliably and with low maintenance under extreme conditions. URACA high-pressure pumps and pump units master these special challenges with ease. They are used in various oil and gas production facilities and offer numerous advantages.
Uraca Service Benefits
conservative design for long service life
less load cycles for valves thanks to low speed
wear-free pulsation dampers and resonators
profile rings instead of O-rings
individual and adapted pump configuration
easy maintenance thanks to individually removable stuffing boxes
valve blocks can be customized
know-how of URACA in process technology
high level of vertical integration of the components at URACA
The special challenges of oil and gas extraction
Continuous operation and maintenance
High-pressure pumps and pump units in oil and gas service run in continuous, 24 hour operation. They must require little maintenance and must be controllable remotely. All maintenance work must be carried out during the annual shutdown of the system.
Rough environmental Conditions
The service life of the system, including pump technology, is normally designed to be 20 to 25 years. If the system is installed in an explosion-proof area or corrosive atmosphere, such as near the sea, a special pump design is necessary. The selected materials and components must be of very high quality.
Standards and Project specifcations
Only by a very careful design of the pump technology, is the safe operation of the entire system guaranteed. Above all, the current API 674 standard has to be considered with its restrictive specifications. In addition to the API 674, there are further project specifications. For example, with a hot oil pump with solids content, the API 674 values ??are not easy to implement and require the manufacturer’s detailed know-how through years of experience.
Highest pressure
URACA favors a conservative pump design with low or medium plunger speed. This ensures a longer service life of the wearing parts and longer maintenance intervals. At the same time, a high operating pressure of 1,000 bar and more can be achieved.
What fluids does the oil and gas industry need to pump?
URACA’s high pressure pumps and pumping units for oil and gas production are designed to API 674 and are used as process pumps in up-stream applications to inject fluids such as glycol, methanol or reservoir water.
In downstream applications, they are used to inject washing water in the hydro-cracker process, for residual oil or hot oil, bitumen, asphalt and catalyst slurry.
URACA offers a wide range of suitable solutions – from high-pressure pumps to pump units to matching accessories.
Metrans Makina is the authorized URACA distributor and service provider in Turkey.