STC-ECO

Canned, Clean and Smart

The first canned and hermetically sealed motor/
compressor solution for dirty gas application
for onshore, offshore and subsea

Gas Electric Partnership

February 2009, Houston Texas

Presenter: Chris Kapp

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Why go Canned and Seal less ?
Customer Feedback

It is about RELIABILITY!

What is the weakest link in your compression

compressor system?

OREDA database:
MTBFmotor driven dry-wet compressor unit =1.8 year

Upstream gas
treatment systems
Compressor unit
Auxiliary systems

O&G Major: 80% of all forced

Human

What is the average MTBF of your dry wet

compressor units?
MTBF < 1 year
1 year < MTBF < 2 year
2 year < MTBF < 5 year
MTBF > 5 year

What is the weakest link in your dry-wet

compressor units?
Internals: labyrinths, impellers,
etc.
Bearings and/or lube oil system
Dry gas seals and/or their
support systems
Control & Monitoring systems

outages are caused by unforeseen

liquid ingress into compressor

Seal supplier: 80% of all seal

failures are caused by contamination

SAFETY And ENVIRONMENT !

ZERO Emissions: Easy Permitting
No Hydrocarbons, No F&G System
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Sm
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The concept
Cle
Single casing
an
hermetically sealed
Induction motor with compact
end winding, liquid cooled
Canned axial/radial Active
Magnetic Bearings & back-ups
Single, solid rotor
Canned motor

Multi-stage compressor

3D Animation
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In-house testing

ECO-II

Factory Acceptance Testing

PTC 10, Type 2
PTC 10, Type 1

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Field verification NAM Vries4
NAM Vries 4 is a centralized, gas
gathering, treatment and withdrawal
station onshore
Process gas is wet natural gas with a
number of contaminants like sand,
salt, mercury.
The units passed 12.000 operating
hours in December 2008 and
availability close to 100% and was
found to be in excellent condition

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Unit Inspection
Compressor internals dirty but OK. Labyrinths slightly worn, but within
specifications

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Unit Inspection
Active Magnetic Bearings are in good condition
Dye penetrant test can surfaces revealed no cracks
Helium gas tightness test confirmed gas tightness
Endoscope inspection of bearing cavities revealed no internal fouling or
moisture

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Second order K-Lab
April 2007: Contract-award
Unit will be extensively tested at
Statoil Test Facility, Krst Norway
[K-lab]
Complementary testing on liquid
tolerance simulating transient liquid
carry over upstream scrubber
3-Days fill-up with seawater, drain
and start
Testing is vital step for Statoil and its
partners in the sgard Field towards
subsea compression by 2013
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The Range

One common concept

Four frame sizes

Two versions

Large application flexibility

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Wrap up
STC-ECO with its canned design offers
9 increased SAFETY
9 increased UPTIME
9 ZERO emissions
In the most challenging O&G applications
Critical applications requiring zero emissions
for safety, corrosion and environmental
reasons.
First installation Vries4 has proven the
concept beyond doubt.
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