CCS News
CleanCo Systems Takes Part in BP Texas City Turnaround
TEXAS CITY, TX. CleanCo Systems Industrial Service Company recently supplied contractual services to the BP refinery in Texas City as several process units were undergoing outages. The ARU and Coker units had extensive maintenance performed as CleanCo Systems (CCS) managed the cleaning, testing and repairs of seventeen heat exchangers. According to CCS General Manager Tim Green, "We were tasked with cleaning all shell side exchangers from two units here in the plant. CleanCo had four crews on site, running around the clock, hydro blasting the shell side and flex lancing the tubes. We also took some of the exchangers to our eco-friendly exchanger facility in Channelview."
The eco-friendly exchanger facility Green mentioned is designed for off-site cleaning, testing and repair of heat exchangers. The plant has a self contained, state of the art, water treatment plant that treats and re-uses up to 5000 gallons of water per minute. "BP provided a very safe area for the exchanger cleaning operations that protected plant personnel and the environment," Green explained. "The advantage we had of picking up and transporting two large exchanger bundles at a time to our Channelview facility and using our multi-lance tube cleaning system was turnaround time. While our on-site crews were blasting four heat exchangers, our off-site crews were blasting four as well."
In addition to the shell-side heat exchangers, CCS was called in to clean the Fin Fan coolers as well. "They were having trouble getting the fin fan coolers to pass inspection and needed us to apply a little more pressure," Green said. The little pressure added up to 40,000 psi and CleanCo System's 600 hp Multi-Phase Hydro-Blasting pumps. "That little bump got the project back on schedule and the owner sure did like that."
When your bottom line has been impacted by non-functioning or malfunctioning heat exchange, we are industry’s first choice to diagnose the problem, define the heat exchanger repair that is needed, then fix, refurbish, restore and replace the necessary components in order to return the equipment to service. We service, repair, and clean many models of heat exchange equipment, including plate and frame models. When complete, we follow up with thorough testing and inspection with industry approved technicians and equipment.
Whether you are a refinery in Texas or a paper company in the Northwest, our commitment to superior service extends to our work on gaskets, plates, tube bundles, transformer oil coolers, interchangers, compressor coolers and all of the essential parts of this vital industrial equipment.
A significant cause of a reduction in production rate is fouling, which only gets worse over time. Removal and cleaning will restore peak performance, eliminating the drag on the cost of production from impaired equipment. When cleaning is determined to be the best option for addressing your particular equipment problems, your service will be done off-site in our new facility that was specifically designed and equipped for remote control efficiency. The dual, superior technologies we employ are water lancing and high pressure hydroblasting. Our training and technology investment is second to none. Our SPIN JET® technologies will un-foul tubes much quicker than manual techniques.
When repairs necessitate cleaning we employ our exclusive high pressure hydroblasting and tube lancing. All of our work follows the guidelines of the ASME quality standards. When a heat exchanger goes out, it can shut you down. We offer emergency service, and in the Houston area can be there within an hour. When your unit(s) is operational but you have seen a negative impact on the production rate, call CCS. We will return your equipment to peak efficiency.
Our bottom line is flawless service, competitive pricing, rapid response and uncompromising safety.
For experienced and safe heat exchanger repair and the fastest possible return to service, call 1-866-922-2626 for a free estimate of your project.
For emergency heat exchanger repair or cleaning, our hotline number is 713-304-4148.
CleanCo Systems, Inc. Receives Contractor Safety Award at Baytown Complex
Baytown, Texas – CleanCo Systems Industrial Service Company (CCS) recently received recognition for working “Injury Free” for over 15,000 man-hours at the ExxonMobil Baytown Complex. The award marks the ninth consecutive year CCS has worked injury free for the complex and has complied over 130,000 injury free man-hours in the process.
Lynn Spell, General Manager of CCS and company liaison to the ExxonMobil Baytown Complex, was on hand to receive the award on behalf of the entire CleanCo crew. According to Mr. Spell, CleanCo Systems performs high-pressure water blasting for the cleaning of shell and tube heat exchangers as well as fin fan, air cooled heat exchangers for the complex. “We also support the waste water control by providing our liquid-vac vacuum truck services during the cleaning process,” Spell explained.
CleanCo Systems maintains an outstanding safety record through out the company via quality safety training at every level. All supervisors are 30 Hour OSHA General Industry trained and all employees have to go through an initial 40-hour safety program prior to entering the field as a “Hydro-Blast Technician”. Each shift starts off with a safety meeting and a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) prior to beginning work.
“The safety of our workers and the workers around us is our top priority,” commented Mickey Rooney, Founder and President of CleanCo Systems. “We have invested in the best and safest equipment and training money can buy in order to reduce the amount of risk in an already risky profession.”
For more information on the wide range of specialty services CleanCo Systems provides to industry, please visit
www.cleancosystems.com.
This award was featured on http://www.aimve.com.
ExxonMobil recognizes Clean-Co Systems for outstanding safety practices.
Exxon Mobil Baytown Complex hosted the 2004 Contractor Awards Banquet to honor the contractors and service providers that achieved a perfect safety record for the year. The safety theme for ’04 was “NOBODY HURT”, and the message was well received. Jonathan Yarbrough, Site Mechanical Manager, announced to the crowd that the entire complex had a 40% reduction in TRIR’s to finish the year at 0.15.
Clean Co Systems has won this award for the past 7 years and has had 10 years with no recordables at ExxonMobil.
CleanCo Systems Industrial Service Company did their part to lower the TRIR by working 13,000 man hours without a recordable. Mick Rooney, President and CEO and Lynn Spell, General Manager, were on hand to receive the prestigious award. CleanCo Systems has been under contract to ExxonMobil since 2000 and has a TRIR of “Zero”.
Clean-Co Systems Managers recently participated in Supervisor Training
All Clean-Co Managers and onsite Supervisors are now 30-Hour OSHA trained.
Clean-Co Systems, Inc. Announces New Heat Exchanger Cleaning Facility
CleanCo Systems, Inc. Houston, Texas – High-pressure Hydro-blasting leader, Clean-Co Systems, Inc. announces the opening of their new Heat Exchanger Cleaning Facility. Located just east of Houston on Interstate 10, (Channelview) the large facility is equipped with a 100,000 lb. overhead crane for safe handling of the exchangers. The latest technology in high pressure Hydro-blasting and Water-lancing is the primary means of achieving maximum cleaning results. Shell Side and Tube Side exchangers are remotely controlled and cleaned by a trained technician. The highest priority of safety and environmental responsibility is the key element in the design of the new facility. It is eco friendly with an on site waste water treatment plant.
When a chemical plant or refinery has the opportunity to send their exchangers off site, they reduce their exposure to risk considerably. The controlled environment of CleanCo Systems Heat Exchanger facility eliminates odor releases and “aerosol” drifts that normally occur with field cleaning at the chemical plant or refinery.
For more information on this and other industrial cleaning capabilities of CleanCo Systems, please call 281-452-1288.