Flare Refurbishment "FLAREREPAIR"

"Flare Repair"

"a cost effective alternative to re-designing or purchasing a new flare"

Argo Flares carryout flare inspection and flare refurbishment contracts for many clients in the North Sea, such as Apache, BP and Bluewater. We provide the following service:

Take delivery of the used flare tip
Dismantle, degrease, shot-blast, NDE and inspect the flare tip
Provide a detailed report with dimensional analysis and suitability for further use
Provide a fixed cost for refurbishment of the flare to "as New" condition
Identify Flare design improvements based upon any failure mode for the clients consideration
Supply 'as new' flare tip complete with any required ancillary items
Arrange Flare change-out

Refurbishment costs are typical less than half the cost of a new flare

[ a Full Flare Refurbishment ]

The above photographs are of a typical flare before and after refurbishment

Improvements

Argo Flares will identify any weak areas in your flare design and suggest and improvements.

During Inspection Argo will investigate and consider the following:

Flare Material upgrade (& thickness).
Fixing and attachment details.
Weld spec, size and configuration.
Reinforcing Pad sizes etc.
Pilot design and orientation.

Advantages

Using Argo to refurbish your flares

By refurbishing your flares with material upgrades and minor mechanical modifications you avoid all the costs associated with changing the type of flare installed. For example, design checks on Noise / Radiation / Backpressure reviews / etc. whilst improving the life of the flare.

We can work independently or with the OEM to provide cost effective design changes.

We can apply many years of knowledge to any flare design to give an unbiased opinion and suggest options which will work for you.

Materials

Materials used for flare manufacture have traditionally been CS, 316L, 800H, DS, 310, 309, 625 etc. These all have good redeeming features but also weaknesses.

Fine tuning materials along with minor detail mechanical changes, can add years to life expectancy.

For Example; A small change in Pilot Nozzle material, can increase the life expectancy of the flare pilots to that of the flare for a minimal cost increase, and reduce the potential of a dropped object.

Coming Soon

Flare Refurbishment - Information Sheet

As a PDF download

let Argo Flares: "turn your used flare, into your contingency spare"

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