Rebuild of Boiler at Shell Norco

Workhours: 31,000&nbsp;&nbsp;
Peak Headcount: 125&nbsp;
Welds: 132&nbsp;
Valves Replaced: 32&nbsp;
OSHA Recordables: ZERO&nbsp;

rebuild of boiler at shell norco

Norco, Louisiana

Turner Industries completed a turnaround at Shell in Norco, Louisiana, rebuilding one of the plant boilers.

The scope of work included the removal and reinstallation of about half of the drum internals, installation of flanges and valves, removal and reinstallation of sample tubes, gaskets, and a 25-foot-long superheat vent line.
The critical path of the job was to remove and reinstall the entire economizer – consisting of 38 panels with 76 buttwelds outside the boiler. This work also included removing and replacing a 12’ X 28’ expansion joint directly above the economizer.
Discovery work during the outage turned the replacement of two other expansion joints into critical path work along with the economizer work.