ANNOUNCEMENT- A better Gage Valve for use with Liquid
Level Sight Glass Gages
Inferno Mfg. Corp.
Inferno FT15 “Free-Turn” Automatic
Ball-Check Gage Valves: Unique packing design stops process from
reaching threaded area of valve.
Demo available @ <http://www.infernomfg.com/PDF/FILL.swf>
Compare us to the competition !! Conventional models: Penberthy 330J, Quest-Tec 1S, Jerguson
146, Mallard 3500, even our own Inferno 15A ... will seize up in brine service
Save $$$
Why pay for a conventional valve such as a 330J that is likely to lock-up?
Why pay the extra expense of double blocking your sight glases with ball valves because you know the conventional
gage valves will fail? Get your full money’s worth... Specify the FT15
“Free-Turn” on your next project.
Switch
to a gage valve that actually works !!!
Keep your glasses
clean
The key to gage glass maintenance is
the ability to isolate the gage column for blowdown
and swabbing. For effective cleaning, the gage glass must be blocked from the
vessel and de-pressurized before it can be swabbed. This is not possible if the
valve fails to operate- unless redundant block valves are installed between the
gage valve and the vessel.
Production supervisors
Gage valves must be in working order to knock the ball checks out of the
way after gage glass has been drained and blown down. When a conventional valve
seizes, the stem cannot be turned against the ball check to dislodge it from
its seat... The liquid level fails to re-establish in the glass. With
conventional gage valves the ball checks can become a nuisance. With the FT15,
ball check management is easy.
Safety
Using a pipe wrench on a gage valve to un-lock a frozen stem while the gage
glass is under pressure is bad practice. Remove the incentive for trouble:
design and build your equipment with the FT15 “Free-Turn” valves,
designed to perform in an environment where corrosion happens. All parts
conform to NACE.... AND corrosion in the steel body will not cause the valve
stem to seize.
H2S (Sour) Service
Combined with water H2S becomes highly corrosive, attacking the iron in the
steel valve body to form iron pyrite, a black, grainy substance, very sharp and
gritty. The pyrite quickly clogs the internal threads of a conventional gage
valve— acting even faster than brine to cause your valves to seize up.
Protect your valuable investments. Order your well head production separators
with Inferno gage glasses and FT15 gage valves.
Ordering sight glass gages and valves “per NACE” is not good
enough. Built “per NACE” - MR-01-75 conformance - just means the materials of construction are
resistant to stress corrosion cracking. Forged steel, for example, conforms to
NACE but it does corrode and it is the rust and/or the pyrite that kills
the workings of the valve.
Attention Haynesville shale gas producers
Haynesville formation gas frequently contains H2S. Specify FT15
“Free-Turn” gage valves on your new production separators.
Attention Midstream facilities engineering & construction managers
Amine plants... H2S removal
Compressor scrubbers, Dehydrators etc...
Handling high volumes of gas increases the chances for contact with H2S. Specifity FT15 “Free-Turn” gage valves on your
new vessels.
Who’s using FT15 “Free-Turn” valves?
J-W Operating
Camterra Operating
Southwestern Energy Company
Regency Gas
Enbridge Gas Pipeline
Centerpoint Energy
Tetra Production Testing
XTO
Trend Gathering & Treating
Prism Gas
CAM Compression
Targa Resources
Ceritas Energy
El Paso Field Services
Lion Oil
Gulf South Pipeline
Calumet Lubricants
Designed in Shreveport. Built in
Ask your supply store or vessel fabricator for the FT15. Or, call us direct for
trouble shooting, recommendations, service problems etc. We’ll come to
you.
The key to better gage glass performance is in the
valve.
Brochure attached.
Thank you.
Allen B. Organick
President
allenorganick@infernomfg.com