Hydro, Inc.

Lecture: Energy and Reliability Savings on Pump Equipment- A Comprehensive Approach
2024-08-21 14:00 - 14:45 (America/Chicago) | George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX, 77010, United States
Join Hydro at the Turbo Pump Symposia as we co-present with Petroleum Development Oman on how energy and reliability savings can be achieved on pump equipment.
Presentation authors include Dr. Gary Dyson and Freddy Lineros of Hydro, Inc and Paul Willcox of Petroleum Development Oman.
The presentation will be held from 2:00pm to 2:45pm on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 in Room 370A.
Lecture Focus:
The costs associated with operating and maintaining an extensive fleet of oil pumping equipment are significant. The equipment consumes a large amount of power, it operates in harsh conditions and the production requirements mean that reliability is important. The equipment is responsible for large amounts of oil revenue that is essential to the Oman economy.
The combination of these aspects means that there is a great opportunity to minimize the cost of oil production and maximize oil production by ensuring equipment is exactly matched to the demand.
Further to this, there is also the environmental impact of the CO2 generated by the power needed to operate the equipment. As the leading energy producer in Oman, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has refreshed its strategy, so it is suited to a dynamic energy landscape with a new focus on creating value, driving sustainability and advancing renewable energy initiatives while expanding their presence in the oil and gas sector. Environmental sustainability is therefore of the utmost importance to PDO and the reduction in CO2 emissions based on reduction of consumed power is significant both environmentally and from a cost standpoint.
The philosophy employed by PDO for reducing emissions and modifying equipment for power saving, operational availability and reliability is outlined in this presentation along with illustrating how the system-based approach has led to major cost savings.
Two examples of modifications made to high energy pumping equipment to reduce the power consumption are outlined, alongside the associated technical challenges. The approach considers the operating regimes, the pump system interaction and the long-term operating requirements of the equipment. These requirements flow into the design process to re-rate the equipment with new hydraulics performance and impellers designed using CFD to match the system and operational requirements. The design process not only considers hydraulic performance but also uses the time dependent nature of the flow to evaluate changes in vibration caused by the modified designs.
Reliability of the equipment is also considered as the pump operating regime moves close to BEP at all conditions.

2024 Experience Power Conference
2024-10-09 - 2024-10-11 | Renaissance at Sea World, 6677 Sea Harbor Dr, Orlando, FL, 32821, United States
Join Hydro at the 2024 Experience Power conference in Orlando, FL. Visit us at Booth 208 to learn about how we have been working with our utility partners to increase pump reliability, reduce operating costs, and achieve more efficient, sustainable operation.
Learn more about the conference here.

2024 EPIC Empowering Pumps Conference
2024-11-12 - 2024-11-13 | Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO, 80401, United States
Join Hydro at the Empowering Pumps EPIC conference at the Colorado School of Mines on November 12-13, 2024. We’ll be sharing experience across industries on increasing reliability, fine-tuning performance, and reducing pump-related operating costs.

Energy Progress & Innovation Conference (EPIC)- Bismarck, ND
2025-01-28 - 2025-01-30 | Bismarck Event Center, 315 South 5th Street, Bismarck, ND, 58504, United States
Join Hydro at Booth 520 to learn about how we are supporting the energy industry in increasing reliability and decreasing energy usage for their rotating equipment.

PowerGen International
2025-02-11 - 2025-02-13 | KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON CONVENTION CENTER, 650 S Griffin St, Dallas, TX, 75202, United States
Join Hydro at PowerGen International in Dallas, TX. Visit us at Booth 1817 to talk about how we are helping end users in the power industry achieve more reliable and sustainable operation.

CRU Nitrogen + Syngas 2025
2025-04-01 - 2025-04-03 | Renaissance Tulsa Hotel & Convention Center, 6808 South 107th East Avenue, Tulsa, OK, 74133, United States
Join Hydro at the CRU Nitrogen + Syngas conference in Tulsa, OK. Visit us in the exhibition hall to talk about solutions we have developed to increase reliability and energy efficiency in the nitrogen fertilizer industry.

AISTech 2025
2025-05-05 - 2025-05-08 | Music City Center, 201 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
Join Hydro at AISTech 2025 in Nashville, TN. Visit us at Booth 2522 to talk about the reliability upgrades we have developed for high energy pumps in the steel industry.

AWWA ACE25 Conference
2025-06-09 - 2025-06-11 | Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th Street, Denver, CO, 80202, United States
Join Hydro at the American Water Works Association’s ACE25 conference in Denver, Colorado. Visit us at booth 1413 and learn about how Hydro combines experience and innovation to increase reliability of pumping systems in the water and wastewater industries.

Downstream USA 2025 Conference
2025-06-25 - 2025-06-26 | George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX, 77010, United States
Join Hydro at Reuters’ Downstream USA 2025 in Houston, TX. Visit us at booth 513 and learn about how we’ve helped the refining and petrochemical industries increase pump reliability and save energy in their pumping systems.

Vibration Institute Annual Training Conference 2025
2025-08-06 - 2025-08-08 | Marriott Newport News, 740 Town Center Drive, Newport News, VA, 23606, United States
Join Hydro at the Vibration Institute Annual Training conference in Newport News, VA and learn about our field engineering branch, Hydro Reliability Services. By combining extensive vibration expertise, field experience, and advanced technologies, Hydro Reliability Services diagnoses complex vibration problems and provides effective solutions.

2025 Turbo Pump Symposia
2025-09-16 - 2025-09-18 | George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX, 77010, United States
Join Hydro at the 2025 Turbo Pump Symposia in Houston, TX. Visit us at booth 1137 and learn about how Hydro continues to advance the pump industry through reliability focused technology.
Don’t miss our lecture on Advanced Development and Concurrent Engineering Upgrade Of A Shipping Pump For Increased Flow presented by Dr. Gary Dyson and Freddy Cardenas Linero at 2:00 – 2:45pm on Wednesday, 9/17 in room 370A.

Experience Power 2025
2025-10-29 - 2025-10-31 | Hyatt Regency Denver, 650 15th Street, Denver, CO, 80202, United States
Join Hydro at the 2025 Experience Power event in Denver, CO. Learn how we are helping end users in the power industry increase reliability and develop skills for the new generation of utility workers.

PowerGen Conference
2026-01-20 - 2026-01-22 | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 900 E Market Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
Join Hydro at the PowerGen Conference in San Antonio on January 20-22. We’ll be exhibiting at booth 2438, where we’ll be showcasing how we’ve helped end users increase the reliability of their pumps in the power industry.

Energy Progress & Innovation Conference (EPIC) 2026
2026-01-27 - 2026-01-29 | Bismarck Event Center, 315 South 5th Street, Bismarck, ND, 58504, United States
Join Hydro in Bismarck for the 2026 Energy Progress & Innovation Conference. We’ll be exhibiting in booth 516, where we will be showcasing how quality repairs and innovative engineering solutions support greater reliability and performance of your pump systems.
