CASE STUDY

Offline Lube Oil Filtration Unlocks Potential Savings of ~$60,000 per Rig Over 3 Year Contract Period

Background

Industry Segment

Oil and Gas

Arm Solution

Offline filtration system in kidney-loop configuration

Equipment

Caterpillar make diesel engines

CHALLENGE

  • High cost of new lube oil due to frequent oil changes on 5 CAT diesel engines onboard an offshore rig
  • Long response time (typically 8-10 weeks) for lab reports on oil samples, and the data by then is outdated
  • Based on their previous experience, the rig team was manually extending the oil ch