Phillips 66 Rodeo Refinery LPG Recovery Project

This pressure vessel project was fabricated for use in the Phillips 66 Refinery in Rodeo, CA, for their LPG Recovery Project.

It was fabricated using clad material of 7/8”thick SA 516-70N for the backer, with 1/8” thick 316L cladding. The overall height is 153’, an inside diameter of 84”, a total weight of over 263,000 lbs. Included inside this demethanizer are 35 double pass trays, along with 10 single pass trays.

This vessel took more than 6500 man hours, and was completed in 11 months. For its almost 2,000 mile journey, it took 10 days, at an average speed of 40 miles per hour, to travel from Oklahoma City to Rodeo, CA.