Refineries and petrochemical plants operate continuously under extreme thermal and mechanical stress, where even minor amounts of contamination in hydraulic and lube oils can cause rotating equipment alarms, trips, premature failure, and/or production shutdowns.
Oil Filtration Systems partners with many chemical processors and refiners to maintain absolutely clean and dry lubrication oils in mission-critical systems — minimizing downtime, extending asset life, and reducing overall maintenance costs.
We specialize in high-performance filtration, dehydration, and flushing services for a wide range of turbine and compressor lube oil systems operating in continuous or batch processes.
We can meet special electrical and material compatibility requirements whenever necessary:
Class 1, division 1 (groups A,B,C,D) – zone 1 (gas groups IIA,IIB,IIC)
Class 1, division 2 (groups A,B,C,D) – zone 2 (gas groups IIA,IIB,IIC)
No yellow metals (for ammonia service)
Applications
Compressor Lube Oil Systems
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Vacuum Dehydrators (VDOPS) for particulate and water removal (free, emulsified, and dissolved to <100 PPM)
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Gas removal – 100% free & 90% dissolved (ammonia, acetylene, methane, H2S, etc.)
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Filter Carts / Filter Skids for oil transfer and kidney-loop filtration (particulate removal using Beta>1000 rated filter elements to achieve ISO 16/14/11 or better)
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Varnish Removal Systems (VRS) – utilizing resin bead media and/or depth media filters to achieve MPC <10
Turbine Lube Oil Systems
Steam turbines, gas turbines
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Vacuum Dehydrators (VDOPS) for particulate and water removal (free, emulsified, and dissolved to <100 PPM)
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Filter Carts / Filter Skids for oil transfer and kidney-loop filtration (particulate removal using Beta>1000 rated filter elements to achieve ISO 16/14/11 or better)
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Varnish Removal Systems (VRS) – utilizing resin bead media and/or depth media filters to achieve MPC <10
Onsite Services During Emergency or Scheduled Outages
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High Velocity Oil Flushing
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Varnish Flushing (using Chevron Vartech® Cleaning Agent or similar)
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Confined Space Entry Reservoir Cleaning
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Fluid Change-Out
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New Fill & Filtration
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Oil Filtration/Dehydration Services
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Fluid Sampling & Oil Analysis
OFS Experience: Equipment and services have been deployed for routine maintenance work, planned outages, and emergency situations at numerous plants around the world for over 25 years.
We own and operate the largest, newest, and best-maintained rental fleet of oil purification equipment in the country – units are available from 8 different locations strategically positioned throughout North America.
