Engineering Capabilities

Merpro has established a reputation for providing low cost and high value engineering solutions. This reputation has been developed over the years by building a wealth of experience and engineering capabilities across a range of industries, working with oil and gas operators, nuclear, pharmaceutical, mining, civil and domestic markets.

Merpro has an extensive range of in-house design engineering skills which are complementary to one another for the diversity of projects undertaken. The engineering team has been in place for over 30 years and comprises fully qualified process, control & instrument, mechanical, metallurgist / welding and draughting engineers.

Conceptual Developments

Merpro works with clients to develop concepts at the very early stages of project development. Merpro recognises the importance of effective feasibility studies and effective screening of opportunities in order that the optimum approach is carried forward to the next phase or stage.

FEED Engineering

Front End Engineering Design (FEED). Merpro effectively takes system concepts or conceptual designs and develops them further in order to fully define all system configurations.

Detailed Design

Merpro has detailed design capability across all major disciplines. These processes ensure strict compliance with code requirements ensuring designs are fit for purpose, are fully optimised and reflect our approach to engineering.

Process Design Capabilities:

Merpro's process engineers are responsible for the generation of process solutions, from fine tuning tried and tested designs through to the conceptual approaches necessary to maintain Merpro's position at the cutting edge of new technology.

• Process Design, Feed Studies, Conceptual Engineering
• Topsides design, FPSO Topsides design, evaluation of well specific production profiles
• Aspen HYSYS® Process Modeling and PFD generation
• Life of field design of process plant, Built in process flexibility, i.e. mobile asset
• Crude and fine HAZOP attendance / close out
• Safety charts with cause and effect

C & I Capabilities:

Merpro's C & I engineers are responsible for the specifying the correct instrumentation to the appropriate design codes and standards and to ensure they bring the right level of operation to a process design solution from manual through to automatic operation.

• Hazardous area equipment specification, Smart based instrument specification
• ATEX Risk Assessments, SIL Assessments
• SCADA systems, PLC systems, DCS systems
• Control philosophy, Control Logic, ESD systems
• HAZOP attendance/close out
• Cabling / panel work
• Electrical/pneumatic hookups
• FAT documentation, operation and maintenance manuals, training manuals, training presentations.

Mechanical Design Capabilities:

Merpro's mechanical engineers are responsible for ensuring the mechanical integrity of a design, aided by computer design software, which provides optimum design solutions with associated manufacturing savings. Additionally we have a fully qualified metallurgist/welding engineer who advises on the suitability of materials, welding techniques and procedures.

Pressure Vessel Design:

• Design codes: PD5500, EN 13445 & ASME VIII Division 1&2 with full PED compliance
• Range of vessels include: Production separators, degassers, FKO drums, de-oilers desanders, High pressure wellhead desanders, closed drain, tall towers and tanks.
• Fatigue and cyclic analysis
• Loading and environmental conditions, lifting and transportation.

Structural Design:

• Design codes: AISC-ASD / BS5950 / DNV 2.7-1
• Range of structural design includes: Process package skids and PAUs, transportation containers, lifting equipment, pipe supports, welds and bolted connections.
• Fatigue and all loading and environmental conditions.

Pipe Stress Analysis:

• Design codes : ASME B31.3 & BS806
• Evaluation of a piping system’s response to thermal, deadweight and pressure loads.
• Analysing the effects of wind, support settlement, seismic loads and wave loads.
• Pipe support criteria.

Finite Element Analysis:

• High pressure wellhead applications.
• Special applications not covered by design codes.

Miscellaneous Design:

• Handling equipment, Hydraulic systems

Draughting Capabilities:

Merpro's draughtsmen work with the necessary disciplined engineer to provide a vast array of drawings to ensure drawings are clear and non ambiguous and that they conform to the design specifications set by computer drawing software to BS 8888. Drawings include:

• PIDs and schematics
• 3D models, general arrangements, assembly drawings
• Isometric drawings
• Fabrication drawings, machining drawings
• Installation drawings
• Electrical and pneumatic hook up drawings

Software Program and Utilisation

Merpro has invested extensively in a range of engineering and CAD software programs. Typically, the following programs are utilised within Merpro at various stages in the detailed design development process:

1. AUTOCAD – 2 & 3D CAD Tools
2. AUTOCAD P&ID – Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams
3. AUTOCAD PLANT 3D Design and detailing of equipment, structural and piping designs
4. AUTOCAD INTEGRAPH ISOGEN - Fully automated piping isometric production
5. AUTODESK NAVISWORKS – Design simulation and clash detection
6. AUTODESK INVENTOR - 3D mechanical design
7. FINGLOW – Pressure vessel design
8. INTERGRAPH PV ELITE Pressure Vessel Analysis
9. STAAD PRO – Structural Analysis
10. ASPEN HYSYS – Process modelling and PFD generation
11. PSVPLUS – Design & specification of relief valves
12. FLUIDFLOW – Design and optimisation of piping networks
13. CAESAR II – Piping stress analysis software
14. SOLIDWORKS SIMULATION – 3D CAD & Finite Element analysis solver.