PROGRAM of COKE DRUM FORUM 2024

• KEYNOTE: Positive Perspectives on the Oil & Gas Industry Russell Stewart, podcast host of Oil and Gas HSE
• Preparing Old Coke Drums for End of Life, Brent Ray, Marathon
• Examination of repair options for a Y ring skirt, Charles Pietruszewski, Flint Hills
• Cone to Y ring crack – an unexpected finding during abnormal events, David Gibson, ExxonMobil
• Impacts of Skin Temperature at Drum Switch on Skirt Integrity, Matt Mayo, BP
• Structural weld Overlay Defects/Findings based on finished Weld Profile, Jared Patterson, Chevron
• Assessment of Coke Drum Bulge Deformation Using Online Thermal Data To Determine Optimal Weld Overlay Repair Design, Antonio Seijas, Phillips66
• API 934G/J Updates and Coke Drum Survey Updates, Julian Bedoya, ExxonMobil 
• TBD on correlating coke stiffness to cracking, Ben Hantz, Valero
• New technology for quality control of weld overlay repairs, Mahmod Samman, HES
• A software for analyzing complex thermal transients in coke drums, Mahmod Samman, HES
• Fracture mechanics analysis of skirt keyhole cracks, Mahmod Samman, HES
• TUTORIAL: Low and Slow - Coke Drum Initial Quench Rate Best Practices, Evan Hyde, Coking.com
• PANEL: Skirt designs and failures
• PANEL: Weld overlay repairs
• PANEL: Inspection programs
• PANEL: Impact of feed inlets on mechanical integrity
• Round Table: Questions and answers from all attendees
• OPTIONAL One-Day Training (Separate registration) Mechanical Integrity and Reliability of Coke Drums, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024