Texas Oil & Gas Magazine Vol 3 Issue 2 | Page 25

Cladding Company Extends Life of Component Parts Innerfuse ID Welding Applies the Latest Weld Technology to Preserve the Life of Valves, Piping and Component Parts Today’s search for oil and gas focuses on reserves previously thought too expensive to obtain, specifically subsea and shale formation drilling. Exploration of these areas often exposes equipment to high levels of highly corrosive hydrogen disulfide (H2S) gas. Therefore, some of the most expensive maintenance problems in the oil equipment and petrochem fields are corrosion, abrasion and oxidation. These environments can significantly reduce the life cycle of processing and ancillary equipment. Weld overlay is used throughout the industry to eliminate or minimize these issues. This is a good state of affairs for William Lee, president of Innerfuse ID Welding, LLC in Hammond, Louisiana. Mr. Lee, known as Billy throughout the welding industry, has worked in the welding field for more than 30 years, a good part of that time spent in Europe, with trips all over the globe. He has logged more than 67,000 hours in the welding field. When personal issues brought him home to Louisiana, starting his own welding company seemed like a natural progression in his career. He found a few partners, and Innerfuse ID Welding was born. Innerfuse builds components such as separators and pressure vessels but the company’s primary mission, according to Mr. Le R??2F?( ?&?f?FRV??VR6??WF???2f? ??fR7?6?RW?FV?6???f?"7&?F?6?6????V?G2F?B&P?'F?7V?&?F?ff?7V?B?BW?V?6?fRF?6??vR?( ??vV?B?fW&??FV6?????w??2&VV?6??v?F??6?v??f?6?F?W?FV?BF?R?fR7?6?R?b7&?F?6??6????V?G2?F?R??V?B?b?fRW?FV?6????0?&6VB??F?R'F?7V?"6??F?F???2?bF?P??6F??????6?VF??r?W&F??r&W77W&R??FV?W&GW&R?B6?V?6?6??6?FW&F???2?'WB?"???VR?26VV??fR7?6?W2??7&V6VB'?2?V6?0?R?V'2???'6?V?f?&???V?G2?F??2&?f?FW2?&?rGf?FvRF?6???????W&F???v?W&P?6W'f?6RF??R?B6fWG?&R???'F?Bf7F?'2???W?6????V?BF????W&gW6^( ?2&?6W72?2F?RW6P??bg&???W26?FF??rFV6?????w??66?&F??rF??"???VR?g&???W2&?f?FW2F?R7FFR??b?F?R?'BvV?F??p?FV6?????w??VVFVBF???R??2vV?F??p?&?6VGW&W27V66W76gV???Rf?'7B&V6?Rv&R?`?g&???W>( ?26&??F?W2??WW&?R??BF?Rg&???W0??6???Rv2F?Rf?'7B?6???R?RW&6?6VBf? ????W&gW6R?( ?g&???W2&?f?FW2w&VB7W?'BF?W2?????f6WG2g&??FV6?????w?F?6W'f?6R?B7W?'B??F?W?( ?fR&VV?w&VB76WBF?W2?( ??6?FF??r?????Rf?"g&6???r6W&F?"????W&gW6R?2FWfV??VB&?&?WF'?vV?F??r&?6VGW&W0?W6VBf?"??v?????vV?B?WF??fW&??f?"??B?B??v????7FVV????r?f?fW2?f??vW2?Bf?GF??w2?F??0?&?FV7F?fR?????W7V????6??V??W7FV??F?27F???W727FVV???"??6?V???"6?&?B?&6VB????2??2f"7WW&??"F?F?P?&6R?WF???f?v?F??r6?'&?6????'&6???????FF????@?vV?W&?vV"?b7&?F?6?6????V?G2'G2??????66W2??F?R?6F????bF?????W"?b&?FV7F?fRvV?B????F???W72W?V?6?fR&6R?WF??2f"??&RV6????6?F???'W???rF??6?W"7F???W727FVV??"6?&??V????r?????fF???bFV6?????w??GfW'F?6??r6??#??S2?#0??#P???