BHARAT PRAJAPATI

Contact: 919998002006, 919998964081 ~ E-Mail: OR

Vision unlimited

Seeking career enhancement opportunities as Plant Operator / Paneloperator with growth oriented organization of high repute in the Oil and Gas / Refinery/Petrochemical.

Professional Synopsis

A result-oriented professional offering over 16 years of rich experience in Production, Pre-Commissioning, Quality, Maintenance and Team Management in the Oil & Gas and Petrochemicals industry.

Presently associated with Reliance Industries Limited, Jamnagar as Panel Executive.

Deft at handling Emergency, Process Operations & Industrial Safety, Emergency Handling, and Shut down and Start up of Plant Operations.

Possesses sound understanding of Breathing Apparatus for Toxic Gas Leaks, Hydrogen Sulphide and Hydrogen Safety, etc. processes.

Acquainted with non-conventional flushing & punch point listing out & rectification.

Accustomed to using Fire Fighting Emergency Equipments.

Proven track record in identifying cost reduction projects and implementing cost saving measures to achieve substantial reduction in cost of production, raw materials, manpower and machine utilization.

Effective communicator with strong leadership qualities & analytical approach to problem solving.

Competency Forte

Plant Operations

Coordinating plant activities for the set up standards with accountability for strategic utilization & deployment of available resources to achieve organizational objectives.

Process Upsets handling stripper/Amine absorber, Power failure, other Utility Failure, Equipment Failure.

Monitoring/ operating equipments for safe/ efficient operations. Troubleshooting plant operations and taking corrective actions. Safe preparation of equipment for maintenance, enforcing the safety rules in area; ensuring housekeeping/ cleanup & assisting engineer, technical and other groups working in area, during normal plant activities as well as shutdown activities.

All activities in area, including, but not limited to, operation of the equipment, preparation for maintenance, preventative maintenance activities, monitoring equipment, minor maintenance etc.

Knowledge on Local PLC operation like blower, furnace, incinerator start up and shut down (BMS : burner management System)

Having knowledge of PERMIT TO WORK like cold work, hot work, Excavation, Electrical isolation, etc

Safe Shutdown and Smooth start up of the concerned units

Emergencies successfully such as Make-up hydrogen failure, High head feed pump failure

Equipment handled: Centrifugal Pumps, Reciprocating Pumps, Heat Exchangers, Strippers, Absorbers, Claus reactors, CBA reactors, Reaction Furnaces, Scot burner, Quench column, Scot absorber, Incinerators, Waste heat boilers, Super heaters, LP steam condensers, fans, Blowers, Ejectors, clay dryer, salt dryer.

Preparing SOPs, manuals & work instructions for operations for the unit and maintaining reports for facilitating decision making by the management and standardization of all plant activities.

Pre-Commissioning

The equipments to ensure operational effectiveness of plant & utilities.

The heavy equipments as well as conducting tests & inspections and all other associated accessories.

Pre- commissioning of equipments and line involving acid prickling, degreasing activities in Cooling systems.

As per P & Id’s Mechanical check of lines, Pressure testing of pipelines by pneumatic and Hydraulic methods.

Flushingof pipelines by Conventional methods such as Gasket bursting, cardboard blasting, water flushing, Air blowing. Solo run of motors, Trial run of all types’ pumps and Compressors etc.

Instrument loop checking, function test of heaters, compressors.

Reactor system dry out, furnace Refractory Dry out

Preparation of catalyst loading of DHDS Reactor and GHDS Reactor.

Precommissioning procedure review, chemical cleaning and passivation of compressor lines.

Non conventional mean such as Slug flushing, Degreasing of heat exchanger, amine lines, Cooling water lines.

Commissioning and start up activities in DIESEL HYDROTREATING UNIT/ HYDROGENATION PROCESS/ NAPHTHA HYDROTREATING UNITS and KEROSENE HYDROTREATER.

Prepared a punch list of construction completion, Ready for start up unit.

Commissioningactivity

Preparing Flushing plans for the smooth and fast Precommissioning of the Unit

Involved in various non conventional flushing, Degreasing of heat exchanger, amine lines, chemical cleaning of compressor lines, punch point list out& rectified.

Carried out Refractory Dry out of the heater during the construction phase with all safety issues taken care.

Trial run of all pumps and compressors instrumentation alarm/trip system and Logic checking

In reactor catalyst loading, prewetting and sulfidingoperation

Checking fire gas detection system and also a fire water deluge system of hot pumps

Checking fire gas detection system(WORMALD), and also a fire water deluge system of hot pumps

Fired Heater Lead Leg Checking, ESD and Cause and Effect checking

ESD system of TRICONIX,and Allan Bradley PLC system

Safety & Compliance

Maintaining a high level of quality & discipline amongst the work force across the department.

Ensuring all types of fire fighting apparatus & taking part in various type of fire fighting in plant Mock Drills.

Handling of Gas Detector & Gas Analyzer.

Handling of Breathing Apparatus for Toxic Gas Leaks.

Extensive knowledge in Hydrogen Sulphide & Hydrogen Safety.

Employment Profile

Since Oct’06 with Reliance Industries Limited, Jamnagar as Field-Panel Executive

Significant Highlights:

Looked after the Hydrodesulfuring Clean Fuel Complex consisting:

Naphtha Hydrotreater (Capacity 25 KBPSD for Octant Gasoline Product).

  • 25000 BPSD (198 M3/Hr) capacity
  • Naphtha splitter, Stripper
  • Mercaptans Recombination post reactor, Dious Reactor, Main Hydortreating reactor with Quench H2
  • Charge Pump, Centrifugal Hydrogen Recycle gas compressor having 200000 nm3/hr volumes.
  • Vertical cylindrical balance draft RFG furnace 8 burner with BMS and Lead Leg control system.
  • Naphtha washing section
  • Flare KOD and close drain section.

KeroseneHydortreating (Capacity 30 KBPSD for 99.99% Desulphurization and 70% Denitrification)

  • Cold separator, Stripper
  • 30000 BPSD capacity
  • Main Hydortreating reactor with Quench H2 gas system.
  • Charge Pump, Reciprocating Hydrogen Recycle gas compressor having 65000 nm3/hr volumes.
  • Vertical cylindrical balance draft RFG furnace 8 burner with BMS and Lead Leg control system.
  • Filter: sand and dry, co leaser

Diesel Hydrodesulfuring Unit.

  • 205 KBPSD capacities with two identical trains to achieve 98% Desulphurization and 70% Denitrification
  • 40,000 kg/hr Hydrogen Reciprocating compressor(4.1MW)
  • Reciprocating compressor with lube oil system.
  • Recycle gas Scrubber, H2s Absorption from Gas.
  • Single/multistage centrifugal pumps(up to 8 stages).Submersible pumps
  • Stripper, Vacuum Dryer, Reactor HP loop 50Kg/cm2 pressure.
  • Vertical cylindrical balance draft RFG furnace 12 burner with BMS and Lead Leg control system.

Steered operations of:

  • Sour Gas Treatment
  • Sulphur Removal
  • Feed Preheating Section (Furnace Operation)
  • Separation of Recycle Gas & Hydrocarbon
  • Reactor and multistage charge pump operation
  • Compression Section for Recycle Gas (Centrifugal-Steam turbine drive and Reciprocating)
  • Stripping Section or Fractionation of Gas Oil Hydro-Treater
  • Pumps, Fin Fans, Heat Exchangers & Turbine Driven Pump
  • Vacuum Dryer Operations (removing moisture from Diesel up to 50 PPM)
  • Trial Run of Pumps and Compressors
  • Checking Fire Gas Detection System and Fire Water Deluge System of Hot Pumps
  • Under Ground Oily Water Drainage & Close Hydrocarbon Drainage System.

DCS Control Room Operations:

  • Handling of Control Room Operations based on Foxboro version - 6.3. Monitor and control all process plant operations using the DCS and by controlling the actions of the Mobile Operators (P) to ensure compliance with all current up to date safety, production and maintenance procedures
  • Maintain communications with the field operations in the event of an emergency situation.
  • Ensure that all records of plant operations are maintained and produce reports as necessary. Any variances are reported to the Shift Superintend.
  • Liaise with maintenance sections to ensure all work is carried out under the latest Permit to Work system, within production requirements and using correct maintenance procedures.
  • Fully monitoring and controlling different operations like distillation column, catalyst handling, various types of chemical heat mass transfer phase reaction and ejector operation. Handling trouble shooting and solving problems.
  • Handled all types of major emergencies like Power failure, Hydrogen failure, Hydrogen sulfide leakage, Compressor trip, Heater trip, Charge pump trip and fire in the unit.

Monitored Safety Device viz.:

  • Emergency Shut Down Valve
  • Rapture Disc
  • Fire & Gas Detection System
  • Toxic Gas Detector
  • Hydrogen Gas Detector
  • Ionization Gas Detector
  • Fire Detector
  • Flammable Gas Detector
  • Heat Detector
  • Manual Call Point
  • Deluge System
  • Fire Monitor and Hydrants
  • Hose Reels
  • Safety Shower

Sept’95 - Oct’06 with Asian Phthalic division (Asian paint ltd), Ankleshwer as Senior Officer

Company profiles : GAS TO LIQIUID ( GTL ) BASE 24000 TPA Phthalic anhydride licenses by waker ag and deavy mech gmbh Germany

Significant Highlights:

Steered operations of:

  • Petro Chemical plant - Phthalic division is one of the backward integrated growth units of Asian Paints.
  • The company is a Continuous process Petrochemical based plant for manufacturing Phthalic Anhydride from O- Xylene partial oxidation & having a capacity of 25000 TPA.
  • The plant is running on Foxboro 6.1 DCS system.
  • Tank Farm Area (Tanker Unloading)
  • The plant is certified for ISO 9002, ISO 14001, Member of TPM Club of India & OHSAS 18001, Japanese 5S, and working towards World class manufacturing & special control.
  • Looking overall responsibilities of shift operation of Gas phase catalytic reaction, thermal treatment, switch condenser logic control, thermic fluid heaters & other utilities comes under my control and responsibly.
  • I am an active Member in implementation of TPM, 5S activities, OSHAS standards from the Management side and implement of the same is binding in my responsibilities.

Steered operations of:

  • Fixed Catalytic reactor for ortho xylene to phthalic anhydride.
  • Switch condensing system
  • Loading and unloading of o-xylene tanker in storage (5000) kl tank.
  • Steam System handling and balancing of 22 bar G steam.
  • Handling Packed & Tray Vacuum Distillation column.
  • Handling thermic fluid system of Ilexan and T-66 oil.
  • Handling of ETP operation.
  • Handling Flaker unit.

Training and achievement(under all the organizations)

  • Promoted as Senior Production officer from Trainee to Supervisor to officerto senior officer
  • TPM (Total preventive maintenance),5 S,
  • OHSAS (Occupational Health and Safety)
  • ISO9002,ISO14001,
  • PSM CRITICAL ACTIVITY
  • OPERATIONAL DISCIPLINE
  • First Aid.
  • Fire fighting.
  • UOP HYDROTREATER

Academia

B.Sc. (Chemistry) from S.G.U.Surat in 1998.

CIC in Computer from IGNOU 1999 with 58% marks.

Diploma industrial safety

Personal Details

Date of Birth:10th Jan1975

Language Known : English, Hindi, Gujarati & Marathi.

Address : Sector-6, 7-F, Reliance Green, Moti khawdi, Jamnagar, PIN–361142, Gujarat, INDIA

Marital Status : Married

Passport No : G – 9374472 valid till 2018