1. Christopher D. Culpepper, PE
Major Project List - Holman Boiler Works 1992-1998
Uniroyal Tire, Queretaro, Mexico. Coordinates: 20.62567,-100.4267
Complete retube, new refractory front and rear walls, and new #6 oil burner (Coen) for a
Cleaver Brooks D-60, 60,000 lb/hr package water tube boiler. Seven (7) weeks onsite project
engineer.
Chevron Refinery, El Paso, Texas, USA. Coordinates: 31.767549,-106.3959
Turnkey partial retube, new buckstays, waterwalls, ductwork and casing for a Combustion
Engineering CE VU-60, tangentially fired, 350,000 lb/hr 650 psig/750°F superheated steam
boiler. The scope also included four (4) new Holman EDGE LoNOx burners with fuel trains,
firing sour refinery gas @ 600 btu/SCF. Complete rebuild of Ljungstrum air heater. Electrical
installation and new controls. Five (5)months onsite project engineer.
Westlake Polymers, Sulphur, Louisiana, USA. Coordinates: 30.195544,-93.326403
Turnkey supply and installation of two (2) new 60,000 lb/hr Nebraska O-Type boilers. Complete
new RO water treatment system including 40,000 gallon RFP storage tank, deaerator with
feedwater pumps, economizers, structural steel, stacks, Holman EDGE LoNOx burners, FD fans,
fuel trains, and fully metered and cross limited combustion controls. Sold and project managed
sale to startup.
Arco Chemical, Channelview, Texas, USA. Coordinates: 29.816894,-95.107165
Turnkey economizer and breaching replacement for a Babcock & Wilcox B&W 500,000 lb/hr
field erected boiler. The economizer was shipped in two sections and took a 500 ton hydraulic
crane to set into position. Sold and project managed entire project.
Hoechst Celanese, Pasadena, Texas, USA. Coordinates: 29.625301,-95.06356
Complete retube, superheater replacement, and new front and rear refractory walls for a
250,000 lb/hr, 800 psig/950°F Zurn Erie City O-Type watertube boiler. Twelve (12) weeks onsite
project manager. First job that Holman used union labor to supplement its workforce.
Maintained union relations for a successful project.
Warren Petroleum, Mt. Belvieu, Texas, USA. Coordinates: 29.838657,-94.901069
Turnkey, complete retube, including new foundations, for a Combustion Engineering CE 35A-15,
150,000 lb/hr 750 psig/750°F package boiler. Custom designed external steam separator with
new piping, new economizer, structural steel, stack, superheater, and Holman EDGE LoNOx
burner with fuel train, FD fan/motor and fully metered and cross limited combustion controls.
On site project manager, involved from the sale to the startup. Second job to use union labor.
This is just a partial list of major projects that I worked on at Holman Boiler Works.