Location: Cardon, Venezuela

Description: The project consisted of 1,100 drilled shafts from 48 to 72 inches in diameter, and 50 feet deep, for a 4.4 mile long pipe rack connecting the new facilities of the “Petróleos de Venezuela” (PDVSA) Cardon Refinery in Venezuela. The work was carried out through a variety of soil conditions, from very soft soil to very hard abrasive coquina. The 72-inch diameter drilled shafts were required to install several vertical oil pumps throughout the refinery. Beck teamed up with a local contractor who provided local labor, support equipment and materials for the project and completed the original scope in six (6) months. Additional scope was added to our contract as a result of the speed of construction, resulting in a final scope with over 2,500 drilled shafts completed in only nine (9) months.

Project Manager: M.W. Kellogg - Houston TX. (KBR)

Owner: Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).