Extracción de Agua de Pozo

Extracción de Agua de Pozo a 200 Metros de Profundidad

Caso de Estudio Nº

24 Cliente

Doña Inés de Collahuasi SCM, Mina Collahuasi

Chile

2010

Condiciones Operativas:

Temperatura ambiente extrema de -25°C a 40°C.

Tuberías Utilizadas:

Pexgol 280 mm, Clase 10.

Uso:

Extracción de agua de pozo.

Largo:

200 metros.

Categorías:

Agua, Minería, Pozos

The Challenge

Collahuasi Mine extracted process water through wells, they used a galvanized steel pipe. This pipe had several failures on its joints and demanded a long time installation process (around 3 days).

The client required a more flexible pipe, with longer working life than the steel, in order to keep the operations stable and minimized the stops in the plant for maintenance.

Pexgol Solution

A Pexgol pipe was installed in less than 3 hours, reducing 24 times the average installation time. Its weight was lighter than steel (70% less), so it involved less workers, less tolls, and less equipment to leave the well full operative. During the working life of the well, the Pexgol pipe didn’t require any sort of maintenance, and it was employed after in another application at the plant.