Flare Lift Oct. 1, 2005

October 1, 2005 was a flare raising experience for ECC-Veco at Chayvo. After several long days of planning it was time to get the flare stack off the ground and into the air. Conditions were perfect with clear skies and no wind. Two triple 9's and one triple 8 cranes were used to lift the flare onto the 24 giant bolts that secure the flare base to the pedestal. ECC-Veco's survey crew had painstakingly laid out the bolt patterns, checking and rechecking because there was no room for error. In less than 2 hours Chayvo's skyline was changed forever and for those of us who had arrived in Chayvo when it was nothing more than a big empty grass field this was a milestone. A lot of hard work was finally paying off and we were fortunate to be in Chayvo at that moment to witness it. The flare base slid perfectly onto the 24 bolts and if there had been champagne available this would have been the time to uncork a bottle or two!
The Flare Stack in position and ready to be raised

About 60 minutes into the lift

Free standing Oct. 2, 2005

The Flare Pedestal and 24 bolts securing it to the massive concrete foundation