Bill Rademacher & Jarrod Streets, BP; Jeff Johnson & WIlliam Gottschalk, Hydro Inc.
Thorough analysis, testing and upgrades renew the life of an old single-stage, double-suction, horizontal split case pump.
Jeff Johnson has 37 years’ experience in the pump service industry covering numerous markets. Johnson joined Hydro in 2009 and was appointed vice president of Hydro’s Petroleum and Pipeline Division. He was instrumental in the design and construction of Hydro’s 5,000-Horsepower Test Lab.With a BS in mechanical engineering, Bill Rademacher has been a member of BP’s Rotating Equipment Group at the Whiting Refinery for more than 20 years.William Gottschalk, the vice president of engineering at HydroTex Dynamics Inc. in Houston, has 40 years’ experience in the pump industry. With a BS in mechanical engineering, Gottschalk specialized in barrel pump design, and he continues to support Hydro’s engineering team worldwide.With a BS from University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and three years’ experience as a machinist mate in the U.S. Navy, Jarrod Streets serves at BP’s Whiting Refinery as a rotating equipment quality control, pump and machine shop superintendent.