Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 5:44 pm
Odessa American oanews@oaoa.com
Posted on Aug 30, 2016
by Odessa American
A 45-year-old Midland man died Monday from an apparent electrocution on an oilfield lease near Goldsmith, the Ector County Sheriff’s Office reported.
The Ector County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Bradley Richard Bell. Sgt. Gary Duesler, spokesman for the sheriff’s office, said the worker was an employee of GE Oil and Gas.
Emergency responders were called at about 9:30 p.m. Monday to an electrical control building near Scharbauer Street and North Station Road by fellow workers who reportedly discovered the worker dead, Duesler said. The deputy said the man’s associates had tracked Bell by GPS after struggling to get in touch with him.
Medical Examiner Chuck Moad said Bell’s body would be sent for autopsy in Tarrant County. In the meantime, the sheriff’s office was investigating the case as an unattended death apparently caused by electrocution.
======================
GE’s Repair Technology Center of Excellence is constantly developing new and more advanced repair techniques for oil and gas applications. We employ the latest innovations including Advanced Welding & Brazing, ACR Cleaning and Advanced Metallurgy to ensure the highest quality restoration of parts available in the industry. We also draw on diverse technologies and methods from across the entire GE organization, resulting in repair solutions that help customers reduce costs and downtime by considerably extending the life of components in high-wear conditions. All workshops in our global network use the same innovative technologies and high standards. No matter where your site is located, you will never have to compromise repair quality.
Spare parts
Using genuine GE parts is a best-maintenance practice and key factor in protecting and improving the performance, availability and reliability of your GE rotating and static equipment over the entire lifecycle. Other parts available in the market are not comparable to GE’s OEM parts, because ours are not just designed to replace current parts – but often to enhance machine performance as new technologies become available. Our parts services include a large inventory of parts located in key regions to improve customers’ asset reliability; e-Catalog for easy 24/7 online part identification and requests for quotations; inventory management for spare, interchangeable and obsolete parts; and spare parts optimizing services.Used Serviceable Material
Our Used Serviceable Material service allows operators to optimize cash flow versus remaining life of components for key gas turbine and path components and the entire engine for selected technologies. Refurbishment and residual life estimates are backed by the latest OEM technology.Training & Talent Development
At GE Oil & Gas, we are committed to helping our customers’ develop their workforces by sharing a common vision of operational excellence to help them face industry challenges. We work in partnership with our customers to develop human capital through a structured process aimed at building both technical and leadership skills. Our diversified training products can be combined to ensure consistency of results for each competency need. Our training designers and engineers are always available to discuss options and possibilities with your organization, your human resources department or your technical team leader.We provide a complete approach to developing knowledge, with courses that deliver in-depth training on our equipment and auxiliaries along with the skills needed to operate the machinery effectively for maximum production, efficiency and environmental compliance. We also offer courses in non-technical areas such as leadership and management, tailored to a variety of applications in the oil and gas industry.
Instructors are field-seasoned experts who combine their understanding of theory with practical, in-field operating experience. The quality training they provide is a prerequisite for improving the skills of operating and maintenance personnel, to ensure safety and superior equipment efficiency and availability. Courses and documentation are designed to meet specific customer needs, focusing on GE equipment.
We operate globally with a strong presence at the regional level to ensure a deep understanding of local dynamics and business cultures. Courses can be offered around the world at customer sites or in any of our GE Training Centers worldwide – all delivered with the same high quality. Courses and technical literature are provided in a variety of languages.
Interactive and multimedia technology solutions have been designed and introduced to provide a smart and useful complement to our training courses:
- With our Learning Management System you can plan your career or manage your team’s professional development, measure training results and run reports, track learning activities, easily assign classes and assess your competencies to identify gaps and learning objectives.
- The iManual App is our digital customer training solution for storing and organizing multiple manuals and is available for iOS and android devices.
- e-Training solutions are available on DVD and include video and interactive sessions on centrifugal compressor or gas turbine operation and maintenance procedures.