King Professional Engineering, Inc.

High Pressure Equipment Incidents

With an extensive background in design, development, testing, and failure analysis of high-pressure equipment—such as large (2000HP) mobile 15,000 psi oilfield fracturing pumps, 60,000 psi pressure test equipment, seals, and piping, King Professional Engineering, Inc., conducts forensic examinations and failure analysis for a wide range of high-pressure equipment.


Some example cases include:


•Oilfield and industrial ball valve failures (involving fatalities).

•High-pressure thread failures.

•High-pressure piping union failures.

•High-pressure gas seal blowouts.

•Hydraulic hose failures.

•Pressure test safety barrier evaluation.

•Pipeline plug valve failures.

•Pipe ruptures.

•Reciprocating pump failures.

Mechanical Engineering Expert


High Pressure Equipment Incidents-Accident Investigation-Forensic-Expert Witness Services-Mechanical Engineering Expert, Forensic Engineering Expert, Failure Analysis Expert-Root-Cause Analysis, Products Liability Expert-

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Houston Office: 4321 Kingwood Dr., Suite 26 Kingwood TX 77325

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Thorough Investigations-Clear Communications

For our clients’ needs, we focus on high-quality custom-designed investigations and forensic mechanical engineering analysis with special emphasis on providing down-to-earth communication and clear presentation that you can use to resolve complex issues and communicate with others

                                                                            —our goal is to make the complex comprehensible.

Randall K. King, Ph.D., P.E.,

Dr. King is a licensed professional engineer and expert witness, who holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. He has over 33 years professional experience in mechanical engineering, product design, research & development, forensic investigation, and litigation support. Additionally, Dr. King holds 21 patents. More...

713.609.9092

King Professional Engineering, Inc., provides expert witness and litigation or insurance support services by conducting forensic mechanical engineering investigations and failure analysis into incidents and accents involving a wide range of high-pressure equipment--based on an extensive background in design, development, testing, and failure analysis of high-pressure equipment, such as, large (2000HP) mobile 15,000 psi oilfield fracturing pumps, 60,000 psi pressure test equipment, seals, piping, and similar.

King Professional Engineering, Inc.

©2012 King Professional Engineering, Inc.

-High-Pressure Equipment Incidents-

713.609.9092