Submersible pump a fit for petroleum coke sump serviceProblem: PABTEX, an affiliate of Kansas City Southern Industries in Port Arthur, Texas, is a major bulk commodity handling facility specializing in exporting petroleum coke. When the raw petcoke is transported to PABTEX’s terminal in bottom-dump railcars, the coke goes to a system of shakers, which breaks it into smaller chunks that are easier to transport on a conveyer system. However, below the shakers is the open conveyer shaft that goes down 70 to 80 feet below the ground. Due to the risk of rainwater filling up the conveyer shaft, a large
