[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":111},["ShallowReactive",2],{"copy:\u002Findustries\u002Foil-and-gas":3},{"path":4,"h1":5,"metaDescription":6,"kicker":7,"lede":8,"panel":9,"spec":22,"drawing":45,"photo":46,"sections":47,"faqs":84,"related":97,"sources":104},"\u002Findustries\u002Foil-and-gas","Crates for oil and gas","Heavy-duty wood crates for pumps, compressors, wellhead and valve assemblies and control skids bound for Gulf Coast ports and overseas fields.","Industry crating","Oil and gas suppliers ship pumps, compressors, valves, wellhead assemblies, instrumentation and control skids in heavy-duty crates that survive ocean freight and months on a yard. Send the inside dimensions, gross weight and destination country, and we build the crate and the corrosion protection to the job.",[10,13,16,19],[11,12],"Typical loads","Pumps, valves, wellhead, skids",[14,15],"Hazards","Salt air, long yard storage",[17,18],"Modes","Truck, ocean, breakbulk",[20,21],"Program fit","Project lots and spares",{"rows":23},[24,27,30,33,36,39,42],[25,26],"Base","Heavy skid with runners and cross-bracing for dense steel",[28,29],"Walls","Fully sheathed to keep out rain and spray",[31,32],"Hold-down","Lag bolts and steel strapping through machined feet",[34,35],"Corrosion","VCI wrap, barrier bag, desiccant, port caps",[37,38],"Lumber","HT-stamped solid wood; plywood exempt",[40,41],"Marks","Project number, tag number, centre-of-gravity, lift points",[43,44],"Quote needs","Inside dimensions, gross weight, destination, storage period","sheathed",null,[48,54,60,66,72,78],{"h2":49,"paragraphs":50},"What oil and gas shippers crate",[51,52,53],"Equipment for a field or a plant arrives in three waves: the large capital items, the smaller tagged components, and the spares that sit in a warehouse until something fails. Centrifugal and reciprocating pumps, compressor frames, heat exchanger bundles, valve and actuator assemblies, wellhead and Christmas-tree components, and skid-mounted control systems all ship by crate or on a skid with a crate cover.","These loads are dense. A gate valve or a pump casing concentrates a lot of weight on a small footprint, and a skid with a coupling guard has a tall, narrow profile that tips easily. Pumps get a separate page, as do generators and control panels, which are common companions.","Our heavy-duty crate page describes the larger members used for loads in this class.",{"h2":55,"paragraphs":56},"Salt, rain and long storage",[57,58,59],"Oil and gas freight does not go straight from the truck to a building. It rides on a ship's deck or in a container, waits in a laydown yard under a tarp, and may sit for a season before it is installed. The enemy is corrosion, so the packing is about keeping air, water and salt off bare metal for a long time.","Machined faces and threaded ports are coated with a rust preventive and then wrapped in VCI film. Flange faces are covered by wood or plastic discs. Openings are capped. For ocean freight the whole item may be enclosed in a sealed barrier bag with desiccant, and the crate is sheathed to shed rain and spray.","Our guides on rust prevention and desiccant sizing give the method.",{"h2":61,"paragraphs":62},"Securing dense, awkward loads",[63,64,65],"A pump or a valve is carried on the skid's runners, never on its flanges or its pipework. Lag bolts pass through the machined feet, and steel strapping and timber blocks hold the load against surge in all directions. For tall assemblies, a strongback keeps the column from rocking.","Valves with actuators have a projecting handwheel or a stem that can be bent by a shift. We build dunnage that supports the actuator body and leaves the stem free. Instruments and gauges are removed, bagged and crated in an inner box.","Where a load is longer than it is wide, a long crate with a doubled skid gives the length a rigid base.",{"h2":67,"paragraphs":68},"Customer and project requirements",[69,70,71],"Operators and engineering contractors issue their own project packaging specifications. They set preservation periods, marking formats, tag number placement and documentation requirements, and they sit on top of general industry crating practice such as ASTM D6039 for wood crates.","We build to the project document you send. We do not hold certifications to quote, and we do not claim approved-vendor status with any operator. If your document calls for a marking layout or an inspection hold point, put it in the quote request and we note it on the crate spec.","A tag number on the crate must match the tag on the item inside. Please send both.",{"h2":73,"paragraphs":74},"Lanes and export wood",[75,76,77],"Gulf Coast suppliers send equipment through the Port of Houston and neighbouring Gulf ports, and Port Houston describes itself as the number 1 US port in waterborne tonnage. Equipment too large for a container goes breakbulk or on a flat rack, and in that case the crate must be sound enough to be slung and stowed on deck.","Texas was the top exporting state in 2025 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with machinery manufacturing among its top nonenergy export industries, which is the context for a lot of this work.","Solid wood in export crates must be heat-treated and bear the ISPM 15 mark where the destination requires it. Plywood is exempt. Destination rules sit with APHIS and the receiving country's plant-protection authority.",{"h2":79,"paragraphs":80},"Project lots and spares programs",[81,82,83],"A project order arrives all at once. Dozens of different items must be crated to a schedule that matches the vessel's cutoff. We prefer a packing list early, with every item's inside dimensions and gross weight, so we can group crates by type and build in batches.","A spares program is the reverse: the same few part numbers, shipped one at a time, years apart. The spec on file makes that repeat order simple, with no new engineering.","Tell us which kind of order this is, and whether the destination yard has a forklift, a crane or neither.",[85,88,91,94],{"q":86,"a":87},"How long can a crated pump sit outdoors?","That depends on the preservation system, not on the wood. State the expected storage period at quote and we specify VCI, bagging and desiccant to match it.",{"q":89,"a":90},"Can you crate a skid-mounted package for breakbulk?","Yes. The crate needs a base rated for slinging and stowage, and the lift points must be marked. Send the overall dimensions and gross weight.",{"q":92,"a":93},"Do you work from an operator packaging specification?","We build to the document you provide and record the resulting crate spec. We do not claim approved-vendor status with any operator.",{"q":95,"a":96},"Do oil and gas crates need ISPM 15 stamps?","Solid wood leaving the US generally needs heat treatment and the mark where the destination requires it, while plywood is exempt. Check APHIS and the destination authority for your lane.",[98,99,100,101,102,103],"\u002Fcrating\u002Fpumps","\u002Fcrating\u002Fgenerators","\u002Fcrating\u002Fcontrol-panels","\u002Fcrates\u002Fheavy-duty","\u002Fcrates\u002Ftypes\u002Flong","\u002Fguides\u002Frust-prevention-vci",[105,108],{"label":106,"url":107},"Port Houston statistics","https:\u002F\u002Fporthouston.com\u002Fabout\u002Four-port\u002Fstatistics\u002F",{"label":109,"url":110},"BLS: Texas exports","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bls.gov\u002Fmxp\u002Fpublications\u002Fregional-publications\u002Ftexas-exports.htm",1794178337400]