Revolutionary Advancements for Subsea Facility Inspection

Marlin AUV Dramatically Improves Efficiency and Safety

By Dan McLeod and Lou Dennis, Lockheed Martin Offshore Systems

Drawing upon four decades of experience in developing leading-edge manned and unmanned subsea technology solutions for military and commercial customers, Lockheed Martin has developed a “game changing” capability to inspect and evaluate subsea facilities. Safer, faster, more efficient, and less expensive, the Marlin™ Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) system offers a subsea operating company the potential for a dramatically improved bottom line.

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Deep Down, Inc. - Steel Infield Umbilicals

By Ron Smith, President / CEO Deep Down, Inc.

A Subsea Distribution System (SDS) consists of a conduit providing the subsea control supplier a pathway to manage and deliver chemicals to a subsea tree. At the surface, the control supplier connects their Master Control Center (MCC), Hydraulic Power Unit (HPU), and chemical injection skid to the SDS to access the tree and Subsea Control Module (SCM) commonly known as the “POD.”

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OPTI-EX Semi–submersible FPS First Approved Post-Macondo

On 9 December, 2011, LLOG Exploration successfully initiated production from the Who Dat development in Mississippi Canyon. LLOG is currently producing at a rate of about 14Mbbl/d of oil and 37mmcf/d of gas from the three existing wells. The development plan for the field calls for the company to drill nine additional wells, which would fully utilize the 60Mbbl/d of oil and 150mmcf/d of gas capacity of the floating production system (FPS).

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The "Wright" Approach to Deploying a Riser from a Vessel of Opportunity

By Wright's Well Control Services

Offshore technology inventor and Wright's Well Control Services president, David Wright, asks the question "Why does rigless also have to be riserless?" His answer: a heave-compensated system that stabilizes itself via a nitrogen-filled, dual-cylinder assembly. This self-contained kit, along with a heave-compensated vessel floor, could soon enable using risers for running coiled tubing or wireline from a vessel of opportunity.

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