Save rig time and cost when batch-setting conductors
Our conductor cementing support system can save significant rig time on each conductor being installed.
Increasingly, operators install a jacket, drill through the jacket structure and batch-set the platform’s conductors ready to install the topsides. They then bring a rig over the jacket and use it to run the conductors.
Traditionally, the rig would have to hold each conductor in place while the cement cured. However, we’ve devised a solution that saves 12 to 18 hours of rig time per conductor, also cutting project costs as a result.
The support system’s low-profile design engages under the starter-head at the required height and is then hydraulically actuated to hold the conductor in position during curing. Since the rig no longer has to maintain the starter-head position, it’s free to skid over to the next slot to run the next conductor.
- Holds conductors in place during curing with no need for a rig
- Save 12–18 hours’ rig time per conductor
- Gain even more efficiency by running two systems simultaneously
- Proven in the field on projects for major operators in the North Sea