Tekmar Subsea Seal Hole in Oil Pipe Wall, Saving 3,000 Barrels of Oil per Day
2nd December 2009

 

The purpose of this product was to seal a leaking subsea oil pipe. Due to a hole in the pipe wall our client was losing 3,000 barrels of oil per day. Nevermind the financial implications, environmental damage limitation was also at stake and the major driver for getting the problem resolved quickly.

 

Tekmar Subsea immediately mobilised service engineers to Egypt to supervise the dredging of the pipeline, coating removal and installation and activation of the pipeline repair clamp.

 

This was the first successful installation of an ROV performed pipeline repair clamp in the region.

 

The pipeline repair clamp and installation tool were deployed from the vessel and installed onto the pipeline. All activation of the system was performed remotely by ROV.

 

Following a successful pressure test of the line the installation tool was removed leaving a seal repair clamp in-situ.

 

Client benefits provided by solution

Limitation of environmental damage Long term continued oil production ROV remote installation.

 

Description of product

1-off 18" NS ROV installed pipeline repair clamp

1-off installation tool

1-set activation equipment

 

Project Responsibilities

• SAPESCO	Installation contractor
• TEKMAR SUBSEA	Equipment supplier