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Client
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Amerada Hess Corp.
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Region
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Gulf of Mexico
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Location
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Garden Banks 260
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Water Depth
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1650 ft.
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Services Performed
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Detailed Engineering, Fabrication
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| Contractor |
J. Ray McDermott, Inc. |
| Award |
Sept., 1995 - Eng.
May, 1996 - Fab. |
| Completion |
June, 1998 |
| Consultants |
Fugro-Chance, Barnett &
Casbarian, J.W. Post & Assoc., Microalloying Intl,
Inc. & Deepwater Corrosion Svcs., Atlantia/OSAC, CorrOcean, MPC Intl., OSI, ISI
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| Project Managers |
Steve Will-Eng.
Steve Thibodeaux-Fab. |
| Key Participants |
Heeremac, Allseas, Diamond
Offshore, CalDive, Aker Gulf Marine, Paragon & Standard
Steel |
| Customer
Partners |
Oryx Energy |
Description:
The Baldpate site development includes a compliant tower
designed from drilling, production and workover operations.
Seven wells will be predrilled with a semi-submersible drilling
rig and tied-back to the production facility. Eleven additional
well slots are provided for future drilling and provisions
for future subsea tie-ins were included in the design.
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Scope:
- JRM Engineering was awarded the design of the compliant
tower, including foundation piling, drilling & production
conductors and tie-back strings.
- JRM Fabrication was awarded the fabrication of the tower
base section and foundation piling.
Technology:
- Deepest bottom founded structure designed and erected
offshore anywhere
- First compliant tower without guylines
- First articulated compliant tower
- First compliant tower installed in two sections offshore
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