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Client
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Marathon Oil Co.
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Region
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Gulf of Mexico
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Location
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Ewing Banks 873A
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Water Depth
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772 ft.
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Services Performed
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Front-End Engineering Design, Detailed Engineering, Marine Installation
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| Contractor |
J. Ray McDermott, Inc. |
| Award |
January, 1993 |
| Completion |
July, 1994 |
| Consultants |
J. Ray McDermott Engineering |
| Project Managers |
Kirt Raymond |
| Customer
Partners |
Texaco |
| Prod. Capacity |
40,000 bopd
40 mmscfd |
Description:
- 12 skirt pile drilling and production platform with accommodations
for 74 to support both production and drilling crews.
Scope:
- Separate contracts, with JRM Engineering being responsible
for detailed structural and facilities engineering.
- JRM fabrication responsible for jacket and deck construction.
- JRM Marine responsible for installation of drilling and
production platform including template over pre-drilled
wells.
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Innovations:
- DB50 / SLC5000 combined 5000 ton lift making it the heaviest
in the Gulf of Mexico.
Technology:
- MHU 195 and MHU 1700 underwater hammers
- Specialized conductor work deck
- Set template / stab and drive piles with DB50 #2 block
- Grout density probe
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