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Client
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BP Exploration
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Region
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Gulf of Mexico
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Location
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Viosca Knoll 989
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Water Depth
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1294 ft.
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Services Performed
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Procurement, Front-End Engineering Design, Detailed Engineering, Fabrication, Marine Installation
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| Contractor |
J. Ray McDermott, Inc. |
| Award |
February, 1992 |
| Completion |
July, 1994 - Jacket
August, 1994 - Deck |
| Project
Mgr. |
Dave Sweatman
- Jacket
Rick Johnson - Deck/Fac. |
| Customer
Partners |
Kerr - McGee |
| Key
Participants |
PSC Freyssinet
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Description:
- Pre-fab components for jacket in Morgan City and barge
to Harbor Island for assembly of jacket
- Fabricate piles / conductors in Morgan City
- Fabricate 5,200 s.t. drilling / production deck
Innovation:
- Use of strand jacks to roll-up side frames and load-out
the complete 38,000 ton jacket
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Scope:
- Lump sum contract with J. Ray McDermott being responsible
for fabrication of jacket and deck.
Technology:
- Use of strand jacks enables the simultaneous roll-up of
two 6,000 s.t. bents using remote control capabilities and
one operator
- Largest single piece jacket fabricated by J. Ray McDermott
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