Shell Nigeria Exploration and Manufacturing Firm (SNEPCo) has carried out the primary remotely managed properly completion operation at Bonga subject, offshore Nigeria.
The operation was performed on the Bonga subject, in 1,060 meters water depth. The properly completion operation was carried out utilizing a Remotely Operated Controls System (ROCS) that has been provided by Norwegian know-how firm Optime Subsea.
Optime Subsea’s ROCS eliminates the necessity for each the umbilical, which historically connects the floor to the seabed for controlling the tubing hanger in subsea properly completions, and the topside hydraulic management unit.
This innovation not solely cuts prices but additionally considerably reduces the quantity of deck house required for these operations.
“We’re more than happy with the efficiency of the ROCS. It signifies that we will carry out properly completion operations faster, at decrease value, and with considerably decrease CO2-footprint in comparison with standard programs,” says Justus Ngerebara, Lead Nicely Engineer at SNEPCo.
Final 12 months, SNEPCo took supply of its first ROCS from Optime Subsea and have labored carefully with Optime Subsea to combine the system into its operations.
In response to Optime Subsea, utilizing a ROCS signifies that operators can lower roughly 50 tonnes of kit from their offshore transportation record, which results in considerably decrease CO2-footprint. It additionally means lowered working time and fewer HSE publicity on the drill ground. In complete, it reduces each CAPEX and OPEX for operators.
Optime Subsea has carried out a number of ROCS operations within the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico, however this was the primary in African waters. The operation was led by Optime Subsea’s operation in Nigeria, supported by personnel from the corporate’s headquarter in Norway.
