Drilling and producing operations utilizing a tension-leg platform

Journal Article · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Drill. Eng.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2118/14557-PA· OSTI ID:5124447

Irelan, R E; Alldredge, C G; Downie, W A

The Hutton field, discovered in 1973, is located in U.K. Block 211/28 about 275 miles (440 km) off the Shetland Islands in 485 ft (148 m) of water. The 1979 decision to proceed with field development was significant because the structure selected would become the world's first commercial tension-leg platform (TLP). This operational review covers the predrilling and completion of the first 10 wells from a semisubmersible drilling rig, their subsequent tieback to the TLP, and the startup activity from an integrated-deck philosophy with production operations from a platform with moving trees, flexible flowlines, and production riser tensioners.

• Research Organization: Conoco U.K., Ltd., Aberdeen
• OSTI ID: 5124447
• Journal Information: SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Drill. Eng.; (United States), Vol. 1:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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