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Popeye Project: Completion riser/workover control system

Conference ·
OSTI ID:433978

In 1993, at the beginning of the Popeye Project, Shell Offshore Inc. (SOI) entered into an innovative commercial agreement with Sonsub Inc. (Sonsub) to develop a technological first in the area of completion/workover riser systems. Sonsub would design, manufacture and test a new concentric bore completion riser/workover control system rated for use in water depths of up to 6,000 ft. SOI would then lease the equipment proved to be an efficient approach of introducing new technology to the industry and managing the higher costs of deepwater developments.

OSTI ID:
433978
Report Number(s):
CONF-960525--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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