Unique submersible pumps system used in rig deck loadout
Journal Article
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· Offshore; (United States)
OSTI ID:5067519
In one of the largest offshore skidding operations ever undertaken in the UK, a unique system of submersible pumps linked through central control stations was used to load out the deck of a new-built semisubmersible rig onto three barges. Ninety-three submersible pumps and a hydraulic track system were required to move the deck onto the 100 x 14 x 7.5-meter barges. The most critical task was to maintain the barges at a constant level as they took on the load. The problem was overcome with combined dewatering and ballasting actions, carried out simultaneously from each control center and from each barge.
- OSTI ID:
- 5067519
- Journal Information:
- Offshore; (United States), Vol. 44:2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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