Installation of the central production facilities deck for the Mokoko-Abana Field, Cameroon

Journal Article · Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Product. Eng.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2118/14082-PA· OSTI ID:7121373

Gatto, A W

To reduce development costs at the Mokoko-Abana field, all production equipment was installed in deck units during fabrication and the equipment was precommissioned in the contractors' yards before loadout. The 5,000-ton (4500-Mg) central production facilities deck, however, exceeded lifting capabilities of available marine equipment, so a unique installation technique was developed that uses tidal changes and rapid barge ballasting to lower the completed deck onto a specially designed jacket.

• Research Organization: Pecten Intl. Co. (US)
• OSTI ID: 7121373
• Journal Information: SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Product. Eng.; (United States), Vol. 3:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
03 NATURAL GAS
42 ENGINEERING
OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
INSTALLATION
CAMEROON
FABRICATION
FIELD PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT
HOISTING
HOISTS
NATURAL GAS WELLS
OIL WELLS
PLANNING
SLEEVES
SUPPORTS
AFRICA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
EQUIPMENT
MATERIALS HANDLING
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
WELLS
020300* - Petroleum- Drilling & Production
030300 - Natural Gas- Drilling
Production
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420206 - Engineering- Mining & Drilling Equipment & Facilities- (1980-1989)
423000 - Engineering- Marine Engineering- (1980-)