C-Innovation (C-I) and Grand Isle Shipyard, LLC (GIS), two strategic oil and fuel business companions, have been awarded a plug and abandonment contract by Helix Alliance Decom LLC to supply pre-feed providers for the decommissioning of three offshore platforms for a serious deepwater consumer.
In Phase I of the undertaking, Edison Chouest Offshore affiliate C-Innovation offered ROV providers to ship marine water inspection and built-in the info inside MODS software program to supply reside operations for the consumer working mounted leg platforms in 165 to 200 toes of water. The GIS Aerobotics Drone Division offered aerial inspection providers. The joint technical improvements goal to find out the present situation of the wells and the power, enabling the well timed and cost-effective decommissioning of the wells, platform and jacket for every of the three platforms.
The partnership harnessed its know-how to supply elevated security margins. All of the inspections had been capable of be accomplished through line wi-fi transmission from the again of the boat inside a connex field with out requiring the deployment of personnel on ropes.
“The equipment used took very little time to mobilize and provided subsea operations in a safe and efficient manner while using a limited number of personnel,” stated Michael MacMillan, operations supervisor at C-Innovation. “The ability to launch this type of ROV from almost any asset not only allows operations to be efficient but also mitigates safety risks while practically eliminating the traditional risks associated with the launch and recovery of an ROV.”
DaCoda Bartels, GIS aerobotics division supervisor and pilot, stated, “The GIS drone can safely operate from up to 100 feet away from the asset as we have the camera stabilization technology to zoom in on an area of interest. Most of these areas are not accessible by human personnel. We are able to live stream the drone’s camera view in real time to make informed decisions on the spot. It’s a super fast and super safe alternative, where the only potential risk is to the equipment rather than the personnel.”
“Our partnership with GIS enables C-I to continue to demonstrate our flexibility to provide resources and equipment in a non-traditional scenario,” added MacMillan. “The availability of equipment and personnel for these types of scopes is more important now than ever, due to the demands of today’s market.”
