DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSERT WELLHEAD COMPLETION SYSTEM FOR THE SUBSEA PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBON RESERVES

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: TH.-03059-78

Project closed

Start date

End date 20 October 1983

Funded under

• Programme (EEC) of Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector, 1973-1985

Total cost € 5 191 924,00

EU contribution € 2 076 769,00

Coordinated by

SHELL INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM MAATSCHAPPIJ (SIPM
Netherlands

Objective

Design, manufacture and installation of an insert wellhead completion system offering the inherent safety feature of a protected submudline valve block combined with a low profile above seabed.
To date this is the only insert tree system built and installed.
The project was conceived in may 1978. Manufacture of the completion equipment and acceptance testing were completed february 1980. Field installation was completed june 1982 by the opening up of the well into the offshore production.

Programme(s)

• ENG-HYDROCARB 1C - Programme (EEC) of Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector, 1973-1985

Topic(s)

• 1.9 - PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

DEM - Demonstration contracts

Coordinator

SHELL INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM MAATSCHAPPIJ (SIPM

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: POSTBUS 62 KAREL VAN BIJLANDTLAAN 130 ; 2501 AN DEN HAAG ; Netherlands
• Total cost: No data