Offshore staff
STAVANGER, Norway – Equinor has contracted Aquaterra Energy to provide early well construction operations for the next 16 wells of the Johan Sverdrup project in the Norwegian North Sea.
Previously Aquaterra Energy undertook engineering nine strings of centralisers and tieback engineering services forPhase 1 of the project, all delivered this summer.
Under the latest award the company will supply its Well Start solution to engineer conductor guide, cellar deck and internal centralisers for the field to ensure continued conductor performance over the field’s anticipated 50-year life.
The program, due to start soon, will also include hang-off tools for the conductor.
Well Start involves managing the full range of early well construction activities, third-party interfaces, engineering, and equipment.
Aquaterra Energy’s approach is said to combine project management, analysis, and bespoke and standardized products to streamline the supply chain and alleviate some of the problems associated with well initiation.
This, the company claims, minimizes the risk of delays and can lead to multi-million-dollar savings in rig time and resources.
Christian Berven, Norway Business Development Director at Aquaterra, said: “After successfully completing the first stage of the project, we can use our learnings and technical expertise to optimize the new wells.
“Equinor has already reduced the total estimated investment by NOK6 billion ($711 million) since February of this year. Our goal is to keep costs low by continuing to streamline their early well construction operations to reduce time to first oil.”
Aquaterra Energy will perform the work from its bases in Norwich, eastern England and Stavanger.
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority has given Equinor permission to use the Phase 1 drilling platform at the Johan Sverdrup field complex.
The consent applies to the use of the facility for completion of pre-drilled production wells and drilling of top-hole sections on the field.
The equipment and installations will undergo preparation and commissioning between now and the production start-up late next year.
11/09/2018
