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    Helix secures riser-based well intervention work in the Gulf of Mexico

    Sept. 13, 2021
    An unnamed major Gulf of Mexico operator has chartered the Helix well intervention vessel Q5000 and 15K intervention riser system.
    (Courtesy Helix Energy Solutions)
    The DP-3 well intervention vessel Q5000.
    The DP-3 well intervention vessel Q5000.

    Offshore staff

    HOUSTON – An unnamed major US Gulf of Mexico operator has chartered Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.’s well intervention vessel Q5000 and 15K intervention riser system.

    The multi-year riser-based well intervention work scope is expected to start in 2022 on a call-off basis. It includes well intervention and production enhancement activities.

    The Q5000 and 15K IRS system are part of the Subsea Services Alliance which combines the collective capabilities of Helix and Schlumberger.

    The Q5000 can perform a variety of tasks, including subsea well intervention, field and well decommissioning, installation and recovery of subsea equipment, well testing and subsea construction activities. The DP-3 vessel features a 750 ST tower capable of fulfilling all traditional derrick roles, plus a deepwater crane with lifting capacity to 440 ST and a work crane rated to 176 ST.

    The 15K IRS can be used for wireline intervention, production logging, coiled-tubing operations, well stimulation and full plug and abandonment operations. It enables access to both vertical and horizontal subsea trees in water depths down to 10,000 ft (3,048 m).

    09/13/2021