Projects

GC Energy Services group (GCES) was contracted by Seadrill to perform the installation of the West Vela second BOP HPU.

The Project was performed in two phases:

1. Phase I involved cutting two access openings in HPU room to rig in the High Pressure Unit and the Accumulator bottles. These access openings were then reinstalled by the GCES Team.
2. Phase II consisted of installing stainless steel piping rated for 6000 psi using a tig welding method and stainless steel tubing. GCES also performed the internal passivation of the stainless piping for further corrosive protection of the system.

All work was performed safely and with good planning, resulting in on-budget installation.

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The scope included the removal of six (6) existing Panama chocks on the pontoons and installation of six (6) new Panama chocks which were fabricated by Gulf Copper and Manufacturing in their Port Arthur, Texas facility.

Gulf Copper also performed the removal of 84 sea fasteners which had been welded to the underneath bottom plating of the pontoons for the heavy lift transit from SE Asia to Washington State.

The work was performed in the ports of Port Angeles and Seattle, Washington. A smaller team remained onboard to perform various tasks in preparation for the upcoming drilling season in the Chukchi Sea.

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