Frank's International deployed its patented 1250-tonne Buoyancy Module (BM) Spider along with ExPert Landing String Solutions’ (ExPert) Drill Pipe Buoyancy Modules to help Anadarko achieve a nearly 250,000-pound reduction in total weight.
It was the industry’s first run of this ground-breaking weight reduction system, which saves time and money and improves safety.
Working closely with Anadarko and ExPert to deliver a customized solution, Frank’s completed the job safely and successfully aboard the Diamond Offshore Ocean BlackHawk drillship positioned on the Walker Ridge Block 51 Shenandoah V well in the Gulf of Mexico. The job also involved using Frank’s 1250-tonne Slip-Type Elevator and Split Bushing Spider to install 19,821ft of casing and the company’s new 1250-tonne BM Spider and 1500-tonne Drill Pipe Elevator to install 5929ft of landing string.
“Our leading-edge equipment combined with our expertise eliminated the need to run three independent casing strings – delivering an extra margin of safety and saving Anadarko valuable time and money,” said Jeremy Angelle, senior vice president of Technology and Engineering.
The original expected buoyed string weight of casing and drill pipe was approaching the rig’s weight capacity. Anadarko achieved a 10% reduction in string weight by running ExPert’s Drill Pipe Buoyancy Modules and applying Frank’s BM Spider, the only technology that can clean the modules during removal and accommodate their large outer diameter (OD).
“We are engineering and manufacturing progressive solutions that meet the demands of well operations in the most complex drilling environments while continuing to set the standard in our industry,” Angelle said.
Image of the Ocean Blackhawk, from Diamond Offshore.
Subscribe
