Offshore conductor installation Print
ImageCIS installs conductors from jack-up drilling rigs or drilling and production platforms in water depths typically up to 750 feet. We have a great deal of experience in not only driving conductors vertically but also in deviated directional driving. We also carry out platform slot recovery using conductor whipstocks.

We regularly get involved in the overall planning of the operation, which could include carrying out driveability and conductor-fatigue studies. We will also generally design and fabricate the necessary drive shoes.

Our offshore teams normally work alongside the drilling crew and take control of all aspects of the conductor installation process, including pipe handling, running and make-up. The conductor will be driven until it reaches the desired penetration or meets refusal. In either case, the crew will determine that the conductor has adequate bearing capacity to support subsequent drilling operations. We will then cold cut the conductor to the desired length and internally and externally bevel the pipe ready for the installation of the wellhead.

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an ACTEON company