Fossil Energy – Whale Development
UK-based subsea engineering specialist CRP Subsea has been awarded a contract for the supply of crushable foam wrap (CFW) for a ultra-deepwater development located offshore Houston in the Gulf of Mexico.
The initial order for the Whale development is for one well-set, with additional orders for four more well-sets expected throughout the year.
Each well set comprises 1,798 CFW quadrants, each one metre in length. The package also includes installation equipment, such as adhesive, adhesive dispensing guns, tie wraps, and spanset straps.
According to CRP Subsea, CFW is an engineered syntactic foam comprised of a thermoset resin and hollow glass microspheres (HGMS). It is designed to be installed around the inner drill casing, which is then immersed in the annulus fluid.
In addition, CRP Subsea’s integral buoyancy modules will be installed on the flowline jumpers to provide controlled buoyancy and reduce structural bending moments. These modules feature integral compliant clamping technology, which ensures uniform pressure and helps prevent damage to the jumpers.
