Decommissioning
Well-Safe Solutions has been appointed lead contractor for Apache North Sea’s Beryl Field decommissioning project.
This is the second contract awarded by the oil and natural gas exploration and production company to Well-Safe Solutions this year, with the company also working on the decommissioning of Apache’s Forties Field.
This additional contract brings the combined scope to more than 260 wells, making it one of the largest well decommissioning contracts awarded in the North Sea to date.
To support the project, Well-Safe Solutions has contracted platform-based drilling services and specialist technical solutions to Archer, which will provide well services solutions, wireline and coiled tubing, and a Compact Workover Rig.
Well-Safe Solutions has also awarded a contract to NMC Energy to provide the integration, commissioning, and topside decommissioning services.
This collaborative approach will provide Apache with a fully integrated solution for the decommissioning of the platform and subsea wells in the Forties and Beryl Field.
Preparatory work is already underway on the subsurface, well engineering and project management scopes for the project, with well operations due to commence offshore on the Beryl Bravo platform wells in the summer. Subsea well decommissioning operations are scheduled to start in 2027, beginning a multi-year programme of work.
