Expro Excellence
Well Testing
Expro modular package reduces installation time by 75%, gaining 68 man days
Customer challenges
  • Expro has been on board the Transocean Searcher with a traditional temporary well test package since starting in the late 1990s
  • Norwegian regulations require all equipment to be permanently fixed to the deck
  • Expro invented a fastening system, avoiding the need for permanently welded equipment to the deck; this allowed equipment to be removed between campaigns when transitioning between summer and winter seasons
Expro Excellence
  • Expro designed an industry-leading, world-first, modular package introducing the following key features:
  • A repackaged, compact heat exchanger that is smaller but with the same efficiency, stacked to reduce the overall footprint
  • Sea fastening achieved by ISO twist locks to enable rapid securing of stacked equipment
  • A false deck housing all the piping to mitigate trip hazards
  • Retractable gangways and escape routes for increased ease of installation as well as provide additional flexibility to cater for any rig layout
  • Pre-fabricated and fire-resistant composite grating
  • Use of self-supporting base frames to spread deck loads
  • Instrumentation permanently installed into modules/skids (e.g lighting, services and utilities)
  • Reduced exposure to hydrocarbons using sampling cabinets
  • Further enhancements were introduced integrating ancillary equipment into the package translating into fewer lifts andquicker installation; this was demonstrated by performing an onshore SIT which was completed in one day
  • Rig-up time was reduced from 85 man-days for a standard package to approximately 17 man-days due to the implementation of the modular package (75% reduction)
Value to client
  • A more efficient modular package with a smaller footprint
  • Cost savings due to quicker installation
  • Improved flexibility in package shipments
  • Equipment could be left on the rig as sea fastening with ISO twist locks allowed other equipment to be secured
  • Improved equipment access due to skid and walkway layout
  • Reduction in crane operations
  • Man-hour reduction during installation
  • Lighter equipment and less manual handling
  • Less exposure to hydrocarbons
  • Less interference with drilling activities
  • Reduced personnel on board due to a smaller crew required
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Well Testing
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Expro modular package reduces installation time by 75%, gaining 68 man days

In Brief
Industry-leading, world first, modular well test package suitable for limited deck space and long-term installation
Product Line
  • Well Testing
Region
Europe and Sub Saharan Africa
Customer challenges
  • Expro has been on board the Transocean Searcher with a traditional temporary well test package since starting in the late 1990s
  • Norwegian regulations require all equipment to be permanently fixed to the deck
  • Expro invented a fastening system, avoiding the need for permanently welded equipment to the deck; this allowed equipment to be removed between campaigns when transitioning between summer and winter seasons
Expro Excellence
  • Expro designed an industry-leading, world-first, modular package introducing the following key features:
  • A repackaged, compact heat exchanger that is smaller but with the same efficiency, stacked to reduce the overall footprint
  • Sea fastening achieved by ISO twist locks to enable rapid securing of stacked equipment
  • A false deck housing all the piping to mitigate trip hazards
  • Retractable gangways and escape routes for increased ease of installation as well as provide additional flexibility to cater for any rig layout
  • Pre-fabricated and fire-resistant composite grating
  • Use of self-supporting base frames to spread deck loads
  • Instrumentation permanently installed into modules/skids (e.g lighting, services and utilities)
  • Reduced exposure to hydrocarbons using sampling cabinets
  • Further enhancements were introduced integrating ancillary equipment into the package translating into fewer lifts andquicker installation; this was demonstrated by performing an onshore SIT which was completed in one day
  • Rig-up time was reduced from 85 man-days for a standard package to approximately 17 man-days due to the implementation of the modular package (75% reduction)
Value to client
  • A more efficient modular package with a smaller footprint
  • Cost savings due to quicker installation
  • Improved flexibility in package shipments
  • Equipment could be left on the rig as sea fastening with ISO twist locks allowed other equipment to be secured
  • Improved equipment access due to skid and walkway layout
  • Reduction in crane operations
  • Man-hour reduction during installation
  • Lighter equipment and less manual handling
  • Less exposure to hydrocarbons
  • Less interference with drilling activities
  • Reduced personnel on board due to a smaller crew required
Contact

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