Harbour Energy PLC has let a new contract to Expro holdings UK 2 Ltd. for a well abandonment campaign as part of the decommissioning project for the Balmoral area in the UK Continental Shelf.
The contract is for open-water and in-riser applications deployed from a semi-submersible rig. The technology eliminates a dual-bore riser for the entire abandonment campaign and reduces system deployment and retrieval times, the service provider said in a release.
The system incorporates Expro’s API 17G standard high debris ball valve to provide a single ball cut and seal on coil tubing. This ball valve technology will be re-packaged into bespoke open water riser housings to provide a lightweight open-water system to mitigate against loading and fatigue on the wellhead and Xmas trees during subsea well access intervention.
The multi-year contract is valued at more than $20 million.
