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Vol. 59 No. 4

April 2007

Offshore Drilling and Completions

Improved Operations With a High-Efficiency Jackup

A high-efficiency ultralarge jackup rig was used in operations offshore Norway for ConocoPhillips at the Ekofisk field. The rig uses "x-y" cantilever skidding, and it is rigged with a quadruple derrick with dual standbuilding capability and space for casing racking.

 

View a Synopsis of SPE 105883 published in JPT.

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 105883, "Improvements in Operations Using a High-Efficiency Jackup," by Gordon Hart and Allan Ramsing, Mærsk Contractors, prepared for the 2007 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Amsterdam, 20-22 February.

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