Nautec has completed the grouting of 24 jacket legs at LAM 13 & LAM 75 Platforms in the Caspian Sea for Dragon Oil, Turkmenistan. The existing platforms are being upgraded to ensure the safety and integrity of the platforms for work-over and continued production operations.
Client
- Dragon Oil Turkmenistan Ltd.
Scope
- Grouting crew to handle the mixing and pumping of grout and the handling of test cube specimens.
- Supply of NaX® Q80 Ultra High Performance Cementitious (UHPC) grout.
- Carry out annulus grouting of 24 jacket legs.
Challenges
- Weather conditions played a major role for the grouting operations and were at times unfavourable for carrying out the grouting works.
- Nautec’s experienced crew were monitoring the conditions closely and knew how to handle the NaX® materials under the given conditions.
- Grouting trials were carried out onshore to verify the water-cement ratio for the grout mixture.
Services
- Grouting of the annulus between the jacket legs and piles.
- Sourcing and logistics of all materials and crew associated with the grouting operation.
Client Benefits
- The team used its proprietary grout NaX® Q80 for the grouting work. This ultra high performance, cohesive and flowable, non-shrink grout develops high early-age strength and is impermeable to water ingress.
- Grouting with NaX® UHPC increases the structural capacity and ensures design life extension of steel surfaces and subsea structures.
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