SDV Houston Performs Reel Moves for Offshore Nigeria Field Development

Apr 27, 2011 - Located in the Gulf of Guinea, offshore Nigeria, Africa, is the Usan field. The field is situated in water depths ranging from 2,461 to 2,789 feet (750 to 850 meters), and has proven and probable reserves of 500 million barrels of oil. The concessionaire of the license approved the field development in 2008. The field development will consist of 23 production wells and 19 water and gas injection wells tied-back to a two-million-barrel capacity Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel by subsea lines and risers. The field is expected to come on stream in 2012 and should reach peak production of 180,000 barrels per day (BPD).


	SDV handled the full Usan project. It represents a total of 44 trees shipped from worldwide origins (USA, Europe, and Asia) to Nigeria as well as other components such as: wellhead system, tubing Hanger system, connectors & hubs, Control System, work over control system & Tools SDV Houston performed the logistics planning and execution of moves from site to port for the 23 custom design reels, each of which weighs in at 36.82 tons with a 32 feet (9,7 meters) diameter. Highlights include: • 200 out of gauge, permit truckloads within Texas and Louisiana to port • Export Packing • Sites Coordination • Collaboration on the custom design of the reels • Appointed for barge movement from site to the port, and ocean through to Nigeria