Method and structures perform decommissioning of offshore oil and gas platforms with associated wells. By installing on a platform (1) a movable decommissioning rig tower (2) but stripping away most of the other structures and equipment on the platform (1), and specifically not providing supporting resources such as drilling mud and power, accommodation, etc. on the platform, it is possible for both the rig tower (2) and a further rig tower (28) installed on a jack up rig (20) located alongside the platform (1) to access the well bay (5) of the platform. Thereby, two wells may be accessed simultaneously through the same well bay (5) and respective decommissioning operations carried out simultaneously and independently.


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    Title :

    Decommissioning offshore oil and gas wells


    Contributors:
    GARDER JEAN (author)

    Publication date :

    2016-06-14


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    E02B HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING , Wasserbau / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / E21B EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING , Erd- oder Gesteinsbohren



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