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vetcogray TM

a GE Oil & Gas business

Subsea production systems


Advanced technology and systems integration
for subsea field development
Flexible, proven, integrated solutions
for any subsea development
As offshore field development increases, advanced technologies are enabling reliable, flexible, high Providing the highest level of system integration, VetcoGray offers a
performance fast drilling and production from deeper waters and marginal fields. Today, GE’s Oil & Gas global single source responsibility for any size subsea development,
business plays a key role in supporting offshore and subsea operators as they strive to optimize their whether tied back to an offshore facility, or as a long step-out from
existing assets and exploit their new deepwater discoveries and marginal reserves. shore. As subsea systems are increasingly the solution to the
development of deepwater discoveries and marginal reserves, all
VetcoGray, a GE Oil & Gas business, has more than 100 years of upstream oil and gas experience and
of the packages are engineered to optimize productivity. Design is
45 years of subsea production experience enabling us to create the right solution to any subsea
tailored to meet the specific requirements of the reservoir, installation
development. Our team of 5,500 dedicated professionals support operations in more than 90 locations
procedures and interface with the storage and processing systems.
spread across 32 countries.
A typical array might comprise seabed infrastructure, with trees,
VetcoGray’s success delivering projects of all sizes on-time underscores our commitment to control modules, manifold and connection systems, orchestrated by
world class engineering, supply chain management, project management, quality, EHS (Environment, a surface control station. Increasingly, subsea power and processing
Health & Safety) and service excellence. solutions are added to enhance production.
Our extensive field experience, in-depth product knowledge and
VetcoGray’s subsea production integrated systems approach help our customers bring fields into
systems include: operation safely, efficiently and cost effectively. Our global installed
base includes approximately: 900 subsea trees, 500 subsea control
• Subsea systems design modules, 80 subsea manifolds, over 1000 subsea connections plus
• Subsea production services 6 subsea processing and power systems.
• Subsea control systems
VetcoGray’s system integration services
• Subsea trees
for field development include:
• Manifolds and connectors
• Subsea processing • Conceptual field development studies
• Subsea power • Field layout optimization
• Flow assurance analysis
Manifolds Processing • FEED studies
• Pre-Engineering definition
& interface identification
Controls Software

Trees Global application of our technology includes:


• Brownfield extensions
• Fast track green field projects in continental shelf waters
• Greenfield projects in deep waters (up to 10,000 ft)
• Long offset subsea tiebacks (up to 300 km)
• Fields requiring subsea separation & boosting
Front cover: • Gas fields requiring subsea wet gas compression
Photograph courtesy
of Statoil. • Developments in Arctic waters & other environmentally sensitive regions
Subsea production systems Our responsibilities include:
Tree systems - reliability Templates & manifolds - modularity

building blocks: • Management of execution


• Trees – Conventional trees, • Project schedule risk control
Horizontal trees, Tree-on-mudline • Interface management & close out
Trees are now designed to meet the exacting requirements of In various configurations, Subsea manifolds effectively provide the • Reliability / availability analysis
• Subsea production control
systems & instrumentation
developments ranging from 100 ft to 10,000 ft water depths. gathering and distribution points for a subsea system. Based on & technical risk assessment /
• Control system infrastructure: Tree configurations include diver assisted shallow water mudline trees standard building blocks, configurations can be template or cluster assurance
Distribution hardware & jumpers (TOM) up to drill through and deepwater guidelineless horizontal (HT) manifolds with internal or external pigging loops, horizontal or vertical • Performance envelope analysis:
– electrical, optical, hydraulic and vertical or conventional (CT) trees. The tree system design connectors, manifold-to-tree or choke bridge connections. Infrastructure services
Topsides power & control modules accommodates reservoir shut in conditions of 350ºF and 15,000 PSI. The distribution systems for hydraulic and electrical power can be Flow assurance
• Manifolds • Major systems integration testing
hardpiped, multibore connections or made up by ROV jumpers. • Load-out & sea fastenings
• Flowline connection systems
• Flowline jumpers
Other variants of subsea structures including skirt, monopile or • Offshore installation and testing
suction anchor foundations, are tailored to suit seabed conditions. • System commissioning up to first oil
• Handover to integrated Aftermarket
service for life of field support
• Preparation of decommissioning
Production control & disposal plan to meet
systems - data environmental standards

management
Production control systems offer
Processing & power
a robust subsea communication - field proven designs
network, designed for up to
10,000 ft water depth and over VetcoGray, a GE Oil & Gas business,
distances up to in excess of is applying global experience and
300km. Our systems offer ‘open’ proven technology to optimize out-
data management channels put from field extensions and new
where required for data hand-off developments, including harsh
to support operator decisions. and sensitive environments. Our
Systems are being designed to portfolio includes separation, HV
meet the latest developments electric power distribution and
of Intelligent well (IWIS) and booster pumps and compressors.
Subsea instrumentation interface VetcoGray has already designed,
standardizaton (SIIS). built and tested the major
components for a subsea electrical
distribution system for the
Connection systems successful Troll subsea separation
- plug and play project. This experience has
led to a unique capability in
The VetcoGray range of subsea dynamic simulations to optimize
connection systems features field architecture, in system
diverless connectors and tooling design and in product development.
systems for most applications, With growing demand for subsea
including rigid jumpers and tie-in processing and boosting
spools, flexible flowlines, umbilicals, generating requirements for high
singlebore and multibore hubs, voltage power and distribution
clamp, mandrel and collet systems, VetcoGray has
connectors and Remotely considerable skill and
Operated Vehicle (ROV) jumper / experience in subsea power
flying lead systems. transmission.
Software Global Services

The enhanced subsea control system (ECS) is an evolutionary step in the development of the true e-field VetcoGray’s global Aftermarket services provide a fully-integrated capability for the application, management
operation, providing smart building blocks to support digital operations. As integrated components of and care of drilling and production equipment, onshore and offshore.
the subsea process control system, there are a number of software applications that help operators
With more than a century’s experience of Aftermarket, a global network and highly-trained personnel,
to improve offshore productivity. One example of these software applications is the ‘Virtual flow meter’
VetcoGray is committed to one-stop access for the full range of services. Our mission is to minimize downtime,
which provides accurate well allocation and real time production data. This can be a cost saving
maximize asset use, optimize equipment life cycles and provide full obsolescence support.
substitute or alternatively a useful back-up to physical flow measuring devices. This advanced model
based software solution for online, real-time calculation of oil, gas, water content and flow rates from
each well is the key to executing successful flow assurance, optimization and slug prevention strategies.
From initial delivery and installation through operations to decommissioning,
the scope includes one-off tasks, specific projects and life of field support,
covering field service, repair, rental, spares, field life management,
intervention & workover controls, workover risers & completion systems.

We provide software
solutions for:
• Virtual flow metering
• Flow assurance
• Optimization
Sales/Service/Project Office

Engineering Center

• Asset management Manufacturing Center

• Operator training
VetcoGray Inc.
(Head Office)
www.geoilandgas.com/vetcogray
3010 Briar Park Avenue
Houston, Texas 77042 The information contained herein is general
T: +1 713 683 2400 in nature and is not intended for specific
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purposes. GE reserves the right to make changes
VetcoGray Inc. in specifications or add improvements at any
(Western Region - Houston) time without notice or obligation.
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VetcoGray U.K. Ltd
(Eastern Region - Aberdeen)
Silverburn House
Claymore Drive
Bridge of Don
Aberdeen, AB23 8GD
T: +44 1224 356479
F: +44 1224 356313
Vetco Gray Controls Ltd.
(Administration, Manufacturing, Sales, Service)
Production Control Systems
2 High Street
Nailsea, Bristol
England BS48 1BS
T: +44 1275 810100
F: +44 1275 851467
Vetco Gray (Subsea Systems)
(Administration, Sales)
P.O. Box 81, N-1375 Billingstad, Norway
T: +47 66 84 3060
F: +47 66 84 3553
VetcoGray Pte. Ltd.
(Asia Pacific Middle East - Singapore)
2 Benoi Road
Jurong Town, Singapore 629876
T: +65 6861 3344
F: +65 6861 5214
Vetco Gray Óleo E Gás Ltda.
(Administration, Manufacturing, Sales, Service)
Rodovia de Acesso João de Góes, 2300
1st floor - Jardim Alvorada
06612-010 - Jandira - São Paulo – Brazil
T: +55 11 4772 3300
F: +55 11 4772 3344
Vetco Gray UK Ltd
(Aftermarket, Sales, Service)
Sonils Oilfield Service Centre
Rua Kima Kienda, Boa vista
Luanda, República de Angola
T: +244 222 311 668
F: +244 222 311 932
Pressure Control Systems Nigeria Ltd.
(Administration, Manufacturing, Sales, Service)
235, Muri Okunnola Street, Victoria Island
Lagos, Nigeria
T: +234 1461 2062
F: +234 1461 2039
Vetco Gray Australia Pty. Ltd.
Level 7, BNZ House, 30 The Esplanade,
Perth, Western Australia 6000
T: +618 9 480 0234
F: +618 9 480 0246
Nuovo Pignone S.p.A.
Via Felice Matteucci, 2
50127 Florence, Italy
T: +39 055 423 211
F: +39 055 423 2800

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