RCP has been awarded a contract worth nearly £300,000 (approx. $420,000 USD) to supply and install four identical integrated well control equipment packages for a Singapore-based client. RCP, which is headquartered in Aberdeen and has an office and workshop in Singapore, is due to install and commission the integrated systems on high-specification Chinese new-build rigs, streamlining the well control process by combining multiple systems into one.
The integrated system comprises a main hydraulic console with an all-electric remotely operated panel. Both panels are used to operate and control dual choke valves and dual gate valves operating at different working pressures, accurately monitor the liquid seal integrity of the mud gas separator, and display three pump stroke counts.
RCP’s oilfield engineering experience enabled the client to resolve unique engineering challenges during the initial design stages, ultimately resulting in this robust well control equipment package.
The equipment was recently demonstrated to a group of experienced Aberdeen drilling personnel, who commented on both the ingenuity and simplicity of operation. Following the demonstration, RCP was asked to submit a proposal for a variation on the design for China.
The design layout and component selection were based on RCP’s fully CE and ATEX certified choke control console design, which existing clients have described as “highly reliable and a quality piece of drilling equipment.”
Under this contract, RCP — which has been supplying control and instrumentation equipment to the global oil and gas industry for over a decade — will build and deliver the well control equipment in four stages over six months, with the first unit due for delivery by mid-February 2016.
The Aberdeen and Singapore offices have worked together throughout the design process to provide engineering and technical support to the client, with further discussions planned with a view to future projects.