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Article: China: Acteon Group Scores North Sea Order for World's First Full-Bore Riser.
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- August 6, 2008
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Byline: pinto03
Acteon companies Claxton Engineering, 2H Offshore (2H) and Subsea Riser Products (SRP) have received an order from Venture Production plc to provide an ultra-high-pressure riser for use during a high-pressure, high-temperature (HP/HT) drilling campaign in the North Sea, which is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2009.
The riser is of a unique design. It will be the world's first full-bore access (18 3/4-in.) riser capable of working at pressures in excess of 12,000 psi. Linked to this, the flanges used to connect the individual pipe sections will be attached using a shrink-fit process -- the first time this technology has been used in ...