Wellhead and PUQ jacket Fabrication for Golden Eagle

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Heerema Fabrication

Golden Eagle Wellhead & PUQ Jacket

Fabrication of two jackets and piles for the Golden Eagle Development project

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At a glance

  • Procurement and fabrication of Wellhead and Production Utility Quarters (PUQ) jacket, weighing 6,450 and 6,480 tons respectively
  • Jacket fabrication for the Golden Eagle Field, located in the North Sea, approx. 70 km from Aberdeen
Jeroen de Rouw

"It was challenging to get the logistic puzzle fit on the yard."

Jeroen de Rouw

Project Manager

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Wellhead and PUQ jacket fabrication

In October 2011 Heerema Fabrication Group was awarded the contract for the parallel fabrication of two jackets and piles for the Golden Eagle Development project of Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd.

The construction was executed at the Vlissingen fabrication location and started at the beginning of 2012. The jackets were installed in the Golden Eagle Field location in the UK sector of the North Sea, approximately 70 kilometers from Aberdeen.

The constructions were relatively complicated, with many angles and a challenging number of risers. Where there are normally three or four risers, this jacket has twelve risers. Also logistically this Nexen project was a challenge, as the two large jackets were built almost simultaneously at our Vlissingen yard.

 

Key information

Contract type

Procurement and Fabrication

Location and Milestones

UK North Sea, approx. 70 km from Aberdeen

Structure and Characteristics

Wellhead Jacket
Size bottom (LxW): 45 x 45 m
Size top (LxW): 28 x 28 m
Height: 130 m 
Weight: 6,450 tons

PUQ Jacket
Size bottom (LxW): 45 x 45 m
Size top (LxW): 22 x 32 m
Weight: 6,480 tons

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