
The Shell Glider G-5 Project consisted of Shell's Phase II development of the existing Glider Subsea Development located in the Green Canyon Block 248 area of the Gulf of Mexico in approximately 3,250 fsw. The Phase II development utilized the existing infrastructure of the Glider subsea flowlines and the hydraulic / chemical / electrical supply umbilical, and involved the drilling of a new G-5 well, followed by modifications to the Glider field architecture to allow the G-5 well to interface with the existing subsea equipment.
The Glider G-5 project development included the following scope of work:
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Installation of the G-5 tree system.
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Installation of a well jumper from the G-5 tree to the existing Glider #1 Flowline Pipeline End Termination (PLET).
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Installation of a Hydraulic Distribution Manifold (HDM) onto the existing subsea Umbilical Termination Assembly (UTA).
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Relocation of existing SFL's from the G-3 and G-4 trees to the HDM.
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Installation of UTAJ's between the existing umbilical UTH and newly installed HDM.
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Installation of a new SFL from the G-5 tree to the HDM.
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Installation of two (2) EFL's from the G-5 tree to an existing Electrical Distribution Unit (EDU).
CTI project management and construction personnel were integrated into the Shell Glider G-5 Project Team to provide project management support and construction management expertise in deepwater subsea fabrication and construction activities during both the planning and execution phases of the project, and performed the following functions:
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Project management and on-site construction supervision of the fabrication and SIT testing of the G-5 rigid pipe well jumper required for subsea installation operations.
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Technical engineering support for the review of all offshore installation procedures provided by the Installation Contractor.
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Project management, interface management and coordination of the offshore installation operations associated with the work scope listed above with the exception of the installation of the G-5 tree system.