Rig Modifications, Vessel and Platform Modifications
ICON are specialist rig engineers. Shipyards that are able to handle large drilling rigs are few and far between in the region and the modification of a rig in-filed, away from shipyards, takes planning and a specific skill set to get right.
ICON has gained an enviable reputation for providing a quick, one stop turnkey service on modifications and repairs of Mobile Offshore Drilling rigs, Platforms and FPSOs with the ability to work anywhere.
These can take the form of permanent rig equipment or in support of project specific drilling, completions and intervention operations.One of ICON’s specialties is in supporting the safe interventions, completion and testing stages of deepwater offshore wells using floating drilling rigs. ICON’s equipment assists the vessel in safely drilling and testing live wells even while riding out adverse sea conditions.
ICON's long track record in supporting operations on drilling rigs has given them a thorough understanding of rig drilling equipment, allowing them to provide cutting edge drilling and well support solutions to their wide range of clients.
Install and Operate
ICON engineers install and will frequently operate the equipment they have designed. The equipment is often tested in ICON’s yard at the Henderson Australian Maritime Complex south of Perth, before being sent offshore. This cycle of innovative design and practical construction is critical in producing fit-for-purpose and easily installable offshore solutions.
It also builds the engineers’ wealth of experience, enabling them to fully understand clients’ needs; ICON engineers understand the need to provide safe, optimised operations that reduce critical path rig time. This adds up to significant savings for the client.
ICON tailors solutions to specific problems from concept, to detailed design, and through to fabrication and offshore installation.
Successful ICON Drilling Equipment and Drilling Operations Support projects to date include:
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Subsea equipment lifting and handling – lifting studies, operational procedures, skid designs (including manufacture and testing)
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Permanent rig upgrades
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Inspection, Maintenance and Repair
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Rigging, spreader beams and lift frames (design, manufacture, testing and supply)
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Piping systems and modifications (design, manufacture, testing and supply)
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Heave compensation systems (design, manufacture, testing and supply)
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Upper and lower tension frames to allow Surface Flow Tree (SFT) intervention whilst supporting the marine riser (design, manufacture, testing and supply)
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Conductor analysis
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Rig Site and 3D Surveys
