Halifax, April 30, 2012 - Welaptega Marine, world leader in subsea inspection technology in the oil and gas sector, will present two peer-reviewed technical papers at OTC Houston this week.
On Tuesday morning, Welaptega 3D-specialist engineer Marie MacCormick will present a paper entitled “Using 3D Subsea Inspection Technologies for Pipeline Incident Response.” (Room 600). The session is on ROV innovation and technology.
On Thursday at 11 am, Welaptega engineer Tyler De Gier will present a paper entitled “Manufactured Chain Link Dimensions and the Implications on In-Service Inspection.” (Room 604). The session is on deepwater moorings.
Welaptega will also be part of the Atlantic Canada booth #1817 on the OTC conference floor.
Founded in 1969, the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is the world’s foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection.
OTC is the largest and most prestigious oil and gas conference in the world. It takes place at Reliant Park Conference Centre in Houston April 30-May 3.
By Gail Lethbridge
One year ago today, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, leading to the worst environmental disaster in US history.
It took lives – 11 workers died.
4.9 million barrels of oil leaked from the BP Macondo well, causing extensive damage to marine, air and land-based wildlife, and the fishing and tourism industries. It was 86 days before the spill was stopped.
Welaptega Marine helped with the solution. We built a high-resolution 3D model to confirm the dimensions of the damaged wellhead. A cap was successfully installed on July 15, 2010.
The following is a YouTube video of Welaptaga Marine’s 3D Modeling (3DM) technology in action in the Gulf. The footage of the ROV examining the blowout preventer was captured July 19th, 2010 after the Deepwater Horizon Disaster.
Welaptega’s 3D imaging technology was deployed to the Gulf of Mexico to assist with BP’s efforts to repair the ruptured Macondo well. Our 3D modeling suite was used to assess damage and verify geometries of subesea components.
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Welaptega’s Tony Hall was a guest speaker at the Deepwater Intervention Forum in Galveston, Texas in August. He spoke on the use of Welaptega’s 3D modeling suite to repair a damaged wellhead for Chevron UK. Welaptega’s precise 3D model allowed Chevron assess the damage and build a tool which was used to repair the damaged wellhead.
