| Schlumberger
launches third GOM stimulation vessel
Posted: 11 May 2003
Schlumberger fortifies GOM fleet with latest IT capabilities
HOUSTON — Schlumberger Oilfield Services
reinforced its commitment to meet client requirements in the Gulf
of Mexico (GOM) with the launch of DeepSTIM III, a fit-for-purpose
stimulation vessel. Equipped with the latest advanced stimulation
and information technology, this newest addition to the Schlumberger
fleet offers economy, flexibility and efficiency.
High-speed data communications systems aboard the DeepSTIM III
enables instant decisions using the InterACT real-time monitoring
and data delivery service, which delivers secure real-time Web-access
to job data and basin experts. Built to work in water depths as
shallow as 20 ft, the vessel offers the ability to service deep
water wells through to the shallow water rigs on the shelf.
"Equipped with the latest in antiroll systems, environmental
waste containment, data acquisition and transmission, and fluid
engineering, the DeepSTIM III represents the culmination of years
of experience in offshore stimulation," said Mark Corrigan,
president, Well Services, Schlumberger Oilfield Services. "With
this new addition to our fleet in the GOM, Schlumberger is delivering
the latest stimulation technologies available on the market."
DeepSTIM III features an exclusive blending system to accommodate
optimal high-rate frac-and-pack gravel-packing and matrix acidizing
services. Large fluid capacity in combination with unique fluids
like the new environmentally friendly GreenSLURRY system and polymer-free
ClearFRAC and ClearPAC fluids extend the Schlumberger offering in
the GOM, where clients are stepping up activity.
A computerised process-controlled system mixes stimulation fluids
"on the fly" using fresh or seawater. This optimises quality
assurance and control, plus minimises fluid waste and reduces material
costs.
The fully enclosed North Sea-style deck eliminates exposure of
equipment and personnel to weather. The dynamic positioning system
keeps the vessel in place using computer-aided thrusters built into
the hull. Both satellite global positioning and a sonar system help
assure operations continue in adverse weather to avoid costly downtime.
The DeepSTIM III joins the DeepSTIM and DeepSTIM II stimulation
fleet in GOM. This series of stimulation vessels is the product
of years of Schlumberger experience in marine, mechanical, electronic
and chemical engineering.
About Schlumberger
Schlumberger is a global oilfield and information services company
with major activity in the energy industry. The company employs
78,000 people of more than 140 nationalities working in 100 countries,
and consists of three business segments. Schlumberger Oilfield Services
is the world's premier oilfield services company supplying a wide
range of technology services and solutions to the international
oil and gas industry. SchlumbergerSema is a leading supplier of
IT consulting, systems integration, and network and infrastructure
services to the energy industry, as well as to the public sector,
telecommunications and finance markets. WesternGeco, jointly owned
with Baker Hughes, is the world's largest and most advanced surface
seismic company. In 2002, Schlumberger revenue was $13.5 billion.
For more information online, visit www.slb.com.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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