4 tapered
pin piles for
jacket foundation
4 TAPERED PIN PILES FOR JACKET FOUNDATION
In 2017, the CAPE VLT-320 was used to upend and install four pin piles with a 84 inch bottom and 60 inch top diameter and a length of 77 meters in a water depth of 85 meters for a jacket foundation for the ZOHR WHP in Egyptian waters.
By driving the piles to a stable depth, any risk of the template falling over as there is with the traditional installation method is mitigated.
This way, even in places with low self-penetration, all piles can be placed in position without tool changes, before the impact hammer is deployed once, to drive all piles to final penetration in a single lift.
Application details
Application
Pin pile installation
Pile type
Pin piles
Water depth
85m
Penetration
70.5m
PILE DETAILS
Pile type
Pin piles
Pile length
77m
Pile weight
250t
Pile wall thickness
65mm
Pile diameter top
60inch
Pile diameter bottom
84inch
No. of piles
4
PROJECT DETAILS
Period
2017
Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Country
Egypt
Location
Between Egypt and Cyprus
Market
Oil & gas
System/end usage
Wellhead Platform Jacket
Operator or end customer
Eni
Installation contractor
Seaway 7
Type of vessel
Heavy Lift Vessel
Name of vessel and owner
Seaway Strashnov, Seaway 7
Mode
Anchors
Main Reasons for solution choice
SELECTED EQUIPMENT
CAPE VLT-320
Equipment configuration
CAPE VLT-320
Eccentric moment
320kgm
Max. line pull
500t
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