Case Study
Delivering Outstanding Riser Blockage Removal Services
Paradigm Flow Services Ltd Paradigm House, Drumoak Business Park, Drumoak, Banchory, AB31 5AZ Tel: +44 (0)1330 700 777 info@paradigmflow .com www .paradigm.eu/flow Case Study Paradigm Flow Flexi-Coil System Delivering Outstanding Riser Blockage Removal Services Overview An Operator in West Africa had a 490m long sand blockage in a 6” production riser back to an FPSO. The client was planning a conventional cleaning campaign using a drilling rig and standard coil tubing, but with estimated intervention costs reaching over $30 million other options were required. Challenge The only rig up area available was on the port side of the vessel, with the riser on the starboard side, and no equipment could be rigged up above the riser due to lack of space at this entry point. Previous experi