Connecting What’s Needed with What’s Next TM oceaneering.com Case Study Rigless Plug and Abandonment Project Overview In 2013, Oceaneering was approached by a major North Sea, Danish Sector operator who requested a review of their legacy inventory of 28 suspended Exploration and Appraisal (E&A) wells. The majority of the wells were mudline suspension types with spud dates ranging from 1966 through to 1998 and water depths ranging from 110 to 237 ft (33.5 to 72.2 m). The operator was interested in benefiting from the flexibility and cost effectiveness of a vessel based solution. As the wells were not all in the same area, multiple rig moves would have been cost prohibitive. The flexibility in approaching the project with a vessel-based program during project execution would als

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