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Subsea Architecture
Manifold Subsea Trees
Courtesy of Cameron
Umbilicals
With the exception of vertical jumper connections, flowlines and
umbilicals are normally laid directly on the seabed.
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Subsea System Elements
• Subsea wellheads
provide structural and
pressure integrity for the
casing and tubing
strings that go to make
up an oil and gas well.
Retrieve running tool. Drill 26” hole, run 20” casing with HP wellhead,
land in LP wellhead, cement 20” casing.
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HP/LP Wellhead Interface
Vetco H4 Connector
• MS-1 metal to metal seal used on the Vetco MS-700 range of HP subsea wellheads.
• Washboard profiles machined on the inside surface of the wellhead housing and
external surface of the casing hanger ensure high integrity metal to metal sealing.
• The energising ring is forced down by a weight set running tool.
Photo Courtesy of Shell
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MS-700 Wellhead Stack-up
Courtesy of Shell
Control Umbilical
Courtesy of Shell