Composite pipe manufacturer Magma Global and pipelay system component fabricator Maritime Developments have joined forces in a venture which is aiming to help get the high-spec pipe into the market.
MD has designed a compact portable pipe deployment system that could be used on a vessel of opportunity that can handle Magma’s pipe in what would be a non-production mode in competiton with coil tubing. The target is the chemical intervention market for wells, ie scale squeeze or acidisation treatments.
Magma’s pipe which can operate with harsh chemicals and at high pressure has the fatigue life that would allow it to be deployed multiple times for such applications, while often coil tubing is used only once. The Magma design’s main limitation is the minimum bend radius of the pipe.
The system will allow the deployment of multiple strings of pipe with connectors in order to allow it to be used in a range of water depths out to 3,000m. The tensioning capacity of the system is just 15t because the piple is neutrally buoyant in water.
Magma is following a similar path to the other new composite pipe supplier Airborne Oil & Gas (SEN, 31/18) which found its first niche in a downpipe application for pipeline commissioning. Both are likely to find their way into the spool and jumper sectors before getting the opportunity to supply risers.
MD is not a new player in the market, but is a relatively new name. It began life making deck equipment for handling fishing gear, before migrating into reel-drives sold through third parties. It now delivers vertical lay systems with four-track tensioners and winch packages ranging from 5t to 4t.
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