HOUSTON, May 7, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Promethean Energy, an oil and gas company focused
on stewarding mature assets has started work on the temporary
abandonment of 9 orphan wells in the Matagorda Island lease area in
the Gulf of Mexico on behalf of
the Department of Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE). Temporary abandonment of wells is the first
stage of full decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure.
Promethean's SVP Decommissioning, Steve
Louis said "we are very proud to have been able to start
work and contribute to this project of strategic national
importance commissioned by BSEE."
Promethean was awarded a five-year Indefinite
Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to conduct the on-site
decommissioning activities to address the most immediate and urgent
needs representing safety and environmental hazards of "orphan"
wells and infrastructure, for which no prior owner survives.
After months of detailed preparation and liaison with BSEE,
Promethean has now undertaken a drone-based, laser scan offshore
inspection of the platforms. The purpose was to digitalize the
structures and identify the condition of equipment to develop safe
boarding plans & make safe procedures. Use of this technology
and approach was especially valuable given the condition of much of
this infrastructure.
Promethean's approach is consistent with its technology and best
practices driven strategy for safe and responsible End-of-Life
Management and Decommissioning.
The next phase is to undertake repairs to platforms and wellhead
equipment to enable decommissioning. This will be followed by well
diagnostics testing and well decommissioning itself.
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SOURCE Promethean Energy