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News Release from: GE Oil and Gas | Subject: MS-800
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 February 2008
New sub-sea wellhead system for
deepwater drilling
Offering increased casing load and higher pressure capacities, VetcoGray, a GE Oil and Gas business, has introduced the MS-800 Fullbore Subsea Wellhead System for deepwater applications
The new product was announced during the GE Oil and Gas 2008 Annual Meeting this week in Florence, attended by more than 900 global customers With the capacity to withstand eight million pounds of load on the wellhead, the MS-800 is designed to help drillers reach deepwater targets in such regions as the US Gulf of Mexico and offshore Brazil
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 6 Sep 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new system increases the casing load capacity to two million pounds for the first position casing hanger and the 16-inch casing hanger, while also increasing the pressure capacity for the 16-inch hanger from 6500 to 10,000 PSI.
VetcoGray also improved the load ring configuration on all three casing hangers of the MS-800, compared with previous products, to improve actuation.
"We believe all of these capacity and performance improvements will enable the MS-800 to set new standards for the deepwater drilling industry," said Gary Shaw, Technology Leader for VetcoGray: "We have developed this product in response to the growing industry need for technology to exploit subsea oil and gas fields at depths of 30,000 feet or more".
The MS-800 has been developed and tested at VetcoGray facilities in Houston, Texas and a 15 KSI version of the system will be available for commercial applications in the second quarter of 2008.
A 20 KSI version is scheduled for release later in the year.
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