NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Leslie Bellfore
Houston

Seismic sources

CGG (Massy, France) is introducing new marine seismic sources designed for both OBS and conventional marine operations. The autonomous contained sources can be installed on most supply ships in less than two days. The source was designed to operate with a minimal crew. The volume and number of subarrays are adjustable, pressure is selectable, and it can be used as a flip-flop or conventional source to meet clients' requirements.

Drilling riser project

Kværner Oilfield Products and Norske Conoco are profiling CompRiser, a joint industry project that will field demonstrate a 15-meter long, 558-mm ID, high pressure composite drilling riser joint on the Heidrun Tension Leg Platform. In a four-color brochure, the companies outline the project's three phases and technical approaches, and presents illustrations of the riser.

Rust protection

Specialty Coatings Group (Hamden, Connecticut) has introduced the Isotrol/Isoguard System, for the protection against rust. The primer, Isotrol, and pigmented finish coat, Isoguard, can be used on metals, concrete, and wood surfaces. The two-step coating system is formulated to penetrate directly through rust and moisture to the subtrate.

Engineering services

Alliance Engineering (Houston), in a new brochure, profiles its specialties complementing the needs of oil and gas producers, transmission companies, and OEM's, including oil and gas treating, dehydration, pipeline systems, gas compression, sour gas production, arctic facilities, and high pour-point crude production.

Mounting system

Anderson Greenwood's Instrumentation Products Division (Cheshire, UK) has extended its range of integral manifolds with the launch of a Mounting System, specially designed to comply with Shell's specifications. The new Integral Manifold Mounting System bolts directly onto a standard Shell mounting plate, eliminating the need for additional bracketing and costly pipework modifications.

Integrated services

Total Offshore Production Systems, or TOPS (Houston), poses the question, "What does it take to put an offshore project together?" The answer, company officials say, is demonstrated in TOPS recently released capabilities brochure, which describes the company's life of field services.

Portable computer

Laversab (Houston) introduces its Model 4024, a "tool box" style portable industrial computer. The 4024 is fully sealed to NEMA 4/4X standards and designed for use in all outdoor weather conditions, according to the company. The computer comes with a 233 MHz, Pentium CPU, a 12.1-in. 1,500 nit sunlight readable TFT display, a detachable keyboard, mouse, and 4 ISA slots.

Communications

Nautronix (Aberdeen) recently added a new module to its Model 350X DSP based Modular Helium Speech Unscrabler System. The Model 3508 allows interfacing and control of Nautronix Emergency Through-Water Communications Equipment for the unscrambling of helium speech. The mechanism can simplify the control of the communications by the dive supervisor in a potentially serious situation, according to the company.

Perforating technology

Schlumberger Oilfield Services announces PowerJet, the Schlumberger shaped charge system has set a new API record- shattering the industry's 50-in. perforating barrier by shooting 54.1 in. into an API RP43 section 1 test target with the 4 sq-in. HSD gun. PowerJet charges are currently available for 2 1/8-in. Enerjet guns; 2 1/8-in. EnerJet Expendable guns; 1 11/16-in. Pivot Gun; and most HSD guns.

Rope cutter

Webtool, the wire rope and cable cutting business of Allspeeds Limited (Lancashire, England), developed for the offshore industries a wire rope cutter for subsea operation, capable of severing wire rope with diameters of up to 15mm. The RCV 115 model joins the RCV75 model, which is already in service. The RCV range is manufactured from plated steel alloy. According to Webtool, the RCV models can withstand hostile environments such as offshore oil installations, gas pipelines, and communications cables.

Screening surfaces

Southwestern Wire Cloth (Tulsa) announces the availability of the new patent pending maXimizeR screen utilizing their patented XR Mesh. Designed with a flat pretensioned style panel atop an arched base, the maXimizeR eliminates uneven pool depth and differential pressure fluids across the screen. It also eliminates the "horseshoe" effect of fluid distribution over the screening area common on crowned hooked type screen surfaces. The screen can be installed on any crowned deck style shaker utilizing the existing tension bolt system or with a quick-change wedge block system.

Axial piston pumps

Mannesmann Rexroth Hydraulics (Cambridgeshire, England) has provided axial piston pumps for supplying hydraulic power to advanced, underwater ROVs, capable of descending to 3,000 meters. The Rexroth A10VSO variable displacement, axial piston pumps are fitted on the Diablo and Demon systems for underwater intervention, survey, and construction duties. The equipment is available in six displacement sizes between 18 cc and 140 cc, for operating pressures up to 350 bar.

FRP piping

Fibercast (Lafayette) announces its complete line of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) pipe and fittings. Fibercast piping systems provide internal and external resistance without additional coatings. The company warrants its pipe and fittings against any reduction of physical properties and corrosion ratings caused by UV exposure for a period of 15 years.

Power solutions

Cyberex (mentor, Ohio) introduces its new version of CyberWavetrademark UPS, industrial, petrochemical, and utility environments. CyberWave UPS is available in nine different kVA ratings between 10-112kVA, all single-phase output. The latest version offers several upgrades, including temperature compensated battery charging and automatic battery equalize are standard. Also, two CyberWave UPSs can now be placed in a cascaded redundant configuration for increased redundancy and system reliability.

MFL tool

Pipeline Integrity International (Cramlington, UK) has now added a giant 56-in. high resolution Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) Internal Inspection tool to its line. The tool, nicknamed "Big Bertha" is in direct response to the opening of new pipeline markets and customer requests for PII's inspection services.

Hydraulic leveling system

Bardex (Goleta, California) has developed a new hydraulic leveling system. The system consists of four hydraulic leveling cylinder assemblies, each rated for 2,000 kips jacking capacity and 3,000 kips holding and proofload capacity. Also developed was a primary control panel designed for operation from an ROV, and four local control panels.

Hazardous gases

Control instruments Corporation (Fairfield, New Jersey) announces a new brochure that addresses the basic steps to take when monitoring hazardous gases and vapors, and illustrates how the SmartMax II Gas Detection System can be used to manage gas hazards in an effective and efficient way.

Variable stroke drill

Silk Engineering (Houston) is offering a range of portable machining equipment, featuring the HD100, a compact and lightweight drill incorporating a positive feed gearing system for drilling capabilities up to 4 in. in diameter. The HD100 is available with either 2.2 hp hydraulic motor or 3.5 hp in the pneumatic version.

Transmitter solutions

Moore Process Automation Solutions (Spring House, Pennsylvania) has produced a six-page, four-color brochure introducing the company's new XTC Critical Transmitter. According to Moore, it's the only TUV-certified pressure transmitter for high availability and safety applications. The brochure explains the Critical Transmitter's features for fail-safe operation, including hardware and software redundancy.

Satellite monitoring

Collecte Localisation Satellites (Saint Agne' Cedex, France) presents Argos, the satellite based system can locate any "mobile" object or animal carrying a transmitter, within 300 feet, according to CLS. This allows tracking of uncharted ocean currents and climatic change trends.

Sewage treatment

Exceltec International (Sugar Land, Texas) introduces its new brochure detailing OMNIPUREtrademark 6MS Marine Sewage Treatment System. The 6MS is a compact marine sewage device designed specifically to address the treatment requirements and space limitations of smaller offshore platforms, tugboats, and other workboats carrying crews of 20 or less. The 6MS is complete with tanks and measures 70 in. long by 20 in. deep with a height of 60 in., and a dry weight of 492 lb.