Case Studies

Our Project Portfolio

Discover how DSL delivers engineering excellence through real-world projects spanning drilling equipment design, fabrication, inspection, and refurbishment.

Derrick Removal Case Study

The Platform Operator are a long term client of DSL's where we regularly complete asset integrity and drilling structure scopes.

Noble Valiant Turndown Sheaves And Crane Boom Rams

Noble Drilling approached DSL with a request for a IRATA Rope Access rig-building team to undertake the following tasks onboard the Noble Drillship "Valiant"

Ram Rig Structure Splitting and Ressembling

DSL are currently working on phase II of a project for one of our clients reassembling The Ram Rig Structure on one of their vessels whilst located in Las Palmas to enable them to commence drilling operations.

Repsol Sinopec Beatrice Alpha

Our client realised that despite routine maintenance the redundant Drilling set on their production platform was slowly degrading to a point where it could potentially become unsafe in the future, subsequently DSL were contracted to remove the redundant 147' Derrick and associate

Conoco Viking Vulcan Decommissioning

Derrick Services UK Limited were awarded a work package to support Royal Boskalis with Decommissioning Support Services including all above water leg cutting throughout the 2019 multi-phase Southern North Sea Decommissioning Campaign.

DSL Asset Tagging Project in the MENA region

DSL have undertaken a successful asset tagging project in the MENA region.

DP6 & DP8 Simplification Project

With assets in the North Sea outliving their original life cycle due to new Hydro-Carbon retrieval technologies, operators are taking the decision to upgrade and simplify their assets, process and control systems.

Conoco Viking Vulcan Decommissioning

With assets in the North Sea reaching the end of their effective life cycle, operators are taking the decision to decommission the assets.in their entirety, with this comes the realisation that there is a lot of pre works that can and need be completed prior to the HLV arriving o

Drilling Package Upgrades

DSL are constantly involved in supporting our customers with a variety of work scopes associated with the upgrade, repair and refurbishment of Derrick Equipment Sets, (DES), both in the North Sea and Worldwide.

Enquest's Thistle Platform Power Upgrade Project

DSL were contracted by Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) on behalf of independent development and production company EnQuest to carry out the installation of a new gas turbine generator package exhaust stack and support tower as part of EnQuest's Thistle Platform Power Upgrade Project. The

Perenco 49/23A Integrity Improvement Project

Our client made the decision to undertake an extensive program of integrity improvement to the Inde 49/23 Alpha Platform located in the SNS South utilizing a jack up accommodation barge – Sea Fox 1.

Corrosion Of Hollow Section Members On Offshore Drilling Structures

SAFETY ALERT – March 2016

Haliburton Rig Condition Survey

Halliburton has engaged DSL in a two year contract to carry out a variety of inspection, survey and associated services on 4/5 land rigs in Indonesia.

DSL Singapore Fast Response

Our Singapore fabrication facility was recently put to the test to get a customer back to work after having damaged their A Frame/Cantilever Legs on a Dreco Slingshot Rig during rig up.

Retrofit Of Pipe Handling Systems

DSL are constantly engaged in a range of drilling structure upgrade, refurbishment, recertification and inspection work scopes on an on-going basis Worldwide. The following projects provide you with a cross section of recent projects;

An Extreme Dropped Object Case Study

This case is of course not your day to day example of a Dropped Object; it's probably something of a one off, however it demonstrates the depth of resources that DSL has within to deal with the most extreme problems that you may encounter.

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