Decommissioning the Brent Field

The Brent oil and gas field, lying north-east of the Shetland Islands, has been a cornerstone of the UK’s hugely successful oil and gas industry for 40 years. It has created and sustained thousands of jobs, contributed billions of pounds in tax revenues, and provided the UK with a substantial amount of its oil and gas.
Now, after many years of service to the UK, the Brent field is reaching the stage where almost all the available reserves of oil and gas have been retrieved. The next step in the lifecycle is to retire or ‘decommission’ the Brent field’s four platforms and their related infrastructure. This will be a complex, major engineering project and will take over ten years to complete.
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[@patrick35400]

Problem for decommissioning completly the concrete gravity part. 1) Under bottom of the platform there are Skirt penetrations! 2) Concrete with synthetic additive were injected betwind see bed and bottom of plateform (Graouting). 3) To flush the oil on top of cells doesn't look difficult. Just install a B.O.P On top of each cell and, drill through and pump. i was a member of the engineering team for Brent "C" And Cormoran "A".

[@joearreola5293]

All i have to say is What an amazing marble of engineering these rigs are in the middle of the ocean...simply amaaaaazzzing..

[@carmeletaforeman2820]

joe arrll

[@scheeenfilmiesgucke]

That one big marble alright!

[@ticklemeandillhurtyou5800]

Thank you to all our Oil Workers and engineers and scientists who helped keep the lights on

[@TrueIndie88]

It's easy to forget just how much goes into every tank of gas in my car. Thank you all for your hard work.

[@novaturbkkk]

Leas than a few months I will be deployed to work offshore. People saying work is dead do not have a clue. Plenty of work there and also proud that it comes to a local town hartlepool up the road from myself. Won't be long and I can earn an honest crust with some hard work 💪

[@181suydam]

Lift 24K TON topside and sail it to shore, so they are going to put a 24 TON piece of metal on a boat and sail it to shore, that in it self is AMAZING!!

[@hullygully1135]

Worked on all of those Brent platforms including the Long Term Field development in an engineering capacity and was sad to see how they tried to just sink the BRENT SPAR to just save money, originally all companies had to remove all equipment above the sea bed in the end of their productive life (costing millions) but of course a test case occurred with the Brent Spar after it had to be de-commissioned and if it was not for demonstrators who got involved and even managed to get aboard the Brent Spar things would have been much different, more pollution and millions saved by the oil companies

[@Villanelle1783]

How was it?

[@hullygully1135]

@@Villanelle1783 How do you mean?

[@goachingoulding3926]

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[@BaldwinBay]

Shell is definitely looking to the future. Absolutely incredible collection of talented people.

[@lisaco563]

Decom. The soon to boom industry that few dare to speak of . A very informative video . Lets get our redundant engineers working again and make Aberdeen the Decom centre of excellence for a global industry

[@wilfredzielinski5685]

worked on brent b meny years ago great rig sad to see them go

[@marcusfuentes8641]

They get sick and die from the strength of how hot that mud is now

[@ngud_gaming267]

"oil and gas reserves have been depleted" that phrase alone should show shell why they need to change asap

[@Jemalacane0]

I would love to turn one of those platforms into my house.

[@robertryanclarkstuff-at-rr6432]

I worked for two years on Brent Charlie 1992-1994

[@wandabishop9752]

This is. All interesting. They don’t show or teach this in school I think they should. Out oil and gasoline. Come from these companies Thanks. You all for the video. I have watch it is very interesting I have learn from them thing I did not know about. Where out gas and oil came from.

[@howardcroft3748]

It's what!! The ship is ONE MILLION TONS! I actually had to replay that several times. That is 1,000,000 .. for those who still don't get it a U.S Nimitz class aircraft carrier is about 97,000 tons. Or 10% ... far ... me!

[@okeyanozie8395]

I am proud to be part of this process, industry and Shell. Providing energy to the world and in a responsible manner .

[@PetroProficient]

Excellent video

[@marcusfuentes8641]

When it gets cold add lime for a shirt, and caustic for anything thicker

[@sonijnvu396]

Aknowledgeable lec..🤘👍

[@marcusfuentes8641]

On anything that sucks be sure to mix lime not unless its cold and you need double socks or thick socks use caustic

[@wandabishop9752]

Yes I would like to have to have as a home to live in. It is nice

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hello 👋how are you doing?

[@marcusfuentes8641]

Use your tongs if YOU are lost in anything you do. On kick you are going to control well by bypassying high pressure flow with torque made structures like for example your Kelly. Tripping in out or laying down pipe collars with BHA .Remember to use all these tactics when building structure and use them all for the highest pressure because they will not stay in pit and basically eat smaller micros and flees with his jaws as he closes them like a 1000ft. lenghth of a crocodile.

[@josmith4531]

Blast the concrete to a pile of rubble. They said most of the oil is already out. Not a real environmental problem. The pile of rubble is now an artificial reaf.

[@shintawie7132]

I no

[@geomodelrailroader]

can't do that those concrete pilings are the caps of the well if you blast them you get spills. we don't want Deepwater Horizon the best bet is to cap them and leave them alone.

[@sandydingess3994]

Wouldn't blasting harm marine life?

[@scheeenfilmiesgucke]

@@geomodelrailroader Nope, my friend. All wrong

[@scheeenfilmiesgucke]

@@geomodelrailroader Wrong

[@crimsoncoin1461]

Would of been A nice place for telescopes on top of those platforms

[@scheeenfilmiesgucke]

They move too much..

[@ticklemeandillhurtyou5800]

@@scheeenfilmiesgucke unfortunately you're absolutely right

[@Rod-bp8ow]

Companies has to be well versed when it comes to changes. An oil rig is not only designed for the oil itself. It is configurable as well. 2022 onwards. SMEs...General practices/standards/ENGRS-Geogeodetics/Respectively/Options/RENEWABLE:Wind Turbines/Water Turbines/Geothermal-INCINERATORS. Ptd/Trademarks/Copyrights/LLCs/Registrations/Registered are owned by their respective owners. DON'T DELETE, this js IMPORTANT. Thank you. 2022 Onwards.

[@okeyanozie8395]

I agree with you. Renewal energy on my mind

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You need to feed them ice chemical and have story for them and for them to feel very comfortable like Mr Briggs

[@marcusfuentes8641]

Cook mud like cooking food on a pan Place chemicals and clothes ( LIME CHEMICALS OR CAUSTIC ) on low pit of water, then begin adding mud and water.

[@marcusfuentes8641]

Briefs are to be very vast when mixing something your not suppose to

[@simonloo1588]

how many years old are these rigs already?

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[@smaze1782]

sick animation.

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Wow, nice one.

[@stuecklertabatha7205]

Amazing...

[@johnlavvas8991]

Seems like leaving them there and all the rock cuttings would make for great artificial reefs.

[@drunkslav7280]

Nah some of that stuff might be toxic

[@afarmerslife8555]

Still very sad I know a lot of boys who teared up at this

[@adriancitoarroyave7840]

So why

[@royalgeologist]

Impressive project. Just wondering the costs involved....Any thoughts?

[@markalexmclennan]

When ever i see the costs involve in this stuff (or mega project building) i kinda wonder, did you actually make a profit on this?

[@Cjmarsh725]

More importantly, what is the cost if you don't do it?

[@Jordan-dm6pm]

royalgeologist 6 billion for the brent feild all 4 rigs thats what we were told when working on the brent delta

[@ericdoheny9108]

BAKKEN wells we drilled costed about $8m. We'd spud the first 2k ft down to 1st subsurface aquifer @ 1,700-2,100 ft without a pressure control stack (BOP and annulus, rubber rotating head and seal & sheer hydraulic blinds) I met 2 guys- one whom raises private excap to fund $50m well costs in the Gulf...and another guy- Geophysicist- whom did seismic work for location data in the Nordic Sea

[@robh6638]

You need to start refunding people for all the bad gas we buy

[@CGChris-]

Nothing like doing a documentary in your bathrobe!

[@Inthemixmedia]

What happened to all the oil revenue? Pissed away.

[@marcusfuentes8641]

Place two shoes one for the second to the last in depth and then the second to T.D. for show always remeber for the challenge of very large crocodile.

[@putraadhiguna2934]

Fascinating technology. Irony to see different sets of standards on differing host countries...

[@marcusfuentes8641]

Make sure to work on engines that thay are roaring f andsound

[@paulnevins8267]

Recycling, waste minimization

[@ibhaguisamson6238]

Fantastic.

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IBHAGUI SAMSON . ,.

[@marcusfuentes8641]

Natural gas is imporant called ice chemical and neefs to be cared gor to get the correct amount of a golfball size ice chemical mold and shave 3mm.

[@sarahbluetaxi9413]

Fascinating.

[@marcusfuentes8641]

On the beach

[@herbertgeusgen67]

---sehr informativ---

[@infomagnat]

Humans know how to fulfill there demands but doesn’t care what can be the consequences faced by others just fill pockets and go cmon it’s so stupid you must think both commissioning and decommissioning of the whole project why the people suffer come up with a portable decommissioning techniques.

[@marcusfuentes8641]

You need fo create gadgets thay are like a bump of ice through nose

[@marcusfuentes8641]

You still need it fine though

[@ticklemeandillhurtyou5800]

They would make Great launch pads for Rockets SpaceX might be interested

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[@cobrapatrol]

why not simply leave it there after sealing the well? I don't see why something like this needs to be taken away. it's in the middle of the ocean, not bothering anybody.

[@marcusfuentes8641]

And sound tough

[@peaveawwii1]

I just cut the cheese

[@ananiassoares5193]

Muito bom as plataformas, petróleo e gás para o mundo.

[@webrbio3153]

Yeay!! Shell advertisement disguised as Social responsibility!

[@jayyoo906]

Modern technology has consideration how to decommission it.

[@williamschlegel6426]

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[@refugeg271]

So why do we have shell having to clean these rigs, when we have all that nuclear waste dumped in english channel!

[@yahairabarajas3016]

Ud

[@abdullahe3674]

Just leave it as they good reefs And just leave them for elon

[@maohadad8392]

G/x

[@CraigLang]

Nothing about how, all about why? Craig Lang

[@JensHuebner]

Craig Lang ggjtmtmtwt

[@CraigLang]

Jens, Is that Dutch or Glaswegian? I only do the latter. I am glad to correspond on decom, big projects but not new ones and not as complex as many already completed in the past..

[@refugeg271]

So why

[@franalldred1622]

Why can't you just leave it what is it bothering may need it for something else one day

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[@franklinstephen3268]

Hello how are you doing?

[@marcusfuentes8641]

When God created the esrtm

[@messerschmittbolkow5606]

Be happy you have oil, Germany and many others have not.

[@marcusfuentes8641]

Its like a baby can now get his microoranism bottle from mud

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Dont forget the other nostril

[@dwayneday6439]

Take them to Georgia oil field for future oil recovery in the Georgia well to open youve proven to recover oil safely as off shore an your future is Georgia off shore start maping Georgia off shore oil my profit to buy trac as a thousand mile under purchase of trac as future oil of shell an gulf oil

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[@anvosholdings4095]

Wow. This is a very smooth piece of *propaganda* from Shell. You could almost believe this was a piece of journalism. It's unfortunate because I'm sure a lot of dumb people have been fooled.

[@kestasjk]

Fooled in what way? Was something inaccurate?

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[@simonhaakonsson2537]

Please consider moving away from oil. Renewables are the future, and you cant innovate yourself out of this crisis YOU have created ​@​

[@ticklemeandillhurtyou5800]

There's nothing wrong with fossil fuels just your obsession with worshipping the Earth as some kind of God get over yourself you're so self-important

[@izukimoti2473]

Worked on all of those Brent platforms including the Long Term Field development in an engineering capacity and was sad to see how they tried to just sink the BRENT SPAR to just save money, originally all companies had to remove all equipment above the sea bed in the end of their productive life (costing millions) but of course a test case occurred with the Brent Spar after it had to be de-commissioned and if it was not for demonstrators who got involved and even managed to get aboard the Brent Spar things would have been much different, more pollution and millions saved by the oil companies

[@ericdoheny9108]

Wow that's nuts What was your role?

[@rsvpheat1408]

Lift 24K TON topside and sail it to shore, so they are going to put a 24 TON piece of metal on a boat and sail it to shore, that in it self is AMAZING!!

[@clariceevans6152]

I would love to turn one of those platforms into my house.

[@KoshyGeorge]

That would be one gigantic house.

[@arlenerandall5361]

how many years old are these rigs already?

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