Passive Subsea Technology Installed for Major Australian Projects

The WellSentinel Coral System on a deck. Photo courtesy of Sentinel Subsea.

Sentinel Subsea (Aberdeen, United Kingdom), which specializes in passive subsea integrity monitoring, announced the successful installation of WellSentinel systems for two significant projects in Australia. 

These projects mark a significant milestone in Sentinel Subsea’s global mission to provide innovative passive solutions for subsea monitoring and decommissioning operations, according to the company.

In collaboration with Baker Hughes, Sentinel Subsea was selected by a major client to support the decommissioning of subsea assets. This project successfully deployed two WellSentinel Coral systems to enable the continuous monitoring of temporary suspended wells in the remote field. 

The systems were installed onto two 18.75-inch (47.6 cm) wellheads from a vessel of opportunity, thereby ensuring a streamlined operation that required no in-well intervention.

In another project, Sentinel Subsea deployed two WellSentinel Coral-Frond hybrid systems for a major client. These systems, designed to monitor two suspended wells, feature a Coral design enhanced with a Frond-type gathering structure. This enhancement allows for monitoring an area approximately 5 meters external to the wellhead.

Components for both projects were manufactured locally by Scope Engineering through an ongoing collaboration, while other passive monitoring elements were shipped from Sentinel’s headquarters to Australia.

“The successful installation of these two significant projects in Australia is a testament to the reliability and effectiveness of our WellSentinel systems,” says Neil Gordon, CEO. “We are thrilled to collaborate with major clients and local partners, providing innovative monitoring solutions that ensure the safety and efficiency of subsea operations. This achievement highlights our commitment to delivering cutting-edge technology to the global energy sector.”

Based in Aberdeen, Sentinel Subsea was founded in 2018 and has successfully installed WellSentinel passive monitoring solutions offshore for major and independent operators globally.

Source: Sentinel Subsea, www.sentinel-subsea.com