UTEC Completes Major Project in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
UTEC Survey, an Acteon company and one of the world’s largest independent offshore and onshore survey providers, has completed a significant ROV navigation and seismic node positioning project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
The project, carried out for FairfieldNodal and undertaken in 2,425 m of water, involved use of the latest software and navigation technologies available to simplify operations, increase cost savings on an original scope of work, provide greater precision, increase efficiencies and thereby reduce job time.
UTEC conducted the project using a combination of acoustics and inertial positioning technology. A key element was the creation of an improved navigation software package incorporating the latest NavView technology from data and positioning analysis expert 4D Nav. The system provided enhanced and precise positioning awareness along with the management of inertial sensors and a bespoke link to FairfieldNodal’s data-acquisition system.
The real-time software enabled UTEC to integrate three separate positioning modules into one comprehensive package to increase efficiency and streamline user operations. It also provided enhanced graphics capabilities, following the replacement of existing online navigation, inertial navigation and node management software.
UTEC Regional Manager (Americas) Dave Ross said, “The successful completion of this project underlines the value in applying innovative solutions to increase operational efficiency and address costs, which is critical in the modern industry.”
