InterMoor offers innovative, industry-leading, safety-conscious, cost-cutting subsea cutting services and is one of the world's leading underwater cutting and severance contractors. Backed by a range of advanced severance tools, InterMoor is now capable of handling even the toughest abandonment projects. That includes
• Keeping costs down in the abandonment process;
• Getting the work done as safely and quickly as possible;
• And insuring the long-term integrity of the chosen abandonment solution.
At InterMoor, all tools are designed by qualified engineers with extensive experience in the offshore environment as well as the challenges of the abandonment process. These subsea tools include:
• In-line heave compensation used to mitigate shock load on crane booms during salvage and decommissioning projects
• Mudhog: A patented jetting system used for cleaning out the inside of piles before severance.
• Conductor and Casing Drilling and Pinning Systems: Provides a safe and efficient method of simultaneously cutting and securing multiple casing strings during subsea well abandonment operations.
• Scimitar Tool: A 40,000-psi water jet abrasive cutting tool that can be configured to perform either internal or external cutting of piles, caissons or platform legs.
Scimitar Cutting Tool specifications:
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S |
M |
L |
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Pipe size range (with 1" thickness pipe) |
7 3/8 - 13 |
16 - 30 |
32 - 72 |
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Estimated weight of tool (lbs) |
500 |
1,000 |
1,400 |
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Approximate length of tools (ft) |
12 |
16 |
20 |
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Smallest diameter tool can fit through (in) |
6 |
14 |
26 |
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Cutting time - 1st pass reg. rate |
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2nd pass double time (hrs.) |
0.4 - 0.9 |
0.9 - 2.5 |
2.5 - 3.8 |
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Cutting pressure (psi) |
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40,000 |
Cutting media - Ultra high pressure water with garnet
Cutting occurs at a feed rate of about 1.5" per minute