Special Projects

EV has carried out a number of projects for Clients where the service offering has centred around the ability to have good visual access in remote locations. They do not typically fall into the other service sections for Facilities to Seabed (F2S)
of Inspection, Monitoring or Construction / Decommissioning within the Oil & Gas and Renewables sector. We call these Special Projects.

EV has a unique team of engineers and a design capability that allows us to deal with the most unique of Client requests. We can tailor nearly every element of our systems allowing us to deliver remote video footage in the most challenging of environments. No matter what your request is, we will consider it.

Aside from the other case studies detailed on the website, some of our other special projects are detailed below.

Borehole inspection for Anglian Water
A camera and deployment system designed and deployed to inspect fresh water boreholes. Anglian Water operatives have been trained by EV and now deploy the system themselves. Working in the water industry requires increased levels of quality assurance during material sourcing and design.

Anchor Chain cutting on a North Sea FPSO
EV were up against a large competitor company to win an unusual piece of work for a Remote Video services company, cutting an anchor chain on an FPSO. However, the ability to supply a tight, compact cutting unit that could be accurately positioned using multiple camera perspectives won EV the job.

The work was all carried out from on board the FPSO without the requirement for an ROV, saving a considerable sum for the operator.

Gas Cavern Inspection
Using EV's RT120 pan and tilt camera an inspection was carried out on several onshore Gas storage caverns. Cameras were lowered into the caverns on wireline through vent ports to record and document the internal condition of the caverns.

Offset Inspection of Tree Cap
A missing tree cap meant that a client wishing to pull a crown plug was unable to do so, potentially because of detritus that had gathered above it meant that the overshoot tool was unable to latch on. EV offshore supplied an RT120 pan and tilt camera, however on its own it was unable to see into the corners of the seat. In addition the internal surface of the wellhead had to be protected. EV designed an offset protective carrier sub that contained an RT120, complete with a single offset camera that was able to give a clear top down view of the overshoot tool seat.

The tool was deployed on a drill string and captured the full data imagery required by the Client, permitting flushing and subsequent seating of the tool.

ROV Systems
EV can supply camera and video systems for ROVs. These systems can be designed and built to the individual specifications of the Client as part of the spread of control cameras that provide the basic views of the operation of the ROV. Alternatively EV have supplied ROV operators with specialist cameras, mounted on manipulators to investigate ports or difficult to access locations.