Manifolds & Sleds

FMC Technologies is a global supplier of

manifolds and PLETs, PLEMs and sleds for
deepwater subsea applications. Backed by
years of experience, each solution
encompasses the customer focus, technical
resources and leadership that todays
dynamic subsea market demands,
providing quality and cost-effective projects.
BP Atlantis

Systems development and

engineering
Recognizing that intelligent manifold and sleds
begin with intelligent designs, FMC Technologies
offers complete field architecture and systems
development services. Utilizing extensive field
development experience and systems expertise,
solutions are engineered to be best in class with
respect to industry and customer requirements.
FMC Technologies delivers reliable, high-quality
solutions with nothing left to chance, including
front-end engineering design studies, cost analysis,
equipment selection, product performance
monitoring and
predictions, intervention/
maintenance planning
and training.

Total Girassol

Integrated solutions approach

FMC Technologies is helping customers worldwide
efficiently meet technical and economic challenges by
designing and manufacturing manifolds, sleds and
jumpers as a single-source provider. This integrated
systems approach is based on standard components
and proven technologies that emphasize cost efficiencies and life-of-field dynamics. From project inception
to installation support, every project facet is carefully
managed to ensure that precise solutions are delivered
on time and on budget.

Manifolds
Designed to direct flow from multiple individual wells
into multiple production flowline headers, proven,
compact manifold systems from FMC Technologies
are solving subsea flow control challenges worldwide.
The manifold design allows the production headers to
be sized using nominal pipe diameters. In most
project applications, all manifold piping connections
are welded to minimize leak paths and increase
reliability. Many manifolds feature a removable
pigging loop to allow round trip pigging of the production flowlines. Manifolds are designed to operate
for up to 25 years at water depths to 10,000 feet
(3,048 meters), working pressures to 15,000 psi and
temperatures to 350 F (177 C).

BP Thunder Horse

Water depths to 10,000 feet (3,048 meters)

Pressures to 15,000 psi
Temperatures to 350 F (177 C)
Sizes from 6 to 30 diameter
Retrievable pigging loops
Foundations for all soil conditions
Multi-phase flow meters

Shell Bijupira

Optional manifold-mounted SCMs

(subsea control modules) and chokes

Shell Mensa

Global Success Stories

Norsk Hydro Ormen Lange

Deepwater (Subsea to Beach) Large Bore
Manifolds and PLET
The Ormen Lange project on the Norwegian continental shelf is Europes deepest subsea development
to date at 3,300 feet (1,000 ft) and at 5,000 psi. FMC
Technologies will, in addition to other subsea
equipment, supply the project with two (2) 8-slot
foundation bottom structures and manifold systems
with 20 headers including 30 pig-loop systems and
one (1) PLET (pipeline end termination) module.
Other features are large-bore tie-in systems for
20/30 clamp connectors and small-bore tie-in
systems for less than 14 collet connectors.

8-slot manifold systems with 20 headers

PLET module with 30 pig-loop module
Large-bore tie-in systems for 20/30
clamp connectors

BP Thunder Horse

Deepwater HP/HT Manifold and Tie-in System

The BP Thunder Horse project, located in 6,300 feet
(1,920 meters) of water in the Gulf of Mexico,
represents the worlds first full-field HP/HT
(15,000 psi/350 F) subsea development. Each of the
four manifolds (2 - 10 slot and 2 - 4 slot) is supported
by a single 20 foot (6 meter) diameter suction pile.
Other manifold features include HH trim, full
insulation, dedicated SCMs and removable pigging
loops.

10-slot and 4-slot manifold configurations

HP/HT (15,000 psi/350 F) design with
HH trim
Suction pile foundation
Vertical connection systems
All header and well connections with
mechanical connectors
Dedicated SCM (Subsea Control
Module) for manifold functions

Petrobras Roncador

Shell Alliance

The Roncador manifold project located in the ultradeep Campos Basin offshore Brazil marks the first
time a subsea manifold has been installed at a water
depth exceeding one mile. Installed using steel
cables and support vessels, the Roncador manifold
was designed to reduce costs by distributing gas
from the production unit in a single gas line for
injection into six wells at a water depth of 5,280 feet
(1,610 meters).

As part of its Gulf of Mexico subsea alliance with

Shell, FMC Technologies has designed and installed
a wide range of standard manifolds, well jumpers
and sleds.

Deepwater Manifold

Designed to operate in water depths to

6,560 feet (2,000 meters)
Controls flow of gas lift from six wells
Five pig diverters and retrievable pig
detector
Gas measuring equipment
Three choke modules, one for every
two wells

Deepwater Manifold and Sleds

Four standard manifolds installed for

Macaroni, Angus, Europa and Crosby
projects
More than 30 standard well jumpers
fabricated
Two electro-hyraulic controlled gas life
riser termination sleds for Nakika north
flowline

Total Otter

Petrobras Albacora

Statoil Lufeng

ExxonMobil Zafiro

Anadarko Genghis Khan

PetroCanada Terra Nova

SLEDs
A complete range of sled systems encompassing
PLETs (Pipeline End Terminations), PLEMs (Pipeline
End Manifolds) and In-line Sleds designed to meet
virtually all subsea project requirements are available
through FMC Technologies. Sled designs include
options for first-end, second-end or midline
installations from vessels with J-lay, S-lay or Reel-lay
capabilities. In addition, sleds range in complexity
from single hub with manual isolation valve to
multiple hubs with actuated valves, chemical
injection, gas-lift, pig launching capabilities and
more.

BP Thunder Horse HP/HT PLET

Single and dual flowlines

Insulated / non-insulated
Multiple hubs
Piggable
Thermal expansion capability

Petrobras PLET

Skirted / piled
For solutions to all your manifold and sled
challenges, contact FMC Technologies at
www.fmctechnologies.com
Anadarko GC518 PLET
BP Thunder Horse Sled Loadout

FMC Technologies
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Houston, TX 77067
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