Case Studies

Here you will find a selection of reference projects that demonstrate our capabilities and efforts in the respective areas.

 

The ultra-deep drill ship

Saipem S10000 is an ultra-deep drill ship with a dual derrick system for the exploration of oil and gas and provided with 4 mud pumps, 2 drawworks & 2 rotary tables .The reliability of the WIRTH equipment reached availability figures never realized before.

 
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Continental deep drilling project Windischeschenbach

The KTB project is the most import geological research project up to now. WIRTH supplied the first gear-driven drawworks worldwide with the now well-known 4-quadrant drive system. The drilling depth of 9101 m was limited by extremely high soil temperatures.

 
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The Sakhalin 1 Project:

The oil company Exxon operates the Sakhalin I project in the Sea of Okhotsk, They selected WIRTH to equip the offshore rig for harsh environment design of the Sakhalin Project in Russia, Air temperatures vary between 35� C in summer and �39� C in winter.

 
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Contact Information

 Aker Wirth International, L.P. 
 
Operations
9841 Windmill Park Lane
Houston, Texas USA 77064
Phone:
(281) 970-9478
 
Fax:
(281) 970-3285
 
Corporate Office
1181 Brittmoore Road Suite 300
Houston, Texas USA 77043
Phone:
(713) 465-0050
 
Fax:
(713) 465-0095
 
 
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German high-tech equipment

German high-tech drilling equipment is being produced � now right here in the U.S.A.