Santa Barbara, California—1895-1899

South Louisiana—1930s
Template Jacket—1947
Deepwater Jacket Loadout, 1979
 Steady Progress to Deep Water

20'
20'
1947
1947 100'
100'
1955
1955 206'
206'
1959
1959 285'
285' 340'
1965 340'
1965 1967
1967 474'
474'
1975
1975

850'
850'
1976
1976 1025'
1025'
1978
1978
1350'
1350'
1350'
1998
1998
1988
Development of
1754'
1754'
bottom-founded
1998
1998
platforms
Shallow Water—Well Protectors
Medium Depth
Medium Depth
Deep Water
Combined
Drilling &
Production
Jacket Fabrication
Jacket Fabrication
Jacket Fabrication
Jacket Fabrication
Deck Fabrication
Deck Fabrication
Deck Fabrication
Jacket Fabrication
Transportation
Lifting Equipment
Lifting Equipment
Installation Methods (Lifting)
Installation Methods (Lifting)
Installation Methods (Launching)
Installation Methods
Installation Methods
Installation Methods
Installation Methods
Steam Hammer
 Pile Installation
Free riding configuration
Surface power pack
Energies to 2,200 ft-kips
Dead weight = 400 tons

Free-riding configuration
Underwater power pack
Energies to 2,200 ft-kips
 Pile Installation

• Slim line configuration

• Energies to 2,200 ft-kips
Pile Installation
Exxon Hondo Platform
Exxon Hondo Platform
Exxon Hondo Platform
Exxon Hondo Platform
Exxon Hondo Platform
Exxon Hondo Platform
Exxon Hondo Platform
Shell Cognac Platform
Shell Cognac Platform
Shell Cognac Platform
Shell Cognac Platform
Shell Cognac Platform
Shell Cognac Platform
Shell Cognac Platform
Shell Cognac Platform
Shell Cognac Platform
Shell Cognac Platform
Shell Cognac Platform
Jacket Launch
Bullwinkle Transportation
Free-Standing Compliant Tower
Analysis Model & Deflected Shape

Analysis
model

Deflected
shape
Texaco
Petronius
Petronius Base Launch
Dual Barge Deck Lift
Floatover
Auger Topsides
Well Blowout
IVAN
Damaged jack-up drilling rig