We provide highly skilled, multidisciplinary survey and inspection teams to work with global onshore and offshore drilling contractors and oil and gas operators. We strive to achieve the highest possible quality and service standards to help enhance asset integrity for safe and profitable operations.
We aim to ensure that a customer’s asset or facility is safe and fit-for-purpose. Our extensive oil and gas asset surveys give customers the big picture
Our bases in North and South America,
Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia
and Australasia help us to deliver total lifecycle
solutions worldwide that focus on
improving asset integrity, reducing costs
and overcoming operational challenges.
We aim to enhance asset integrity for
safe and profitable operations.
Each service is available separately or as part of a
custom package.
Surveys
Our surveys are about the quality assurance of total systems,
procedures and policies, paying attention to the details but
looking at the bigger picture:
rig condition assessments (RCA)
rig hardware assessments
hull preservation surveys (HPS)
class surveys and UWILD .
Inspection
Our inspections focus on the quality control of individual
components and sub-systems:
dropped object prevention schemes (DROPS)
lifting and lifted equipment
rope access
regulatory and statutory surveys
non-destructive testing (NDT)
Project management
For us, project management means taking the load from
your shoulders, thereby helping you to deliver your promises,
on time and within budget:
Our extensive oil and gas asset surveys
give you the big picture. We recommend
measures, based on the survey results, to
resolve any defects. We tailor the survey
scope to your requirements and may
include the following surveys.
Rig condition assessment (RCA)
To optimize your maintenance program and fiscal planning,
you need detailed and accurate information about the
condition of your vessel’s hardware and hull. Our RCA service
provides a comprehensive reliability assessment of a facility’s
hardware and structure for asset integrity assurance and the
development of shipyard work scopes.
RCAs are carried out before a rig or vessel’s purchase, hire or
reactivation, before shipyard upgrade projects, and as part of
statutory hull inspections.
Rig hardware assessment (RHA)
RHAs cover a variety of plant:
drilling equipment
electrical generation and distribution systems
cranes and hoisting systems
jacking systems
main and auxillary equipment
solids control and circulating systems
surface and subsea well control equipment
marine and safety equipment
We aim to ensure that your asset or
facility is safe and fit for purpose.
Hull preservation survey (HPS)
Our experienced steel and coating inspectors can establish
and implement comprehensive and effective hull inspection
programs that provide the following:
compartment condition assessment reports
prioritization of steel and coating repairs
accurate steel renewal weight and material estimates
accurate coating area and paint specification estimates
repair procedure recommendations
Class surveys and UWILD
Archer has accreditation from statutory bodies to provide
annual specific periodic surveys (SPS) in conformance with
the major classification societies for mobile offshore drilling
units (MODU).
Our class surveys and UWILD service include the
development of work scopes, liaison with the relevant class
authority and report generation. We provide multidisciplinary
inspection personnel, including project managers, rope
access technicians, divers and NDT personnel. We work
hard to deliver our services with minimal disruption to
your operations.
Regulatory and statutory surveys
We provide gap analysis for regulatory and statutory
compliance before rig relocation.
We offer periodic inspection services
that assess your equipment’s safety and
manage risk. These inspections ensure
that your equipment and sub-systems
are maintained to the required standards.
Only when you have confidence that
your equipment is safe and meets the
regulatory requirements, can you focus
on your core business.
Our inspectors have spent many years
maintaining equipment; they know where
to look and what to look for beyond
the obvious. They can identify potential
problems so they can be addressed before
they become critical.
Our inspection services enable
predictive and preventive action to
improve equipment and rig safety.
Dropped object prevention scheme (DROPS)
A DROPS is a systematic and planned approach to managing
dropped object prevention programs. We implement
programs in accordance with regulatory and client
requirements, DROPS society guidelines and Archer’s Falling
Objects and Securing of Equipment procedure. The latter
contains the following requirements for establishing and
maintaining measures that prevent incidents:
securing loose equipment
an inspection program for safety devices for
loose equipment
an inspection program for equipment aloft
follow-up procedures after equipment aloft has been
subjected to abnormal loads
operational safety measures for areas exposed to
falling objects
physical barriers against falling objects
The scope includes a detailed dropped objects inspection
that highlights and provides corrective actions for all
potential dropped objects. It also provides solutions for
secondary retention where required.
Lifting and lifted equipment
As part of our inspection service, we implement a liftingequipment
inspection program in accordance with client and
regional requirements, SI 2307:1998/Lifting Operations and
Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER), API recommended
practices and specifications, class requirements, IADC
recommendations and the required operator standards.
Items for inspection include a wide variety of equipment:
lifting equipment, such as AR winches and hoists
lifted equipment, included baskets, containers, skips and
lifting frames
mechanical handling equipment, cranes and forklifts
pad eyes, loose lifting tackle such as slings, shackles
and webbing
lifeboat and life raft davit and deployment systems
tubular handling equipment and related items
cantilever hold-downs and beams
derricks
We recommend and work towards a thorough examination
and recertification of all loose ancillary lifting equipment
based on the requirements of clients and regulatory
periodic inspections.
Rope access
You need confidence in the integrity of every part of
your asset, including difficult to reach areas. That is why
we provide an efficient rope access inspection, repair
and maintenance service that aims to minimize
operational disruption.
Non-Destructive testing (NDT)
We appreciate the need to ensure asset integrity with
minimal disruption to operations. Our NDT service can help
you achieve this objective using the following methods:
magnetic partial inspection (MPI)
ultrasonic thickness testing (UTT)
eddy current (EC) testing
dye penetrant inspection (DPI)
pressure testing verification
infrared thermography (IRT)
Oil country tubular goods (OCTG)
We offer a complete range of inspection services for drill
pipe, casing and other tubular goods that are used within the
oil & gas industry.
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