Manifolds

Subsea operations require specialised equipment that must be reliable, cost-effective and safe to the environment. Bodycote’s Near Net Shape (NNS) powder metallurgy process allows for design flexibility to manufacture parts with complex geometries that require minimal machining compared to conventionally forged billets and preforms. Such design freedom can significantly reduce expensive materials and eliminate up to 80% of the welds needed for subsea manifold systems.

As drilling has become more complex, with horizontal and directional drills increasing in numbers, well logging has also had to adapt and improve. Measurement-While-Drilling (or MWD) is a type of well logging that incorporates the measurement tools into the drill string and provides real-time information to help with steering the drill. Critical components in these tools require protection from wear, corrosion, and vibration. Bodycote’s services for these components include heat treatment, surface coatings, and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP).

Process solutions for this component include:

• HVOF
• Plasma Spray
• Organic/Sacrificial
• Plasma Nitriding
• EB Welding
• HIP PM NNS
• S³P