CASE STUDY
Historical SeaShield FX-70™ System Case Study – Offshore Oil Platform
SubSea & Splash Zone Coatings
Project Data
| Location | Gulf of Mexico |
| Products | SeaShield FX-70™ System |
| Project | Steel pile protection for Offshore Oil Platform |
| Date | July 1977 |
Project Details
The SeaShield FX-70™ System was the first in-place repair solution for damaged concrete, steel, and timber piles when it was launched in 1970, and many of those first repairs remain in service today.
This Gulf of Mexico oil platform, located approximately one hundred miles East of Freeport, Texas, required in-place splash zone corrosion protection. The SeaShield FX-70™ System was specified after other systems had been attempted and abandoned because of heavy seas, and other problems associated with offshore operations.
The first phase installation was completed in 14 days and involved protecting fourteen diagonals and kneebraces with two-size foot jackets each.
SeaShield FX-70 System applied to Offshore Oil Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
Jackets were fabricated in two-foot sections and ranged in diameter from 18 inches to 33 inches
Application of the SeaShield FX-70™ System
SeaShield FX-70 applied in difficult conditions
The SeaShield FX-70 System provides corrosion protection to the splash zone area of the steel pile
SeaShield FX-70 System applied to Offshore Oil Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
Jackets were fabricated in two-foot sections and ranged in diameter from 18 inches to 33 inches
Application of the SeaShield FX-70™ System
SeaShield FX-70 applied in difficult conditions
