Abstract:During the summer of 1980 three pipelines were constructed between the Hondo Platform, located in 835 feet of water, and the Hondo SALM, located approximately 1-1/2 miles away in 500 feet of water. Figure 1 shows the Hondo Platform, SALM, Offshore Storage and Treating (O.S.&T.) vessel, and pipelines. These pipelines, ranging from 6-inch to 12-inch in diameter, pipelines, ranging from 6-inch to 12-inch in diameter, were installed by the reverse J-tube procedure, a technique developed by Exxon especially for… Show more
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