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Are there maps of GOM capped well heads out there anywhere?
Posted on 9/14/20 at 11:08 am
Posted on 9/14/20 at 11:08 am
The only ones I can find are of active platforms and not older inactive well heads.
A buddy said he ran across one that lit up his finder like a Christmas tree but the dumbass didn't waypoint it.
Thanks for any guidance.
A buddy said he ran across one that lit up his finder like a Christmas tree but the dumbass didn't waypoint it.
Thanks for any guidance.
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Posted on 9/14/20 at 2:24 pm to bamarep
Posted on 9/14/20 at 2:28 pm to bamarep
A capped subsea wellhead by itself is unlikely to hold much for fish.
A cut off or reefed platform on the other hand will have tons
A cut off or reefed platform on the other hand will have tons
Posted on 9/14/20 at 2:36 pm to bamarep
Posted on 9/14/20 at 2:42 pm to AutoYes_Clown
Navionics kinda pisses me off. I went to a marked wreck one day and there wasn't shite there that I could find
Posted on 9/14/20 at 3:43 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Navionics app. I always check them if I’m passing by. Also don’t be afraid to check where pipelines cross. Sometimes there is a wellhead or valve at that point that holds fish. Found quite a few that stay loaded
Posted on 9/14/20 at 3:50 pm to 72LATraveler
Got a few maps and Hilton books for the 1990's somewhere in the house. If I find them, I will give them to anyone that wants them.
Posted on 9/14/20 at 3:51 pm to bamarep
Im in platform decommissioning work and there are no capped wellheads permanently left there once a platform is removed. All wells and piles are cut minimum 15' below mud line. In certain situations there are well stubs left after platform removal but they are temporary until a dive boat can come back to get them.
There are items like valves or piles of cement bags to weigh down a pipeline at a junction or crossing that will show on depth finders. Also like mentioned above he may have ran over a reef site. There are a few around the gulf.
There are items like valves or piles of cement bags to weigh down a pipeline at a junction or crossing that will show on depth finders. Also like mentioned above he may have ran over a reef site. There are a few around the gulf.
This post was edited on 9/14/20 at 3:53 pm
Posted on 9/14/20 at 7:27 pm to SeaPickle
Thanks for all the info guys. He ran across something that lit up. Based on where it was he assumed it was a capped head.
Posted on 9/15/20 at 7:17 am to C
There are 7 or so federally designated reef sites in the GOM. Jackets are towed to reef in these zones.
If a structure is too heavy and or deep to be cost effective to be removed it can be permitted to be reefed in place. This means it can be toppled from where it stood or horizontally cut in half and the top placed next to the bottom
If a structure is too heavy and or deep to be cost effective to be removed it can be permitted to be reefed in place. This means it can be toppled from where it stood or horizontally cut in half and the top placed next to the bottom
This post was edited on 9/15/20 at 8:03 am
Posted on 9/15/20 at 9:48 am to SeaPickle
So most of the previous rigs that have been removed won’t even have any pylons ruble etc on the bottom?
Posted on 9/15/20 at 10:24 am to SeaPickle
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SeaPickle
Speaks the truth. Except there are a shitload more than 7 reefsites in the GOM.
Posted on 9/15/20 at 10:28 am to greenhead11
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So most of the previous rigs that have been removed won’t even have any pylons ruble etc on the bottom?
Not only is everything removed to down below mud line, the area is dragged with nets to pick up anything left behind.
And as was previously mentioned, there aren’t really many random wellheads sticking up above the mud. I’m not going to say there are zero, but you can bet that most anything on a printed map that says “wellhead” is something else or has long since been removed. If they were actual unguarded wellheads, shrimpers would eventually destroy them. It’s possible he stumbled on a valve assembly or something else (which will be covered by a net guard or sand bags).
This post was edited on 9/15/20 at 10:30 am
Posted on 9/15/20 at 2:37 pm to G2160
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Except there are a shitload more than 7 reefsites in the GOM.
you are right. Not sure why i had 7 in my head. after looking its 14 designated areas in Louisiana waters. Each reef site had multiple jackets that have been towed there - some more than others
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