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A complete approach to offshore well access

Aquaterra Energy delivers safe, efficient and reliable well access solutions across the offshore lifecycle, from exploration to abandonment. With jack-up well access as a core strength, supported by engineering and analysis, our products and services reduce risk, improve performance and ensure long-term site integrity across conventional and energy transition projects.

Well access solutions across the project lifecycle

We work alongside operators to simplify complex well access, delivering complete seabed to surface solutions with jack-up well access as a specialism, engineered and assured through specialist analysis. This is complemented by targeted engineering to support floating-vessel drilling, intervention and abandonment scopes.

Well access analysis: Specialist analysis defining operating limits, load paths, vessel interactions and system behaviour across drilling, intervention and abandonment scopes
Appraisal and exploration: Cost-effective well access for appraisal and exploration campaigns, supported by early-stage engineering and offshore analysis
Subsea jack-up drilling: Seabed to surface well access systems enabling subsea drilling from jack-up rigs
Jack-up enabled intervention & abandonment: Integrated jack-up well access solutions for subsea intervention, re-entry and abandonment
Platforms wells: Well access engineering for drilling, intervention and abandonment over existing platforms, with analysis defining constraints and safe operating windows
Floating vessels: Specialist well access systems and offshore analysis supporting drilling, intervention and abandonment activities from floating vessels

Efficient well access using jack-up rigs

Globally, the majority of subsea wells are located in water depths accessible by jack-up rigs

More than half of new subsea tree installations forecast over the next decade are expected to be in these accessible depths

Jack-up well access can reduce well access costs by up to ~75%, delivering multi-million-dollar savings per well (Esgian, Oct 2025)

Specialist intervention and abandonment

Well access systems engineered for re-entry, intervention and permanent abandonment

Reduced loading and controlled interfaces protect legacy wells and subsea assets

Jack-up deployed well access offers the most cost-effective route for intervention and late-life operations

Well access analysis that underpins every operation

Specialist well access analysis defining load paths, operating limits and system behaviour

Structural, fatigue and vessel interaction modelling tailored to drilling, intervention and abandonment

Removes uncertainty and unnecessary conservatism before offshore execution begins

Proven well access delivery across global offshore projects

We have delivered well access systems and engineering services worldwide, supporting drilling, intervention, abandonment and reuse across shallow to deepwater. Our work spans new drilling, mature brownfield wells, complex subsea intervention campaigns and pioneering CCS injection projects, with solutions engineered around real operating conditions and well constraints. By combining offshore analysis with fieldproven well access systems, we help operators execute safely, efficiently and predictably across diverse offshore environments.

Nigeria – multi-year subsea well intervention programme: Complete seabed to surface well access system engineered for jack-up and lift-boat deployment, enabling cost-effective intervention across multiple mature subsea wells without reliance on floating vessels
UK North Sea – Northern Endurance Partnership CCS: Seabed to surface well access for new CO2 injection wells alongside legacy well re-entry and re-abandonment services, supporting the UK’s first permitted offshore carbon storage project

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Our accreditations

“Well access underpins the success of every offshore project. Jack-up well access remains underutilised, despite clear cost and operational advantages. We deliver complete, seabed to surface solutions, underpinned by engineering and analysis that enable safe and efficient execution.”

Ben Cannell

Business Development and Innovation Director

Aquaterra Energy

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