Category A explained
Taken from: Offshore Support Journal September 2012

• Category A units are tailor-made for operations in medium water depths (70-450m) and are capable of performing operations on the NCS year-round.
• The LWI vessels are connected to the well by means of sluice piping.
• The vessels can perform logging, perforation, workovers, and well plugging, but not drilling.
• During light well intervention the equipment downhole is remotely operated via a wireline from the surface, and – unlike rigs – without a riser. A mo....
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