The qualified Oliver Valves ½” Bore Topside Manual Gate Valve has provided the client and end user with a solution for use in an industry first high-pressure development in the Gulf of Mexico

The Challenge:  The project required 20ksi DBB Isolation for vents, drains and chemical injection points around the TUTA (Topside Umbilical Termination Assembly), boarding valves and production manifold.  

Challenge faced by Oliver Valves:  As the supplier of choice, Oliver’s were required to design and build a valve very quickly to meet the stringent application and also the project time-line.  All of the considerations below had to be met:

• Customer approval of all test documentation, procedures and FEA 

• Prototype; Procurement of materials, Machining, Assembly, Development 

• Design that would meet BSEE requirements

• Only a complete, fully tested, and qualified valve would allow production to begin.  Any miscalculation could delay delivery of the valves and causes serious project impacts.  

Solution: Oliver Valves and their master distributor, AWC Inc, have been a long-time trusted supplier to this customer.  They have demonstrated experience in project execution, quality, and specifically the desired technology to meet the requirements of this project.  The Oliver team were able to meet and exceed all of the customers’ requirements.  Collaboration with the customer from an early stage in the project resulted in a mutually beneficial solution.

The Result: Oliver Valves will be supplying multiple ½” Manual Gate Valve DBB’s to a Gulf of Mexico Project.  In this project application the ½” Gate Valve DBB will be used to drain the 20,000psi rated pipework surrounding the large boarding valves on a semi-submersible floating production unit. First oil is anticipated 2024.

The high-pressure rating of this design allows our clients and end users alike to access other high pressure resource opportunities across the industry.

• API 6A 21st Edition Appendix F PR2 Compliant.

• Independently Witnessed and Approved Qualification.

• Qualified Temperature Range -29oC to 121oC operable. 

• Can be offered in single isolate or DBB format utilising a 20Ksi OS&Y Vent.

• Qualified in ASTM A182 F55 with UNS N07718 & N06625 Trim.

• Fire Tested In accordance with API 6FA 5th Edition. 

Please Contact Oliver Valves Ltd on www.valves.co.uk or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for further information. Our business is trusted globally by all the major Oil & Gas operators for our Reliability Under Pressure and our It Can Be Done approach to client challenges.

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