Study on plasma arc penetration process of abandoned offshore wells

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Recently, massive numbers of offshore production platforms have faced decommissioning. Abandoned offshore wells demolition is a significant part of offshore platform decommissioning. This work explored the plasma arc penetration process of abandoned offshore wells. Three types of workpieces were made for underwater penetration experiments. Workpiece 1 was a single-layer steel plate, workpiece 2 was a double-layer steel plate with a gap, and workpiece 3 was a double-layer steel plate with a cement layer. It was found that slag bridging occurred during the penetration of workpiece 2. Slag bridging was closely related to the gap size. There was no slag bridging during the penetration of workpiece 3, but its penetration difficulty was the greatest among the three working conditions. It was also found that the penetration effect of the second steel plate was strongly influenced by the branching arc acting on the second steel plate. The wider the gap and the cement layer, the lower the branching arc current on the second steel plate and the worse the penetration effect. In summary, the plasma arc can penetrate all three types of workpieces under certain operating conditions. This technology is expected to play a significant role in abandoned offshore wells demolition.

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