Removing submerged piles of offshore production platforms

摘要

Certain aspects of removing submerged piles of offshore production platforms can be implemented as methods. A top deck of a fixed offshore platform installed on a mudline of a body of water is removed. An upper structure of the fixed offshore platform is removed. The upper structure is below the top deck. A lower structure is secured to the mudline by one or more structural piles remaining. The one or more structural piles, which are housed within one or more members of the lower structure, are driven below the mudline. The lower structure of the fixe offshore platform is removed. The one or more structural piles are left below the mudline.