When to Involve KAGES
Engage KAGES when a vessel programme or drilling requirement needs a coordinated MPD implementation scope. The service connects equipment engineering with manufacture, transport and installation; the separate iMPD system page provides the technical proposition and documents.
What KAGES Provides
- Define the MPD requirement, vessel interfaces and engineering or integration responsibilities.
- Coordinate bespoke design and manufacture with equipment, assurance and vendor interfaces.
- Plan testing, factory acceptance, international manufacturing and logistics.
- Coordinate shipment, vessel installation, integration testing and project implementation support.
- Connect implementation with the specialist MPD training programme.
Project Equipment and Shipyard Retrofit
Enlarge White MPD choke manifold with labelled valves, actuators and flanged pipework.A six-choke manifold designed specifically for the managed pressure drilling (MPD) installation. The close-up shows the arrangement of the choke valves, actuators and connected pressure-control pipework, including the labelled CH1 and CH3 positions.
Enlarge Blue pump motors and white inlet pipework in the shipyard Coriolis-meter retrofit.Five inlet Coriolis meters were retrofitted during the MPD shipyard installation. The photograph shows the completed meter and pump area, with the retrofit integrated into the surrounding pipework and existing equipment layout.
Enlarge White equipment and pipework across vessel deck levels with yellow access railings.A vessel-side view of the MPD installation, showing equipment and pipework among the deck structures. Yellow-railed platforms and access routes provide context for the installed arrangement and its interfaces with the surrounding vessel layout.
From Design to Vessel Installation
Engineering, manufacturing locations, testing, shipment and the vessel installation window form one delivery chain. Establish equipment acceptance, lifting and deck interfaces, control-system connections and responsibility for commissioning before execution. Technical operating conditions and the development status of the iMPD proposition remain on the system page.
Relevant Experience
Relevant Expertise
Deliverables and Useful Information
- A defined MPD project implementation scope and interface plan.
- An engineering, manufacture, testing and logistics sequence.
- A vessel installation and acceptance approach for the agreed requirement.
Information to Prepare
- Vessel information, intended drilling application and MPD requirements.
- Available drawings, control-system interfaces and equipment acceptance criteria.
- Manufacturing, logistics and installation windows.
Presentations and Examples
iMPD Equipment and Implementation
The system layout, equipment, monitoring and project implementation offer.
iMPD Equipment and Implementation
Presentation · 37 slides · 2.3 MB
MPD Project Implementation Training
Client needs and the bespoke MPD project implementation course.
MPD Project Implementation Training
Presentation · 7 slides · 829 KB
iMPD System Comparison
KAGES’ comparison of MPD system arrangements and design features.
iMPD System Comparison
Presentation · 11 slides · 773 KB
KAGES system assessment dated 12/9/2023.
RCD Supplier and Product Assessment
A detailed assessment of RCD suppliers, equipment features and design considerations.
RCD Supplier and Product Assessment
Document · 5 PDF pages · 285 KB
KAGES supplier and product assessment issued 17 February 2026.
