Source Water Pump Identification Sign "1g 114b" from Piper Alpha Platform
AssociatedAssociated with
Piper Alpha
AssociatedAssociated with
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
(Houston, Texas, USA, founded 1920)
Date1988
Object NameSign
Mediummetal (steel)
ClassificationsNorth Sea Oil and Gas Industries
DimensionsOverall: Length: 28 cm, Width: 4.5 cm
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS031676
Keywords
Offshore platforms have numerous pumps doing a host of tasks. Some are used to extract sea water into desalination plants to provide drinking water, others are used to actually pump the hydrocarbons, others for injecting gas or water into the wells to increase flow from the reservoirs.