Oil Rig Photos - Ellen & Elly

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No: 333 Contributor: Unknown Year: 2007 Country: USA

Ellen & Elly

Aera Energy LLC's offshore California development centers on a three-platform complex in federal waters nine miles off Long Beach, in the Los Angeles area. These platforms - Ellen, Elly, and Eureka - produce oil from the offshore Beta field.

Picture added on 08 April 2007

Comments:

The Beta Unit is no longer operated by Aera Energy, Pacific Energy bought them out in 2007.

Added by Bob DuBose on 19 November 2007.

The platform on the left (Platform Ellen) is a drilling platform originally equipped with two drilling rigs and 80 well slots. The platform was installed in 1980 and drilling began in early 1981.
The platform on the right (Platform Elly) houses equipment for separating the oil, natural gas and produced water. It also houses equipment to generate electrical power for the 3 platforms (the two shown plus platform Eureka).

Added by Elvin Bounds on 10 June 2008.

I spent 12 years working for the drilling crews between Ellen and Eureka

Added by Dan Jackson on 16 August 2008.

Another WOW. I was one of the first crew on Elly when the Beta Unit was built for Shell Oil. I still have the "First Oil Produced" award they gave all or us on my desk. Actually, I went to the wellhead and got a gallon of crude from the first well we started to send to the folks that made these Plexiglas desk ornaments. Great times with a great crew and team to work with.

Added by Loyd Champion on 13 August 2009.

I still work on Ellen and Elly and it's been 22yrs.

Added by Jon Leboeuf on 12 September 2010.

Hello. I worked with a contractor on the same locatons from 1981-1986. I worked with Custer Construction out of Huntington Beach. The last two years I operated the cranes, did maintainence and operated the completion packages about 90% of the time. I worked the 7 on 7 off schedule. I became one of the working Foremen with this same company.

Added by Don Whildin on 07 December 2010.

Well' Once again the Beta Unit has been sold, platform Ellen, Elly and Eureka is now owned by Beta Offshore, LLC

Added by Bob DuBose on 15 December 2010.

I worked on Ellen Elly in 1981 through a contractor known as Orrco. I worked vaction relief on rig floor really enjoyed the crew would go back in a second if asked to do so - good times 7 on 7 off great, I especially remember the drug policy - if you were caught be on the next boat off the rig.

Added by Sidney Smith on 24 July 2011.

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