... completions, the lower completion contains the screens, and the completion is performed in two stages: the service tool string is run first to perform pack operations, and the second stage "mates" the upper completion string to the lower completion. The unique capabilities of fiber optics sensing techniques...

... these, including design details and current qualification status. The major design problem is the wet mate electrical connections located between the X-mas Tree and Tubing Hanger, due to the large size of the connectors. Traditionally they are mounted vertically with the production bore eccentric to the main body...

... into a drilling and production unit. It is now placed 16 km off the coast of Sakhalin Island as the first production unit in the Russian subarctic. This paper describes the design of the 15,000 tonne Spacer unit, its fabrication in Russia and the mating of the Spacer to the 35,000 tonne modified Molikpaq...

... platform mating upstream oil & gas water depth barge design team contractor OTC 8824 Design and Construction of a Two-Piece Lifted Jacket for the Enchilada Development Paul L. DorgantiShell Deepwater Development Inc., Mark C. Hansen and G. E. Sgouros/Shell Offshore Inc., Fuat Sezer/Aker Gulf...

... transversely on barges, and their mating to the hull was unique. The reserve capacity built into the design to provide additional safety in the critical components of the structure. The paper presents an overview of the multitude of challenges encountered during the detail design of the platform...

... ABSTRACT In 1993 Norwegian Contractors performed the mating of the topside structures with the Gravity Base Structures for the Draugen and Sleipner A platforms. The mating of the deck is an important milestone in any project for a variety of reasons. The deck but especially the GBS have...

... ABSTRACT Loadout of the 24,000 ton Auger deck and the subsequent open ocean joining of the deck to the 20,000 ton floating hull (hereafter referred to as the mating operation), posed interesting technical and operational challenges. The knowledge gained through technical analyses...

... procedures were required. The mating took place in the autumn with risk of swell. Dynamic analysis of the hull and barge in the mating configuration was performed to decide on the requirement for additional dampers between the column tops and the deck. It was found that friction on the prearranged guides...

... comector mating otc 7290 grabber operation vehicle philosophy upstream oil & gas offshore technology conference connector OTC 7290 ROV Mateable Electrical Connector 0.8. Pye, Tronic Ltd. Copyright 1993, Offshore Technology Conference This paper was presented at the 25th Annual OTC...

... conference receptacle shroud tolerance assembly diaphragm motor cable engagement insulation continuity test feedthrough system sisl project power feedthrough development mating upstream oil & gas connector wellhead resistance aTe 7289 SISL Project Power Feedthrough Development JA...

... were also examined. The structural alternatives which were considered are listed below. In all alternatives the deck would be outfitted with process equipment prior to offshore installation. otc 6955 upstream oil & gas north dauphin island platform mating transport barge receiver shoe...

... ABSTRACT. The Oseberg 'C' Jacket utilises for the first time a fully fixed mating system for jacket to template mating. This paper presents a brief review of the available installation options for eight legged barge launched jackets and demonstrates the potential saving for each option...

... North Sea jackets. This approach usually involves mating of two or more docking sleeves on locating piles adjacent to the template, prior to grounding of the jacket. The accurate prediction of the forces between the piles and sleeves becomes of paramount importance not only in detail structural design...

... offshore platforms have been well documented. To date however all projects which included the use of an integrated deck were planned on the basis of executing the mating of deck and sub-structure in an inshore sheltered location. This has meant that for the commonest type of sub-structure, namely the steel...

... ABSTRACT This paper reviews the Planning and execution of the Marine Operations for the Hutton TLP including: Well Template Installation Site Preparation Foundation Installation Temporary Anchorages Mating Major Tows TLP Installation Planning the work to meet project...

... ABSTRACT The Hutton TLP Deck/ Hull mating and weldout operation required the use of a sophisticated and unique hydraulic jacking system. The system was designed to accommodate the relative vertical and horizontal motions and the dynamic forces between the Deck and Hull during mating. Obtaining...

... ABSTRACT The deck and hull for the Conoco Hutton Field Tension Leg P1atform were fabricated at separate yards and mated in the Moray Firth, off the east coast of Scotland. Because the Moray Firth mating site is exposed to the North Sea, environmental conditions could be far more severe than...

..., and following a trouble free upending was brought over the template and mated with it (Fig. 4). By 7.00 p.m. of the same day the jacket was on-bottom and ballasted for stability. The installation time, from launch to on-bottom stability was under 8 hours. Of this time, less than 2 hours could be attributed...

... procedure for the TLP vessel is outlined and the method used to consider the effect of in-built stresses due to the hull-deck mating operation is described. Limit state design methods and codes were used in the design of the deck, the hull pontoons and the ring stiffened cylindrical columns. A means...

... in the North Sea and details are inc1uded. Methods for accomplishing mating of a HIDECK to a previously installed substructure offshore are presented and potential future applications of the concept are discussed. INTRODUCTION HIDECK, a new integrated deck concept, has been developed during the past three...