 | RISER SYSTEMS | T084-EN001 | ||
REVISION 04 | STATUS C |  | ||
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| 04 | 05/09/19 | CRA | Approved | CGA | VLE | - | HEK |
| 03 | 27/02/19 | CRA | Re-issued for approval | CGA | VLE | - | HEK |
| 02 | 12/02/08 | GDE | Approved | GCO | AAL | BCA | - |
| 01 | 05/01/07 | GDE | Issued for Comments | GCO | AAL | BCA | - |
| 00 | 22/12/06 | GDE | Internal Check | GCO | AAL | - | - |
| Rev. | Date | Issued by | Revision memo | Checked by | Approved by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineer approval | Total approval | ||||||
Contents
- 1. introduction
- 2. Executive Summary
- 3. deepwater riser design methodology
- 4. Interface requirement
- 5. riser system review
- 6. Insulation Techniques
- 7. Heating techniques
- 8. Vortex induced vibrations
- 9. Vortex Induced Motion (VIM)
- 10. Artificial lift requirement
- 11. Installation Techniques
- 12. Monitoring Devices for risers
- 13. Applications & Limitations
- 14. ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
List of Figures
- 3.1. Steel catenary riser design flow chart
- 3.2. Non-bonded flexible pipe structure
- 3.3. Non bonded flexible pipe structure using composite armour material
- 3.4. Flexible pipe water depth capability (TECHNIP-FMC data - 2006)
- 4.1. Top attachment arrangemet of flexible riser
- 4.2. Top attachment arrangement of steel catenary riser
- 4.3. Mid-water arch supporting flexible risers
- 4.4. Distributed buoyancy modules being installed on flexible riser
- 4.5. Typical riser base for Steep system
- 4.6. Riser base mounted on subsea template
- 5.1. Non-bonded flexible riser construction
- 5.2. Flexible pipe carcass
- 5.3. Zeta and Teta Pressure Vault Profiles (by TECHNIP-FMC)
- 5.4. PSI Profiles (by TECHNIP-FMC)
- 5.5. Flexible sample featuring carbon fibre armours
- 5.6. Flexible pipe water depth capability (TECHNIP-FMC data - 2006)
- 5.7. Integrated Production Bundle
- 5.8. Flexible pipe end fitting
- 5.9. Bending stiffener mounted on riser
- 5.10. Bottom end riser termination equipped with a bending restrictor
- 5.11. Flexible riser in "Lazy S" configuration
- 5.12. Flexible riser in "Lazy Wave" configuration
- 5.13. Flexible riser in "Steep S" configuration
- 5.14. Flexible riser in Steep Wave configuration
- 5.15. Flexible riser in Pliant Wave configuration
- 5.16. Top tensioned riser applied to semi-submersible (Enserch Green Canyon)
- 5.17. Top tensioned riser applied to SPAR
- 5.18. Top tensioned riser applied to TLP
- 5.19. – Detailed description of Neptune SPAR production riser
- 5.20. Typcal SCR top section description
- 5.21. SCR insulation coating failure
- 5.22. Number of SCRs Installed/Proposed Worldwide (215)
- 5.23. – Free Standing Hybrid riser Concept (Typical – Production Single Leg riser)
- 5.24. - Fixed transition between the bottom riser and the foundation
- 5.25. Pinned connection between the bottom riser and the foundation
- 5.26. Single Hybrid Riser configurations
- 5.27. Riser tower/bundle configurations
- 5.28. Girassol Top Buoyancy Can
- 5.29. Greater Plutonio Top Buoyancy Can
- 5.30. - Buoyancy tanks linked to the top riser by a chain
- 5.31. Single line hybrid riser
- 5.32. - Free standing hybrid riser: 18”oil export riser on Petrobras P52
- 5.33. Pipe in Pipe Hybrid Risers general arrangements
- 5.34. - Girassol riser tower
- 5.35. - HySRTM System General Configuration
- 5.36. - Subsea Arch
- 5.37. - Tethers and foundation system
- 5.38. - BSR System
- 6.1. Thermally insulated flexible pipe
- 7.1. Direct electric heating principle (Earthed current single pipe)
- 7.2. Hot water heated flexible riser
- 7.3. Hot water heated flexible riser
- 8.1. Fluid flow sketch
- 8.2. Main VIV suppression devices
- 8.3. VIV helical strakes
- 8.4. VIV fairings
- 9.1. Typical Motion of Buoyancy Can VIM
- 10.1. Gas lift through coil tubing
- 10.2. – Gas lift line integrated production riser
- 10.3. Gas lift line in piggy back
- 10.4. Manifold_based_gas
- 10.5. Pipe in pipe cross section
- 11.1. – Main installation phases of flexible riser in free hanging configuration
- 11.2. Main installation phases of flexible riser in Lazy S configuration
- 11.3. Main installation phases of flexible riser in Lazy Wave configuration
- 11.4. Main installation phases of flexible riser in Steep S configuration
- 11.5. Main installation phases of flexible riser in Steep Wave configuration
- 11.6. Main installation phases of flexible riser in Pliant Wave
- 11.7. Main installation phases in steel catenary riser
- 11.8. First Main Tether Installation
- 11.9. Subsea Buoy Lowering
- 11.10. – Restraining Tethers Lowering and Connecting
- 11.11. – SCRs and Flexible Installation
- 12.1. Inspection/Monitoring and analysis techniques
- 12.2. Steel Catenary riser Monitoring
- 12.3. Typical monitoring system on a hybrid riser system (Girassol field)
- 12.4. - Acoustic transponder rated to 3000m (from Simrad), and up to 7000m (Sonardyne)
- 12.5. - VISMU clamped on steel pipe
- 12.6. - MRU container preparation and installation
- 12.7. - DACOS “flight” Recorder strapped to a Riser
- 12.8. CYBERNETIX load cells fitted on pipe
- 12.9. Temperature sensor fitted on pipe
- 12.10. Strain Gauges Sketches used on the Bridle Pad-Eyes
List of Tables
- 3.1. – Mechanical properties comparison
- 5.1. Materials used in the flexible structure
- 6.1. – Thermal insulation material for steel and hybrid riser
- 7.1. - Project using electrical heating
- 10.1. – Advantages & disadvantages of gas lift through coil tubing
- 10.2. – Main equipment of gas lift through coil tubing
- 10.3. – Advantages & disadvantages of gas lift line integrated to production riser
- 10.4. – Main equipment of gas lift line integrated production riser
- 10.5. – Advantages & disadvantages of gas lift line in piggy back
- 10.6. – Main equipment of gas lift line in piggy back
- 10.7. – Advantages & disadvantages of manifold based gas lift method
- 10.8. – Main equipment of manifold based gas lift method
- 10.9. – Advantages & disadvantages of pipe in pipe configuration
- 10.10. – Main equipment of pipe in pipe configuration
- 11.1. – Installation techniques: Summary table
- 14.1. – Advantages & Disadvantages of different riser configurations
- 14.2. – Advantages & Disadvantages of top riser tie-off point
