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Deepwater Research

Remote operated vehicle (ROV) works in deepwater.Remote operated vehicle (ROV) works in deepwater

Drilling and production activities have accelerated greatly over the past several years in the deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico. This move into deeper and deeper waters confronted both industry and MMS with many technical challenges. Challenges include pipeline installation and repair; design and reliability of new production systems; hydrate and paraffin control; and new mooring systems. Working both together and separately, industry and MMS have responded with numerous research projects to address the many technical challenges facing deepwater development.

The Technology Assessment and Research program is participating in several projects directed towards deepwater drilling and production activities.

Deepwater Research Projects
008 Blowout Prevention Procedures for Deepwater Drilling
029 Deepwater Structures Technology Assessment
036 Strumming of Risers
076 Damage Mechanisms in the Placement and Repair of Pipelines
081 Fatigue of Selected High Strength Steels in Sea Water
084 Surface Oil Spill Containment and Cleanup
085 Subsea Collection of Blowing Oil and Gas
091 Underwater Subsea Production System Inspection
094 Dynamic Motion Study of a Large Scale Compliant Platform
111 Development of a Method to Evaluate the Tension Capacity of Drilled and Grouted Piles
115 Hydrodynamic Effects on Design of Offshore Platforms
133 Synthetic-Fiber Mooring Lines for Deepwater Floating Production Facilities
147 Method for Predicting Hydrodynamic Damping for Offshore Structures
150 Floating Vessel Blowout Control
165 Deepwater Pipeline Maintenance and Repair
186 Hydrodynamic Damping and Combined Motion Loading (HYDAMP II)
189 Strengthening Modifications and Repair Techniques
195 Shallow Gas Broaching
212 Deep Water Subsea Conceptual Studies, Phase I.
216 SPAR Development Model Test Program
226 Hydrates of Hydrocarbons--Practical Implications
257 Strategy-Inhibition of Shallow Water Flows
266 Support of the Offshore Technology Research Center
275 Riser Reliability Analysis
280 Risk Assessment for Dry Tree Tieback Alternatives Study
284 Investigation of Hybrid Deep Water Production Systems
287 Fate and Behavior of Deepwater Subsea Oil Well Blowouts in the Gulf of Mexico
305 Highly Compliant Rigid-Pipe Riser Analysis
311 Oil Spill Containment, Remote Sensing, and Tracking from Deep Water Blowouts: Status of Existing and Emerging
315 Engineers Design Guide to Deepwater Fiber Moorings
316 Reliability Study for  Synthetic Moorings
317 Deep Water Pipeline Repair Methods
319 Reliability of Subsea Blowout Preventer Systems for Deepwater applications--Phase II
324 Experimental and Analytical Study of Multi-phase Plumes in a Stratified Ocean with Application to Deep Ocean Spills
327 Applied Gas Hydrate Research program
328 OTRC Cooperative Agreement
331 Lifetime Cost of Subsea Production Systems
344 Durability of Polyester Rope Moorings
359 Comparative Risk Analysis of Deep Water Production Systems
362 Suction Caissons & Vertically Loaded Anchors (Part I and Part II)
369 Polyester Rope Analysis Tool
372 State of the Art of Removing Large Platforms Located in Deep Water
377 Deep Spill
380 Evaluation of the Suitability of Industry Standards as MMS Requirements
382 Experimental Validation of Well Control Procedures in Deepwater
383 Performance of Deepwater BOP Equipment During Well Control Events
384 Deepwater Riser Wear Technology
386 Deepwater Dual-Density Drilling Workshop
389 Characterizing Polyester Rope Installation Damage
394 Interim Damage Criteria for Replacing Damaged Polyester Rope
397 Severe Slugging Elimination in Ultra-Deep Water Tiebacks and Risers
398 Reliability of Pressure Signals in Offshore Pipelines Leak Detection
402 Workshop on FPSO
404 Project Offshore Deep slopes (PODS): Seafloor Stability on the continental Shelf/Slope
407 Damage Tolerance of Synthetic-Fiber Mooring Ropes; Phase I: Small-Scale Experiments
408 Development of a Blowout Intervention Method and dynamic Kill Simulated for Blowouts Occurring Ultra-Deepwater
409 Worldwide Assessment of Industry Leak Detection Capabilities for Single and Multiphase Pipelines
410 Deepwater Geohazards Workshop
416 Damaged Polyester Rope-Large Scale Experiment
417 Deepwater Field Measurements
418 Risk-Extend CRA for a SPAR-Based FPSO
421 Seafloor Slope Stability Assessment
423 Reliability of Mooring Systems for Floating Production Systems
426 Long Term Integrity of Deep-Water Cement Systems
432 Regional Synthesis of the Sedimentary Thermal History and Hydrocarbon Maturation in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
434 Strain-Based Design of Pipelines
435 Hydrate Flow Performance
437 Reliability Analysis of Deepwater Anchors
443 Technology Assessment of Alternatives for Handling Associated Gas Produced from Deepwater Oil Developments in the GOM
446 ROV/AUV Capabilities
461 Characterizing Natural Gas Hydrates in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
471 Assessment of Performance of Deepwater Floating Production Facilities
472 Project Offshore Deep Slopes (PODS) - Phase II
475 Workshop on Deepwater Drilling: Where are we headed? by International Association of Drilling Contractors
479 Deep-Sea Furrows
480 An Assessment of Safety, Risks and Costs Associated with Subsea Pipeline Removals
481 Deepwater Riser VIV Project - CFD Simulation of Riser VIV
482 VIM/SPAR Industry Forum
483 CFD Simulation of Ocean Turbulence Interactions with Spar Platforms
487 An Assessment of Magnetization Effects on Hydrogen Cracking for Thick Walled Pipelines
490 CRA for Composite Drilling and Production Risers
491 Risk Assessment for Submarine Slope Stability
492 Reliability of Subsea Systems
494 New Touch-Down Zone Solutions for Steel Catenary Risers (SCRs)
496 Design of Cathodic Protection Systems for Deep Water Compliant Petroleum Production Risers
497 Probabilistic Reliability and Integrity Assessment of Large-Diameter Compliant Risers for Ultra-Deepwater Operations
499 Development of Recommended Practices for Allocation Measurement
500 Risk Comparison of Subsea versus Surface Processing
502 Assessment of New and / or Improved Repair Techniques for Ageing or Damaged Structures
509 Interstitially Insulated Pipe
510 Seafloor Interaction with Steel Catenary Risers
519 Drilling and Completion Gaps for High Temperature and High Pressure In Deep Water
521 Riser VIV Workshop
522 Methodologies for Measuring and Monitoring Hydrogen for Safety in Advanced High Strength Linepipe Steel Applications.
525 IADC workshop on “Offshore Logistics” Conference
530 SCR Flex Joint Design and Performance JIP
531 SCR Integrity Management JIP
532 Deepwater GOM Pipeline Damage Characteristics and Repair Options
536 Vertical Access Riser Comparative Risk Assessment
540 Risk Assessment of Surface vs. Subsurface BOP's on Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
541 Application of Dual Gradient Technology to Top Hole Drilling
556 Risk Assessment of Submarine Slope Stability - Hydroplaning

557

 Numerical Modeling of Torpedo Anchors

560

 Performance of Deepwater Production Platforms
582 A Probabilistic Approach to Risk Assessment of Managed Pressure Drilling in Offshore Drilling Applications
583 Characterizing Material Performance for Design of Sour Service HPHT Equipment in Accordance with API RP 6HP Practices

591

 Evaluate Accuracy of Polyester Subrope Damage Detection Performed by ROVs Following Hurricanes and Other Events
592 Connector Designs for Top and Bottom Tendon Connections
599 Joint Industry Project to Quantify Risks in Deepwater Production Facilities and Flowlines in the GOM
602 Cement Fatigue and HPHT Well Integrity with Application to Life of Well Prediction
603 Stability of Tension Leg Platforms with Damaged Tendons
604 Evaluation of Fatigue Life Models and Assessment Practice for Tension Leg Platforms (Phase 1: Tendon System Fatigue)
605 Cooperative Research on Extreme Seas and their Impact to Floating Structures
610

Marco Polo JIP Extension 2008 - 2009 Full-Scale Monitoring Marco Polo TLP
614

ISO 13628-12 / API RP 2RD Dynamic Risers for Floating Production Installations JIP
622 Impact of Marine Growth on Pipeline Risers for Floating Facilities JIP
623 Evaluation of High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS)
630 Risk Assessment for Pipelines in Deepwater (RAPID) JIP
631 Risk Profile of Dual Gradient Drilling
632 Evaluate New Materials for Deepwater Synthetic Mooring Systems
639 Decommissioning: Fixed and Floating Platform Removal and Disposition
641 Seawater Corrosion of Rope & Chain (SCORCh)

645

 The Performance of Drag Embedment Anchors (DEA)

Last Updated: 11/12/2009, 03:55 PM Central Time