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Project Number 165
Date of Summary June 30, 1992
Subject Deepwater Pipeline Maintenance and Repair
Performing Activity R. J. Brown and Associates
Principal Investigator Mr. Eugene O. Raborn
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Estimated Completion Complete
Description The objective was to assess deepwater pipeline technologies for installations in water depths from 3,000 to 6,000 feet. The project will outline:

(1) damage assessment techniques,

(2) repair concepts, and

(3) equipment limitations for ultra-deep pipeline installations.

In addition, the effects of wave and currents during installation and operation were reviewed. Techniques for intervention, both subsea and surface based, for pipelines and flowlines with principal emphasis on remotely operated vehicles (ROV's) systems were also summarized.
Progress Complete

Reports
AA (19.6 KB) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Deepwater Pipeline Maintenance and Repair Manual, Job No. 2578.01, R.J. Brown and Associates, Houston, Texas, June 1992.

 

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