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Project Number 230
Date of Summary February 17, 2005
Subject Support for the Composites Engineering and Applications Center (CEAC) for Petroleum Exploration and Production
Performing Activity University of Houston
Principal Investigator Dr. Su Su Wang
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Estimated Completion Complete
Description This is a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to support the creation and maintenance of the CEAC at the University of Houston. The specific goals proposed for the center were to:

(1)identify and quantify the opportunities for utilizing composite materials in the petroleum industry;

(2) develop composites applications that will reduce the cost of petroleum operations;

(3) establish the technical infrastructure needed by the petroleum industry to use composite products;

(4) develop enabling composites applications that extend exploration and production capabilities beyond current limits;

(5) facilitate Joint Industry Projects that will develop experience and the database needed to demonstrate the performance and reliability of composite products in critical operations;

(6) bridge technology gaps with R&D and technology transfer programs;

(7) serve as a liaison between the U.S. petroleum industry and the certification/regulatory agencies on issues concerning the use of composite products.
Progress A fourth international composite workshop – October, 2005.

Reports
AA (186 pages) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Specification and Recommended Practice for the Use of GRP Piping Offshore, Prepared For the Fibre Reinforced Plastic Workgroup of the United Kingdom Offshore Operator’s Association, March 1994.
AB Assessment of the Economic Benefits of Using Composite Materials for Offshore Development and Operations; Phase 1: Cost Savings Related to Weight Reduction, Final Report, Composites Engineering and Applications Center for Petroleum Exploration and Production, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, December 1996. (Proprietary Document)
AC S. Wang and S. Srinivasan, Long-Term Leakage Failure of Filament-Wound Fiberglass Composite Laminate Tubing Under Combined Internal Pressure and Axial Loading, Composites Engineering and Applications Center, and Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, December, 1996. (Proprietary Document)
AD S. Wang and X. Lu, Leakage Failure of Threaded Fiber-Composite Joints Under Combined Internal Pressure, Axial and Makeup Loading: Experiments and Analyses, Composites Engineering and Applications Center, and Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, December, 1996. (Proprietary Document)
AE S. Wang and M. Karayaka, Long-Term Cyclic Fatigue Strength Prediction Methodology for Fiber-Composite Laminates Under Multiaxial Loading, Composites Engineering and Applications Center for Petroleum Exploration and Production, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, December, 1996. (Proprietary Document).
AF S. Wang, D. Johnson, M. Salama, and J. Long, Composite Production Riser-Manufacturing Development and Qualification Testing, Composites Engineering and Applications Center for Petroleum Exploration and Production, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, February, 1998. (Proprietary Document).
AG (52 pages) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Antonio Miravete, A Preliminary Design Study of Composite Flare Boom, Composites Engineering and Applications Center for Petroleum Exploration and Production, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, April 1998.
AH Jerry G. Williams, White Paper Advocating a Nist Advanced Technology Program Focused on the Development of Advanced Composites Technology to Enable Economical Development of Ultra Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Petroleum Resources, Composites Engineering and Applications Center for Petroleum Exploration and Production, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, June 1, 1998. (Proprietary Document).
AI Jerry G. Williams, Advanced Composites Technology Development for Ultra Deepwater Petroleum Production In the Twenty-First Century, Composites Engineering and Applications Center for Petroleum Exploration and Production, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, June 1998. (Proprietary Document).
AJ Jerry G. Williams and Seth A. Silverman, Economic and Enabling Benefits of Using Composites in Onshore Operations; Phase 1, Composites Engineering and Applications Center for Petroleum Exploration and Production, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, July 1998. (Proprietary Document).
AK (197 pages) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . CEAC/MMS Seminar on Composites Offshore, New Orleans, LA, April 21, 1999.
AL Wang, S.S, Lu, X. and Yu, T.P., Vortex-Induced Vibration of Composite Production Risers, CEAC for Petroleum Exploration and Production, University of Houston. November 2000. (Out of Print).
AM Wang, S.S, Lu, X. and etal. Structural Integrity of Steel-Strip Laminate Composite Pipe for High Pressure Application: Deformation, Failure Prediction and Design Verification, CEAC for Petreoleum Exploration and Production, University of Houston. November 2000. (Proprietary Document).
AN Wang, S.S, Yu, T.P. and etal., Multiaxial Yielding Behavior and Elastoplastic Collapse Modeling of Thermoplastic Liners, CEAC for Petroleum Exploration and Production. University of Houston. November 2000.(Proprietary Document).
AO Wang, S.S, and Chen, X.H., Leakage Failure Modes and Mechanics of Threaded Fiber - Composite Joints Under Combined Internal Pressure, Axial and Makeup Loading, CEAC for Petroleum Exploration and Production. University of Houston. January 2001.(Proprietary Document).
AP Lo Him, K., Williams, Jerry,G. etal., Progress, Challengers, and Oppertunities in the Application of Composites Offshore, CEAC for Petroleum Exploration and Production. University of Houston. April 2001. (Proprietary Document).
AQ Miravete, A.Alternative/Innovative Structural Concepts for Offshore Topside Composite Structures, CEAC for Petroleum Exploration and Production. University of Houston. April 2001.(Proprietary Document).
AR Miret, D. Miyase, A. and Wang, S.S. Multiaxial Nonlinear Deformation and Failure Strength of Filament-Wound Kevlar/Epoxy Composite, CEAC for Petroleum Exploration and Production. University of Houston. April 2001. (Proprietary Document).

 

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