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Project Number 380
Date of Summary February 25, 2002
Subject Evaluation of the Suitability of Industry Standards as MMS Requirements
Performing Activity West Hou Inc.
Principal Investigator Michael Montgomery
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Completion October 2000
Description

The project reviewed 4 API RP’s and IADC’s Deepwater Guidelines and compared them against MMS requirements. West also surveyed 20 recent rig assessments to determine compliance with the standards and/or regulations.

The 4 RP’s are:

53 -- BOP Systems for Drilling Wells

16E -- Design of Control Systems for Drilling Well Control Equipment

64 -- Diverter System Equipment and Operations

16Q -- Design, Selection, Operation, and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser Systems
Progress The project is complete and the final report is available from our website. The report recommends that MMS incorporate the subject API documents into the regulations.
Reports
AA (264 KB) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . AA Evaluation of the Suitability of Industry Standards as MMS Requirements, West Hou, Brookshire, Texas, October 2000.
 

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