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Project Number

503
Date of Summary September 7, 2005
Subject Evaluate and Compare Hurricane-Induced Damage to Offshore Pipelines for Hurricane Lili – Rev. A
Performing Activity Stress Engineering Services, Inc.
Principal Investigator Dr. Ayers
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Completion Completed
Description This project will investigate the major classes of pipeline failure that resulted to GOM OCS facilities by Hurricane Lili in the Fall of 2002. The project will have four objectives:
  1. Investigate pipeline failures resulting from Hurricane Lili, including flowlines, major trunk lines and platform risers from both fixed and floating production facilities;
     
  2. Compare and contrast these failures with those reported from Hurricane Andrew;
     
  3. Make specific recommendations for changes in design or operations guidelines that might prevent or mitigate such failures in the future.
     
  4. Suggest cost-effective methods for making existing pipelines designed by older guidelines less likely to fail in the future.
Progress

The final report entitled AA (below) was received on August 31, 2005.
Report
AA  (81 pages) PDF Evaluation and Comparison of Hurricane-Induced Damage to Offshore GOM Pipelines from Hurricane Lili, Final Report, Ray R. Ayers, Ph.D., et al., Stress Engineering Services, Inc., Houston, TX, August 31, 2005.
 

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