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Offshore structures
1. Offshore Structures
Offshore Drilling Equipment
The drill string is lowered through a conduit
(riser). The drill string consists of a drill bit,
drill collar and drill pipe. Drill pipe sections
are added at the surface as the well deepens.
The drill passes through a system of safety
valves called a Blowout Preventer (BOP) stack
which contains the pressures in the well to
prevent a blowout (escape of pressure into the
annular casing between the casing and the drill
pipe or into the hole).
Drilling fluid (mud) is pumped into the drill
pipe from the surface and flows through small
holes in the drill bit. The mud collects rock
cuttings and flows up the annulus between the
drill pipe and the casing where the rock is
strained out and the mud is recirculated. The
weight of the mud exerts a pressure on the rock
and keeps the well under control.
Jack-Up Drilling Rig
Design: primarily exploratory
drilling; similar to a barge with
movable legs, the rig is towed
to the site and legs are jacked
down, engaging the seafloor
and raising the platform.
Depth: shallow, 90 - 140 m
Advantages: (1) mobile, (2) stable
when elevated, (3) low cost &
efficient
Disadvantages: (1) depends on
weather windows for placement,
(2) restricted to shallow areas, (3)
seafloor scour, (4) blowout can
cause collapse of platform due to
soil fluidization
2. Semisubmersible
Design: exploratory and production;
floating structure; towed to the
site, ballasted and moored
(anchored); large vertical columns
connected to large pontoons, the
columns support the deck structure
and equipment
Depth: shallow to medium, 90-1000 m
Advantages: (1) mobile with high
transit speed (~10 kts), (2)
stable - minimal response to
wave action, (3) large deck
area.
Disadvantages: (1) high initial & operating costs, (2) limited deck load (low reserve
buoyancy), (3) structural fatigue, (4) expensive to move large distances, (5) limited dry-
docking facilities available, (6) difficult to handle mooring systems and land BOP stack
& riser in rough seas
Floating Production System (FPS)
Design: small field production;
semisubmersible or converted drill
ship moored using a catenary
mooring system or dynamic
positioning; may have flexible or
rigid tensioned risers; quick
disconnects.
Depth: shallow, 70-250 m
Advantages: (1) low cost (small), (2)
mobile & reusable, (3) reduced lead
time, (4) quick disconnect capability
(good in iceberg prone areas, (5) little
infrastructure required, (6) Turret
Mooring System enables FPS
(converted ship type) to head into the
wind/waves reducing their effect
Disadvantages: (1) limited to small fields,
(2) low deck load capacity, (3)
damage to risers due to motion, (4)
poor stability in rough seas, (5) little
oil storage capabilities
3. Drill Ship
Design: exploratory; ship hull is adapted
to accommodate drilling equipment,
drilling derrick amidships with a
“moonpool” opening located below
the derrick, flexible risers with
disconnects; self-propelled, utilize a
dynamic positioning system to
maintain ship above the drilling
location (computer controlled
thrusters, environmental sensors,
position determining equipment).
Turret Mooring System enables ship
to head into the wind/waves reducing
their effect.
Depth: deep, 2500 m or greater
Advantages: (1) mobile with high speed transit (up to 16 kts), (2) deck load and total load
greater than jack-up and semisubmersibles, (3) reduced transoceanic transit times (able to
pass through Suez and Panama Canals), (4) low mobilization cost, (5) low initial &
operating cost, (6) superior seaworthiness and survival capability
Disadvantages: (1) poor stability in rough seas, (2) minimum deck area, (3) low freeboard (4)
difficult to handle mooring systems and land BOP stack & riser in rough seas.
Tension Leg Platform
Design: production; semisubmersible
tethered to seafloor with vertical
anchor lines (cables or pipes)
maintained in tension by the excess
buoyancy of the platform
Depth: shallow to deep, 120 - 1500 m
Advantages: (1) mobile & reusable,
(2) stable (minimal vertical motion),
(3) low cost increase with depth
increase, (4) deep water capability,
(5) low maintenance cost
Disadvantages: (1) high initial cost, (2)
high subsea cost, (3) fatigue of
tension legs, (4) difficult
maintenance of subsea systems, (5)
little or no storage.
4.
5. Fixed Jacketed Structure
Design: production; steel framed
tubular structure attached to sea
bed with piles which are driven
into the seafloor (legs act as a
guiding device or “jacket” for the
piles); constructed in sections and
transported to the site; design
lifetime of 10-25 years.
Depth: shallow, 500 m or less
Advantages: (1) support large deck
loads, (2) may be constructed in
sections & transported, (3) large
field, long term production
(supports a large number of wells),
(4) piles result in good stability,
(5) little effect from seafloor scour
Disadvantages: (1) costs increase
exponentially with depth, (2) high
initial & maintenance costs,
(3) not reusable, (4) steel structural
members subject to corrosion.
Comparison of Fixed Jacketed Structures
6. Gravity Structure
Design: production; large
reinforced concrete
bottom mounted
structure which uses its
weight to resist
environmental loads,
not attached to the
bottom with piles
Depth: medium, up to
350 m
Advantages: (1) support large deck loads, (2) possible reuse, (3) construction and testing may
be completed before floating and towing to site, (4) large field, long term production
(supports a large number of wells), (5) may have large storage capacity, (6) more tolerant
to overloading & sea water exposure than steel jacketed platforms
Disadvantages: (1) cost increases exponentially with depth, (2) foundation settlement,
(3) subject to seafloor scour, (4) may require more steel than steel jacket structures
Guyed Tower
Design: small field production;
slender truss-steel structure
supported by a “spud-can”
foundation and held upright
by multiple wire or chain guy
lines which are held in place
by clump weights and anchor
piles; clump weights may rise
off the seafloor in extreme
conditions and provide added
restoring force.
Depth: medium… 200-600 m
Advantages: (1) low cost (lower than steel jacket), (2) good stability - guy lines and clump
weights give added restoring force, (3) possible reuse
Disadvantages: (1) high maintenance costs, (2) small fields only, (3) cost increases
exponentially with depth, (4) difficult mooring.
7. Articulated Tower & Single Anchor Leg Mooring Systems
Design: small fields; crude
oil is moved up the
tower and transferred
to a tethered tanker
for processing and
storage, shuttle tanker
transports receives
processed oil and
transports it to shore
or pipeline is used.
Depth: shallow… less than
200 m (buoy may be
used in deep water)
Advantages: (1) low cost, (2)
large restoring
moments due to high
center of buoyancy,
(3) risers are
protected by tower,
(4) buoy system may
be used in deep water
Disadvantages: (1) shallow water only - greater oscillations as depth increases, (2) cannot
operate in bad weather, (3) limited to small fields, (4) fatigue of universal joint (single
point failure), (5) riser not protected by buoy