Introduction to Subsea Pipelines, Risers and Umbilicals
Course Overview
This course aims to provide an overview of the current deepwater oil and gas developments around the world and the technical challenges in terms of subsea pipelines and riser design
Module Highlight
Overview Of Marine Risers
- Marine Riser System
- Current Design Trends
- Platform Types
- Deepwater Challenges
- Flexible Pipe Structure and Material
- etc.
Flow Assurance
- Multiphase Flow
- Deposition of Solids
- Thermal Management
- Corrosion
- etc.
Material Selection
- Wall Thickness Design
- Safety Classification
- Limit States Design
- Burst Criterion
- External Collapse Criterion
- etc.
Local Buckling For Stress/Strain Based Design
- Load Controlled Condition
- Displacement Controlled Condition
- Axial Strain Checks
- Strain Limits and ECA
- Hydrogen Induced Stress Cracking
- etc.
Pipeline Installation Methods
- S-Lay
- J-Lay
- Reel Lay
- Tow method
- Pipe-lay calculation
- Pipe-lay Analysis with OrcaFlex software
- etc.
Subsea Control Systems And Umbilicals
- Basic control system types
- Control system requirements
- Subsea control modules
- Subsea valves and Actuators
- Umbilical optimization & design calculations
- Typical umbilical constructions
- etc.