Risk Analysis for Offshore Structures and Equipment

ISBN-13: 9789401079556 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 360 str.

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I The new procedures of risk analysis by the fault tree method used in the nuclear, aeronautical and aerospace fields.- 1. Description of the methods of risk analysis used in the nuclear field by the Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique.- The probabilistic approach.- Conclusions.- 2. Systems reliability and technological risks in the aeronautical and aerospace industries.- Systems reliability.- The review.- Diagnosis.- Processing.- Technological risks: requirements and strategies.- General introduction and thoughts on systems reliability.- Sources.- Reliability in use of a technological product.- The position of the manufacturer.- The position of the user.- Dealing with technological risks.- 3. State-of-the-art and procedures in the nuclear, aeronautical and aerospace fields — classification of systems transferable a priori to offshore petroleum operations.- State-of-the-art.- Definitions.- The practice of risk analysis in the nuclear field: analysis methodology at the CEA.- Features specific to the petroleum industry.- Transferable knowledge.- Methods.- Computational codes.- II The application of risk analysis methods to new offshore oil structures and operations.- 4. The possibilities of applying safety-reliability methods to offshore oil operations as provided by Community Regulations (Regulation 3056).- Towards a new structural design.- Blow-out control and prevention.- Special equipment.- Production.- Product dispatch.- Conclusions.- 5. Drilling activities.- Drilling facilities: fixed and mobile platforms, drillships.- Drilling techniques.- Automation of operations performed on the drilling floor.- Risks in offshore drilling activities and control of operations: safety codes and procedures.- 6. Production and processing operations.- New production rigs.- Production drilling.- Living quarters.- Improvement in safety on platforms.- A technical/economic approach.- Possibility of introduction of a new concept.- Flares and the safety of personnel.- The influence of wind on radiation.- Performance of field tests.- Human tolerance of radiation.- The safety of offshore treatment platforms.- New concepts.- The quest for new concepts in the development of offshore oilfields.- The choice of platform for deep water locations.- TLP’s (Tension Leg Platforms).- 7. Product Dispatch.- Offshore loading stations and dispatch systems: state-of-the-art.- Transfer conditions.- The products transferred.- Safety and reliability.- The safety and reliability of offshore fluid transfer lines.- Brief description of the main types of system.- Faults and their consequences.- Cause of faults.- Solutions to date.- Problems still outstanding.- Conclusion.- Tanker berthing safety.- Sea-lines.- Inspection, maintenance and fault and leak detection.- Pipeline repairs: techniques.- III Inspection, maintenance and repair technology (IMR).- 8. The sounding and maintenance of concrete and steel structures.- Inspection work.- Repair work.- Mechanical repairs.- Subsea welding repairs.- Maintenance data banks.- Foreseeable technological developments.- 9. Subsea installation inspection techniques.- Review of procedures used.- General.- Corrosion of offshore structures.- Subsea inspection equipment.- Foreseeable developments.- 10. Non-destructive testing.- 11. Conclusions.- IV Technical Appendixes.- Appendix 1. Safety in the nuclear field.- Appendix 2. Criteria adopted by the NRC.- Appendix 3. Co-operation between the nuclear industry and the oil industry.- Appendix 4. Co-operation between oil companies on systems safety research.- Appendix 5. Drilling rig robotization and automation.- Appendix 6. Blow-out risks whilst drilling — general procedure.- Appendix 7. Safety procedures in the event of hydrocarbon show whilst drilling.- Appendix 8. Pressure tests on formations in the immediate vicinity of riser shoes.- Appendix 9. Well control by the “Driller’s Method”.- Appendix 10. BOP Tests.- Appendix 11. Shift Manager’s instructions.- Appendix 12. Blow-out control calculation sheet.- Appendix 13. Well bottom measuring equipment.- Appendix 15. Blow-out control procedure.- Appendix 16. The fire injection spool system of blow-out control.- Appendix 17. Living quarters and the safety of personnel.- Appendix 18. Safety and reliability aspects to be taken into account in the development of TLP’s.- Appendix 19. Dispatch systems and offshore loading stations.- Appendix 20. LPG sea loading stations using the Single Point Mooring technique.- Appendix 21. Safety of subsea pipelines.- Appendix 22. Sounding possibilities for underwater structures in concrete.- Appendix 23. The hyperbaric welding method of pipe connection.- Appendix 24. Non-destructive testing techniques.- Appendix 25. Fatigue strength check model for jacket-type fixed platforms.- Appendix 26. Safety of treatment installations.