Flexible Pipe Seminar:
Installation
Flemming Dreiager - Subsea Business Development Manager Indonesia
Hotel Grand Sahid, Jakarta – Indonesia, April 2014
Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Packing and transportation
3. Installation Vessels and Barges
4. Overview of installation equipment
5. Installation considerations
6. Handling precautions
7. Flowline and jumper installation
8. Riser installation
9. Installation analysis
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1. Introduction
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Introduction
Anywhere Between the Wellhead to the Top of the Riser
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2. Packing and Transportation
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Packing and Transportation
Flexible pipes can be delivered packed on reels:
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Packing and Transportation
Crate or frame / steel pallet, for very short lengths :
Typically jumpers, whether topsides or subsea
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Packing and Transportation
Flexible pipes can be also delivered packed in :
Carousel, up to 2,500t weight capacity for long and large lines:
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Packing and Transportation
Flexibles can be transported Heavy Lift Vessels and Cargos
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Packing and Transportation
Flexible pipes can be transported by Barges,
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Transportation to site
On installation vessel
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3. Installation Vessels and Barges
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Installation Vessels and Barges
Flexible pipes can be laid using a large range of naval
supports from very small to very large and sophisticated
ones:
1. Supply Vessels (DP)
2. Conventional Anchored Barges
3. Anchor Handling Tugs (DP AHT)
4. Diving Support Vessels (DP DSV)
5. Multipurpose Construction Vessels (MCV)
One of the main selection criteria is deck space.
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Installation vessels and barges
Supply Vessels
Supply Vessel installing 5km 6" flowline on Weizhou field in China
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Installation Vessels and Barges
Anchored Barges
Barge installing 10.5" flowline on NAM Ameland
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Installation Vessels and Barges
Multi purpose Construction Vessels
MCVs as the Deep Orient are ideal for subsea construction
and flexible pipelay projects
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Installation Vessels and Barges
Horizontal laying
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Installation Vessels and Barges
Vertical Laying
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4. Overview of Installation
Equipment
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Overview of Installation Equipment
Reels
Typical reel size is 9.6 m OD, 4.4 m
ID and 5 m wide
Diameter can be up to 11m
Can accommodate up to 300 Te of
product
Specific purpose built reel can be
made
Partitions can be added to pack
several lines
Rigging to hold end fitting
Storage cradle
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Overview of Installation Equipment
Reel snail to support stiffener
Partition
Supporting
guide post
Bend
stiffener
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Overview of Installation Equipment
Reel Carrier
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Overview of Installation Equipment
Reel lifted on vessel onshore and offshore
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Overview of Installation Equipment
Reel Transportation/ Installation cradles
Combined Transport / Installation cradles
Bigger than storage ones
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Overview of Installation Equipment
Reel installation device – under roller
Under roller with lashing system
Use for low installation tension only
up to 10 Te in shallow water depth
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Overview of Installation Equipment
Over Boarding Chute
Radius typically ranging from 3m
up to 5m
Flat profile or V shape profile
V shape can provide a greater
allowable tension
Can be placed at different location
on vessel:
Moonpool, stern, side
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Overview of Installation Equipment
Horizontal caterpillar tensioner
Bi, Tri or Quad track tensioner
The more tracks the greatest
allowable tightening load
V shape pads with different
opening angles
Maximum holding tension
around 30 Te for tri cat
Maximum tightening force /
holding tension depending on
structure crushing resistance
2 or 3 tensioners can be put in
line Flat profile or V shape profile
Could take up to 90Te of installation
tension
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Overview of Installation Equipment
Vertical Laying System (VLS®)
Vertical quad tensioners installed
over moonpool
Suitable for deep water / high
tension
Up to 125 Te for single VLS®
Up to 270 Te tension holding
capacity for double VLS®
Modular system can be mounted on
different vessel
Modular Mobile System
Lay speed up to 900m/hour
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5. Installation Considerations
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Installation Considerations
Installation equipment selection depends on
Water depth / laying tension
Deep water / high tension calls for VLS®
Shallow water / low tension calls for tensioner
Specific Flexible pipe design criteria
Minimum Bending Radius
Crushing capacity
Deck space / vessel limitations
Cost comparison: vessel size and rate VS. number of trips and small vessel to install
large number of reels
Ancillary equipment to be installed (stiffener, buoyancy …)
Installation Engineering and Flexible Design engineering work hand
in hand as an integrated solution.
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5. Handling Precautions
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Handling Precautions
Flexibles pipes are:
A robust technical solution,
Practically easy to install assuming
minimum basic precautions are taken to
ensure their integrity.
Specific care must be given to:
Ensure that there are no sharp edges along
the flexible lay path in order to protect the
flexible pipe outer sheath.
Maintain a suitable curvature to the pipe at
all times.
Ensure the integrity of the end fittings during
overboarding and connections
All damages can be avoided by good
working practices
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7. Flowline and Jumper
Installation
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Flowline Installation
As a terminology the Flexible Flowlines cover all static
flexible pipelines including static flexible risers (i.e in I-
tubes or clamped)
Standard Flowlines configurations are:
Platform to Platform (I-tubes or rigid risers),
Platform (I-tube or rigid riser) to Subsea,
Subsea to Subsea,
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Flowline Installation
Typical Installation Platform to Platform with I-tubes
Pull-in at Departure Platform
ROV
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Flowline Installation
Typical Installation Platform to Platform with I-tubes
Lay away from Departure Platform
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Flowline Installation
Typical Installation Platform to Platform with I-tubes
Pull-in at Arrival Platform
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Flowline Installation
For specific environment Flexible Flowlines can be protected
by:
1. Extra Layers (outer sheath and external carcass)
2. Concrete Mattresses
3. Trenching & Ploughing
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Flowline Installation
First end overboarding
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Flowline Installation
Intermediate connection make up - Horizontal
Grayloc hub end fitting
connection make up
Mounting of anodes
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Flowline Installation
Anodes
Half shell anodes Electrical continuity
straps connected to end
fitting rear flange
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Flowline Installation
Intermediate Connection Horizontal - overboarding
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Flowline Installation
Last end overboarding - Horizontal
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Conclusion
Fast laying speed
Complex and optimized routing with small radius curve
Possibility to use DP medium sized vessel for installation on
congested fields (no anchors)
Versatility of installation vessel / barge selection
Various installation scenarios can be developed (temporary
abandonment, pre-installation…)
Easy to recover and re-use
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