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BOP and control systems –What’s new post Macondo?
Jeffry P. Sattler, P.E.Sr Vice President, EngineeringWEST Engineering ServicesSeptember 2012
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Jeff Sattler• Sr. Vice President Engineering
• 33-year oil and gas career
• Began with West in 1993
• 15 years at Shell in various positions inthe Americas
• Degrees in Chemical and PetroleumRefining Engineering
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Manufacturing, Testing, Maintenance,and Certification Requirements
• Current Status
• Issues
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Current Status• Subsea failure rate comparison
SINTEF V
SINTEF II DW
Current JIP2000
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106,526
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Current Status• MTTF by Rig (Subsea)
13 (35%) of rigs had no associated failures
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Current Status• Existing standards
• Class
• API• Specifications (design and manufacture)
• Recommended Practices (operations and maintenance)• Private
• Regulatory
• Generally considered minimums
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Compliance to Standards
• Who verifies compliance?• What are competence requirements?
• How often?
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WEST Verification Process
• Procedure developed over 26 years• Job specific
• Regulations, standards, best industry practices
• Decide what is mandatory• Includes controls (hydraulic and electronic)
• This standard is one among several in the oil
industry
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Unintended Consequences?
• Consideration of reduced redundancy• Increased wellbore pressure testing
• Increased focus on repair work (non-
floaters)
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Issues
• Focus on asking questions• Considerations
• And the answer is . . . . . ?
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Manufacturing Standards
• Base (minimum) requirements• Compromises inevitable
• Consistent between manufacturers
• Gaps• Technology advances
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Maintenance Systems
• Centralized or decentralized?• Control vs optimization
• _____ BEST ways to maintain?
• Is more better?
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Repair
• Parts• RP 53 – “equal or better”
• Mix and match
• Buy out equipment• Upgrade (may not be available from OEM)
• Discontinued
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Wrap-up
Compliance related answers will vary byproviders
• What is minimum standard?
• and are we happy with minimum?
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For more information, please contact:
Jeffry P. Sattler, P.E.Sr Vice President, Engineering
WEST Engineering Services907 Bains StreetBrookshire, TX 77423
T +1 (281) 375 5515
E [email protected] w www.westengineer.com
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