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Outline
Introduction
Applications
Technical Capacity
Structural Composition
Material Selection
End Fittings
Dynamic Risers
2 18 true ID
Design pressure
15,000 psi
Water depth
10,000 ft
Applications
Advantages
Proven track record: 2500
flexible riser installed vs 500
SCRs
Re-usable
Common Structural
Composition
Carcass (Flexbody)
Prevents collapse under external
hydrostatic pressure
Internal Pressure Sheath (Flexbarrier)
Acts as the boundary for conveyed fluid
Interlocked Pressure Armour (Flexlok)
Resists internal & external pressure in
the hoop direction
Inner Layer & Outer Layer of Tensile
Armour (Flextensile)
Provides both hoop and axial strength
Insulating Layer (Flexinsul)
Protects against heat loss
Outer Sheath (Flexshield)
Protects against seawater ingress and
other mechanical damage
Material Selection
Carcass
Nylon
XDPE PVDF
Pressure Containment
Smooth Bore Applications Collapse
Interlayer Tapes
Static
Dynamic
Polypropylene
High Strength Glass
HDPE
PA11/PA12
Syntactic Foam
Thickness
Below 1000m
Production Lines
End Fitting
Assembly
Subsea Bend
Stiffener Assembly
Bracelet
Anodes
Flexible
Pipe
Grayloc Interface
Assembly (Hub, Clamp,
Gasket, Test Head)
Distributed
Buoyancy Modules
Topsides Bend
Stiffener Assembly
I-Tube Interface
Flange
Split Flange
Hang-Off
TETHER WAVE
LAZY WAVE
STEEP S
STEEP WAVE
Riser Configurations
Increased compliance
Lazy Wave
Sea bed lateral control can be enhanced through the use of hold
back clamps.
topside
flexible pipe end fitting in
topside clamp
flexible riser
flexible
riser
simple
catenary
tall jacket
1.
2.
3.
Submarine installation in
shallow waters
Rigid riser
must be
previously
installed on
the platform in
order to speed
the installation
Flexible
pipe
users
ExxonMobil Kizomba A
Scope of Work
4 to 16-inch Fluid Transfer Lines approx 400m
each
9 to 11-inch SLOR Jumpers approx 400m
Challenges
Complex analytical interfaces with the SLOR
system and FPSO
Manufacturing and handling of very heavy and
stiff pipe
Combination of large diameter, high pressure and
high temperature design
Barracuda/Caratinga
Scope of Work
120km 4-inch gas lift/production risers &
flowlines
120km 6-inch production risers & flowlines
81km 6-inch & 8-inch smooth bore water
injection risers & flowlines
16km 9.5-inch gas export risers & flowlines
Technical Challenges
Water depths down to 1,150m
Parallel qualification of products
Chevron Frade
Scope of Work
56km 6-inch production risers & flowlines
15km 6-inch gas lift risers & flowlines
20km 8-inch smooth bore water injection
risers & flowlines
42km 8-inch gas export risers & flowlines
33 subsea jumpers
Technical Challenges
Water depths down to 1,200m
Sour service, heavily insulated production
risers
Rio De Janeiro
BP
Marlin TLP 2000
Risers, flowlines, jumpers
6 ID, 6000psi, 3200ft wd
Philips
Garden Banks 1994
Subsea Jumper
4 ID, 10,000psi, 1500ft WD
Walter
Ulysses 2004
Risers, 4 ID, 7850psi, 3000ft
Agip
Gyrfalcon 1998
Static Riser
5 ID, 12,200psi, 880ft WD
Kerr McGee
Neptune Spar 1996
Risers, flowlines, jumpers
7.625 ID, 2200psi, 1930ft
3.826 ID, 7000psi, 1930ft
Kerr McGee
Boomvang/Nansen Spars 2000
Risers, flowlines, jumpers
5.625 ID, 6000psi, 3200ft WD
Kerr McGee
Gunnison Spar 2002
Risers, flowlines, jumpers
5.375 ID, 8000psi, 3100ft WD
Murphy
Medusa 2004
Risers, flowlines,
4 ID, 7850psi, 3000ft
ATP
Gomez 2004
Risers, flowlines
4 ID, 8000psi, 3000ft
Agip
Morpeth TLP 1998
Risers, flowlines, jumpers
4 ID, 7100psi, 1700ft
Walter EW 921
Morpeth TLP 2005
Risers, flowlines
4 ID, 7100psi, 1700ft
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