Offshore Engineering. An Introduction Second Edition

Contents......Page 5
Foreword......Page 12
The Author......Page 13
Preface......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 4
Abbreviations......Page 15
Glossary......Page 20
Standards, Guidance Notes & Codes of Practice......Page 25
Table of Colour Plates......Page 29
1.0-Offshore Structures and Support Vessels......Page 32
1.1-Offshore Structures......Page 34
1.2-Support Vessels......Page 58
1.3-Offshore Installations-Description......Page 62
1.4-Fixed Steel Structures-Installation......Page 65
2.0-The North Sea History and Legislation......Page 71
2.1.1-The North Sea-The Story So Far......Page 73
2.1.2-Oil and Gas Distribution......Page 81
2.2.0-Legislation......Page 83
2.2.1-History......Page 84
2.2.2-New Legislation......Page 88
2.2.3-The Safety Case......Page 91
2.2.4-Statutory Instruments......Page 100
2.2.5-Associated Information......Page 130
3.0-Safety Systems......Page 133
3.1-The Safety Case......Page 135
3.2-Fire Fighting Equipment......Page 139
3.3-Life-Saving Appliances......Page 163
3.4-Navigational Aids......Page 170
3.5-Hazardous Areas......Page 174
3.6-Emergency Systems......Page 185
4.0-Piping Systems and Process Pressure Vessels......Page 190
4.1-Piping Systems......Page 192
4.2-Process Pressure Vessels......Page 198
4.3-Piping and Pressure Vessel Design......Page 204
4.4-Piping Systems-Construction......Page 208
5.0-Production......Page 217
5.1-Gas Production......Page 220
5.2-Oil Production......Page 228
5.3-Enhanced Oil Recovery and the Oil Drive Mechanism......Page 240
6.0-Underwater Engineering......Page 250
6.1-Diving......Page 252
6.2-Underwater Surveys......Page 258
6.3-Sub-sea Wells......Page 262
6.4-Sub-sea Developments......Page 278
7.0-Drilling......Page 285
7.1-Introduction......Page 289
7.2-The Well......Page 293
7.3-Equipment......Page 300
7.4-Operations......Page 307
7.5-Well Control Equipment......Page 311
7.6-Drill Ship Equipment......Page 317
7.7-Deviated Wells......Page 323
8.0-The Well Component Parts......Page 332
8.1-Christmas Tree......Page 334
8.2-Surface Wellhead......Page 338
8.3-Mudline Suspension Systems - (MLSS)......Page 342
8.4-Mudline Safety Valve - (SCSSV)......Page 344
8.5-Production Packer......Page 346
9.0-Well Maintenance......Page 348
9.1-Wireline Operations......Page 350
9.2-Workover Operations......Page 366
Appendix I - Structural Steel......Page 369
Appendix II - Welding......Page 373
Appendix III - Non-Destructive Examination......Page 379
Appendix IV-Units of Measurement......Page 382
Appendix V - Table of Line Pipe Dimensions......Page 383
Index......Page 385