Submersible Technology

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Evaluation of the Past Five Years of ADS/ROV in Drilling Operations....Pages 3-5
Dual ROV—Manned Vehicles....Pages 7-13
Designing for Intervention Drilling—ROV....Pages 15-18
Dedicated Vehicle: a New Remotely Operated Vehicle Specifically Designed for Support of Exploration Drilling....Pages 19-26
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Antifouling Techniques....Pages 29-40
Slippery Paint....Pages 41-52
Water Jetting by a ROV....Pages 53-57
Hutton Production Risers—A Novel Cleaning Problem (an up-to-the-moment case history)....Pages 59-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
The Real-life Aspects of Managing a Lump Sum Contract....Pages 71-75
Difficult Contract Clauses....Pages 77-80
Mobilization Requirements for DSVs and Diving Systems....Pages 81-83
The Roles of the Client’s Representative and the Diving Superintendent....Pages 85-93
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Recent and Future Developments in Undersea Survey and Intervention....Pages 97-118
Intelligent Transponder Surveying....Pages 119-128
Autonomous Vehicles in Survey....Pages 129-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Subsea Installation and Intervention: How to Utilise the Potential of ROV Techniques....Pages 135-146
ROV Tooling Technology: Montanazo D2 Field ROV Intervention System....Pages 147-156
The Underwater Shuttle....Pages 157-163
A One-atmosphere Transfer System for Deep-water Production Support....Pages 165-173
A Swage Pile Connection Technique....Pages 175-179
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
NDE—Overview and Legal Requirements....Pages 183-187
Improving Subsea MPI Consistency....Pages 189-197
ROV Inspection System (ROVIS)....Pages 199-207
Electromagnetic Inspection Underwater....Pages 209-215
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Marine Recovery of a Hyperbaric Rescue Vehicle....Pages 219-226
The Design and Development of a New Class of Self-propelled Hyperbaric Lifeboat for Diver Rescue....Pages 227-235
Hyperbaric Evacuation....Pages 237-245
Qualifications of Offshore Personnel: LSTs and Diving Supervisors....Pages 247-251
Qualifications of Offshore Personnel: Inspection Personnel....Pages 253-259
Front Matter....Pages 261-261
The Use of Cofferdams for Welded Repairs to Offshore Structures....Pages 263-269
Oil Company View of Future Operations — Inspection and Repair of Deepwater Structures....Pages 271-281
Automatic Stud Welder for Surface and Underwater Applications....Pages 283-287
Grouted Clamps for Platform Repair....Pages 289-296
Use of Concrete Mattresses....Pages 297-304
Trenching and Burial of Submarine Pipelines....Pages 305-311
Pipeline Inspection by ROV....Pages 313-318
Seahorse II....Pages 319-329
Front Matter....Pages 331-331
Beyond +2000 Feet....Pages 333-336
Designing Reliability into Systems....Pages 337-341
The Low-cost Remotely Operated Vehicle (LCROV)....Pages 343-351
Front Matter....Pages 353-353
Environmental Monitoring Through the Use of ROVs....Pages 355-360
Power Cable Repair Underwater....Pages 361-366
Oceanographie Tasks and Tools— a Survey of Some Recent Developments....Pages 367-382
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
Statistical Analysis of the Time Taken for Various Underwater Tasks....Pages 385-392
Potential Improvements in the Efficiency of Underwater Operations....Pages 393-397
Are ROVs Efficient?....Pages 399-406
DAVID: A Versatile Multipurpose Submersible Support System for Remote Control or Diver Assisted Performance....Pages 407-412