Migas Pipeline Training Course 17th – 21st Feb 2003

Fundamentals of Submarine Pipeline Design,

Fabrication & Installation

Lesson 1
Overview of Submarine Pipeline Systems

Edwardus Ng

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Senior Principal Engineer
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Task
‹ The task is to move a certain
z Volume
z Content
z Oil, gas, product, water, (liquid/gas)
‹ First what are the alternatives for transportation?
z Pipeline
z Shuttle
z Convert to e.g. electricity

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Types of pipelines

‹ Flow lines
‹ Inter-field lines
‹ Export lines/trunk lines
‹ Water injection/Gas lift
‹ Product lines

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Definition/terminology

‹ Pipeline
‹ Linepipe
‹ Piping
‹ Flowlines

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Types
Types of
of “Cross
“Cross section”
section”

‹ “Pure” pipe
‹ Clad/lined
‹ Bundle
‹ Umbilical
‹ Piggy-back
‹ Flexible

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Pipeline

‹ Buried/covered ‹ Exposed
z natural cover z frozen
z trenched z piled
z mechanical backfill z guided
z gravel dumping z snaked
z concrete or steel covers

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Pipeline end
(first end, second end)
‹ Platform/Jacket/GBS ‹ Shore
z J-tube z Shore pull

z Rigid/Steel Riser z Trenched

z Flexible riser z Conductor/Casing/Tubing

z Conductor/Casing/Tubing z Caisson

z Caisson z Flexible riser

‹ Subsea structure ‹ To shuttle tanker

z Riser base z Steel ariculated

z Satellite z Flexible pipe

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Pipeline terminations

‹ Deflect-connect
‹ J-tubepull-in
‹ Expansion loop
‹ Spool

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Field layout

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Installation
‹ S-lay
‹ J-lay
‹ Reeling
‹ Towing
‹ Shore pull

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S-lay Summary J-lay

J-lay (for deep water only)

S-lay
Reeling
Burried Exposed & concrete coated
Seamless Welded

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Content

‹ Material selection (corrosion)

z Corrosion resistant
z Sweet/sour service
z Corrosion allowance
z Installation method
z Temperature
z Liner/clad

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z Inhibitor

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Volume

‹ Diameterversus pressure
‹ Temperature
z Insulation
z Heating

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Design premise

‹ Concept
‹ Material type
‹ Material grade
‹ Pressure
‹ Temperature
‹ Installation method

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‹ Routing

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Correct questions and answers

Philosophy of DNV pipeline code
‹ Q:How shall a pipeline be designed?
‹ A(wrong): So that it doesn’t fail
‹ A(wright): So that the risks are acceptable

R=P*Q

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