WEB RIGGING SERVICES LTD

Workplace-Segregation Net for Pressure Testing

Introduction
Identified a market need for high-rated netting
Provides safe workplace-segregation and mobility Significant potential time savings when pressure testing

Sourced materials and developed a prototype

Structural model indicates good safety margin

Next steps are to

Complete authoritative laboratory tests (August) Do practical testing onshore & offshore with a partner

WEB seeking collaboration with RBG on practical testing phase

WEBs understanding of the requirement (draft)

Pressure testing is important and frequent Typically NPT valve or plug Pressure 10-1034 bar

Offshore Pressure Testing Follows change-out of systems Typically requires evacuation of the drill floor Can be as frequent as weekly Duration up to six hours Drill floor outage for 4% of the time

Onshore Pressure Testing Yard testing of assemblies Protection from steel-framed railway sleeper barriers Typically takes place at night Manual handling challenges

WEB Rigging workplace-segregation netting for pressure testing

Engineered Solution Same system onshore and offshore Rigged under LOLER standards Improved speed, mobility and storage Provides overhead and side protection Fired objects and dropped loads

Prototype design
Woven edging

Stainless Steel Netting

Curtain pull

Kevlar Mesh

Catenery wire Karabiners through non-ferrous eyelets at 300mm

Specification of Stainless Steel Netting

Mesh Size 40mm x 40mm Stainless Steel or Galvanised Wire
Diameter 3mm

Individual Strand Strength 840kg Ferrule Strength Transverse 400kg

Stainless Steel Netting

Specification of Kevlar Matting

Mesh strength 2,000 KgF/cm2

Kevlar Mesh

Fired object loading

Load applied as nominal, no load factors are applied Cable properties:
Assumed 6*19 steel wire fibre core rope Diameter 16mm Area of cross section 201mm2 E=49kN/mm2 Breaking load 150kN (max allowed tension 30kN, factor of safety=5)

Calculation prepared by:

MHB Consultants Technology House, 9 Newton Place Glasgow, G3 7PR United Kingdom Tel: +44 0141 270 7556 E-mail: hendrie.barbour@mhbconsultants.com

FIRED OBJECT LOADS CALCULATION Structural model of netting: Model consists of two steel ropes and grid structure representing net. Ropes are fixed at both ends. No initial pre-stress is applied to ropes.

FIRED OBJECT LOADS ASSUMPTIONS

Load assumptions: Net is loaded by 21.15kN (2150kg) force applied at the middle of net This load represents 2.45N (0.25kg) object travelling at the speed 450m/s and braked over the distance 1.2m.

Max tensile reactions in ropes: 68kN

FIRED OBJECT LOADS CALCULATION

Deflection of net: Max deflection 1.2m

FIRED OBJECT LOADS CALCULATION

Dropped object loading

Load applied as nominal, no load factors are applied Cable properties:
Assumed 6*19 steel wire fibre core rope Diameter 16mm Area of cross section 201mm2 E=49kN/mm2 Breaking load 150kN (max allowed tension 30kN, factor of safety=5)

Calculation prepared by:

MHB Consultants Technology House, 9 Newton Place Glasgow, G3 7PR United Kingdom Tel: +44 0141 270 7556 E-mail: hendrie.barbour@mhbconsultants.com

DROPPED OBJECT LOADS CALCULATION Structural model of netting: Model consists of two steel ropes and grid structure representing net. Ropes are fixed at both ends. No initial pre-stress is applied to ropes.

DROPPED OBJECT LOADS ASSUMPTIONS

Load assumptions: Net is loaded by 22.3kN (2270kg) object, plan of loading 0.5*0.5m. This load represents 1.23kN (125kg) object dropped from a height of 20m and braked over distance 1.1m.

Max tensile reactions in ropes: 70kN

DROPPED OBJECT LOADS CALCULATION

Deflection of net: Max deflection 1.1m

DROPPED OBJECT LOADS CALCULATION

Discussion & Next Steps