INSPECTION OF OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS PLATFORMS AND RISERS A Report Prepared by the Committee on Offshore Energy Technology of the Marine Board Assembly of Engineering National Research Council NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Washington, D.C. 1979NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the Councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. This report represents work supported by Contract Number N00014-76-C-0309 between the Office of Naval Research and the National Academy of Sciences. Limited copies available from Marine Board Assembly of Engineering National Research Council 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20418 iiCOMMITTEE ON OFFSHORE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ROBERT C. GOODING, U.S. Navy (ret.), CHATRMAN H. RAY BRANNON, JR., Exxon Production Research Company CHARLES L, BRETSCHNEIDER, University of Hawaii CLINTON BROWN, Hydronautics, Inc. C. ALLIN CORNELL, Massachusetts Institute of Technology RONALD L. GEER, Shell Oil Company GRANT GROSS, Chesapeake Bay Institute, The Johns Hopkins University (Resigned August 1978) WILLIAM J. HARGIS, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences (Appointed August 1978) ROBERT R. JORDAN, Delaware Geological Survey DON E. KASH, University of Oklahoma (Resigned August 1978) GRIFF C. LEE, J. Ray McDermott and Company, Inc. HUDSON MATLOCK, FUGRO, Inc. LEONARD C. MEEKER, Center for Law and Social Policy JAMES G. WENZEL, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company staff i Jack W. Boller D. K. Ela Executive Director Consultant Marine Board Paul E. Purser Jean P. Moore Consultant Staff Officer Marine Board ai