Standardizing

Completion & Workover

Riser Assessments
Tze King Lim, Jia Hui Lee, Hugh Howells
19th February 2014
Agenda

Objectives and introduction

Data collation
Consistent analysis methodology
Consistent results presentation
Evaluation of new applications
Verification by usage tracking
Conclusions
CWOR Challenges

Equipment used on and off for 20

years, with changes in:
Vessels
Equipment configuration
Field location and water depth
Personnel
More limited operating environments
than drilling risers
Wide range of equipment from different
vendors
Inconsistency in response evaluation
and definition of usage limits
Objectives

To address lack of standardization in

completion/workover riser (CWOR) assessments:
Provide a consistent methodology
Provide consistent results presentation
Allows better decision making and project management
To provide a consistent approach to evaluation of new
applications:
Assess if previous assessments are still applicable
Avoid unnecessary analysis
To provide cost savings
 CWOR Operability Assessment
Tension to support
Equipment specification and
Pitch / roll
Surge /
configuration
sway
Surge / sway Vessel interfaces
Heave
Vessel positioning and environmental
envelopes
Fatigue assessments wave and VIV
Wave

Installation and intervention envelopes

Current Open water and marine riser modes
Usage and fatigue tracking
Fixity in all degrees
of freedom Varies in extent, methodology and
(
presentation of results between projects
 Inputs
Functional
Requirements

Drilling Metocean
Vessel Data

RISER
ANALYSIS

Coiled
Tubing/WO Riser System

Obtaining data from various sources can be challenging

 Wide Ranging Riser Inventory

Production Annulus Pressure Water

Connector
Riser Bore Bore Rating Depths
Type
(inch) (inch) (psi) Deployed (m)
1 5-1/8 2-1/16 Union Nut 10k 80
2 5-1/4 - Drill Pipe 10k 540
3 5-1/8 2-1/16 Dog 10k 390 - 410
4 7-1/16 - Union Nut 10k 830
5 7-1/16 - Union Nut 5k 70 - 130
6 5-1/8 - Union Nut 10k 420 - 600

Planning to use Riser 5 at new field. New assessment required?

Components

Multiple components with many variations

Steps for Standardized CWOR
Assessments

Data collation
Consistent analysis methodology
Consistent results presentation
Evaluation of new applications
Verification by usage tracking
 Data Collation

Data dossier live document, single reference source for

all input data
Links in dossier to all reference documents
Consistent data sets in simple, easy to read tables

Completion Riser Data Drawings

Marine Riser Data Analysis Reports

Metocean & Soil Data Operational Logs

Data
Dossier
Vessel Data Maintenance Records
 Example Compiled Riser Data

Weight in Yield
Riser Joint Length Weight in Air Water Outer Diameter Internal Diameter Stress
ft m lb kg lb kg in m in m ksi
Standard Joint 45.000 13.716 3318.5 1505 2885.2 1308 8.622 0.219 7.374 0.187 80
Tension Joint 15.846 4.830 3869.8 1755 3364.5 1526 9.646 0.245 7.165 0.182 80
10ft Pup 10.000 3.048 1378.1 625 1198.2 543 8.622 0.219 7.374 0.187 80
25ft Pup 25.000 7.620 2304.2 1045 2003.4 909 9.646 0.245 7.374 0.187 80
CWJ Thick Pipe
38.780 11.820 4617.6 2094 4014.6 1821 8.622 0.219 7.165 0.182 90
Section
CWJ Thick Wall
4.035 1.230 480.5 218 417.8 189 9.606 0.244 7.173 0.182 90
Section
CWJ Thin Wall
5.741 1.750 683.6 310 594.4 270 9.055 0.230 7.165 0.182 80
Section
THRT 4.921 1.500 2335.1 1059 2030.2 921 18.504 0.470 7.047 0.179 80
THOJ 9.793 2.985 5957.9 2702 5177.3 2348 18.504 0.470 7.047 0.179 80
Riser Adapter 3.520 1.073 389.6 177 338.7 154 8.976 0.228 7.165 0.182 80
Overshot Adapter 2.395 0.730 1280.0 581 1112.9 505 18.110 0.460 9.370 0.238 80
Shearable Joint 13.645 4.159 1069.2 485 929.6 422 8.622 0.219 7.165 0.182 80
Annular Slick Joint 4.921 1.500 1435.5 651 1248.0 566 11.260 0.286 7.165 0.182 80
Adapter 17.060 5.200 1808.1 820 1572.0 713 8.898 0.226 7.165 0.182 80
 Consistent Analysis Methodology

Boundary conditions types of fixities to wellhead and

vessel
Calculation of section properties
Tension calculations
Vessel positioning and environmental envelopes
Fatigue performance wave and VIV
Installation and hang-off limits

Ensures easier understanding and comparison of results

Consistent Results Presentation

Coloured areas
provide
indication of
allowable
heave and
offsets
 Operating Manuals

Concise document for With CTF

With Surface Without Surface
operational guidance Limit
Equipment Equipment
offshore Allowable Maximum
0 psi 5000 psi 0 psi 5000 psi
6.2 6.2 6.8 6.6
Main contents: Wave Height (m)
Allowable
-10 -8 -10 -8
Glossary and Definition Downstream Vessel
(-83m) (66.4m) (-83m) (-66.4m)
Offset, No Waves (%)
Riser Stackup Allowable Upstream
6 6 6 6.
Vessel Offset, No
Tension Requirement Waves (%)
(49.8m) (49.8m) (49.8m) (50.6m)

Operating Limits
Evaluation of New Applications

A change evaluation is performed to

determine:
Are previous results still applicable?
Are new analyses required?
If yes, what types of new analysis are
required?
Level of change allowed is assessed
based on experience
Sensitivity analysis performed to verify
recommendations of change evaluation
Change Evaluation - Water Depth

5-15% change requires:

Reassessment of wave-induced and VIV fatigue

15-25% change additionally requires:

Tension requirements to be reassessed
Operating envelopes analysis

>25% change additionally requires:

Repeat of installation analysis
Change Evaluation - Vessels

Vessel RAOs
Change in magnitude or period of RAO peaks requires
repeat of dynamic analyses

Drill Floor Elevation

If change >10m, reassess operating envelopes and
equipment passage limitations

Moonpool Size
Reassess operating envelopes if limited by moonpool
clashing
 Implications of Other Changes
Parameter
Extreme waves and currents
Long-term waves and currents
Soil stiffness
Internal fluid density or pressure
Tree/EDP/LRP size and weight
Riser base tension
Surface equipment weight
Marine riser joints, BOP/LMRP stack
Required New Analysis
Operating envelopes, installation, hang-
off, equipment passage
Fatigue analysis
Marine riser mode analysis
Operating envelopes
Installation and hang-off analysis
Operating envelopes and fatigue
Operating envelopes and fatigue
Marine riser mode analysis, equipment
passage
 Integrity Management

To track CWOR performance over time &

Data
Change verify analysis results
Evaluation
Dossier Perform risk assessment for each component
& Analysis
based on failure modes, likelihood &
consequences
Identify critical components
Inspection Risk
& Assess- Develop inspection and monitoring plan
Monitoring ment Visual surveys
Weld inspections
Recording weather and operations
Monitor movement of riser
Verification by Monitoring

Case study of using strain monitoring

Used to track fatigue accumulation at upper stress joint
Fatigue extrapolated to cased wear joint (most critical
location)
 Riser Response Measurements
Woodside Pluto, WoosidePluto 2009 12 04 12 22

-4 -5
x 10 Y Axis x 10 Y Axis
5 4

4 3.5

3
3

2
2.5
Curvature

Curvature
1
2
0
1.5

Frequency
-1

1
-2

-3 0.5
peaks indicate
motions are
-4 0
-3 -4
x 10 X Axis x 10 X Axis
1.5 1.2

1 1
driven by 8-12s
0.5 0.8
waves
Curvature

Curvature

0 0.6

-0.5 0.4

-1 0.2

-1.5 0
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25
Time (s) Frequency (Hz)

Time history Frequency spectra

Fatigue Tracking

Fatigue Life Calculated Fatigue

from Global Life from
Component
Analysis Measurements
(years) (years)
USJ 288 1066.9
CWJ 1.39 11.7
Conclusions

CWOR operation management is challenging due to:

Varying operating conditions, equipment and personnel
Occasional usage over many years
A consistent approach can be implemented through
standardization of:
Data collation
Analysis methodology
Results presentation
Evaluation of new applications
Consistency allows for more reliable long-term riser
management and cost savings
Questions?
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