PEAQ7003

Offshore Operations

S Banerjee
Petroleum Engineering & Earth Sciences
sbanerjee@ddn.upes.ac.in
7042231071
(sms or whatsapp, call only in emergency)
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Course Syllabus
Lesson 0: Introduction to Offshore
Global Offshore scenario, Indian offshore scenario, Offshore challenges
Lesson 1: Dynamics of Offshore structures
Wave Characterization, Fluid induced forces on offshore structures, current
and wind forces, soil mechanics of sea bed & various structure
Lesson 2 : Offshore Exploration and Drilling
Seismic sea bed survey, Geo Hazards, Gas Hydrates, Additional issues with
Offshore Drilling and Deepwater challenges. Offshore Rig types
Lesson 3: Offshore Production system
Well completion types, Platform, Sub-sea completion. Fixed Platforms,
Compliant Towers, FPSOs, FPSS, TLP, Spar Platform and FSOs
Lesson 4: Applications of Subsea Technology
Subsea completion, X-Mas Tree, Control Systems, Manifolds, Templates,
ROVs, Deepwater challenges
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Course Syllabus
Lesson 5: Offshore Pipelines and Umbilicals
Offshore Pipeline design, Rigid and Flexible flowlines, Pipe-In-Pipe, Risers
and Pipeline installation methods, Umbilical functions, Flow assurance
Lesson 6: Emerging offshore technologies
Autonomous Underwater vehicles (AUVs), Seismic While Drilling, Dual
Activity Drilling, Innovative Floating Production concepts, Subsea
Processing, subsea separation (VASPs, SUBIS, Twister) and new
innovations

Resources
Offshore Learning Center
http://www.offshore-
mag.com/learning-center.html
Exxon Mobil Floater School
Global Crude oil production

Almost 70-30 ratio till 2015

 Analysis done by Infield

Deepwater becoming increasingly larger share but after 2015 market shock..
The world has produced/consumed about 1 Trillion barrels of crude oil in the
last 150 years. 800 billion onshore, 200 billion offshore
 Global offshore oil production (including lease condensate and
hydrocarbon gas liquids) in 2015 was at the highest level since
2010, and accounted for nearly 30% of total global oil production.
Offshore oil production increased in both 2014 and 2015, reversing
consecutive annual declines from 2010 to 2013. Production from
onshore tight oil plays has increased faster over the past several
years and accounts for an increasing amount of total oil production.
More than 27 million barrels of oil were produced offshore in 2015 in
more than 50 different countries. Global oil production is expected to
remain high in 2016, as many oil-producing nations continue to
increase production. A significant amount of global offshore
production is concentrated in a few countries. In 2015, five countries
provided 43% of total offshore oil production: Saudi Arabia, Brazil,
Mexico, Norway, and the United States.
 IEA Projection for 2017

Notice the ratio change of onshore versus offshore

Notice the role of Deepwater
2015 saw the oil market crash and that has changed things
Global Offshore regions
Top 5 Country wise production

Saudi Arabia Saudi Aramco Mexico PEMEX

Brazil Petrobras Norway Statoil & Hydro
USA Exxon, SHELL, TOTAL, BP
 Saudi Arabia. The worlds largest offshore producer has several large offshore oil fields including the
Safaniya oil field, which produces between 1.1 and 1.5 million barrels per day and is the highest-producing
offshore field in the world. Saudi Arabia is responsible for 13% of the worlds total offshore production.
Brazil. Offshore production grew by 58% between 2005 and 2015, making Brazil the second-largest offshore
producer in 2015. This growth was driven predominately by the expansion of deepwater pre-salt projects,
which should support small production increases in 2016 and 2017. Santos oil field
Mexico. The third-largest offshore producer has seen increasingly smaller yields from offshore assets, with
production falling by 31% from 2005 to 2015. Mexico, however, still produced nearly 2 million barrels per day
in 2015, accounting for 7% of global offshore production.
Norway. Although offshore production declined 28% from 2005 to 2010, it has remained steady since 2010,
with 7% of global offshore production originating from Norwegian fields. Norwegian output is forecast to rise
slightly in 2016 and to fall slightly in 2017.
United States. Recent strong production in the Gulf of Mexico has increased offshore production. From 2005
to 2015, total offshore production grew by 6.5%. With several large projects coming online in 2016 and 2017,
the Gulf of Mexico is expected to see production climb by about 0.1 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2016 and
by an additional 0.2 million b/d in 2017. By contrast, U.S. onshore production is expected to fall by 0.8 million
b/d in 2016 and by an additional 0.3 million b/d in 2017.
Most offshore production is in shallow waters, which are cheaper and less technically challenging, but there
has also been a move toward deepwater projects. Exploratory drilling in deeper water is more costly and
complex for companies, but technology advancements and the exhaustion of shallower prospects have led
companies to explore increasingly deeper waters, particularly in Brazil and in the Gulf of Mexico.
India offshore
regions
Bombay High
Panna-Mukta
Bassein
Heera
Neelam
Krishna-
Godavari
 Bombay High
The first oil discovery in this
basin was made in the
Miocene limestone reservoir
of Mumbai High field in
February 1974
Subsequent several
significant discoveries
including oil and gas fields like
Heera, Panna, Bassein,
Neelam, Mukta, Ratna, Soth
Tapti, Mid Tapti etc.
Lithology is mostly Carbonate
Reef
 Krishna Godavari
Extensive
Deltaic plain
Offshore
fields are
GS8
Reliance,
ONGC,
GSPC are
operators