The objective of this study was to plan, organize, promote, and host a 2-day workshop offering a public venue for consultation between offshore deepwater energy industry experts and regulators to: identify the critical issues and effects of water depth on equipment and operations and
determine the adequacy of current regulations.
The basis for this project is to establish a best practice for evaluating cement plug seals for well abandonment, built on a comprehensive engineering study of the fundamentals governing cement plug seal performance. It will consist of laboratory and field investigations to assess the necessary attributes of the seal formed by a cement plug, and to determine the effects of wellbore geometry, cement properties, and placement methods on these attributes.
This project will identify the best and safest available methods of well abandonment that could be applied to extended reach, and ultra extended reach drilling wells. It will determine any limitation or challenges associated with the technologies and supporting surface equipment. Additionally, it will then propose possible solutions to these limitations and challenges, as well as potential new methods to set effective plugs in near horizontal wells.
To assess technology for improving safety and pollution prevention for Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas operations.
The objectives of this study was to: Establish an updated reliability overview of deepwater subsea BOPs used in the Gulf of Mexico, U. S. OCS waters based on analysis of wells spudded during 2007 - 2009 and Establish a quantified overview of the deepwater well kick frequencies and important parameters contributing to the deepwater kick frequency in the various areas.
Reliable deepwater anchor performance is critical for mooring floating Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs). Anchor failure can result in MODUs going adrift and colliding with other topside structures as well as dragging anchors that can damage subsea pipelines, seafloor production systems and natural sealife communities.
The objective of this study is a risk analysis of use of a surface blow out preventer (SBOP). The risk analysis will include the risk of riser failure and take into account high and low bottom-hole pressure, length and type of riser, and the type of vessel (moored or dynamically positioned Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU), Tension Leg Platform (TLP), Spar, Floating Production Unit ( FPU).
Task 1 Failure Mode Identification
Task 2 Risk Assessment
Task 3 Integrity Management Development
Task 4 Final Report
The objective of this study was to analyze industry's use and qualification of elastomers in HT drilling applications, assess elastomer failures, review HPHT elastomer compounds under development, and review procedures that verify field compliance of NACE MR-01-75.
TUDRP is a consortium that conducts drilling research to reduce the cost of drilling while ensuring the safety of drilling operations. The members provide input to the topics of research. Full Reports are only available to member organizations.
Member Companies:
BP Exploration Petrobras/Cenpes Statoil Halliburton Energy Services Baker-Hughes Schlumberger Weatherford ExxonMobil ConocoPhillips Shell E&P National Oilwell Varco DOI/BSEE ENI Det norske oljeselskap ASA Tesco Hess SINOPEC 3-M
This project was designed to address the Minerals Management Service's Notice to Leasees (NTL) 2007-G07 that mandates that requests for approvals to conduct drilling and workover operations under HPHT conditions contain a discussion of how the applicant has determined that equipment exposed to HPHT is fit for service. Stress Engineering Services is serving as facilitator for this JIP comprised of leading industry HPHT experts from at least 12 companies.
