Course Contents
1. Subsea Field Components • Flowlines & Pipelines • Tie-in Spools & Jumpers • Risers • Xmas Trees • Umbilicals • Deep Water Manifolds and Templates • Flanges & Diverless Connectors • Subsea Structures
2. Field Layout and Pipeline Route Selection • Development Options • Field Architecture • Subsea Features and Obstructions • Geophysical Survey • Geotechnical Survey • Pipeline Route Selection
3. Pipeline & Riser system • Single pipes • Piggybacked Pipes • Pipe-In-Pipe • Bundles
4. Safety Considerations • 500m Zone • Protection Requirements
5. Design Codes • Safety Considerations • Main Standards for Subsea Pipelines • Battery Limits • Design Format
6. Material selection • Cost and Safety • Suitability for Process Conditions • Operational Reliability • Design for Integrity • Optimization of Life Cycle Costs • Mechanical Properties • Corrosion Resistance • Ease of Fabrication • Coatings • Design Life
7. Wall Thickness Design • Safety classification • Limit States Deign • Burst Criterion • External Collapse Criterion • Hydrogen Induced Stress Cracking (HISC)
8. Local Buckling for Stress/Strain Based Design • Load Controlled Condition • Displacement Controlled Condition • Axial Strain Checks • Strain Limits and ECA • Hydrogen Induced Stress Cracking • Alternative Design Codes
9. Expansion, Tie-in Spools, and Flanges • Expansion of Pipelines • Calculating Expansion • Code Requirements for Tie-in Spools • Types of Flanges
10. Pipeline Global Buckling • Reasons for Global Buckling • Various Modes of Buckling • Key Factors in Global Buckling • Integrity of a Pipelines
11. On-bottom stability • Factors Influencing On-Bottom Stability • Checks for Pipeline Stability • Remedial Actions for Stability
12. Pipeline Spanning & VIV Assessment • Free Span • In-line and Cross flow VIV • Parameters Affecting Free Spans • Screening Criteria • Detailed Assessment of Free Spans • VIV Fatigue • Direct Wave Fatigue
13. Pipeline Installation Methods • S-Lay • J-Lay • Reel Lay • Towing
14. Pre-commissioning • Testing and Pre-Commissioning Process • Onshore Hydrotest • Offshore Strength Test • Tie-in of Components • Offshore Leak Test • Dewatering and Drying • Nitrogen Packing
15. Introduction to Pipeline Integrity Management • Overview of Integrity Management Codes and Standards • Identification of Pipeline Typical Threats/Failures • Definition of Pipeline Integrity Management Systems • Assessment and Management of Risk (Quantitative and Qualitative) • Pipeline Inspection Techniques • Pipeline Monitoring Techniques • Pipeline Repair Techniques
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