Offshore Engineering. An Introduction Second Edition

Contents......Page 5 Foreword......Page 12 The Author......Page 13 Preface......Page 14 Acknowledgements......Page 4 Abbreviations......Page 15 Glossary......Page 20 Standards, Guidance Notes & Codes of Practice......Page 25 Table of Colour Plates......Page 29 1.0-Offshore Structures and Support Vessels......Page 32 1.1-Offshore Structures......Page 34 1.2-Support Vessels......Page 58 1.3-Offshore Installations-Description......Page 62 1.4-Fixed Steel Structures-Installation......Page 65 2.0-The North Sea History and Legislation......Page 71 2.1.1-The North Sea-The Story So Far......Page 73 2.1.2-Oil and Gas Distribution......Page 81 2.2.0-Legislation......Page 83 2.2.1-History......Page 84 2.2.2-New Legislation......Page 88 2.2.3-The Safety Case......Page 91 2.2.4-Statutory Instruments......Page 100 2.2.5-Associated Information......Page 130 3.0-Safety Systems......Page 133 3.1-The Safety Case......Page 135 3.2-Fire Fighting Equipment......Page 139 3.3-Life-Saving Appliances......Page 163 3.4-Navigational Aids......Page 170 3.5-Hazardous Areas......Page 174 3.6-Emergency Systems......Page 185 4.0-Piping Systems and Process Pressure Vessels......Page 190 4.1-Piping Systems......Page 192 4.2-Process Pressure Vessels......Page 198 4.3-Piping and Pressure Vessel Design......Page 204 4.4-Piping Systems-Construction......Page 208 5.0-Production......Page 217 5.1-Gas Production......Page 220 5.2-Oil Production......Page 228 5.3-Enhanced Oil Recovery and the Oil Drive Mechanism......Page 240 6.0-Underwater Engineering......Page 250 6.1-Diving......Page 252 6.2-Underwater Surveys......Page 258 6.3-Sub-sea Wells......Page 262 6.4-Sub-sea Developments......Page 278 7.0-Drilling......Page 285 7.1-Introduction......Page 289 7.2-The Well......Page 293 7.3-Equipment......Page 300 7.4-Operations......Page 307 7.5-Well Control Equipment......Page 311 7.6-Drill Ship Equipment......Page 317 7.7-Deviated Wells......Page 323 8.0-The Well Component Parts......Page 332 8.1-Christmas Tree......Page 334 8.2-Surface Wellhead......Page 338 8.3-Mudline Suspension Systems - (MLSS)......Page 342 8.4-Mudline Safety Valve - (SCSSV)......Page 344 8.5-Production Packer......Page 346 9.0-Well Maintenance......Page 348 9.1-Wireline Operations......Page 350 9.2-Workover Operations......Page 366 Appendix I - Structural Steel......Page 369 Appendix II - Welding......Page 373 Appendix III - Non-Destructive Examination......Page 379 Appendix IV-Units of Measurement......Page 382 Appendix V - Table of Line Pipe Dimensions......Page 383 Index......Page 385