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November 2006
Review of Deepwater
Floating Structures
and Dry Tree Semi
Developments
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Deepwater Structures
Spar
Industry Accepted Because:
Proven - Many years of
Operating history
Functional - Used for a large
variety of functions, wet or dry
tree
Scaleable Wide range of
topsides payloads
Adaptable Applications
worldwide
Tension Leg Platform
(ETLP)
Semi-submersible
(Semi)
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Optimum Application Ranges
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10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000
Water Depth (ft)
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Spars
Semis
TLP
Spar
Semi
TLP
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Deep Draft Semi Dry Tree Semi
DeepDraft
DeepDraft
TM TM
Semi
Semi
ESemi-II
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TLP Design
Low heave and pitch natural periods (less than 4 seconds)
Minimum tether tensions
Minimum bending loads on TLP deck structure to reduce steel
Offset and set-down motions that can be tolerated by the riser system
Stability during installation and quayside HUC
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Extended TLP (ETLP) Construction
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ETLP Transit
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Quayside Topsides Installation
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Structural Weight Efficiency Ratio
Structural Weight
Efficiency
=
Total Topsides Payload
Total Hull Plus Deck Weight
Total Topsides
Payload
=
Weight of all deck equipment and facilities including
quarters, drilling systems, etc. Also includes TTR
loads, SCR loads and secondary deck steel. Topsides
equipment or facilities carried in the hull, and hull
ballast earmarked for future expansion are also
included.
Total Hull Plus Deck
Weight
=
Structural steel weight of hull, hull marine systems, hull
appurtenances and outfitting, and trim ballast. Also
includes deck primary structural steel weight.
Structural Weight
Efficiency
=
Total Topsides Payload
Total Hull Plus Deck Weight
Structural Weight
Efficiency
=
Total Topsides Payload
Total Hull Plus Deck Weight
Total Topsides
Payload
=
Weight of all deck equipment and facilities including
quarters, drilling systems, etc. Also includes TTR
loads, SCR loads and secondary deck steel. Topsides
equipment or facilities carried in the hull, and hull
ballast earmarked for future expansion are also
included.
Total Hull Plus Deck
Weight
=
Structural steel weight of hull, hull marine systems, hull
appurtenances and outfitting, and trim ballast. Also
includes deck primary structural steel weight.
Total Topsides
Payload
=
Weight of all deck equipment and facilities including
quarters, drilling systems, etc. Also includes TTR
loads, SCR loads and secondary deck steel. Topsides
equipment or facilities carried in the hull, and hull
ballast earmarked for future expansion are also
included.
Total Hull Plus Deck
Weight
=
Structural steel weight of hull, hull marine systems, hull
appurtenances and outfitting, and trim ballast. Also
includes deck primary structural steel weight.
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Efficiency Ratio Ranges for TLP Designs
Structural
Weight
Efficiency
Structural
Weight
Efficiency
=
=
Total Topsides
Pyld
Total Topsides
Pyld
Total Hull + Deck
Wt
Total Hull + Deck
Wt
Hull Form / Location
Design
Maturity
Ratio
Range
TLPs in GoM As-Built 0.6 0.8
ETLPs in GoM As-Built 1.1 1.2
ETLPs in SE Asia Conceptual 1.4 1.5
ETLPs in W Africa As-Built 1.3 1.4
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Spar Design
High heave and pitch natural periods (greater than 25
seconds without risers)
Maximum offset of 7-9% water depth in damaged conditions
Maximum heel angle less than 10 in intact and damaged
condition.
Wet tow draft shallow enough to offload hull if transport
vessel is used
Structural strength for up-righting during installation.
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Spar Construction
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Spar Construction
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Spar Transportation
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Spar Installation
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Spar Topsides Installation
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Relative Deck Areas
Spar
Semisubmersible
&
TLP
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Wellbay Layout - TTRs
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Riser Tensioner
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Design Basis Comparison of Hull Forms
GoMEnvironment
60 MBOPD & 200 MMCFD
20-person accommodation
Work-over rig
Hydro-pneumatic tensioners on TTRs
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Metocean Conditions for Comparison
100-Year Hu r r i c an e Co n d i t i o n s
WATER DEPTH (f t ) 4,700
WAVES
Significant Wave Height (ft) 40.4
P eak P eriod (sec) 14.2
Maximum Wave Height (ft) 70.2
WINDS - Ref er en c ed t o 10m ab o v e MSL
1-Hour Sustained Wind S peed (ft/sec) 128
CURRENT SPEED (f t /s )
Surface 3.6
197 ft 3.6
328 ft 0.65
490 ft 0.65
656 ft 0.65
980 ft 0.65
1640 ft 0.65
Near-Bottom 0.65
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Hull Forms and Dimensions
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Comparison of Weights and Payloads
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5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
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ESEMI
Spar
ETLP
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Tensioner Characteristics
Offset - Tension Curves
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300
600
900
1200
1500
1800
2100
-16.0 -12.0 -8.0 -4.0 0.0 4.0 8.0 12.0 16.0
Stroke (ft)
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TLP ESEMI Spar B-Can
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Well Patterns
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Surge Comparison
Surge RAO Comparison
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
1.20
1.40
0.0 3.0 6.0 9.0 12.0 15.0 18.0 21.0 24.0
Periods (sec)
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ETLP ESEMI Spar
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Pitch Comparison
Pitch RAO Comparison
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.0 3.0 6.0 9.0 12.0 15.0 18.0 21.0 24.0
Periods (sec)
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ETLP ESEMI Spar
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Heave RAO Comparison
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.0 3.0 6.0 9.0 12.0 15.0 18.0 21.0 24.0
Periods (sec)
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ETLP ESEMI Spar
Heave Comparison
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Motion Response 100-Year Hurricane Intact Condition
0.00
4.00
8.00
12.00
16.00
20.00
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ESEMI
Spar
ETLP
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Comparison of Range of Strokes
-18.00
-14.00
-10.00
-6.00
-2.00
2.00
6.00
10.00
14.00
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ESEMI
Spar
ETLP
100-Yr
Intact
100-Yr
Mooring Damage
100-Yr
Hull Damage
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Range of Top Tension Factors (TTF)
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
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ESEMI
Spar
ETLP
100-Yr
Intact
100-Yr
Mooring Damage
100-Yr
Hull Damage
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Selection Considerations for a Deepwater Floater
Spar ETLP Dry
Tree
Semi
Small in-place motions
Large open deck areas
Dockside HUC of topsides
Water depth insensitivity
Minimum at-sea commissioning
Redeployment