TRAINING MODULE FOR NEW JOINEES.

ON
OFFSHORE STRUCTURES.


GENERAL CONFIGURATION
REV.0

PREPARED
BY
CDR(Retd) U.C.RATH
ASSISTED
BY
Mr A KUMARSWAMY
Mr S PANIGRAHI
Mr S MATHIVANAN

OFFSHORE STRUCTURE
INTRODUCTION

OFFSHORE PLATFORM IS DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED AT
SITE TO FULLFIL CERTAIN ROLE AS ENVISAGED BY THE
CUSTOMER/OWNER OF THE PLATFORM.
OFFSHORE STRUCTURES USED FOR OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION HAS THE
COMMON FUNCTION OF PROVIDING A SAFE, DRY WORKING
ENVIROVMENT FOR THE EQUPIPMENT AND PERSONNEL WHO OPERATES
THE PLATFORM.
THE TOTAL PROCESS FROM TENDERING TILL COMMISIONING IS
ACOMPLISHED BY PARTICIPATION OF MULTIPLE AGENCIES SUCH AS
CUSTOMER ITSELF, YARD, DESIGNER, VENDORS, SUBCONTRACTORS,
GOVERNMENT AND OTHER AUTHORITIES, INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION
AUTHORITIES, AND MAY BE FEW MORE.
THE TASK IS COMPLICATED, MASSIVE, COSTLY, TECHNOLOGY
ORIENTED, TIME BOUND AND RISKY.
HENCE NEEDS TO BE EXECUTED AS A PROJECT BY QUALIFIED AND
EXPERIENCED AGENCIES/PERSONNEL WITH METICULOUS PLANNING,
EFFECTIVE COORDINATION AND RIGOUROUS MONITORING.MONITORING
OF THE CRITICAL PATH OF THE SCHEDULE IS IMPORTANT.
STAGES OF THE PROJECT.

LIKE FOR ANY OTHER PROJECT, ALSO IN THIS CASE, THE FOLLOWING
ACTIVITIES ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT
SEQUENTIALLY/PARALLELY/SIMULTANEOUSLY AS PER PLANNING OF THE
PROJECT FROM ITS INCEPTION TO COMPLETION.
DEFINE ROLE

PRE ENGINEERING SURVEY.

STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT TO MEET THE ROLE


DESIGN AND MATERI AL PROCUREMENT
DESIGN, PRODUCTION, QC &I, MATERIAL PROCUREMENT

YARD TESTS AND TRIALS

LOAD OUT AND TRANSPORTATION TO SITE

INSTALLATION, QC & I

PRE COMMISSIONING TESTS AND TRIALS

COMMISSIONING
HANDING OVER
ROLE
EXTRACT CRUDE OIL MIX FROM SEA BED BY DRILLING OPERATION

SEPARATION OF CRUDE OIL, GAS AND WATER AT OFFSHORE

TRANSPORT CRUDE OIL TO SHORE REFINERIES BY PIPELINE/
TANKERS

TRANSPORT GAS TO SHORE

TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF WATER AND WASTE GAS

SPECIAL SERVICES PLATFORM

PRE ENINEERING SURVEY
SEABED STUDY.


OCEANNOGRAPHIC STUDY.
REQUIREMENT TO MEET THE ROLE
LOCATION AT SEA.NEED TO HAVE A PLATFORM/PLATFORMS AT
SPECIFIED LOCATIONS AT SEA

CHOOSE THE TYPE OF JACKET.

OPERATION ROUND THE YEAR

PLATFORM TO ACCOMMODATE EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS

REMOTE/MANUAL/EMERGENCY OPERATION AS PER REQUIREMENT

PERIODIC TESTING OF CRUDE OIL MIX EXTRACTED FROM OIL WELL.

ENERGY TO RUN EQUIPMENT, LIGHTING, CONTROL SYSTEMS

LOADING AND UNLOADING MATERIAL

LIVING SPACE

APPROACH TO PLATFORM

LIFE & MAINTENANCE










ENVIRONMENTAL DATA TO KNOW THE MAGNITUDE, DIRECTION AND
POINT OF APPLICAION OF FORCES
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF EQUIPMENT
REGULATIONS
CODES
MATERIAL SUPPLY
REDUNDANCY
RELIABILITY
INTERLOCK
NOISE AND VIBRATION
PREVENTION OF MARINE GROWTH
ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS
COMMUNICATION
RESCUE
SAFETY
DESIGN, TENDERING AND MATERIAL
PROCUREMENT
CONCEPTUAL (FEED) DESIGN

TENDERING AND FINALISATION OF CONTRACTOR

MATERIAL PROCUREMENT

DETAIL ENGINEERING

MATERIAL PROCUREMENT

FABRICATION/SHOP ENGINEERING

MATERIAL PROCUREMENT

DETAIL DESIGN, PRODUCTION, QC &I, MATERIAL
PROCUREMENT
CONCURRENT ACTIVITIES

MONITORING OF CRITICAL TARGETS

YARD TESTS AND TRIALS
MECHANICAL CLEARANCE

LEAK TEST

PRESSURE TEST

WEIGHING

LOAD OUT AND TRANSPORTATION TO SITE
LOAD OUT ANALYSIS

LOAD OUT ROUTE

BARGE SURVEY

JETTY SURVEY

BARGE FLOATION AND STABILITY AT JETTY

BARGE FLOATION AND STABILITY AT SEA FOR A GIVEN
SEA STATE

INSTALLATION, QC & I
LIFT THE JACKET HORIZONTALLY BY HOLDING AT LIFTING
TRUNION
JACKET POSITIONED ON THE SEA SURFACE SUPPORTED BY
CRANE & BUOYANCY TANK.
JACKET TILTED FROM HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL POSITION BY
FLODDING THROUGH THE FLODDING LINES.
JACKET IS SUPPORTED IN ITS VERTICAL POSITION AT THE
UPENDING PAD EYE BY THE CRANE.
LOWER & PLACE THE JACKET AT THE SPECIFIED LOCATION AT
THE SEA BED.
FIX THE JACKET BY PILING.
POSITION AND WELD THE TRANSITION PIECE.
LIFT THE TOP SIDE, ALIGN, POSITION IT ON THE JACKET, AND
COMPLETE THE OFFSHORE WELDING BETWEEN THE JACKET AND
THE TOP SIDE
PRE COMMISSIONING TESTS AND TRIALS
PERFORMANCE OF EACH SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENT IS
PROVED TO MEET THE DESIGN PARAMETERS/SPECIFICATIONS
COMMISSIONING

HANDING OVER
DESIGN TO MEET THE FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT/ROLE
FUNCTION STRUCTURE/SYSTEM
TO HOUSE EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS AND CREW TOP SIDE

TO SUPPORT THE TOP SIDE JACKET

SUPPORT DURING CONSTRUCTION LEG POT &
& TRANSPORTATION LOAD OUT BEAMS

INSTALLATION FLEXIBILITY TRANSITION PIECE

SECURING JACKET AT SITE PILES

APPROACH TO PLATFORM BY

SEA BOAT LANDING
STRUCTURE

AIR HELI DECK

LOADING/ UNLODING ITEMS CRANE

GUIDED ACCESS FOR DRILLING RIG CONDUCTOR PIPES
& OIL EXTRACTION PIPES


ROUTING OF CONDUCTOR PIPES CONDUCTOR
GUIDES


ACCESS WITHIN PLATFORM LADDERS / LIFTS

ENERGY SOLAR PANEL
DIESEL OR GAS
GENERATORS

TRANSPORTING OIL FROM OIL WELL RISER CLAMPS &
TO PROCESS PLATFORM HOLD RISER LINES

LIFTING OF JACKET DURING INSTALLATION LIFTING TRUNION
&
APPENDING PAD EYE
TILTING OF JACKET DURING INSTALLATION. FLOODING LINE.

FILLING THE GAP BETWEEN SKIRT LEG & PILE. GROUT LINE.


INSTALLATION OF DECK LIFTING PAD EYE

DISPOSAL OF VENT GAS AT HEIGHT VENT BOOM


PROTECTION FROM CORROSION ANODES/PAINT

PROTECTION AGAINST RUBBING RUB STRIP

GUIDED PATH FOR PILES PILE GUIDE

STABILITY AND SUPPORT DURING INSTALLATION MUD MAT

LIVING SPACE ACCOMMODATION
(TRANSIT/PMT) ALLEY/PANTRY/
DINING
RECREATION
SICK BAY

CONCEPTUALISATION AND CONFIGURATION OF
OFFSHORE PLATFORM
RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTING COMPLICATED ISSUES
LEADING

TO
BEST POSSIBLE DESIGN

OR

OPTIMUM DESIGN

OPTIMISATION OF COST

WITHIN THE BOUNDARY CONDITIONS (CUSTOMERS REQUIREMENTS/DESIGN
CONSTAINTS)
CRITICAL DESIGN TASKS
LAYOUT
MINIMUM VOLUME/AREA

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT

EASY MAINTAINABILITY

EASY TO OPERATE

EASY ACCESSABILITY

FEELING OF SPACE

RULING OUT PHYSICAL, ELECTROMAGNETIC AND
FUNCTIONAL INTERFERENCE

HABITABILITY
STRUCTURAL CONFIGURATION
ADEQUATE STIFFENING TO WITHSTAND STATIC AS
WELL AS DYNAMIC FORCES AND MOMENTS

STRENGTH & STABILITY

AVAILABILITY OF MATERIAL

STRUCTURAL SIMPLICITY

EASY FABRICATION

CORROSION ALLOWANCE

FACTOR OF SAFETY
ARCHITECTURAL CONFIGURATION

TRANSPORTATION AND INSTALLATION FEASIBILITY
REGULATIONS AND CODES

PROCUREMENT CONTSTRAINTS

DATA CONSTRAINT

ADHERANCE TO ALL REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED BY
CUSTOMER

COST
TYPES OF TOP SIDES
MANNED/UNMANNED

WELL/PROCESS

WI/GI

CONCRETE

TENSION LEG

GUYED LEG

STEEL
TYPES OF JACKETS
TYPES OF OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF TOPSIDES AND JACKETS
WOULD LEAD TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF OFFSHOE
STRUCTURES HAVING DIFFERENT ROLES














TYPICAL OFFSHORE STRUCTURE
TOPSIDE SYSTEMS
ON


BOARD A TYPICAL UNMANNED WELL HEAD
PLATFORM

TOPSIDE SYSTEMS
PROCESS LINE.
INSTRUMENT GAS.
UTILITY GAS.
LIFT GAS.
CHEMICAL INJECTION.
WATER INJECTION.
VENT GAS.
FIRE WATER.
DRAIN HYDROCARBON.
DRAIN WATER.

PROCESS LINE.
FUNCTION OF PROCESS LINE IN A WELL HEAD PLATFORM IS TO
TRANSPORT OIL FROM OIL WELL TO THE PROCESS PLATFORM.THIS
CONSISTS OF PIPE LINES,MANIFOLDS,VALVES,EQUIPMENT &
ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENTATION DEVICES ETC.

CRISTIMAS TREE

PRODUCTION MANIFOLD.

TEST SEPERATOR.

PIPE SEPERATOR.

HEAT EXCHANGER

LAUNCHER.
FOLLOWING ARE THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF PROCESS LINE:-
CRISTMAS TREE:-
THIS CONSISTS OF CHOKE VALVES MEANT FOR
REDUCING/REGULATING THE FLOW/PRECISE OF THE OIL RECEIVED
FROM OIL WELL.
PRODUCTION MANIFOLD:-
HIGH INTEGRITY PRESSURE PRODUCTION SYSTEM
THIS CONSISTS OF VALVES FOR MONITORING THE OIL FLOW.THE GAS
FLOWS FROM PRODUCTION MANIFOLD TO THE SEPERATORS.HIPPS
PROTECTS DECK EQUIPMENT AGAINST RAISED PRESSURE OF THE FUEL
BY CLOSING DOWN ITSELF.
TEST SEPERATOR:-
IT RECEIVES OIL MIXTURE FROM THE MANIFOLD FOR PURPOSE OF
ANALYSIS OF THE SAMPLE i.e DETERMINATION OF p.c OF OIL,WATER &
GAS IN THE CRUDE MIXTURE RECEIVED FROM OIL.THIS ANALYSIS IS
CARRIED OUT PERIODICALLY OR ON A REQUIRED BARS.DECK IS USED
FOR PROCESSING THE CRUDE OIL MIXTURE IN THE PROCESS PLATFORM.
PIPE SEPERATOR:-
SEPERATES GAS FROM CRUDE OIL MIXTURE AND PROVIDES GAS
FOR VARIOUS SERVICES ON BOARD THE WELL HEAD PLATFORM.
HEAT EXCHANGER:-
THIS IS USED FOR HEATING THE GAS BEFORE SENDING IT TO THE
SERVICES SUCH AS INSTRUMENTATION ETC. THIS IS INTEGRATED WITH
THE MAIN PROCESS LINE.HEAT EXCHANGE TAKES PLACE BETWEEN GAS
& THE OIL MIXTURE PASSING THROUGH THE PIPE LINE.
LAUNCHER:-
THIS IS INTEGRATED WITH THE MAIN FOR LAMINATING THE
SCRABER IN TO THE PROCESS LINE.THIS IS IS USED FOR
PERIODICALLY REMOVING CORROSSION IN THE PIPE LINE.
AUXILLARY SYSTEMS:-
C I SYSTEM :- INSTALLED TO INJECT CHEMICAL IN THE CRUDE OIL
MIXTURE PASSING THROUGH THE PROCESS LINE TO
PREVENT CORROSION INTERNALLY IN THE PIPELINE.
W I SYSTEM:- INSTALLED TO INJECT WATER INTO THE OIL WELL WHEN
NECESSARY. THE SYSTEM HELPS IN INJECTING WATER
INTO THE OIL WELL TO INCREASE PRESSURE IN THE
WELL.OIL FLOW TO THE PRODUCTION MANIFOLD IS
RESTORED UNDER WATER PRESSURE INJECTED THROUGH
W I SYSTEM. THIS IS NECESSARY WHEN THE OIL FROM OIL WELL
CEASE TO RISE AFTER LONG USE DUE TO REDUCTION IN
PRESSURE.
LIFT GAS:- INSTALLED TO PASS LIFT GAS UNDER PRESSURE INTO
THE OIL WELL TO RESTORE SUPPLY OF CRUDE FROM OIL
WELL TO THE MANIFOLD.THIS MAY BE USED IN LIEU OF
W I SYSTEM.WHEN THE OIL FROM OIL WELL CEASE TO
RAISE AFTER LONG TIME DUE TO REDUCTION IN
PRESSURE INSIDE THE OIL WELL.

CRUDE CONDENSATE DRUM:- CRUDE OL MIXTURE & WATER FROM
DRAIN IS COLLECTED IN THIS
DRUM.WATER SETTLED AT THE
BOTTOM OF THIS TANK IS DISCHARGED
TO THE SEA.THIS COMPONENT IS
RELEASED THROUGH VENT BOOM.OIL IS
PUMPED INTO THE PROCESS LINE USING
LIFT GAS.

(OIL+WATER+GAS)
CRUDE OIL MIXTURE
GAS FROM
LINES.
TO CONSUMER
HEATED GAS
DRAIN.
FROM
OIL MIXTURE
LIFT GAS.
WATER DISCHARGE TO SEA.
CRUDE
SERVICE.
GAS
GAS
WATER
+
+
OIL
SERVICE
PIPE
SEPERATOR.
TEST
SEPERATOR.
PRODUCTION MANIFOLD.
TREE.
CHRISTMAS
OIL WELL
HEADER.
VENT HEADER.
HEADER. CONDENSATE DRUM.
GAS TO VENT HEADER.
SERVICE GAS HEADER.
HEAT EXCHANGER.
LAUNCHER
TO PROCESS
PLATFORM
(OIL+WATER+GAS)
C I
C I
TYPICAL SCHEMATIC OF PROCESS LINE.
SCHEMETIC OF INSTRUMENT/UTILITY
GAS SYSTEM
GAS FOR INSTRUMENTATION/SERVICE.
MOIST GAS.
GAS.
RECEIVER.
EXCHANGER
HEAT
OTHER PLATFORM.
LIFT GAS FROM
GAS FROM PIPE SEPERATOR.
SEPERATOR.
GAS FILTER
COOLER
AIR
GAS FROM TEST SEPERATOR.
WATER & OIL.
SELF ACTUATING
PRESSURE CONVERSION
VALVE.(SAPCV)
ON BOARD OIL CORROSION INHIBITER PUMP.
SHUTDOWN VALVES.
SUB SEA VALVES.(SSSV,SSV)
LIQUID CONTROL VALVE(LCV) OF TEST SEPERATOR.
PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE OF LIFT GAS SYSTEM.
SHUTDOWN PANNEL.
DRAIN
IUG SKID/
SCHEMATIC OF LIFT GAS SYSTEM
CONDENSATE DRUM.
OTHER PLATFORM
LIFT GAS FROM
OIL WELL
CRUDE
MANIFOLD
FOR INSTRUMENTATION.
SCHEMATIC OF C I SYSTEM
C I TANK
BOAT LANDING
PLATFORM
LOCATED ON
PROCESS LINE
STORAGE DRUMS
LIFT GAS
SCHEMATIC OF W I SYSTEM
FROM WI PLATFORM
TREATED WATER
OIL WELL
MANIFOLD
PRESSURISED
SCHEMATIC OF VENT SYSTEM
CONDENSATE DRUM.
TO CRUDE
GLYCOL POT
SAFETY RELEASE
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VENT HEADER
GAS TO ATMOSPHERE
DRAIN
DIESEL IS REQUIRED AS FUEL FOR THE CRANE, THE BOATS AND
THE D.G.

DIESEL TANK IS PROVIDED FOR STORAGE OF DIESEL.

PROVISION TO RECEIVE STORE & DISTRIBUTE FROM OTHER
PLATFORM FOR UTILITY WATER & FIRE WATER.WATER TANK
MAY BE PROVIDED FOR STORAGE.

SOLAR BATTERIES PROVIDED FOR ILLUMINATION &
NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS.

D.G MAY BE PROVIDED FOR GENERATION OF POWER FOR
OCCASIONAL OR LIMITED USE.