Pipeline Installation

Dr. Amnart Rittirong

Dr
ramnart@gmail.com

I t ll ti Techniques
Installation
T h i

S-lay installation technique

Installation of flexible riser at PLEM
Spool installation
Shore Approach

Derrick Lay Barge

S-Lay
L Configurations
C fi
ti

Installation Procedures

General approach
Start
Start--up operation
Start
Start--up positioning
Drop dead man anchor
Pretensioning check
Rigging with pullpull-up head
Pipelay operation
Laydown operation
Target box positioning
Flange
Flange--up laydown head and connect with A&R
winch
Release tensioner

Start--up Operation
Start

Pipelay
p y Operation
p

St ti 0: Ready
Station
R d Rack
R k

St ti 1a: Fit
Station
Fit--up

St ti 1b:
Station
b Root
R t & hot
h t pass

Station 2: Fill pass

St ti 3: Fill pass
Station

Station 5a: NDT

Station 5b: Repair

Station 7: Field joint

Heat Shrink
Sleeve

Infill
Foam
Mastic resin

Station 8: To Seabed

L d
Laydown
H d
Head

Pipelay Operation: Anchor Handling

Pipelay Operation: Anchor Handling

Pipelay
p y Operation
p

Analysis
A l i off SS-Lay
L Stress
St

I t ll ti Analysis
Installation
A l i off Pipelay
Pi l
Standard software
Offpipe
OrcaFlex
ABAQUS

Design Scenario

Static Analysis
Dynamic analysis
Start--up analysis
Start

D i Parameters
Design
P
t

Pipeline material grade

Water depth
Tensioner capacity
p
y
Stinger overbend radius
Stinger buoyancy requirements
Sea state (Dynamic analysis only)
Response Amplitude Operator: RAO
(Dynamic analysis only)

Design
g Criteria

DNV Criteria Simplified (Sect.

(Sect.13
13 H300)
300)
Thi simplified
This
i
lifi d llaying
i
criteria
i i may be
b used
d as a preliminary
li i
simplified criterion of the local buckling check during early
design stages.

Static Analysis

Pipelay configuration
Determine pipe submerged unit weight
Determine the radius of curvature
Determine the required
q
tension
(Centenary's equation)
FEA analysis
Static analysis
D
Dynamic
i analysis
l i
Start up analysis

Radius of curvature
Govern by the overbend stress
As
as possible
A minimum
i i
ibl to
t minimize
i i i the
th requiring
i i
tension
Estimated from the following equation
Radial stress

ED
=
2R

Minimum overbend radius

ED
R =
2 SYMS

PLEM and Flexible Riser

Installation

Flexible Riser

Why do we need the heavy chain ?

PLEM Components

Suction
Suct
o Ca
Caisson
sso

Mooring
M i Joint
J i t

Heavyy Chain

Flexible Riser

Ri
Riser
Buoy
B

Buoy Attachment

Riser Lift

Riser String Pulled Down to PLEM

Hose Assemblyy

Riser and Mooring System Configuration on Seabed

Abandon Arrangement
g

Fl
Flange
P
Protector
t t

Sho e App
Shore
Approach
oach

Pulling
g Layout
y

Pulling
P lli Head
H d

Pulling Facilities

Pi li Fittings
Pipeline
Fitti

Flanges
Gasket
Ball valves

Flange
Fl
and
d Gasket
G k t

W ld Neck
Weld
N k Flange
Fl

S i l Flange
Swivel
Fl

K
Kamos
G k t
Gasket

Subsea Ball Valve

Hydratight Bolt Tensioning

Anode

Bracelet Anode, Galvalum III

Replacement Anode

Assignment
A i
t

Explain how to control stress and strain in

the pipeline during installation
What factors control the winch capacity
for pipeline shore approach?
E l i how
h
i
ll suction
i caisson
i
Explain
to install