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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project
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173 |
| Date of Summary |
September 30, 1992 |
| Subject |
Methodology for Formal Safety
Assessment of the Topsides of Offshore Production Facilities |
| Performing Activity |
Belmar Engineering |
| Principal Investigator |
Mr. Robert C. Visser |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Complete |
| Description |
The objective was to
develop a practical, general, and non- prescriptive engineering approach for the
requalification of existing topside facilities. In both the Gulf of Mexico and the North
Sea, there is a consensus that it is not the aging platform structures that are the major
safety problem, but the operating plants and machinery, which have deteriorated over the
years. In some cases, equipment is obsolete by today's standards. This assessment project
considered:
(1) operating system design;
(2) layout of installations;
(3) performance of critical safety systems, e.g. emergency
shutdown (ESD);
(4) fire and gas detection;
(5) alarms;
(6) evacuations;
(7) the relevance of emergency procedures; and
(8) the aging of the plant and machinery.
The assessment considered wear, corrosion, and suitable
maintenance of the operating plant to include the safety- related items currently
required. Recommendations from previous accidents or incidents were considered in the
assessment methodology to avoid similar occurrences. |
| Progress |
Complete. This project was
canceled prior to completion. A final report was prepared for the data and information
already collected. |
Reports |
AA (58 pages)
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Visser, R. C., Introductory Study
to Develop the Methodology for Safety Assessments of Offshore Production Facilities,
Belmar Engineering, Rodondo Beach, California, August 17, 1992. |
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