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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project
Number |
266 |
| Date of Summary |
June 01, 1999 |
| Subject |
Support of the Offshore
Technology Research Center |
| Performing Activity |
Texas A&M University |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr. E.G. Ward |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
6/1/99 |
| Description |
This is a Joint
Industry Project (JIP) with 35 members, to support the development of an Offshore
Technology Research Center (OTRC). The OTRC will develop solutions to structural problems
that are faced in drilling and production in deep water. Research focuses on the
interactions between structures and fluid, materials and the seafloor. As a partner the
MMS will receive access to all technology developed at the OTRC. |
| Progress |
The present mission
of the OTRC emphasizes the hydrodynamic aspects of offshore and deepwater development, and
includes seabed soils and composite materials primarily as adjuncts to fixed and floating
offshore structures. The present NSF funding for the OTRC expires in 1999. The MMS has
received funding in FY ‘99 to supplement the Center in place of funds lost through
the NSF grant. The TAR staff met with OTRC in early December to plan the coming year
research program based on the MMS contribution to the Center. With regard to new areas of
research being considered, items such as improved deepwater process and control systems,
reliability and human factors and other deepwater safety concerns will be reviewed. |
| Reports |
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AA |
Lui, Jia-Yuh, Surfical Geological
Characteristics of the Alaminos Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Technology Research
Center, December, 1997. |
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AB |
Yang, Jun, Hybrid Wave Model and
Its Applications, Offshore Technology Research Center. |
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AC |
Zimmermann, Charles-Alexandre,
Detection of Deep Water Breaking Waves - Thesis, Offshore Technology Research Center, May,
1998. |
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AD |
Chitwood, James S.,
Vortex-Induced Vibration of a Slender Horizontal Cylinder in Currents and Waves - Thesis,
Offshore Technology Research Center, May, 1998. |
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AE |
Liedtke, Eric A., Submarine Slope
Stability Forecasting and Back Analyses in Deep Water, Offshore Technology Research
Center, 1997. |
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AF |
Zhang, J., Yang, J., Wen, J., and
Prislin, I., Deterministic Decomposition and Prediction of Irregular Ocean Waves, Offshore
Technology Research Center, 1998. |
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AI (Out
of print) |
Reliability of Corroded Pipes:
Project Reports, Det Norske Veritas, Hovik, Norway, July 4, 1997. |
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