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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project Number |
359 |
| Date of Summary |
January 31, 2001 |
| Subject |
Comparative Risk Analysis of Deep
Water Production Systems |
| Performing Activity |
Texas A&M University,
Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC) |
| Principal Investigator |
Bob Gilbert |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
January 2001 |
| Description |
This project will
develop a methodology and tools that will allow the MMS to readily compare
the risks of offshore systems that introduce new technologies with the risks
of existing systems. The permitting process for a deep water offshore
project requires operators to complete a Deep Water Operating Plan (DWOP). A
portion of the DWOP describes the new technologies incorporated in the
project, and the operator is required to show that the proposed system with
the new technologies is at least as reliable as existing systems. Results of
this project will 1) allow the consistent comparison of a system that
introduces new technologies with existing systems at both the overall system
level and at subsystem or operational levels; 2) illustrate the impact of
the new technologies at the subsystem or operational level; and 3)
illustrate the impact of selected risk mitigation options (such as modifying
hardware or changing operations) on overall system risks. |
| Progress |
All four joint
industry workshops have taken place. The relative risk between the four
facility systems are being evaluated and compared with other sources to
ensure the compatibility with existing data. A paper was given at the OTC
meetings and the project is completed. |
| Report |
AA (368 pages)
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Robert Gilbert ,U.
of Texas, E.G. Ward, Texas A&M, and Andrew Wolford, EQE International,
"Comparative Risk Analysis for Deepwater Production Systems" with
appendices, prepared by Offshore Technology Research Center, Texas A&M
University, College Station, Texas, January, 2001. |
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