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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project Number |
503 |
| Date of Summary |
September 7, 2005 |
| Subject |
Evaluate and Compare Hurricane-Induced Damage to Offshore Pipelines for
Hurricane Lili – Rev. A |
| Performing Activity |
Stress Engineering Services, Inc. |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr. Ayers |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Completed |
| Description |
This project will investigate the major classes of pipeline failure that
resulted to GOM OCS facilities by Hurricane Lili in the Fall of 2002. The
project will have four objectives:
- Investigate pipeline failures resulting from Hurricane Lili, including
flowlines, major trunk lines and platform risers from both fixed and
floating production facilities;
- Compare and contrast these failures with those reported from Hurricane
Andrew;
- Make specific recommendations for changes in design or operations
guidelines that might prevent or mitigate such failures in the future.
- Suggest cost-effective methods for making existing pipelines designed
by older guidelines less likely to fail in the future.
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| Progress |
The final
report entitled AA (below) was received on August 31, 2005. |
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AA (81 pages) |
Evaluation and Comparison of Hurricane-Induced Damage to Offshore GOM
Pipelines from Hurricane Lili, Final Report, Ray R. Ayers, Ph.D., et
al., Stress Engineering Services, Inc., Houston, TX, August 31, 2005. |
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