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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project Number |
641 |
| Date of Summary |
August 9, 2011 |
| Subject |
Seawater Corrosion of Rope & Chain (SCORCh) |
| Performing Activity |
AMOG Consulting |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr. Emmanuel Fontaine |
| Contracting Agency |
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement |
| Estimated Completion |
July 31, 2012 |
| Description |
The objective of the JIP is to provide:
- Design guidance on the specification of wire ropes and chains to maximize their design service life for the particular site conditions, in particular in tropical waters.
- Design analytical tool, underpinned by field and test data, to estimate the design service life of steel wire mooring ropes and chains for the particular site conditions.
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| Progress |
The kick-off meeting was held in November 2009 at the FPSO Research Forum in
San Francisco. Discussions during the KO meeting resulted in a new agreement
as to the size and composition of field test samples. The scope of
work to incorporate full scale samples led the contractor to re-shape the
testing program as well as a six-month delay to allow for a uniform field
installation process. Lab and field testing since the initial delay remain on schedule. Multiple field rope and chain samples from Indonesia and West of Africa have been received and are being tested . Procurement is underway to secure a field sample from the Gulf of Mexico.
New members continue to join the JIP and now consists of twenty
participating companies. |
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