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SUBTECH ’91

Back to the Future. Papers presented at a conference organized by the Society for Underwater Technology and held in Aberdeen, UK, November 12–14, 1991

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  • © 1991

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Back to the Future

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Production Technology for Subsea Development Wells

      • S. D. Gomersall
      Pages 3-28

    3. Flexible Pipe Technology — A Decade of Change

      • J. M. Neffgen
      Pages 29-62

    4. A Review of Past and Future Developments in Bundled Pipeline Installation by the Mid Depth Tow Method

      • Colin McKinnon
      Pages 63-63

    5. Subsea Repair of Concrete Weight Coating on 30″ North Sea Pipeline

      • Erik Reker, Hans Chr Dahlerup Koch
      Pages 65-65

    6. Developing the Troll Project

      • O. R. Martinsen
      Pages 67-82

    7. Wellhead Protection at Gannet B

      • D. Heal, L. Naughton
      Pages 83-83

    8. Installation and Maintenance of Subsea Isolation Valves

      • R. K. Jain
      Pages 85-95

    9. Review of Subsea Isolation Valves Installations in the UK North Sea

      • Hugh McIntyre
      Pages 97-104

    10. Recent Developments in the Design of Subsea Isolation Valve Installations

      • J. Ritchie, P. G. Brown, J. H. A. Baker, S. A. Ward
      Pages 105-119

  3. Subsea Field Developments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121
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    2. Dynamically Positioned Vessels — Their Suitability and Safe Operations

      • Peter A. Cook
      Pages 123-132

    3. Getting the DP Act Together

      • C. A. Jenman, P. J. Napier
      Pages 133-151

    4. Subsea Support Vessel for the Nineties

      • Jens Chr. Lindaas, Kjartan Vartdal, Arnfinn Vika
      Pages 153-168

    5. Diving and Underwater Services — An Overview

      • John Westwood
      Pages 169-179

    6. Advances in ROV Tooling for Subsea Cable Repair and Maintenance

      • I. D. Bonnon
      Pages 181-196

    7. The Application of Work Class ROV’s

      • George S. Robertson
      Pages 197-204

    8. R.O.V. Personnel Training Past, Present & Future

      • C. W. Bell
      Pages 205-216

  4. Equipment Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217
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The concept of using flexible, reelable pipe to transport liquids, gases, and vapours is not a new one. As early as the 1940s a steel braided elastomeric pipeline was developed for the Allied Forces in order to transport fuels to support the Normandy Beacheads. In fact, the longest flexible pipeline ever constructed is likely to be that laid across the English Channel as part of 'Operation Pluto'. The methodology used to handle and instal such pipe is also not new. Ellis (1943, London) in an early patent specification identifies three basic objectives for a flexible pipelining method. These are: prefabrication of the pipe onshore; coiling of the pipe on suitable drums or reels; and using such reels to lay pipe from anchored or motorised barges. The design concept for flexible pipe is also not a new invention given that flexible hoses and umbilicals have been in service for more than sixty years. A break-through was however achieved by the French Institute of Petroleum in the early 1970s when they developed an improved steel reinforced pipe structure having a high axial loading capaci ty which utilised corrosion and hydrocarbon resistant polymers to extend pipe service lifetime. This early pipe design utilised established cable making techniques to apply steel armour and axially and radially reinforce alternating layers of polymer sheaths. The pipe was primarily developed as a flowline for use in static seabed applications.

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