Fatigue Analysis on the TDZ of the SCR with Non-linear soil model

2013. 9. 16 Kim, Youngtae

E & P Process in Oil & Gas Industry

Exploration
Play Lease Survey Exploration Drill

Drilling
Well Plan Rig Selection Appraisal Drilling Well Completion

System Development
Selection System (E) Construction (PC) Installation (I)

Production
Commissioning Processing Transportation

De-Commissioning
Demolition Disposal of waste Clearance Emerging chain

Floating Structures

Riser
Section of line from seabed to topsides Consist of conductor pipes connected to floaters on the surface and the wellheads at the seabed Convey fluids to and from the vessel Many types and uses
Drilling Production Export/Import Control, power and chemicals
Umblical

Flexible, SCR, Hybrid, TTR

Umblical

Source: GE

SCR
Associated with wet trees. Commonly used on fixed P/L, FPSOs, and TLPs Adopted firstly to the Auger platform with 2860ft length in the GOM, 1993 Cost effective alternative for oil and gas export and for water injection lines on deepwater fields Self-compensated for the heave movement Sensitive to waves and current Fatigue damage induced by VIVs (vortex-induced vibrations) can be fatal to the riser Suppression devices such as helical strakes and fairing need to reduce the vibrations
Umblical Source: GE Umblical

Design procedure for SCR

Design Start
Code & Spec Field data SCR Systeer data Metocean data Analysis requirements Design m data Host Floatrequirements

Set Up Design Basis

Load Case Matrix Hydrotest Normal operation Extreme Accidental Survival Parameter include: Environment Configuration Hydrodynamic Floater Operational

Strength Analysis (Time Domain)

Subsea Layout

Seabed Clearance Analysis Sensitivity Analysis Local FEA strain design

OR NO

Corrosion coating Insulation coating

Material Selection Preliminary WT sizing

Burst Collapse Buckling Combined Stress NO

API RP2RD DNV OS F201

Strength code check Met?

YES

Sizing Criteria Met?

YES
Hang off location Top separation Departure angle Azimuth Angle Subsea Landing Point Global configuration Pay loads

Wave Effect Drag amplification

Interference Analysis
NO
Mitigation Departure angle Top separation Azimuth angle

Selection of Hang off system (FJ,TSJ,PT) Select suppressor (strake vs. fairing)

Concept/Rout Design

Clearance Met?
YES
Wave scatter diagram 1st order motion 2nd order motion Floater offsets

Static Analysis VIV Analysis (Long & Short Term)

Modal analysis

Motion Fatigue Analysis (Long & Short Term)

VIV F.L Met?

YES

NO

Define suppressor coverage

Heave Induced VIV Analysis (For Semi-Submersible) Vessel VIM Analysis (For Spar Floater)

Source: GE

Design procedure for Riser

Other Fatigue Damage: Installation Slugging Effect Suction Effect Start-Up/Shut-Down

Total F.L Met?

YES

NO

ECA Study

Corrosion coating Insulation coating

Installation Analysis (Pull-in/Hook-up; Clearance check)

Installability Met?
YES

NO

Installation Redesign

Analysis Completion

Hardware Design

SCR MTO

SCR Drawings

Specifications

Design Completion

Vortex Induced Vibration

Many engineering structures are bluff structures. Bluff structure have the flow separate from a large section of the structure.
Inertia force Friction force
Reynolds Number Describe Strouhal Number Flow around a cylinder

In subcritical flow, the Strouhal number St=0.2 =

Vortex shedding (Flow) Eigenfrequency for the structure (Structure)

S tU = fv = fn D
Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV) occur

U 1 = St f n D

Touch Down Zone

Touchdown Zone-The zone at which the SCR contacts the seabed, often proves to be a spot where bending stresses are largest and therefore a critical location for fatigue.

Trench Effect
Figure 1. Sketch of Allegheny Gas Export SCR Trench Seven Months After Installation (after Christopher D Bridge, Hugh A Howells, Observations and Modeling of Steel Catenary Riser Trenches)

Figure 2. Allegheny Trench, Seven Moths After Installation, Picture A-F (after Christopher D Bridge, Hugh A Howells, Observations and Modeling of Steel Catenary Riser Trenches)

Objective for Thesis

Soil Interaction in TDZ

VIV, HVIV 1st & 2nd motion from facility

Fatigue Design for TDZ

Linear vs. Non-linear seabed Enhanced design method Propose improved design method

Lateral movement Vertical movement

Evaluate fatigue design for touchdown zone of SCR

Considering general soil parameter of GOM and motion induced by external environment load Using Shear7 and OrcaFlex

Plan for Thesis

Preliminary study : Soil Interaction with SCR in the Seafloor : General fatigue design : VIV, VIM, HVIV design case

Offshore Engineering Code and Standards API, DNV

Skill for analysis tools : Shear7 : OrcaFlex : Fatigue Analysis fatigue analysis for TDZ of SCR

Marine Hydrodynamics Vibration incld. Vortex Induced Vibration Fatigue Design Pipe Mechanics Soil mechanics

Parametric study & Conclusion (1st & 2nd motion,, HVIV, Seabed Stiffness) Submit Thesis

Dynamic Soil Mechanics Existing paper and report

Thank You!

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