Inplace analysis – Case Study

Training Course on Offshore Structures

14-24 July 2008

at L & T Valdel Office, Bangalore

Department of Ocean Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
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Department of Ocean Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras-36

Inplace analysis – Case Study

Concept development for typical wellhead

† Dead Loads
† Environmental Loads
† Load Breakup
† Decision

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Focus
† Concept selection should not be bogged
down by computer simulation to details
† Need to look at global loads and decide
the governing cases only
† Once the governing conditions are
identified, need to look at installation
capability including fabrication limitations
† Many times, Fabrication and Installation
drives the price to an greater extent.
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Indian Institute of Technology Madras-36

Inplace analysis – Case Study

WELLHEAD PLATFORMS
† Dead Loads including jacket, topsides are minimum
~ 2000 to 4000 Tonnes
† Environmental Loads are high due to number of
conductors ~ 10 to 16.
† Base shear in the order of 2000 Tonnes typically in
the west coast environmental conditions
† Generally governed by foundation design and highly
influenced by foundation soil
† Need to be careful in selecting type of foundation
arrangement due to limitation on installation
capability
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A. WIND LOAD
ENVIRONMENTAL LOAD

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Inplace analysis – Case Study

A. WIND LOAD
ENVIRONMENTAL LOAD

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ENVIRONMENTAL LOAD
B. WAVE AND CURRENT 1 YR H : 11.583 m
T : 11.0 sec
V_Cur @ Surface : 1.387 m/sec
H : 11.583 m
H : 11.583 m
T : 11.0 sec
T : 11.0 sec
V_Cur @ Surface : 1.387 m/sec
V_Cur @ Surface : 1.387 m/sec

H : 11.583 m B H : 11.583 m
T : 11.0 sec T : 11.0 sec
V_Cur @ Surface : 1.387 m/sec V_Cur @ Surface : 1.387 m/sec

A
H : 11.583 m
T : 11.0 sec
1 2 V_Cur @ Surface : 1.387 m/sec
H : 11.583 m
T : 11.0 sec
V_Cur @ Surface : 1.387 m/sec H : 11.583 m
T : 11.0 sec
V_Cur @ Surface : 1.387 m/sec

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Indian Institute of Technology Madras-36

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ENVIRONMENTAL LOAD
B. WAVE & CURRENT 100 YRS H : 9.051 m
T : 11.5 sec
H : 11.03 m V_Cur @ Surface : 1.158 m/sec
T : 12.2 sec H : 16.64 m
V_Cur @ Surface : T : 12.7 sec
1.249 m/sec V_Cur @ Surface : 1.067 m/sec

H : 15.32 m B H : 17.71 m
T : 13.7 sec T : 14.3 sec
V_Cur @ Surface : 1.585 m/sec V_Cur @ Surface : 1.615 m/sec

A
H : 17.1 m
T : 13.9 sec
1 2 V_Cur @ Surface : 1.249 m/sec
H : 15.88 m
T : 13.45 sec
V_Cur @ Surface : 1.249 m/sec H : 16.50 m
T : 13.5 sec
V_Cur @ Surface : 1.127 m/sec

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POSSIBLE PILE CONFIGURATIONS
SINGLE PILE SKIRT PILE (ONLY) SKIRT & MAIN PILE
CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION

3 TYPES OF COMBINATION
CONFIG. HAVE BEEN
EVALUATED
ƒ 54” SKIRT WITH 48” MAIN PILE
4 PILE OD HAVE ƒ 54” SKIRT WITH 54” MAIN PILE
BEEN EVALUATED ƒ 60” SKIRT WITH 54” MAIN PILE
ƒ 68 INCH
ƒ 72 INCH
ƒ 84 INCH
ƒ 90 INCH

3 TYPES OF SKIRT CONFIG. HAVE BEEN

EVALUATED
ƒ 84” SKIRT WITH 48” LEG
ƒ 84” SKIRT WITH 60” LEG
ƒ FULL BRACING 84” SKIRT WITH 60” LEG

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PILE LOAD COMPONENTS
THE GOVERNING MAXIMUM
PILE HEAD FORCE AT GRID
A1 DUE TO
ENVIRONEMNTAL LOAD
FROM SOUTH-EAST WHILE
B 1200 MT RIG IS OPERATING

N MAIN PILE 54” SKIRT PILE 60”

A 1
DEAD LOAD : 25% (3.4MN)
WAVE AND CURRENT : 45% (6.2MN)
EQUIPMENT : 4% (0.5MN)
1 2
DRILLING RIG : 22% (3MN)
WIND : 4% (0.5MN)
DEAD LOAD : 22% (2.5MN)
WAVE AND CURRENT : 52% (5.8MN)
EQUIPMENT : 3% (0.4MN)
DRILLING RIG : 20% (2.2MN)
WIND : 3% (0.4MN)

TOTAL : 100% (13.6MN) TOTAL : 100% (11.3MN)

SOIL CAPACITY :30MN SOIL CAPACITY :28MN

PENETRATION :118m PENETRATION :85m

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