Bastion Technologies, Inc.

Engineering Capabilities

17625 El Camino Real, Suite 330

Houston, Texas 77058
(281) 283-9330
www.bastiontechnologies.com

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 Company Profile

Founded in 1998, Bastion Structural engineering: design and

Technologies, Inc. is a certified analysis of mechanical systems and
minority-owned Small Business equipment

More than $46 million in revenue and Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling and
620 employees nationwide completion engineering services

2005 and 2006 Petrochemical, Refinery, and

Houston Small Business Top 100 Energy
Aerospace
2008 Boeing Performance Excellence
Award Quality Assurance, Reliability and
Maintainability
2005 NASA Subcontractor of the Year
Systems Safety Engineering
 ISO 9001:2000 Certified Engineering Services 

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 Engineering Capability

Structural and Mechanical Design

• Generate Conceptual Design
• Create Detailed Drawings
• Assembly
• Form, Fit, and Function Analysis
• Create/Verify Operational Documentation
Structural Analysis
• Stress Analysis/FEA Modeling
• Fracture Analysis
• Dynamic/Modal Analysis
Testing
• Operational Tests
• Integrated Tests
• Qualification Tests
• Acceptance Tests

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 Engineering Capability

Structural and Mechanical Design

• Definition of technical performance requirements
• Development of design concepts and preliminary analysis
• Support customer system, component design, and Interface Control Document
development
• Certification and QA/QC of mechanical systems and subsystems
• Provide design and checking support to meet engineering goals for system
applications
• Provide Preliminary, Detailed, and Critical Design Review Support

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 Engineering Capability

Structural Analysis
• Perform classical stress analysis and finite element analysis for structural and
mechanical systems
• Recommendations for design modifications and optimization
• Review of safety documents and identification of critical design issues
• Preparation of computational models for fracture analysis
• Perform structural beam instability, column buckling, beam-column, shear web
buckling, and shell stability analysis
• Perform engineering analysis tasks in the areas of dynamics, controls, and
simulations of dynamic systems
• Develop integrated loads and dynamic analysis for super structures

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 Engineering Capability
Testing
• Development of test requirements and test procedures
• Support subsystems and integrated assembly testing, to include vibration testing,
static/dynamic loads testing, functional performance testing, vacuum and thermal
testing, and human engineering testing
• Verification that testing is conducted in accordance with released procedures
• Evaluate test results to confirm adequacy of results and test objectives

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OIL GAS and PETROCHEMICAL
DIVISION
Specializing in Consulting Engineering Services in the fields of:
Mechanical Design and Analysis
Structural Design and Analysis
Thermal Analysis
Dynamic Analysis
Pipe Stress Analysis
Vibration Analysis
Third Party Verification
ASME, API, ABS, & DnV related codes and standards
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 EQUIPMENT QUALIFICATION ASSESSMENT
PROCESS FOR SUBSEA UMBILICALS,
RISERS, AND FLOWLINES

Bastion Technologies, Inc. was awarded a contract with a major oil and gas company to refine their Equipment Qualification
Process Specification. We analyzed and implemented ideas from other state of the art industries including aerospace, defense,
and nuclear power to expand on the assessment process regarding new and existing technologies for subsea applications.
Bastion’s work entailed close coordination with our clients’ engineers who specialize in related areas and work closely with their
prime vendors. Tasks included risk and reliability assessments, failure modes and effects analyses, qualification tests, and
generation of acceptance criteria.

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 Floating Production Semi-Submersible
TRUSS JOINT MODELING AND ANALYSIS

Bastion Technologies, Inc. was contracted to model and analyze three new truss joint configurations for a new semi-submersible
deepwater drill rig. The goal of such an analysis is to use less tubular connections to support the entire deck load thus decreasing
weight and facilitating inspection.

Bastion structural engineers built three different bar to beam element models and ran over 700 load cases per joint in order to
determine the optimal design. All models were built using FEMAP and calculated with NASTRAN solver. All supporting structural
analysis was performed per ABS code requirements. All three designs along with the associated recommendations were delivered
to the client for consideration.

Entire Truss Structure Truss Joint FEA Model

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 Helideck Analysis
STRUCTURAL MODELING AND ANALYSIS

Bastion Technologies, Inc. was contracted to model and re-analyze a heliport design located at the bow of a self elevating jack-up drilling unit.
The heliport is a 12-sided polygon that inscribes a 73 foot circle. The center of the heliport is approximately 50.5 feet from the bow and 44
feet above the main deck. The heliport is supported by an intermediate truss work, which in turn is supported at the main deck.

The structure was designed and analyzed with the SACS IV structural analysis program to evaluate compliance to ABS MODU Rules 1997,
CAP 437 and SOLAS 1997 regulations. The main design constraints for the heliport are the minimum height and distance away from the rig.
The support structure of the helicopter is designed to clear a 10 deg. pitch combined with a 20 deg. roll of the vessel. This determined the
main geometry of the helideck structure. The truss type-structure with stiffened panel deck plate is used in the design as they offer a
favorable strength to weight ratio. Vortex shedding and the associated resonance issues were also considered during the design phase. The
concluded analysis affirmed the finished product as an efficient and structurally sound design that allows for streamlined construction.

LOADCN 11
3-D PLAN VIEW FROM TOP
WIND
DIRECTION 90.00 (DEG)
VELOCITY 70.00 (KNOT)

WIND

Typical offshore MODU helideck

SACS IV Model of Helideck
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 STRENGTH & BUCKLING ASSESSMENT
of FLYING LEAD PALLET DESIGN

Bastion Technologies, Inc. performed a structural analysis on a flying lead pallet used to hold sub sea umbilicals for transportation, storage and
installation. The pallets hold about 1,300 ft. of 3.5” diameter umbilical which is used for control related functions on sub sea installations. The fully
wound weight of the structure is approximately 20,000 lbs. Bastion performed shell and structural strength assessments using NX/NASTRAN
software and hand calculations for buckling due to lifting, transportation and storage of the umbilical. All required analysis adhere to DNV codes and
standards.

Typical umbilical installation vessel

Solidworks 3D Model of empty pallet

NX Nastran / FEMAP Model

with applied 12,000 lb.ft.
winding load case

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 BURNER BOOM
FOUNDATION MODIFICATIONS and ANALYSIS

Our client needed a new foundation design for the relocation of the aft burner booms for a deepwater drillship. Bastion was contracted to analyze
both burner boom foundations located on the aft end of the ship. Redesign and analysis was necessary as a result of changes in loading
conditions and new requirements imposed since the completion of the original design. The new loading conditions require that the boom is
capable of moving up and down between 0 degrees (horizontal) and 45 degrees in elevation. The boom will also be required to swing inboard and
outboard while at any angle between these two inclinations. Further, the client required that all reinforcements to existing structure must be added
above the deck to eliminate interference with existing structures below deck; specifically in the vicinity of the dynamic positioning control room.
Any additional reinforcement was limited to approximately 350mm in height. The burner boom is designed in accordance with American Bureau of
Shipping (ABS) rules and guidelines (ABS Rules for Building and Classing Mobile Offshore Drilling (Ref 4.2), and the guidelines of the American
Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), Manual of Steel Construction, Allowable Stress Design (Ref 4.1).

Sideshell (simple supports) Girder simply supported

Helideck Struts (simple supports)

FEA model showing constraints for forward

strut anchor beam substructure
Frame 55 Bulkhead
(assumed simple supports)

Frame 56

Centerline Frame (simple supports + x axis rotational to approximate symmetry)

Von Mises Stress on Deck Plate

Forward strut anchor beam

Typical Burner Boom during gas flaring von Mises Stress 16.2 KSI

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 Structural Evaluation of Drilling Rig Mast
With 750,000lb Hook Load Rating

Bastion was requested to conduct a structural analysis and evaluation of the mast of a
drilling rig with a rated hook load of 750,000 pounds. The rig is a 1500 horsepower
“slingshot” type land rig with an unguyed mast. The mast is an open truss type structure
with a height of 148ft. The STAAD Pro structural engineering finite element program was
used for the structural analysis. .

The table below shows the mast front and side elevations taken from an assembly
drawing. This is the final static load case table. It was created by varying the B750 hook
static load, the stand percent and the wind speeds. This gave eight major static load
cases. The analysis validated the rated hook load as a function of wind speed chart for
the structure.

B750 Mast Static Load Cases

B750 Mast front and side elevations

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 LMRP Alignment Analysis December 2009

Bastion Technologies, Inc. was contracted by a leading deepwater drilling company to model and analyze the motion of a LMRP assembly for
representative wellhead tilt. In performing the analysis Bastion engineers considered three different tilt scenarios, a 1 and 2 degree tilt about
the cone pin axis and also a 2 degree tilt perpendicular to the cone pin axis. The goal was to analyze expected damage to the choke or kill
slabs due to alignment error, calculate alignment error with tolerance effects using current pin design and analyze expected damage to cone
pins and cone pin slot during engagement. ProE 3D was used in conjunction with NASTRAN 601 to perform the analysis.

Bastion engineers determined the spherical pin design produced a constant alignment error which forced motion of the LMRP to be controlled
by one set of spherical pins and the cone pin. This condition caused damaging wear to the cone pin and cone pin slot. Further, the
misalignment at engagement of the choke/kill side stabs resulted in damage to the lands and likely leakage.

It was determined that the defect was in the design of the spherical alignment pins. Removal of the spherical pins and replacement with a
new straight pin design was recommended. The new straight alignment pin design resulted in an error of less than 0.077 degrees vs. 0.3
degrees when the spherical pins were used. The resultant forces at the stabs reduce the stress from a value above the Brinelling stress to a
value of 37 KSI.

Collet Connector at 2 deg. Misalignment von Mises Stress on Choke Side Stab New Alignment Pin Design

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 NAVIGATION MAST RE-DESIGN ANALYSIS

Bastion Technologies, Inc. was contracted to extensively check the re-design of the navigation mast on our clients deep sea drill ship. Our
clients’ project team decided on the following changes to the navigation mast due to ship modifications.
• Lower the platform down to the same elevation as the existing as-built navigation mast.
• Move the box columns inward and support them along the thruster well bulkheads instead of the outward longitudinal bulkheads.
• Increase the platforms depth by 400 mm on top of the mast for communications equipment.
• Facilitate limited space inside the pilot house and walkway by the thruster bulkhead, by supporting the navigation mast with only half of
the box column on each side of the navigation deck.
Following modification, Bastion ran a full finite element analysis on the structure and corresponding communications hardware.
All analysis and reports generated were in accordance with American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) rules and guidelines (ABS Rules for Building
and Classing Mobile Offshore Drilling (Ref 4.2), and the guidelines of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), Manual of Steel
Construction, Allowable Stress Design (Ref 4.1).

Typical communications
hardware on mast

General layout of Navigation Mast

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 RESERVE MUD PIT &
MUD ROOM MODIFICATIONS

Our client needed analysis performed for modifications to an existing drill ship. The work involved relocating the reserve mud pits due to
inadequate head room for maintenance of valves, pumps, and other process equipment as well as the addition of a mud pump in the mud pump
room. Bastion performed calculations to determine if lowering the reserve mud pits a distance of three feet would compromise the ships structural
integrity. Additionally, analysis was performed for the extension of the existing bulkhead and foundation in the mud pump room. Both reports were
generated and supplied to ABS on behalf of our client.

Deepwater Drill ship

Standard Plan view of Reserve Mud Pit

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 B.O.P TRANSPORTER SYSTEM;
DESIGN and ANALYSIS

Bastion Technologies, Inc. recently finished work on a new blow-out preventor stack transporter design. The transporter will be utilized
on three semi-submersible vessels for use in deepwater Gulf of Mexico offshore drilling. This system enables the operator to lift riser
assemblies or to position a blow out preventor during drilling operations.

For this project Bastion used both Solidworks for design and ANSYS software for analysis. The work entailed designing the main
structure which stands over 50 feet tall, weighs nearly 400 tons and is capable of supporting a 1.2 million pound riser which can be
lifted as much as 10,000 feet from the ocean floor. Bastion was also instrumental in the design of the bridge system, tractor drive rack,
gear boxes and variable frequency AC motor drives for the transporter system.
Transporter

Traverse drive system

LMRP Lift Off and Cart Assembly

Typical Semi-Submersible Drill Rig

Bridge design with tractor and traverse drive system

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 STRENGTH & BUCKLING ASSESSMENT
of CRANE PEDESTALS

Bastion Technologies, Inc. was contracted to analyze the structural integrity of a relocated crane pedestal and its immediate supporting structures on
the starboard side of Jack Up Vessel “Thule Energy Hull 051”. The crane is a Type C pedestal mounted rotating crane per the American Bureau of
Shipping (ABS). A FEMAP model was created for both the crane pedestal cylindrical thick-wall column and three supporting deck panels with plate
elements. The stress results were solved using MSC/NASTRAN solver. Additionally, a hand calculation and verification was provided to prove the
subject structure has adequate buckling resistance strength according to ABS, AISC, and API codes. A report was written to show the designs
specified in the reference drawings are structurally sound with respect to strength and buckling resistance when both the dead weight load and
maximum operational loads are simultaneously applied at the top of the crane pedestal. The complete stress report addresses the strength and
buckling assessments for this pedestal and its immediate supporting structure. The report was used to verify standards compliance of the crane
pedestal design. The final report was submitted to ABS.

Pedestal and supporting structure

FEA of Major Principle stresses located
FEA Math Model
Typical offshore Jack-Up Vessel around the pedestal manway

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 STRENGTH & BUCKLING ASSESSMENT
of CRANE PEDESTALS

Bastion Technologies, Inc. was contracted to analyze the structural integrity of the port and starboard side crane pedestals and immediate supporting
structures of Jack Up vessel “F&G SM2-SP MPSV”. These cranes are Type C pedestal mounted rotating cranes per the American Bureau of Shipping
(ABS). A FEMAP model was created for both of the crane pedestals cylindrical thick-wall columns and three supporting deck panels with plate
elements. The stress results were solved using MSC/NASTRAN solver. Additionally, a hand calculation and verification was provided to prove the
subject structure has adequate buckling resistance according to ABS, AISC, and API codes. A report was written to show the designs specified in the
reference drawings are structurally sound with respect to strength and buckling resistance when both the dead weight load and maximum operational
loads are simultaneously applied at the top of the crane pedestal. The stress report also addresses the strength and buckling assessments for the
pedestals and the immediate supporting structures. The report was used to verify standards compliance of the crane pedestal design. The final report
was submitted to ABS.

Bulkhead Shear stress distribution

Typical Von Mises stress distribution

Typical crane pedestal and cab w / 120’ boom capacity

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 STRENGTH & BUCKLING ASSESSMENT
of CRANE PEDESTALS

Bastion Technologies, Inc. was contracted to analyze the structural integrity of the port side crane pedestal and immediate supporting structures of a
second Jack Up vessel “F&G SM2-SP MPSV”. The new analysis was necessitated by interferences with the living quarters. To accommodate the
relocation, the pedestal length and outer diameter of the pedestal were increased. This crane is a Type C pedestal mounted rotating crane per the
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). A FEMAP model was created for the cylindrical thick-wall column and three supporting deck panels with plate
elements. The stress results were solved using NX/NASTRAN solver. Additionally, a hand calculation and verification was provided to prove the
subject structure has adequate buckling resistance according to ABS, AISC, and API codes. A detailed report was provided showing the adequacy of
design with respect to structural strength and buckling resistance when both the dead weight load and maximum operational loads are simultaneously
applied at the top of the crane pedestal. The stress report also addresses the strength and buckling assessments for the pedestal, its immediate
supporting structure and verifies the design of the crane pedestal is in compliance with ABS guidelines.

Von Mises stress distribution

on Pedestal, Main Deck and
Bulkhead with applied loads
Von Mises Stress Distribution and In-plane stress Typical offshore crane pedestal
view of Machinery Deck
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 STRENGTH & BUCKLING ASSESSMENT
of CRANE PEDESTALS

Bastion Technologies, Inc. was contracted to analyze the structural integrity of the crane pedestals and immediate supporting structures located on
the starboard and aft port sides of a jack up vessel. The cranes are Type C pedestal mounted rotating cranes per the American Bureau of Shipping
(ABS). The starboard side crane pedestal is unique in its location on the vessel with half of the boom and pedestal located outside of the vessels
main structure. A FEMAP model was created for the cylindrical thick-wall column and three supporting deck panels with plate elements. The stress
results were solved using NX/NASTRAN solver. Additionally, a hand calculation and verification was provided to prove the subject structure had
adequate buckling resistance per ABS, AISC, and API codes. Detailed strength and buckling assessments were created for both pedestals and for
the immediate supporting structure including main decks, machinery decks, tank tops and bulkheads. The analysis verifies the designs of the crane
pedestals are in compliance with ABS guidelines.

8 Loading Cases for 8 Crane Swing Locations

Main Deck

7 - 270° 6 - 225°

8 - 315° 5 - 180°

Side Shell

4 - 135°
1 - 0°

2 - 45° 3 - 90°

Aft Port Side Pedestal FEA model

Starboard Crane Pedestal Model
Half of boom located outside of vessel main structure
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