SmartShim conductor

analysis and
chocking
Overcoming the damaging effects of wave action

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The industry requirement

 Wave action on the conductor tube or caisson creates

movement within the guides
 This movement can cause fatigue, impact damage and
eventual fracturing
 Traditional solid rubber, wood and plastic chocks tend
to break or fall out after time  
 An effective, long term solution is needed that meets
these stringent demands and eliminates the problem

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‘SmartShim solves recognised

problem on offshore platforms’

Pioneering technology developed in conjunction with

AMEC overcomes the potential danger posed by the
damaging effects of wave action on conductor tubes

 Improving operational safety

 Improving technical integrity
 Reducing through-life costs
 Improving asset value recovery

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Serving the oil and gas industry

offshore
 Operator identifies a problem
 Offshore survey carried out to quantify need
 Review of analysis identifies the extent of the fatigue
to conductor tubes and risers
 SmartShim manufactured in line with detailed design
and functional specification
 Installed on-site by highly qualified technicians and cast
in-situ to the exact dimensions
 Meets the exact wear resistance, strength and elasticity
requirement
 Instrumentation installed on completion to monitor
effective status

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Application extended to
subsea
 Extensive research and analysis undertaken on resins
and water pressure effects
 Technology proved effective in subsea application
 Equipment redesigned to simplify diver application
 Simple modifications allow ROV installation
 Valuable development enables Furmanite to deliver
complete service topside and subsea

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Subsea application
Case study: Shell Nelson
Platform North Sea
 SmartShims applied 15m below sea
level
 Extensive trials undertaken to
compensate for water pressure and
resin travel distance
 Diver-friendly equipment was
developed
 Two Furmanite technicians were
present to ensure effective
installation and provide guidance to
divers

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 BP Chirag – 23
 BP Azeri E – 22
 BP Azeri C – 22
 BP Azeri W – 12
 BP Shah Deniz – 33
 Chevron Alba – 13
 Texaco Captain – 3
 Shell Brent A – 4
 Shell Brent C – 4
 Shell Brent B - 3
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Completed SmartShim
applications
 BP Bruce - 24
 BP NW Hutton - 5
 Shell Expro Eider - 2
 Marathon East Brae - 11
 Marathon Brae B - 9
 BP Magnus - 1
 Apache Forties Echo - 12
 BP Juno - 1
 Apache Forties Delta - 8
 Shell Expro Nelson - 44
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SmartShim a totally-effective
bespoke solution

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SmartShim a totally-effective
bespoke solution

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 SmartShim conductor chocking

SmartShim a totally-effective
bespoke solution

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 SmartShim conductor chocking

SmartShim a totally-effective
bespoke solution

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SmartShim a totally-effective
bespoke solution

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SmartShim a totally-effective
bespoke solution

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SmartShim a totally-effective
bespoke solution

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SmartShim a totally-effective
bespoke solution

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Case study: BP Bruce

 Excessive flowline
and wellhead
displacement
 Crack propagation
within flowline and
glycol support
 Root cause identified
as excessive space
in oversize
guides
(see photographs)

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Case study: BP Bruce

- location of cracking
Typical wellhead and support

Location of cracking

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Case study: BP Bruce

cont’d….
 The SESAM BP - Bruce
Wave loading
graph depicts 2500
wave loading
on conductor 2000

against time 1500

1000
 The peaks and
troughs show 500
Load
high stress 0

loading cycles -500

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

-1000

-1500
NB. SESAM is a DNV
developed FEA structural Time (secs)
model which simulates
wave loading

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Case study: BP Bruce

cont’d….
 The blue layer shows Wave loadingBPand
- Bruce
response
the wellhead
displacement 1.5

 The close correlation 1

indicates the root 0.5

cause - over stress
leading to the 0

movement 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

-0.5
 Identifying by FEA
that if the stress issue Normalised
-1 Loading & response

is dealt with, fatigue

failure will be -1.5
Time (secs)
removed Xdisp @ Wellhead Conductor Loading

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Case study: BP Bruce

SmartShims in
application on BP Bruce

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Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Model comprises
 Conductor
 Typical flowline
 Typical glycol line
 Small bore connections

Apply
 Material properties, physical properties
and boundary conditions
 Operational loads comprising weight, temperature
and pressure

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SESAM animation

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Further SmartShim improvements

Innovative SmartShim

equipment delivers
additional
 benefits
Significantly reduces
installation time
 Readily transportable offshore
 Convenient and efficient
 Provides high degree of
control and flexibility
 Automates the mixing and
pumping process on site
 Maintains correct fill pressure

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Other SmartShim applications

 Subsea ROV
installed
 Pipe supports
 Pump base
dampening

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Furmanite values

 Safety
 Quality
 On time
 Efficiency
 Accountability

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