Subsea Tree design

considerations
MS-700 Wellhead System
 30” Low Pressure Housing
Running Tool Profile
Removable
Lock Latch

Completion Guide
Base Orientation Slot
Flowbase Lock
Grooves
26.2" Min Cement Port
Bore

Dual Socket Taper

35.76" OD
18-3/4” Subsea High Pressure
Wellhead Housing
VX Seal Area Running Tool
VX Cam Profile
VT
VT Seal Area Tubing Hanger /
Lockdown Profile

Seal Wickers
Ratch Lockring

High Strength Insert Ring on Dual Socket

15K Systems Only Interface
 13-3/8” MS-700 Casing Hanger
Latch Profile

Wicker's

Flow-By Holes
Junk Trap Area .75" Particle Size
16 Square Inches
High Strength Load
Ring

12.31” Min. Bore

MS Seal Systems: MS-1

Wellhead Housing 500K

Seal Unset Seal Set

 MS Seal Systems: MS-E

Wellhead
Energizing Soft
Metal
Ring

Unenergized

Seal Soft
Metal

Hanger
Energized
MS Seal Systems: SG-TPR

E-ring

“U” Lock Ring

SG Element
9-5/8” Casing Hanger

Wicker Profile for Running Tool

MS-1 / M-E Seal Double Stepped
Latch Groove

Anti-rotation
Taper Profile for Slot
SGTPR Seal

0.7 inch Particle

Cutting Debris Flow-by
Trap

20 x 1” holes
Casing Tong Neck 16 in2 Flow-by
Area
MS-700 Family of Subsea Wellheads
H-4 Connector Family
Chevron Kuito Project
Subsea Tree Systems

 Subsea Tree Basics

 Design Considerations
 Types of Trees
 Components
 Tree System Installation Tooling
 HT / CT Comparisons
 Subsea Tree Basics
 Purpose:
The Subsea Tree System
controls and contains the
production flow at the
mudline
Basic Components of System

 Wellhead System
 Tubing Hanger
 Tree
 Tree Cap
 Tooling Packages
Design Considerations
 Bore Size and Maximum Working
Pressure
 Size of Downhole Completion
Determines Tree Size
(e.g. 4” x 2”)
 Shut-in Wellhead Pressure
Determines 5,000 / 10,000 / 15,000 psi
MWP
 Water Depth
 Guidance Method
 Guidelines
 Guidelineless
 Hydrostatic Head Effects
 Seal Integrity
 Actuator Performance Guidelineless (GLL)
 Environmental Loading
 Mechanical Loading on Components
Due to
Increased Weight and
Bending Moments

Guideline (GL)
Design Considerations (continued)
 Functional Requirements (Quantity & Placement of
Valves & Feedback)
 Chemical Injection Valves
 Downhole
 Upstream / Downstream of PMV and/or Choke
 Chokes
 Production
 Gas Lift
 Feedback Devices (Type & Location)
 Pressure Transducers
 Pressure / Temperature Transducers
 Sand Detectors (Intrusive or Non-Intrusive)
 Flowmeters
Design Considerations (continued)
 Specifications (Industry & Customer)
 Industry
 API 17D
 API 6A
 NACE MR-01-75
 NAS 1638
 DNV RP B401
 NORSOK
 ISO Specs (Movement to Replace Regional Specs)
 Customer
 Does “ABC Oil Company” Have Their Own Specifications?
Design Considerations (continued)
 Product Specification Level (PSL: 2, 3, or 4)
(PSL 1 Not Applicable to Subsea Equipment)
 Quality Level Defined
 NDE
 Traceability
 Material & Process Control
 Extent of Testing
 Hydrostatic Tests
 Gas Tests
 Hold Periods (Quantity and Duration)
 Reference API 6A, Appendix A, Figure A3 for API’s
Recommended Minimum PSL Levels
Design Considerations (continued)

 Fluid Compatibility (Material & Temperature Classes)

 Ensure that Fluids are Compatible with the Subsea Tree System
(Produced Fluids, Injected Chemicals or Gas)
 Reference API 6A Materials and Temperature Classes
 Design Considerations (continued)
Table 4.2 – Temperature Ratings
Operating Range
O O
F C
Temperature
Classification Min. Max. Min. Max.
K -75 to 180 -60 to 82
L -50 to 180 -46 to 82
P -20 to 180 -29 to 82
R Room Temperature Room Temperature
S 0 to 150 -18 to 66
T 0 to 180 -18 to 82
U 0 to 250 -18 to 121
API 17D V 35 to 250 2 to 121
Table G1 – Temperature Ratings (HT)
X 0 to 350 -18 to 180
Y 0 to 650 -18 to 345
Ref. API 6A, 17th Edition, Table 4.2 and G1 - Temperature Ratings
Design Considerations (continued)
Table 4.3 - Material Requirements
Minimum Material Requirements
Pressure Controlling Parts,
Body, Bonnet, End and Stems and Mandrel
Materials Class Outlet Connections Hangers
AA - General Service Carbon or low alloy steel Carbon or low alloy steel
BB - General Service Carbon or low alloy steel Stainless steel
CC - General Service Stainless steel Stainless steel
DD - Sour Service a Carbon or low alloy steel b
Carbon or low alloy steel b
EE - Sour Service a Carbon or low alloy steel b Stainless steel b
FF - Sour Service a Stainless steel b Stainless steel b
HH - Sour Service a CRAs b CRAs b
a
As defined by NACE Standard MR0175
b
In compliance with NACE Standard MR0175

Ref. API 6A, 17th Edition, Table 4.3 - Material Requirements

Design Considerations (continued)
 Subsea System Level Interfaces
 Flowline Connection Method
 Diver or ADS
 Diverless (ROV Assisted)
 Tooling Package (ROV Assisted)
 Intervention
 Diver
 ROV
 Production Control System
 Direct Hydraulic
 Electro-hydraulic
 Protection Requirements
 Dropped Object
 Snag
 Overtrawlable Structures
Design Considerations (continued)
 Standardization
 Does the vendor have standard designs which meet or
exceed the minimum requirements of the project?
 Are any of the project requirements “nice to have”?
 Can more analysis confirm the requirement for new technology?

 Type of Tree
 Tree on Mudline (TOM)
 Conventional Tree (CT)
 Horizontal Tree (HT)
Design Considerations (continued)

End Design = Balance of Technical

Requirements, Cost and Schedule
 3-1/8” FSC Master
Valve Tree Cap

Tree on Mudline 3-1/8” FSC

Wing Valve
3-1/8” Manual
Swab Valve
Umbilical
Junction Plate

13-5/8” NT-2
Connector
Annulus
Access
Flowline Flange

Extension Sub 2-1/16” FSC

Annulus Master
Mechanical Set Valve
Tubing Hanger
2-1/16” Manual
Annulus Shutoff
Valve
Load Collar

Adjustable Sub
20” Casing Hanger
9-5/8” Tieback Tool
13-5/8” Tieback Tool

36” Landing Ring

9-5/8” Casing Hanger

13-5/8” Casing Hanger
 Corrosion Cap
HT-TOM

Horizontal Tree on PMV

Mudline (HT-TOM)
AAV
AWV

Production
Choke
AMV

13-5/8”
Wellhead Guidebase
Connector

30” Conductor
13-3/8” Adapter

Drill Through
9-5/8” Casing Hanger
Mudline System
HT / CT Horizontal Tree Conventional Tree

Tree Cap Tree Cap

Crown Plugs
Tubing Hanger
Master Valve Block
Treehead

Tree Connector
Tree Connector

Tubing Hanger
Wellhead

Wellhead
 HT/CT OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
Horizontal Tree Conventional Tree
 Run DGB  Run DGB
 Drill Well  Drill Well
 Pull BOP  Run TH
 Run PGB  Pull BOP
 Install Tree  Run PGB
 Run BOP  Run Tree
 Run TH  Run TC
 Run ITC  Run Debris Cap
 Pull BOP
 Run Debris Cap