AUV Survey Operations In Parallel With Site Investigations Delivers Production Efficiencies And Cost Savings- Fact Or Fiction? North Sea Experiences

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alastair MacDonald ◽  
Cliff Whatrup
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Site Investigations ◽  
Production Efficiencies

State of the art technology for subsea tie-in and repair systems in the North Sea

2010 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 737
Author(s):  
Per A. Nesje
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Repair System ◽  
Design Phase ◽  
Significant Cost ◽  
Local Repair ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Sea ◽  
Vertical System

The new design of subsea structures such as riser bases (RB), pipeline end terminations (PLET) and pipeline end manifolds (PLEM) has resulted in lighter and more installation-friendly solutions. PLETs and PLEMs can be installed together with the pipeline, avoiding separate installation campaigns. The RB is designed to slide on the seabed, hence it can be connected directly to the pipeline, avoiding the need for expansion spools. If dropped object and/or trawl protection is required, a range of standardised GRP protection covers is available for the protection of structures, inline/hot-tap tees and spools. A new remote controlled tie-in system—THOR—has been developed for general use. The concept offers significant cost savings when measured against the existing conventional tie-in tool based systems. The system will be available for all pipeline sizes and will be independent of connector manufacturer.A vertical system for hot-tapping and tie-in onto a hot-tap tee has been developed and installed on the Ormen Lange field. The system includes a contingency isolation plug for recovery of the isolation valve module.Active pipeline supports (APS) have been introduced to the market and are now installed on several projects. This type of structure will enable the adjustment of pipelines during and after installation, and will therefore ensure more flexibility during the design phase. The pipeline repair system developed for the North Sea has been used for 20 years and is definitively field proven through a large number of repair operations and planned work. Many repair components and their associated installation systems have been made and used over these years. Based on this knowledge we can now better recommend, to a new repair market such as Australia, which type of repair items to purchase for the local repair system. This evaluation will also identify the items or components that should be partly prepared, either on a design level only, or up until storage of forged material or completion of particular long lead items.

The identification of features due to former permafrost in the North Sea

1991 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 369-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Long
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
The North ◽  
Site Investigations ◽  
The North Sea ◽  
Marine Data

AbstractAnalysis of offshore data at scales varing from macroscopic to kilometric suggest the former presence of permafrost in the North Sea. However due to the nature of marine data, the techniques used in recognizing features due to former permafrost differ from that used on land. The evidence can also occur in forms unique to the marine field. Awareness of the former existence of permafrost in the North Sea will aid geological assessment of offshore site investigations.

Site Investigations For North Sea Forties Field

1975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaap de Ruiter ◽  
Denys A. Fox
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Site Investigations

scholarly journals How understanding past landscapes might inform present-day site investigations: a case study from Dogger Bank, southern central North Sea

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Cotterill ◽  
Emrys Phillips ◽  
Leo James ◽  
Carl-Fredrik Forsberg ◽  
Tor Inge Tjelta
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Dogger Bank ◽  
Site Investigations ◽  
Southern Central ◽  
Central North Sea

An evaluation of seismic and borehole data available from onshore and offshore site investigations of relict glaciated areas

1991 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 573-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. S. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Late Quaternary ◽  
Seismic Survey ◽  
Borehole Data ◽  
The North ◽  
Site Investigations ◽  
The North Sea ◽  
Engineering Projects ◽  
Sedimentation Processes

AbstractUsing late Quaternary ice marginal sites from the North Sea and Iceland a comparison of the sedimentary information available from subaerial and submarine site investigations was made. This was with regard to palaeo-environmental reconstructions of ice marginal Sedimentation processes. A detailed high resolution seismic survey in-the North Sea was compared to a similar subaerial site in Iceland. Submarine cores were compared with logged sections available from cliffs. These comparisons highlighted the differences in resolution of the structural information available and also the problems of applying existing modeis of glacimarine Sedimentation to offshore sites. This has raised questions concerning the accuracy of reconstructing palaeo-environments and processes in offshore sites presently under investigation. The implications of this for engineering projects in offshore areas requiring very precise site information about relict glaciated areas are significant.

Application of an image management system in microscopy

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 1052-1053
Author(s):  
Richard S. Chemock
Keyword(s):  
Data Storage ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Image Data ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Operational Mode ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Image Recording ◽  
Primary Output ◽  
Capacity Data ◽  
Image Management System

One of the most common tasks in a typical analysis lab is the recording of images. Many analytical techniques (TEM, SEM, and metallography for example) produce images as their primary output. Until recently, the most common method of recording images was by using film. Current PS/2R systems offer very large capacity data storage devices and high resolution displays, making it practical to work with analytical images on PS/2s, thereby sidestepping the traditional film and darkroom steps. This change in operational mode offers many benefits: cost savings, throughput, archiving and searching capabilities as well as direct incorporation of the image data into reports.The conventional way to record images involves film, either sheet film (with its associated wet chemistry) for TEM or PolaroidR film for SEM and light microscopy. Although film is inconvenient, it does have the highest quality of all available image recording techniques. The fine grained film used for TEM has a resolution that would exceed a 4096x4096x16 bit digital image.

Exploration-Stage Implementation Variation

2014 ◽  
Vol 222 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Romney ◽  
Nathaniel Israel ◽  
Danijela Zlatevski
Keyword(s):  
Parent Training ◽  
Average Cost ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Training Group ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Triple P ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Parent Training Program ◽  
A Site ◽  
The Cost

The present study examines the effect of agency-level implementation variation on the cost-effectiveness of an evidence-based parent training program (Positive Parenting Program: “Triple P”). Staff from six community-based agencies participated in a five-day training to prepare them to deliver a 12-week Triple P parent training group to caregivers. Prior to the training, administrators and staff from four of the agencies completed a site readiness process intended to prepare them for the implementation demands of successfully delivering the group, while the other two agencies did not complete the process. Following the delivery of each agency’s first Triple P group, the graduation rate and average cost per class graduate were calculated. The average cost-per-graduate was over seven times higher for the two agencies that had not completed the readiness process than for the four completing agencies ($7,811 vs. $1,052). The contrast in costs was due to high participant attrition in the Triple P groups delivered by the two agencies that did not complete the readiness process. The odds of Triple P participants graduating were 12.2 times greater for those in groups run by sites that had completed the readiness process. This differential attrition was not accounted for by between-group differences in participant characteristics at pretest. While the natural design of this study limits the ability to empirically test all alternative explanations, these findings indicate a striking cost savings for sites completing the readiness process and support the thoughtful application of readiness procedures in the early stages of an implementation initiative.

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