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001 Underwater Inspection/Testing/Monitoring of Offshore Structures 318 Banff/99 Pipeline Workshop
002 Dynamic Response of Offshore Structures 319 Reliability of Subsea Blowout Preventer Systems for Deepwater Applications--Phase II
003 Incipient Crack Detection in Offshore Structures 320 Risk Assessment for Ice Damage to Seabed Facilities
004 Cavitating Water Jet Cleaning Nozzle 321 Risk Assessment and Management Based Criteria for Requalification of Marine Pipelines
005 Attenuating Surface Waves in a Localized Region of the Open Ocean 322 Workshop on "State-of-the-Art Development of Composite Structures for Offshore Production Platforms"
006 Research Program Advisory 323 Workshop on "Mexico Offshore Risk Based Technology Developments"
007 Unmanned, Untethered Inspection Vehicle Technology (the EAVE Program) 324 Experimental and Analytical Study of Multi-phase Plumes in a Stratified Ocean with Application to Deep Ocean Spills
008 Blowout Prevention Procedures for Deepwater Drilling 325 Performance Measures/Best Practices Workshops
009 Ultrasonic Flowmeter Evaluation 326 Underwater Welding Workshop
010 Subsea Inspection 327 Applied Gas Hydrate Research Program
011 Portable Data Recorder for USGS inspectors 328 OTRC Cooperative Agreement
012 Technology Assessment 329 Risk Assessment of Temporarily Abandoned or Shut-in Wells
013 Fluidic Pulser for Mud Pulse Telemetry 330 Oil Spill Response - Performance Review of Booms
014 Fluidic Sensor for Hydrocarbon & Hydrogen Sulfide Gas 331 Lifetime Cost of Subsea Production Systems
015 Hardhat Communicator 332 An Engineering Assessment of Double Wall Versus Single Wall Designs for Offshore Pipelines in an Arctic Environment
016 Technology Assessment for Outer Continental Shelf, Oil and Gas Operations in the Arctic Ocean 333 Field Experiments at the Ohmsett Facility, Especially for a Newly Designed Boom System
017 Fire Suppression Technology 334 Ice Scour & Arctic Marine Pipeline Workshop
018 Overpressured Marine Sediments 335 Developing an Industry-Wide Best-Practice for the Assessment of Spans in Existing Submarine Pipelines
019 Hurricane - Driven Ocean Currents 336 Appraisal and Development of Pipeline Defect Assessment Methodologies
020 Toxic Effects of Drill Mud on Coral 337 Project Cancelled
021 Underwater Acoustic Telemetry 338 Biodegradation of Chemically Dispersed Oil an Ecosystem Approach
022 Pattern Recognition Technology 339 Modernization of Tubular Collapse Performance Properties
023 Incipient Structural Failure by the Random Decrement Method 340 Project Cancelled
024 Technology Assessment for Estimating Hydrocarbons Lost During a Blowout 341 Develop and Improved Methodology for Pre-drill Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient Prediction
025 Overpressures Developed by Shaped Explosive Charges Used to Remove Wellheads 342 Project Cancelled
026 Detection and Suppression of Wellhead Fires 343 Fiber Reinforced Plastics Design Guideline
027 Technology Assessment for Cementing Shallow Casings 344 Durability of Polyester Rope Moorings
028 Casing Wall Thickness Technology 345 Rationalization and Optimization of Underwater Inspection Planning Consistent With API RP2A Section 14
029 Deepwater Structures Technology Assessment 346 Tailor-Designed Underwater Wet Welding Process for Offshore Structures and Pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico
030 Acoustic Imaging Technology for Underwater Inspection 347 Emulsions Formed at Sea and in Test Tanks
031 Technology Assessment for Offshore Pile Design 348 Detection and Tracking of Oil Under Ice
032 Recapture of Oil from Blowing Wells 349 Technology Assessment of the Use of Dispersants on Spills from MMS-Regulated OCS Facilities
033 Vibration Monitoring of Offshore Structures 350 Laboratory Study to Compare the Effectiveness of Chemical Dispersants When Applied Dilute versus Neat
034 Nondestructive Examination (NDE) Round Robin Test Agent 351 Gas Pipeline Condensate Allocation Measurement
035 Gas Generator for Powering the Cavitation Erosion Cleaning Device of Project Number 4 352 Assessment of Current Pipeline Flushing and Decommissioning Requirements - Research and Field Testing
036 Summary of State of Louisiana's Oil Spill Regulations and Programs For Platforms and Pipelines Located in State Waters (OPA 90) 353 The Use of Ice Booms for the Recovery of Oil Spills from Ice Infested Waters
037 Structural Materials for Arctic Operations 354 International Oil and Ice Workshop
038 Statistical Risk Analysis for Determining Best Available and Safest Technology (BAST) 355 Using Satellite Radar Imagery to Detect Leaking Abandoned Wells on the U.S. OCS
039 Cryogenic Control of Blowing Wells 356 Survey of SCADA System Technology and Reliability in the Oil and Gas Industry
040 Mechanical Properties of Sea Ice 357 Assessment of Risks Associated with Carbon Monoxide Gas During Well Perforation
041 Ultrasonic Inspection of Underwater Structural Joints 358 Analysis of Pipelines in the Bay of Campeche Under Directional Seas
042 Arctic Underwater Structure Inspection 359 Comparative Risk Analysis of Deep Water Production Systems
043 Ice Forces Against Arctic Offshore Structures 360 Riser Interaction Model A Combined T/F Domain Model
044 Environmental Effects of Wellhead Removal by Explosives 361 Numerical Prediction of the Non-Linear Hydrodynamic Forces and Responses of Flexible Offshore Structures (VIV)
045 Field Study of the Dynamic Response of Single Piles and Pile Groups in Stiff Clay 362 Deep Water Anchor Reliability
046 Behavior of Piles and Pile Groups in Cohesionless Soils 363 Interdisciplinary Design for Composite Coiled Tubulars
047 Study of Method of Design of Piles in Clay Soils Under Repeated Lateral Loads 364 Ultrasonic NDE of Spoolable Composite Tubulars
048 A Study of Structural and Geotechnical Aspects of Tension Leg Platforms 365 Composite Coiled Tubulars: Effects of Viscoelasticity
049 Fitness-for-Service Criteria for Assessing the Significance of Fatigue Cracks in Offshore Structures 366 Dynamic Analysis Tool for Moored Tanker-Based FPSOs, Including Large Yaw Motions
050 Development and Testing of an Ice Sensor 367 Soil Map of Shear Strength for Shallow Sediments in GOM
051 Engineering Properties of Subsea Permafrost 368 Response of Tanker Based FPSO to GOM Hurricanes
052 Dynamics and Reliability of Compliant Drilling and Production Platforms 369 Polyester Rope Analysis Tool
053 Behavior of Concrete Offshore Structures in Cold Regions 370 Crane Workshop
054 Pile Foundation Design for Ocean Structures 371 Continued Study of Paraffin Deposition in Multiphase Flowlines
055 Fracture Analysis and Corrosion Fatigue in Pipelines 372 State of the Art of Removing Large Platforms Located in Deep Water
056 Assessment of Structural Icing 373 Development of a Draft ASTM Standard on Characterizing Oils for In Situ Burning
057 Static Lateral Load Tests on Instrumented Piles in Sand 374 Measurement of Wind Load Resistance on Drilling Structures
058 Wave Forces on Ocean Structures 375 Development of Dispersant Test Protocol at Ohmsett
059 Foundation Stability of Jack-up Platforms 376 Performance of Offshore Pipelines (POP)
060 Tension Pile Test, Joint Industry Project 377 Project "Deep Spill"
061 Superstructure Icing Data Collection and Analysis 378 Real-Time Reliability Assessment of Pipelines
062 Southern Bering Sea Production System Study 379 Type Testing of Check Valves for Pipeline Isolation Applications, Phase 2
063 Analytical and Experimental Investigations of the Behavior of Tubular Frames, Phase III 380 Evaluation of the Suitability of Industry Standards as MMS Requirements
064 Caisson Monitoring Project 381 Identification and Characterization of Shallow Water Flows Using Seismic Analysis Techniques
065 De-icing and Prevention of Ice Formation on Offshore Drilling Platforms 382 Experimental Validation of Well Control Procedures in Deepwater
066 Evaluation of Structural Concepts for Norton Sound 383 Performance of Deepwater BOP Equipment During Well Control Events
067 Rig Mooring Reliability 384 Deepwater Riser Wear Technology
068 Seafloor Seismic Data Study 385 IUTAM Symposium Scaling Laws in Ice Mechanics and Ice Dynamics
069 Reliability of Gravel Mat Foundations for Arctic Gravity Structures 386 Deepwater Dual-Density Drilling Workshop
070 Trace Elements for Detecting Cracking in Weldments 387 Banff/2001 Pipeline Workshop, April 2001
071 Assessment of Analysis Techniques for Compliant Structures 388 Fire and Blast Information Group (FABIG)
072 Torsional Evaluation of Stiffening Members in Marine Structures 389 Characterizing Polyester Rope Installation Damage
073 Soil Flow on Pipelines 390 A Method to Determine Worst Case Discharges From Facilities That Produce Or Transport Oil in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
074 Drag and Oscillation of Marine Risers and Slack Cables 391 Fire Boom Testing at Ohmsett
075 Remote Corrosion Monitoring of Offshore Pipelines 392 International Composites Workshop
076 Damage Mechanisms in the Placement and Repair of Pipelines 393 Total Lifecycle Cost Model for Subsea Multiphase Boosting Operations
077 Ice Stress Measurements 394 Interim Damage Criteria for Replacing Damaged Polyester Rope
078 Structural Concepts for Lease Sale 87 395 Extending Temporary Storage Capacity Offshore With Emulsion Breakers
079 Offshore Pipeline Transportation Study for Lease Sale 87 396 Guidelines of the Definition and Reporting of Significant Damage to Fixed Steel Offshore Platforms
080 Development of a New Philosophy for Effective Underwater Inspection 397 Severe Slugging Elimination in Ultra-Deep Water Tiebacks and Risers
081 Fatigue of Selected High Strength Steels in Sea Water 398 Reliability of Pressure Signals in Offshore Pipelines Leak Detection
082 Numerical Wave Force Simulation 399 An International Workshop on Fire and Blast Engineering for the Offshore Industry
083 Numerical Modeling of Ice-Structure Interaction 400 Workshop for ICRARD Meeting
084 Surface Oil Spill Containment and Cleanup 401 Second International Workshop on Human Factors in Offshore Operations
085 Subsea Collection of Blowing Oil and Gas 402 Workshop on FPSO
086 ATOS (Antiturbidity Overflow System) Experiment 403 Repeatability and Effectiveness of Subsurface-Controlled Safety Valves
087 Mechanical Properties of Saline Ice 404 Project Offshore Deep slopes (PODS): Seafloor Stability on the continental Shelf/Slope
088 Inspectibility of Tension Leg Platform Tendons 405 Determination of the Feasibility of Thermite Sparking with Aluminum Striking Rusted Steel or Vice-Versa
089 Wave Erosion of a Frozen Berm 406 FPSO Roll Motions
090 Evaluation of Short, Large-Diameter Piles for Arctic Applications 407 Damage Tolerance of Synthetic-Fiber Mooring Ropes; Phase I: Small-Scale Experiments
091 Underwater Subsea Production System Inspection 408 Development of a Blowout Intervention Method and dynamic Kill Simulated for Blowouts Occurring Ultra-Deepwater
092 A Theoretical Investigation on the Behavior of Compliant Risers 409 Worldwide Assessment of Industry Leak Detection Capabilities for Single and Multiphase Pipelines (18133)
093 Site-Response, Liquefaction and Soil-Pile Interaction Studies Involving the Centrifuge 410 Deepwater Geohazards Workshop
094 Dynamic Motion Study of a Large Scale Compliant Platform 411 Manual for Sound Coiled-Tubing Drilling Practices
095 Structural Icing Study, St. George Basin 412 Underbalanced Drilling Training for MMS Drilling Engineers
096 Probability Based Design Criteria for Ice Loads on Fixed Structures in the Beaufort Sea 413 Assessment of the Use of Dispersants on Marine Oil Spills in California
097 Engineering Properties of Multi-year Ridge Sea Ice 414 3D Finite Element Analysis of Pipe/Soil Interaction
098 Punching Shear Resistance of Concrete Offshore Structures for the Arctic 415 Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Workshop
099 Measurement of Ice Stress Around a Caisson Retained Island in the Beaufort Sea 416 Damaged Polyester Rope-Large Scale Experiment
100 Feasibility of Production, Loading and Storage Systems for the North Aleutian Basin 417 Deepwater Field Measurements
101 Residual Strength of Offshore Structures After Damage 418 Risk-Extend CRA for a SPAR-Based FPSO
102 Analysis of Oil-Slick Combustion 419 Offloading Operability JIP- FPSOs
103 Ocean Wave Simulation Model 420 Safe-Flow JIP
104 Damage Evaluation by System Identification Techniques 421 Seafloor Slope Stability Assessment
105 Chukchi Sea Transportation Cost Comparison Study 422 Earthquake Assessment of Subsea Facilities/GOM
106 Development of Inspection and Repair Programs for Fixed Offshore Platforms 423 Foundation/Mooring Risk of FPSOs
107 Offshore Structural Systems Reliability 424 Assessment of Subsea Production and Well Systems
108 An Investigation of the Non-Linear Behavior of Compliant Risers 425 New Initiatives for OTRC
109 Oil Spill Response Equipment Performance Verification 426 Long Term Integrity of Deep-Water Cement Systems
110 Response to Spray Ice Structures to Ice, Atmospheric, and Oceanographic Forces 427 Dispersant Effectiveness Test Protocol Development for Ohmsett
111 Development of a Method to Evaluate the Tension Capacity of Drilled and Grouted Piles 428 Procedures for Reporting Tests of Oil Spill Containment Booms and Skimmers
112 Project Cancelled 429 Oil Platform Removal Using Engineered Charges: In Situ Comparison of Engineered and Bulk Explosive Charges
113 Open Ocean Boom Test 430 International Offshore Pipeline Workshop 2003
114 Field Evaluation of Oil Spill Chemical Additives 431 Evaluation of Secondary Intervention Methods in Well Control
115 Hydrodynamic Effects on Design of Offshore Platforms 432 Regional Synthesis of the Sedimentary Thermal History and Hydrocarbon Maturation in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
116 Impact of Annual Ice with a Cable-Moored Platform 433 Evaluation of Methods of Detecting and Monitoring of Corrosion Damage in Risers
117 Project Cancelled 434 Strain-Based Design of Pipelines
118 Blast Effects Upon the Environment from the Removal of Platform Legs by Explosives 435 Hydrate Flow Performance
119 Helicopter-Borne Laser Ignition of Oil Spills 436 Chemical Characteristics of an oil and the Relationship to Dispersant Effectiveness
120 Physical Behavior of Oil in the Ocean 437 Reliability Analysis of Deepwater Anchors
121 Water Jet Barrier Containment of Oil in the Presence of Broken Ice 438 International Marine Contractors Association
122 Earthquake Response of a Platform by the System Identification Technique 439 Multi-Lateral Drilling Seminars
123 Molikpaq Ice Force Measurement Program 440 Development and Assessment of Well Control Procedures for Extended Reach and Multilateral   Wells Utilizing Computer Simulation
124 Quality Control Test for Platform Weldment Fracture Toughness 441 Physical and Numerical Modeling of Green Water on FPSO's
125 Seismic Response Analysis of Offshore Pile Supported Structures 442 Intelligent Systems for Pipeline Infrastructure Reliability (ISPIR)
126 Engine Emission Control 443 Technology Assessment of Alternatives for Handling Associated Gas Produced from Deepwater Oil Developments in the GOM
127 A Magneto-Optic Based Flaw Imaging Technique for Underwater Applications 444 Integrity Monitoring for Composite Elements
128 Response of Piles to Earthquake Ground Motions 445 Workshop on Slope Stability by C-Core consultants
129 Methodology for Comparison of Alternative Production Systems 446 ROV/AUV Capabilities
130 Interference/Clearance Problem of Risers in Floating Production Systems 447 Qualifying Composite Tendons and Risers
131 Erosional/Corrosional Velocity Criterion for Sizing Multi-Phase Flow Lines 448 FPSO Roll JIP
132 Resistance of TLP Tendon Steel to the Ripple-Load Effect on Stress-Corrosion Cracking 449 Effects of Chemically Dispersed and Biodegraded Oils
133 Synthetic-Fiber Mooring Lines for Deepwater Floating Production Facilities 450 Using Dispersants to Test and Evaluate the Effectiveness of Dispersants in Cold Water and Broken Ice
134 Impact of Crushed Ice on the Ice-Structure Interaction for Arctic Platforms 451 Global Challenges to Preparedness and Response Regimes Workshop
135 Development of the Raprenox Process of NOx Control in Diesel Exhausts 452 Mid-Scale Tests to Determine the Limits to In-Situ-Burning in Broken Ice 
136 Shipboard Navigational Radar as an Oil Spill Tracking Tool 453 Production of a White Paper and Workshop Regarding a Full Scale Experimental Oil Release in the Barents Sea Marginal Ice Zone
137 NOx Control Workshop 454 Safe Design of Hot On-Bottom Pipelines with Lateral Buckling (SAFEBUCK)
138 NOx Control Development Program 455 Review of Shear Ram Capabilities
139 Operational RIGMOOR 456 Techniques to Remove Dissolved Dispersant from Ohmsett Basin Water 
140 Wind Loads and Wind/Wave Interaction on Compliant Offshore Structures 457 Effect of Oil Spill Containment Boom Characteristics on Boom Performance
141 Nipterk Spray Ice Island-Summer Protection Experiment 458 Process for the Removal of Spent Oil Spill Dispersants from Test Water at Ohmsett
142 Leak Detection and Monitoring of Pipelines 459 Comparative Risk Assessment of the Decommissioning Options for Large Platforms in the POCSR
143 Testing and Evaluation of Damaged Jacket Braces 460 Banff/2003 Pipeline Workshop
144 Fatigue of High Strength Steels for Innovative Offshore Structures 461 Characterizing Natural Gas Hydrates in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
145 Response Prediction Techniques for Risers in Sheared Currents 462 Surface BOP Workshop
146 Safety of Existing Steel Jacket Platforms 463 Evaluation of Sheer Ram Capabilities
147 Method for Predicting Hydrodynamic Damping for Offshore Structures 464 Development of Integrity Methodologies for the Topsides of Offshore
148 Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Measures for the California Outer Continental Shelf 465 22nd International Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Conference (OMME)
149 Workshop on Reliability of Offshore Operations 466 Validation and Calibration of API-RP-2A Using Hurricane Lili to Update the Hurricane Andrew JIP Results that provided the basis for API Section 17.
150 Floating Vessel Blowout Control 467 Hind Cast Study of Winds, Waves, and Currents in N. GOM in Hurricane Lili (2002)
151 Investigation of Simulated Oil Well Blowout Fires 468 Construction and Maintenance of Ice Islands: Current practice & future research.
152 Recovery Methods for High Viscosity Oils 469 Post Mortem Failure Assessment of Drilling Rigs During Hurricane Lili
153 Alaska Arctic Workshop 470 International Workshop on Advances Research & Development of Coatings for Corrosion Protection of Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities, Marine Pipelines and Ship Structures: Life of coating materials, Repair of coatings and NDE.
154 Development of Improved Oil Spill Remote Sensing Techniques 471 Assessment of Performance of Deepwater Floating Production Facilities
155 Identification of Substitute Test Facilities for OHMSETT 472 Project Offshore Deep Slopes (PODS) - Phase II
156 World Catalog of Oil Spill Response Products 473 Integration of Human factors within Safety Assessment and Management with Specific Reference to Human Limitations in Response to Automated data inputs from Control Room Management & Monitoring Systems
157 Development of an Airborne Oil Spill Thickness Sensor 474 Evaluation of Safety Concerns during Well Testing from OCS Drilling Rigs by Det Norske Veritas (Houston Branch)
158 Development and Evaluation of Shoreline Cleanup Techniques 475 Workshop on Deepwater Drilling: Where are we headed? by International Association of Drilling Contractors
159 Evaluation of Skimmers for Offshore and Ice-Infested Waters 476 Ohmsett 2003 Cold Water Dispersant Effectiveness Experiments
160 Study of Oil Spill Chemical Treating Agents 477 Correlating Results of Dispersants Effectiveness at Ohmsett with Identical At-Sea Trials: Effects of Oil Viscosity and Dispersant to Oil Ratio
161 Development of a New Generation Laser Fluorosensor 478 Development of a Standard Method for Measuring the Buoyancy-to-Weight Ratio for Oil Spill Containment Boom
162 Development of a Portable Oil Analysis Kit for Responders 479 Deep-Sea Furrows
163 Preparation a Test Protocol for Offshore Oil Skimmers and Containment Booms 480 An Assessment of Safety, Risks and Costs Associated with Subsea Pipeline Removals
164 Chukchi Sea Transportation Update Study 481 Deepwater Riser VIV Project
165 Deepwater Pipeline Maintenance and Repair 482 VIM/SPAR Industry Forum
166 Seismic Response Characteristics for Topside Facilities 483 VIV/CFD Analysis Project
167 Management of Human Error in Operations of Offshore Facilities 484 Oceanic Turbulence Project (Ocean Turbulence Loads and Effects on Offshore Structures)
168 International Workshop on Pipeline Safety 485 VIV Pipeline Span/Riser Training Seminar
169 Capacity Analysis Program for Verification of Fixed Platforms 486 Fate of Emulsion Breakers Used for Decanting
170 Improved Means of Offshore Platform Fire Resistance 487 An Assessment of Magnetization Effects on Hydrogen Cracking for Thick Walled Pipelines
171 International Workshop on the Seismic Design and Requalification of Offshore Platforms 488 Global Analysis of FPSO and Shuttle Tanker During Offloading
172 Methodology for Assessing the Structural Integrity of Existing Platforms Subject to Seismic Loading 489 Project Cancelled
173 Methodology for Formal Safety Assessment of the Topsides of Offshore Production Facilities 490 CRA for Composite Drilling and Production Risers
174 Assessment of Seafloor Earthquake Ground Motions 491 Risk Assessment for Submarine Slope Stability
175 Assessment of New Methods for Rapid Leak Detection in Offshore Pipelines 492 Reliability of Subsea Systems
176 Development of a Management and Assessment Program for Offshore Oil and Gas Pipelines 493 Understanding Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy and Effects
177 Offshore Platform Database and Performance Evaluation System 494 New Touch-Down Zone Solutions for Steel Catenary Risers (SCRs)
178 Large-scale Ice Fracture Experiments 495 Risk Assessment and Evaluation of the Conductor Pipe Setting Depth On Shallow Water Depths
179 Raprenox Exhaust Gas Treatment Process for NOx in Gas Turbine Engines 496 Design of Cathodic Protection Systems for Deep Water Compliant Petroleum Production Risers
180 Testing and Evaluation of Sorbents 497 Probabilistic Reliability and Integrity Assessment of Large-Diameter Compliant Risers for Ultra-Deepwater Operations 
181 Assessment of Spray Ice Technology 498 Performance Validation of API Tubing and Casing Connections
182 Testing and Evaluation of Grout Repaired Tubular Members 499 Development of Recommended Practices for Allocation Measurement
183 Further Investigation into Capacity Analysis Procedures 500 Risk Comparison of Subsea versus Surface Processing
184 International Workshop on Pile Foundation 501 Wet / Gas Multiphase Flow Measurement Testing Protocol and Reference Uncertainty Database
185 International Workshop on Composite Materials for Offshore Operations 502 Assessment of New and / or Improved Repair Techniques for Ageing or Damaged Structures
186 Hydrodynamic Damping and Combined Motion Loading (HYDAMP II) 503 Evaluate and Compare Hurricane-Induced Damage to Offshore Pipelines for Hurricane Lili – Rev. A
187 Analytical Simulation of Biased Loaded Tension Piles in Earthquakes 504 Effectiveness of Spanning and VIV Mitigation for Subsea Pipelines
188 Model Design Code Development for Floating Structures 505 Step Changes in Drilling Technology 2004 Workshop
189 Strengthening Modifications and Repair Techniques

506

Analysis of IFO-180 and IFO-380 Oil Properties for Dispersant Window of Opportunity
190 Fatigue Strength of Grouted Connections 507 Correlating Results of Ohmsett Dispersant Test with At-Sea Trials: Workshop to Coordinate Publications and Prioritize Follow-up Research
191 Pressure Ridge Ice Scour Experiment (PRISE) 508 Workshop on Sustained Casing Remediation Practices
192 International Workshop for Requalification of Offshore Structures 509 Interstitially Insulated Pipe
193 Study and Hindcast of Wind and Wave Fields for Hurricane Andrew 510 Seafloor Interaction with Steel Catenary Risers
194 Calibration of Mooring Design Code for Floating Drilling and Production Platforms 511 Tailored Polymeric Materials for Oil Spill Recovery in Marine Environments
195 Shallow Gas Broaching 512 Transfer of Decanting Technology Research to Oil Spill Response Organizations and Regulators
196 Sea Ice Scaling Effects 513 Laboratory Testing to Determine Dispersion Predictability of the Baffled Flask Test (BFT) and Swirling Flask Test (SWT)
197 Residual Strength of Dented and Corroded Pipelines 514 Dispersant Effectiveness Testing on Heavy OCS Crude Oils at Ohmsett
198 Offshore Pipeline Abandonment Study 515 Wave Field Characterization at the Ohmsett Wave Test Basin
199 Hurricane Andrew Calibration Study 516 Development of a Method to Produce Large Quantities of Realistic Water-In-Oil Emulsions for use in Evaluating Oil Spill Response Equipment and Methods
200 Securing Procedures for Mobile Drilling Units (MODU's) in the Gulf of Mexico 517 New and Innovative Equipment and Technologies for the Remote Sensing and Surveillance of Oil in and Under Ice
201

Evaluation of Hurricane Pipeline Damage

518 Workshop on the Issue of Prevention: What are the Next Challenges?
202 Methodologies for Platform Requalifications 519 Drilling and Completion Gaps for High Temperature and High Pressure In Deep Water
203 Performance of Safety and Pollution Control Devices in the Aftermath of Hurricane Andrew (Part of the Hurricane Andrew OCS Damage Assessment Program) 520 Project Canceled
Summary Report of Activities at the Minerals Management Service Ohmsett Facility
204 Post Mortem Platform Failure Evaluation Study 521 Project Canceled
Riser VIV Workshop
205 Post Mortem Platform Failure Study 522 Methodologies for Measuring and Monitoring Hydrogen for Safety in Advanced High Strength Linepipe Steel Applications.
206 Shallow Water Wave and Current Field Study 523 Drilling Engineering Association (DEA) Technology Workshop
207 API/Hurricane Foundation Study 524 IADC workshop on “Offshore Logistics” Conference
208 Underwater Welding Development Program 525 Hydrotest Alternative JIP – For Deepwater Gas Export Pipelines
209 Development of Acceptance Criteria for Caisson Structures Damaged During Hurricane Andrew 526 Correlate Ohmsett Dispersant Tests with At Sea Trials; Supplemental Tests to Complete Test Matrix
210 Hurricane Andrew Effects on Offshore Platforms 527 The Effect of Warming Viscous Oils Prior to Discharge on Dispersant Performance
211 Architect and Engineering Services 528 Optimization of Oleophilic Skimmer Recovery
212 Deep Water Subsea Conceptual Studies, Phase 1 529 Analysis of Dispersant Effectiveness of Heavy Fuel Oils and Weathered Crude Oils at Two Different Temperatures Using the Baffled Flask Test
213 Design and Reassessment of Tubular Joints in Offshore Structures, Phase 4 530 SCR Flex Joint Design and Performance JIP
214 Ground Motion Attenuation Equations for Basin Environments 531 SCR Integrity Management JIP
215 Study into the Strength Reliability of Offshore Structures 532 Deepwater GOM Pipeline Damage Characteristics and Repair Options
216 SPAR Development Model Test Program 533 Development of Accurate Sampling Methods and Methods for Monitoring Water Vapor in Natural Gas Streams
217 A Guide for Risk Assessment of Offshore Platforms 534 Development of Accurate Methods for Predicting Hydrocarbon Dew Points
218 International Workshop on Underwater Welding 535 Accuracy of Liquid Level Sensors
219 Application of an Engineering Model for Ice/Soil/Pipeline Interaction 536 Vertical Access Riser Comparative Risk Assessment
220 Study of Human Factors in Offshore Operations 537 A Study of Underwater Gaseous Explosions
221 Risk-Based Optimization of Pipeline Integrity Maintenance Activities 538 Measurement and Control Underwater Noise from Oil Drilling and Production Operations
222 Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis for Offshore Platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel 539 Eliminating Annular Flow after Cementing in Offshore Gulf of Mexico
223 An Information Management System for the Reassessment of Offshore Platforms 540 Risk Assessment of Surface vs. Subsurface BOP's on Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
224 Dynamic Non-linear Loading Effects on Offshore Platforms 541 Application of Dual Gradient Technology to Top Hole Drilling
225 Development of Evaluation Guidelines for Offshore Platform Topsides in Seismic Regions 542 Dispersant Effectiveness Testing on Realistic Emulsions at Ohmsett
226 Hydrates of Hydrocarbons--Practical Implications 543 Development of Recommended API Practice for Structural Integrity Management of Fixed Offshore Platforms (JIP)
227 Development of Grouted Tubular Joint Technology for Offshore Strengthening and Repair 544 Real-time Detection of Oil Slick Thickness Patterns with a Portable Multispectral Sensor
228 International Workshop on Damage to Underwater Pipelines 545 Calm Sea Application of Dispersants
229 Hurricane Andrew Effects on Offshore Platforms (Phase II - JIP) 546 Chemical Dispersibility of OCS Crude Oils in Non-Breaking Waves, Part 1 Determining the Limiting Oil Viscosity for Dispersion in Non-Breaking
230 Support for the Composites Engineering and Applications Center (CEAC) for Petroleum Exploration and Production 547 Developing New and Innovative Equipment and Technologies for the Remote Sensing and Surveillance of Oil in and Under Ice - Phase 2
231 Sea Ice Mechanics Workshop 548 Examination and Review of Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) Loss of Station-keeping Ability During Hurricane Ivan and Assessment of Current Mooring Standards and Criteria to Prevent Similar Failures
232 Investigation of New Techniques for Abandonment of Offshore Structures 549 Assessment of Fixed Offshore Platforms in Hurricane Ivan, Andrew and Lili
233 DNR-MMS Louisiana Offshore Pipeline and Platform Map 550 A Pilot Study for Regionally-Consistent Hazard Susceptibility Mapping of Submarine Mudslides, Offshore Gulf of Mexico
234 Lease Abandonment: Technology, Environmental Effects and Regulation (Lease Abandonment Workshop) 551 Assessment of Drilling and Workover Rig Storm Sea Fastenings on Offshore Floating Platforms During Hurricane Ivan
235 Summary of State of Louisiana's Oil Spill Regulations and Programs For Platforms and Pipelines Located in State Waters (OPA 90) 552 Mudslides during Hurricane Ivan and an Assessment of the Potential for Future Mudslides in the Gulf of Mexico
236 Development and Testing of the FLAIM (Fire and Life Safety Assessment Indexing Model) for Evaluating the Safety of Offshore Platforms and Marine Loading Terminals 553 Pipeline Damage Assessment from Hurricane Ivan
237 Behavior of Suction Caisson Foundations 554 Mid-Scale Test Tank Research On Using Oil Herding Surfactants To Thicken Oil Slicks In Broken Ice
238 Recommended Procedure for Design of Drag-embedment (Fluke) Anchors 555 Partnering in a Workshop to Determine the Scope of an Experimental Oil Spill in Pack Ice in Canada
239 Paraffin Deposition Prediction in Multiphase Flowlines and Wellbores

556

Risk Assessment of Submarine Slope Stability - Hydroplaning
240 Development of a Frequency Scanning Radiometer to Measure Oil Slick Thickness, Phase II 557 Numerical Modeling of Torpedo Anchors
241 Assessment of Tubular Steel Joints in Existing Offshore Structures 558 Composite Repair Methods for Steel Pipes
242 Retrofit Cathodic Protection of Marine Pipelines Associated with Petroleum Production 559 Offshore Hurricane Readiness & Recovery Conference
243 Cathodic Retrofits for Offshore Structures 560 Project Canceled
Performance of Deepwater Production Platforms
244 Testing of Fire Resistant Booms in Waves and Flames 561 Project Canceled
LNG Process Safety Design
245 Homopolar Welding of Offshore Pipelines 562 Recommended Practice on Sampling and Analysis of High Water Content Streams
246 Reliability-based Reassessment of Jacket Platforms 563 Understanding the Effects of Time and Energy on the Effectiveness of Dispersants
247 Numerical Modeling of Oil Boom Behavior and Rapid Current Boom Development 564 Full Scale Monitoring Marco Polo JIP
248 Programming, Digitizing, and Data Entry of Pipelines for the Gulf of Mexico, OCS and Louisiana State Waters 565 Guidelines for the Integrity Assessment methods of Piggable and Unpiggable Pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico
249 Control of Natural Gas Hydrates 566 Assessment of the Acceptability and safety of Using Equipment, Particularly BOP and Wellhead Components at Pressures in Excess of the Rated Working Pressure
250 International Workshop on Use of Human & Organizational Factors (HOF) in the Management of Safety and Environmental Hazards for Offshore Operations and Facilities 567 Synthetic Based Drilling Fluid Droplet Survey
251 International Workshop on Advanced Material for Marine Structures 568 Research at Ohmsett on the Effectiveness of Chemical Dispersants on Alaskan Oils in Cold Water
252 Novel Hydrate Prediction Methods for Drilling Fluids 569 Svalbard, Norway Experimental Oil Spill To Study Spill Detection and Oil Behavior in Ice
253 Blowout Preventer Study 570 Measurement of the Effect of Depth Below Mudline of Charge Placement During EROs
254 Pipeline Reliability Assessment 571 Loads due to Extreme Wave Crests
255 Development Studies of Mud Converted to Cement 572 Deepwater Riser Fatigue Life, Modeling & Standard Study
256 ASCE Pipeline Workshop 573 Oil Recovery with Novel Skimmer Surfaces under Cold Climate Conditions
257 Project Cancelled 574 No MODUs Adrift
258 API Benchmark Structure 575 Torpedo Piles for Gulf of Mexico Applications
259 Laboratory Testing to Determine Operational Parameters for In Situ Burning of U.S. OCS Crude Oil Spills 576 Measurement of the Effect of Magnetism on Hydrogen Cracking Susceptibility of Pipeline Steels
260 1997 Pipeline Workshop 577 Design Options for Offshore Pipelines in the US Beaufort and Chukchi Seas
261 Integrity Assessment for Aging Structures--Evaluation and Improving the Effectiveness of Ultrasonic Testing 578 Assessment of Fixed Offshore Platform Performance in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
262 Analytical and Experimental Investigations of the Behavior of Tubular Frames, Phase III 579 Joint Industry Project to Study Risk-Based Restarts of Untreated Subsea Oil and Gas Flowlines in the GOMR
263 Underwater Welding Development Program, Phase II 580 Hindcast Data on Winds, Waves and Currents in Northern Gulf of Mexico in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (2005)
264 Development of Improved Drill String Safety Valve Design and Specifications 581 Pipeline Damage Assessment from Hurricane Katrina/Rita
265 Reliability of Corroded Pipelines 582 A Probabilistic Approach to Risk Assessment of Managed Pressure Drilling in Offshore Drilling Applications
266 Support of the Offshore Technology Research Center 583 Characterizing Material Performance for Design of Sour Service HPHT Equipment in Accordance with API RP 6HP Practices
267 Development, Testing and Evaluation of an Explosive Shock Wave Focusing Tool with Minimum Explosive Weight 584 Arctic Offshore Technology Assessment of Exploration and Production Options for Cold Regions of the US Outer Continental Shelf
268 Second International Conference on Composite Materials for Offshore Operations 585 Mitigating Oil Spills from Offshore Oil and Gas Activities by Enhancement of Oil-Mineral Aggregate Formation
269 Assessment and Analysis of Unsupported Subsea Pipeline Spans 586 Planning Support for an Experimental Oil Spill in Pack Ice
270 Decommissioning of Oil and Gas Facilities Offshore California Workshop 587 International Oil in Ice Workshop 2007
271 Safety and Integrity of Arctic Marine Pipelines 588 Detection of Oil on and Under Ice - Phase 3
272 Allowable Leakage Rates for Safety and Pollution Prevention Equipment 589 Investigation of the Ability to Effectively Recover Oil Following Dispersant Application
273 Strengthening, Modification and Repair Techniques for Offshore Platforms--Phase II 590 Changes with Dispersant Effectiveness with Extended Exposure in Calm Seas
274 Assessment Criteria and Reserve Strength of Tubular Joints--Phase II 591 Evaluate Accuracy of Polyester Subrope Damage Detection Performed by ROVs Following Hurricanes and Other Events
275 Riser Reliability Analysis

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Project Cancelled
276 Mitigating the Problem of Gas Migration After Primary Cementing 593 Evaluate and assess the performance of jackup rigs that were subject to Hurricanes Katrina or Rita
277 Structural Integrity Assessment and Repair of Corrosion-Damaged Offshore Platform Tubulars 594 Development of a Portable Multispectral Aerial Sensor for Real-time Oil Spill Thickness Mapping in Coastal and Offshore Waters
278 Natural Gas Sampling Program 595 Identification of Window of Opportunity for Chemical Dispersants on Gulf of Mexico Crude Oils
279 Assessment of the Feasibility for the Application of Threaded Connectors in Offshore Platform Caissons 596 Sea Spray Icing of Drilling and Production Platforms
280 Risk Assessment for Dry Tree Tieback Alternatives Study 597 Assessment of Superstructure Ice Protection As Applied to Offshore Oil Operations Safety
281 Assessment of the Effects of Damage and Repairs of Existing Gulf of Mexico Platforms 598 Upgrade of SMART Dispersant Effectiveness Monitoring Protocol
282 International Workshop on Marine Pipeline Safety Assessment and Risk Management 599 Joint Industry Project to Quantify Risks in Deepwater Production Facilities and Flowlines in the GOM
283 Comparative Evaluation of Minimum Structures and Jackets 600 A Review and Update of Supplemental Bonding Requirements in the Gulf of Mexico
284 Investigation of Hybrid Deep Water Production Systems 601 Seabed Scour and Buried-Pipeline Deformation Due to Ice Ridges
285 Assessment and Reliability of Production and Tubing Design 602 Cement Fatigue and HPHT Well Integrity with Application to Life of Well Prediction
286 Project Cancelled 603 Stability of Tension Leg Platforms with Damaged Tendons
287 Fate and Behavior of Deepwater Subsea Oil Well Blowouts in the Gulf of Mexico 604 Evaluation of Fatigue Life Models and Assessment Practice for Tension Leg Platforms (Phase 1: Tendon System Fatigue)
288 Outdoor Wave Tank and Program of Mid-Scale In Situ Burn Testing in Alaska 605 Cooperative Research on Extreme Seas and their Impact to Floating Structures
289 Re-Engineering of a Stainless Steel Fireproof Boom for Using in Conjunction with Conventional Firebooms 606 Hybrid Well Riser Risk of Failure and Prevention
290 Project Cancelled 607

Assessing Risk and Modeling a Sudden Gas Release Due to Gas Pipeline Ruptures

291 Technology Assessment and Concept Evaluation for Alternative Approaches to In Situ Burning of Oil in the Marine Environment 608 Methods to Reduce Lateral Noise Propagation from Seismic Exploration Vessels
292 ULTIGUIDE Phase 2 609 Reliability vs. Consequence of Failure for API RP2A Platforms Using RP2MET
293 Scour and Arctic Marine Pipeline Workshop 610

Marco Polo JIP Extension 2008 - 2009 Full-Scale Monitoring Marco Polo TLP

294 Statistical Analysis of MMS Inspection and Accident Data 611 JIP for the Development of Standardized Testing Requirements for HPHT Equipment
295 In Situ Clean up of Oiled Shorelines; Svalvard Shoreline Project 612 Analysis of Conservatism in Offshore Foundation Design
296 Chemical Response to Oil Spill: Ecological Effects Research Forum (CROSERF) 613 Development of a Training Package on the Use of Chemical Dispersants for Ohmsett - The National Oil Spill Response Test Facility
297 Comprehensive Spill Response Tactics for the Alaska North Slope-Oil in Broken Ice Spill Response Scenarios 614

ISO 13628-12 / API RP 2RD Dynamic Risers for Floating Production Installations JIP

298 Testing at Ohmsett to Determine Optimum Times to Decant to Temporary Storage Devices 615 Chemical Dispersant Research at Ohmsett
299 Estimation of Towing Forces on Oil Spill Containment Booms 616 Tulsa University Drilling Projects (TUDPs)
300 Coiled-Tubing and Slim-Hole Technology, DEA-67 Phase III 617 Employing Chemical Herders to Improve Oil Spill Response Operations
301 Revision of Orifice Metering Standard 618 Comparative Study of Offshore Wind Turbine Generators (OWTG) Standards
302 University of Tulsa Fluid Flow Projects (TUFFPs) 619 Subject An Interactive Met-Ocean Geographical Information System (GIS) with Applications for Data Query and Statistical Analysis
303 Coriolis Massmeter Data Analysis Program 620 Collection and Archival of Environmental Data Relevant to Design of Arctic Structures
304 Avoidance of Vibration Fatigue Failure in Process Piping Systems 621 High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) Elastomer Evaluation
305 Highly Compliant Rigid-Pipe Riser Analysis 622 Impact of Marine Growth on Pipeline Risers for Floating Facilities JIP
306 Low Viscosity Fluids for Plugging Microfine Fractures 623 Evaluation of High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS)
307 Optimization of Horizontal Well Completion 624 Beaufort and Chukchi Sea Ice Design Criteria
308 International Workshop on Advanced Methods of Corrosion Mitigating for Marine Structures 625 Oil Spill Training and Response (STAR) Calculator Program
309 Development of an OHMSETT Activity Summary Report    
310 Mechanical Oil Recovery in Ice Infested Waters (MORICE) - Phase III 627 Assess/Develop Inspection Methodologies for Offshore Wind Turbine Facilities
311 Oil Spill Containment, Remote Sensing, and Tracking from Deep Water Blowouts Status of Existing and Emerging Technologies 628 Assess the Design/Inspection Criteria/Standards for Wave and/or Current Energy Generating Devices
312 Laboratory Testing to Determine In Situ Burning Parameters for Six Additional U.S. OCS Crude Oil 629 Assess the Design and Inspection Criteria and Standards for Wave and Current Energy Generating Devices
313 Large-Scale Modeling of Pipeline Soil Interaction Under Lateral & Axial Loading    
314 Continued Development of Earthquake Load and Resistance Factor Design Guidelines    
315 Engineers Design Guide to Deepwater Fiber Moorings    
316 Reliability Study for Synthetic Moorings    
317 Deep Water Pipeline Repair Methods    

 

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