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Project Number 609
Date of Summary August 29, 2008
Subject

Reliability vs. Consequence of Failure for API RP2A Platforms Using RP2MET
Performing Activity

Energo Engineering, Inc.
Principal Investigator

Frank Puskar
Contracting Agency

Minerals Management Service
Estimated Completion

November 30, 2008
Description

Energo will determine the structural reliability of a set of approximately 15 GOM platforms of different configurations, water depths and locations. This set is meant to represent a typical cross section of the GOM fleet of fixed platforms. The resulting platform reliabilities will be compared based upon metocean criteria used - RP2A or 2INT-MET and by region. The results will allow MMS to better understand the impact of the new API criteria on expected platform performance according to design approach used and location in the GOM. Energo will also interface with the API SC2 committee for input and guidance.

Tasks established are:

  1. Develop Technical Approach

  2. Select Regions, Water Depths and Platforms for Study

  3. Reliability Analysis

  4. Comparative Reliability

  5. Interface with API SC2

Progress Contract awarded February 5, 2008. Task 1 has been completed. There has been some difficulty in obtaining platform data so end result may be based on less than the target of 15 platforms. Project is proceeding on schedule.

 

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