Project Number | 319 |
Date of Summary | July 25, 2000 |
Subject | Reliability of Subsea Blowout Preventer Systems for Deepwater Applications--Phase II |
Performing Activity | SINTEF Industrial Management |
Principal Investigator | Per Holand |
Contracting Agency | Minerals Management Service |
Completion | November 1999 |
Description | The project investigated the performance of deepwater subsea BOP systems for drilling rigs operating in the Gulf of Mexico. It examined BOP test data from 83 deepwater wells drilled in water depths of 1,335 to 6,725 feet. It also compared BOP reliability in the Gulf of Mexico to that of other areas, such as the North Sea. The project also looked at the maintenance programs used by several of the deepwater drilling contractors to see how the various programs effect BOP reliability. |
Progress | The project was completed in December 1999 and SINTEF made a presentation of the findings and recommendation on February 16, 2000 to interested operators and drilling contractors. The report is available in electronic format. |
Reports |
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AA (819 KB) | Holand, Per, Reliability of Subsea BOP Systems for Deepwater Application, Phase II DW, Sintef, Trondheim, Norway, November 7, 1999. |
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