Threaded riser connectors save time in deepwater installation
Journal Article
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· Oil and Gas Journal
OSTI ID:242273
- Enserch Exploration Inc., Houston, TX (United States)
- Hydril Co., Houston, TX (United States)
Installation of threaded connectors on the 12-in. oil and 8-in. gas export risers on Enserch Exploration Inc.`s Gulf of Mexico, Garden Banks (GB 388) production system saved both installation time and costs. Original plans for the GB 388 floating production facility (FPS) called for welding the joints to assemble each riser. However, during the planning stages, an evaluation showed that threaded connectors instead of welding improved project economics. Moreover, if it became necessary to pull and re-run a riser (which actually happened), the clean fast make/break of the threaded connection (Hydril Co.`s Series 2000) further reduced time and costs.
- OSTI ID:
- 242273
- Journal Information:
- Oil and Gas Journal, Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 94; ISSN 0030-1388; ISSN OIGJAV
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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