Production lines housed in syntactic foam

Journal Article · Mon Aug 08 04:00:00 EDT 1988 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7134206

Buoyancy modules of syntactic foam play a dual role in Placid Oil Co.'s operation of the world's largest floating production system located in Green Canyon block 29, Gulf of Mexico. For the first time, syntactic-foam buoyancy modules have been converted to the task of housing flow and service lines in addition to providing vital buoyancy for the riser string. Specially designed Eccofloat syntactic-foam modules, suited to the main riser, were made by Grace Syntactics, Canton, Mass. The $275 million Placid Oil production system, designed for 1,540-ft water, was developed for Placid by Cameron Offshore Engineering Inc. The system's key component is its huge, free-standing riser. it is the first rigid riser ever designed for a floating production platform, and the largest rigid riser ever built.

• OSTI ID: 7134206
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 86:32; ISSN OIGJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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