Riser Integrity Management for Deepwater Developments Event: Riser Integrity Management for Deepwater Developments Date: May 2006 Author: R. Thethi - 2H Offshore Engineering Inc. H. Cook, D. Dopjera - BP. L. Williams - iicorr BP’s deepwater floating production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico include one tension-leg platform, three spar platforms, and one semi-submersible. In addition, two semi-submersible platforms are in the final stages of construction and commissioning. This total inventory of seven floating platforms in water depths ranging from 3000 to 7000 ft includes a wide range of riser types. In some cases the risers set industry records for design parameter combinations such as depth and diameter. They are thus of particular interest from an integrity management viewpoint BP is in the process of implementing a risk-based integrity management program for risers operating on these deepwater producing facilities. This paper explains the process to be applied, drawing on experience from similar processes used for pipeline systems and topside equipment. Some of the risers have instrumentation and monitoring systems which will be of value for long term integrity management, as well as day to day operations monitoring. Examples of actions arising from an integrity management process are discussed along with challenges in implementation. The paper concludes with a summary of advantages for existing operations and the potential benefit for future riser system design arising from this program. If you would like a copy of this technical paper register to download it (pop-up form). Back to All Technical Papers Services Deepwater Production Systems Riser Concept Engineering Steel Catenary Risers Top Tensioned Risers Hybrid Risers Flexible Pipes & Risers Composite Risers Subsea Flowlines & Jumpers Subsea Umbilicals System Verification & CVA Drilling, Completion & Workover Drilling Risers Drilling Riser Management Subsea Completion & Workover Risers Subsea Wellheads & Conductors Offshore Platform Conductors Platform Well Integrity & Life Extension Well Engineering Well Plug & Abandonment Integrity, Life Extension & Monitoring Riser Integrity & Life Extension Subsea Wellhead System & Life Extension Machine Learning for Riser Engineering Riser System Digital Twin Riser Monitoring System Engineering Riser Inspection, Maintenance & Repair Subsea Incident Engineering Fracture Mechanics and ECA Minimum Facility Platforms Conductor Supported Wellhead Platforms & CoSMOS Monopile Wellhead Platforms Exploration to Early Production Systems Structural Engineering Services Installation Engineering Decommissioning Engineering Riser Delivery Management Component Detailed Design Mechanical Connectors Systems & Qualification Testing Offshore Renewables & Alternative Resources Fixed Offshore Wind Floating Offshore Wind Deep Sea Mining Get the latest riser insights! Receive our riser news, published papers and blog posts in your inbox monthly. *