ROV TRANSPORTABLE TOOL PACKAGES FOR SUBSEA COMPONENT REPLACEMENT (1987)

ROV Transportable Tool Packages For Subsea Component Replacement T.S. Chilton; T.S. Chilton Esso Exploration and Production UK Ltd Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar D.R. Pejaver; D.R. Pejaver Furness Underwater Engineering Ltd Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar J. White J. White Furness Underwater Engineering Ltd Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Paper presented at the SPE Offshore Europe, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, September 1987. Paper Number: SPE-16573-MS https://doi.org/10.2118/16573-MS Published: September 08 1987 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Get Permissions Search Site Citation Chilton, T.S., Pejaver, D.R., and J. White. "ROV Transportable Tool Packages For Subsea Component Replacement." Paper presented at the SPE Offshore Europe, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, September 1987. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/16573-MS Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll ProceedingsSociety of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)SPE Offshore Europe Conference and Exhibition Search Advanced Search Permission to copy is restricted to an abstract of not more than 300 words. Illustrations may not be copied. The abstract should contain conspicuous acknowledgment of where and by whom the paper is presented. Publication elsewhere is usually granted upon request provided proper credit is made.AbstractEsso Exploration and Production UK Limited is undertaking a multi-year design development and component prototype testing programme at a cost of franc 4 M to franc 5 M pounds sterling. The objective of the programme, known as the Esso Deepwater Integrated Production System (EDIPS) development programme is to ensure that Esso has the production technology available for commercial development of potential deepwater discoveries in the UK. The paper, after providing a brief overview of the total project, focuses on the description of innovative designs for the diverless maintenance of valves and control pods on subsea installations.While diverless maintenance capability is a must in deep water, simple systems that can be deployed using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) can be cost effective in all water depths ranging from a few hundred to several thousand feet. This paper describes such ROV transportable systems being developed by Furness Underwater Engineering Limited and Wharton Williams Limited under contract to Esso. The work is being done under the technical stewardship and coordination of Esso's research affiliate, Exxon Production Research Company, and draws on Esso's prior expertise on diverless maintenance system design.The objective of the work described is to develop detailed designs for the tool packages and undertake in-water prototype testing, if required, to gain confidence in the technology for commercial application. Cost effectiveness of the system is improved by the use of commercially available ROV systems and by designing the valve and pod replacement tool packages to handle a range of valve and pod sizes, respectively.IntroductionThe Esso Deepwater Integrated Production System (EDIPS) development programme is a major R and D programme initiated by Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited in 1985. A third phase of the four-phase programme is currently underway. A description of the contents, objectives, schedule and other details of the programme can be found in reference 1; only a brief overview of the overall programme is given here. Keywords: commercially available rov, interface skid, tool core, rov transportable tool, guidepost, remotely operated vehicle, receiver, tool package, subsea system, replacement Subjects: Offshore Facilities and Subsea Systems, Remotely operated vehicles This content is only available via PDF. 1987. Society of Petroleum Engineers You can access this article if you purchase or spend a download.