Submersible Technology

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-94-009-4203-5
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 5, 432 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Advances in Underwater Technology, Ocean Science and Offshore Engineering

Zielgruppe

Research

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I Drilling.- 1 Evaluation of the last five years of ADS/ROV in drilling operations.- 2 Dual ROV-manned vehicles.- 3 Designing for intervention drilling—ROV.- 4 Dedicated vehicle: A new remotely operated vehicle specifically designed for support of exploration drilling.- II Platform Cleaning.- 5 Antifouling techniques.- 6 Slippery paint.- 7 Water jetting by an ROV.- 8 Hutton production risers—A novel cleaning problem.- III Commercial Aspects of Underwater Operations.- 9 The real-life aspects of managing a lump sum contract.- 10 Difficult contract clauses.- 11 Mobilization requirements for DSVs and diving systems.- 12 The roles of the client’s representative and the diving superintendent.- IV Survey.- 13 Recent and future developments in undersea survey and intervention.- 14 Intelligent transponder surveying.- 15 Autonomous vehicles in survey.- V Subsea Production Facilities.- 16 Subsea installation and intervention: How to utilise the potential of ROV techniques.- 17 ROV tooling technology: Montanazo D2 Field ROV intervention system.- 18 The underwater shuttle.- 19 A one-atmosphere transfer system for deep-water production support.- 20 A swage pile connection technique.- VI NDT.- 21 NDE—Overview and legal requirements.- 22 Improving subsea MPI consistency.- 23 ROV inspection system (ROVIS).- 24 Electromagnetic inspection underwater.- VII Problems and Requirements.- 25 Marine recovery of a hyperbaric rescue vehicle.- 26 The design and development of a new class of self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboat for diver rescue.- 27 Hyperbaric evacuation.- 28 Qualifications of offshore personnel: LSTs and diving supervisors.- 29 Qualifications of offshore personnel: Inspection personnel.- VIII Inspection and Repair—Platforms/Pipelines.- 30 The use of cofferdams for weldedrepairs to offshore structures.- 31 Oil company view of future operations—Inspection and repair of deepwater structures.- 32 Automatic stud welder for surface and underwater applications.- 33 Grouted clamps for platform repair.- 34 Use of concrete mattresses.- 35 Trenching and burial of submarine pipelines.- 36 Pipeline inspection by ROV.- 37 Seahorse II.- IX Vehicle Development.- 38 Beyond +2000 Feet.- 39 Designing reliability into systems.- 40 The low-cost remotely operated vehicle (LCROV).- X Non-Oil Related Engineering.- 41 Environmental monitoring through the use of ROVs.- 42 Power cable repair underwater.- 43 Oceanographic tasks and tools—A survey of some recent developments.- XI The Cost Effectiveness of Underwater Operations.- 44 Statistical analysis of the time taken for various underwater tasks.- 45 Potential improvements in the efficiency of underwater operations.- 46 Are ROVs efficient?.- 47 DAVID: A versatile multipurpose submersible support system for remote control or diver-assisted performance.