Developing a Future Vision for Subsea

Field Developments: a Research Strategy

Mark Critchley, Project Manager

National Subsea Research Institute

m.critchley@abdn.ac.uk

www:nsri.org.uk

The Subsea industry needs:

- Research with a long term view

- The best innovative solutions

- Step change impact on performance

NSRI Flagship Themes

Reliability & Integrity

AutonomousSystems

Near SeabedCivil Engineering & Fluid Dynamics

Near SurfaceFloating Systems& Hydrodynamics

The Field of the Future?

But different choices for different locations

Deeper water

Further offshore

No direct human interface (?)

Broadband control & communications

Locally generated power

Passive/active & dynamically re-configurable

Security

Safety and Environmental protection

Installation

Production Control

Chemical Inhibition

Separation & Re-injection

Monitoring & Inspection

Isolation & Intervention

NSRI Flagship Themes

Reliability & Integrity

AutonomousSystems

Near SeabedCivil Engineering & Fluid Dynamics

Near SurfaceFloating Systems&Hydrodynamics

• Wireless data communication• Data transfer protocols • Intelligent Sensor networks• Smart sensors and Smart meters• Continuous Condition Monitoring• Subsea power systems: generation, storage and distribution

• Artificial Intelligence Applications• Underwater robotics & automated learning • Computer visualisation and simulation• Intelligent knowledge management• Embedded electronics• Security protocols

Designing next generation field requirements

Encouraging industry consensus

Creating a sustainable future

National Subsea Research Institute

www:nsri.org.uk