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The AMEC - Furmanite Conductor Chocking Service

• Graham McKay Furmanite Int Limited

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Technology Alliance

• Capturing– industry leaders– interplay of expertise– combined strength

• Teaming Agreement– Development– Marketing– Commercial Rewards

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Case Study

• The Patient - BP Bruce

• Diagnosing the Symptoms

• Identifying the Root Cause

• Prescribing the Tonic

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Diagnosing the Symptoms

• Excessive flowline and wellhead displacement

• Crack propagation within flowline & glycol support

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Location of Cracking ...

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Identifying the Root Cause

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BP - Bruce

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Identifying the Root Cause- Wave Loading

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BP - Bruce

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Identifying the Root Cause- Wave Loading & Response

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Finite Element Analysis

• Model Comprises– Conductor

– Typical Flowline

– Typical Glycol Line

– Brace Supports

– Small Bore Connections

• Apply– Material properties, physical properties and boundary

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– Operational loads comprising weight, temperature and pressure

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Animation

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SN Curve Curves

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Typical Analysis Results

• Applying mathematical representation of Smart-Shim within FE model

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Prescribe the Tonic

• Develop design of clamp for lower glycol line connection

• Determine feasibility of introduction of flexible line into glycol injection system

• Develop methodology for, and implement, shimming remainder of conductors at +10m level and prioritise installation

• Complete installation of shims to all conductor guides at lower deck level

Let’s see this in practice ...

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Benefits

• Improved Operational Safety

• Improved Technical Integrity

• Reduced Whole Life Costs

• Improved Asset Value Recovery

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Completed Applications• BP Bruce - 24• BP NW Hutton - 5• Shell Expro Eider - 2• Marathon East Brae - 11• Marathon Brae B - 9• BP Magnus - 1• BP Juno - 1• Apache Forties Delta - 8• Shell Expro Nelson - 44• Apache Forties Echo – 12• BP Chirag – 23• BP Azeri E – 22• BP Azeri C – 22• BP Azeri W – 12• BP Shah Deniz – 33• Chevron Alba – 13• Texaco Captain – 3• Shell Brent A – 4• Shell Brent C – 4• Shell Brent B - 3

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• Sub Sea Diver Installed• Pipe Supports

• Pump Base Dampening

Other Applications

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Pipe Supports & Base Dampening

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World Wide Patents

SMARTSHIMINVENTION Damping of Conductor TubesPatent and trademark protection and applied for in the name of Furmanite International Limited and Amec Services LimitedMarketed as SMARTSHIM INVENTORS Mike Riach, Brian Crawford, Peter Cranston

COUNTRY PATENT TRADEMARK

UK GRANTEDNO 237747920 years from 10 June 2002

GrantedRegistration No 2322712 Class 37 & 42

AUSTRALIA GRANTEDNO 78239920 years from 10 June 2002

Granted Registration No 962034 Class 37 & 42

CANADA APPLIED FOR APPLIED FOR Application no 2,434,109

NORWAY GRANTEDNO 20022768

GrantedRegistration No 222969 Class 37 & 42

USA GRANTEDNO 6,739,92620 years from 7 June 2002

APPLIED FOR Application No 78/282,842

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• Filling the gap offshore …

• Simply the solution.

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