Modeling Leakage in a Fuel Transfer Pipeline Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Techniques ABSTRACT Stress Engineering Services, Inc. (SES) performed an assessment of leaks for an insurance company that occurred in a fuel transfer...Go To Paper
Selection and Qualification of Materials for HPHT Wells ABSTRACT Interest in sour, high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) wells and in ultra-HPHT wells, i.e. those with bottom hole temperatures greater...Go To Paper
The Marlin TLP: Measured and Predicted Responses during Hurricane Ivan ABSTRACT The Marlin TLP uses an extensive monitoring system to measure the environment and platform responses. These measurements are used as an...Go To Paper
Thermal and Mechanical Considerations for Design of Insulated Tubing ABSTRACT Of the several options for controlling temperature in a well, vacuum-insulated tubing (VIT) has proven useful in a number of...Go To Paper
Improvements to Ultra‐deepwater Controls Reliability through State‐of‐the‐Art Analytical Techniques ABSTRACT Three years ago, unexpected component failures were encountered in the blowout preventer (BOP) hydraulic systems of one of Transocean's...Go To Paper
Design of a Riser Recoil Control System and Validation Through Full-Scale Testing ABSTRACT: This paper discusses the development of a riser recoil control system for a state-of-the-art drilling vessel. This control system,...Go To Paper
Development and Validation of a Modeling Technique for the Accurate Prediction of Heat-Up Times ABSTRACT Accurate prediction of the time required for a heat treat load to reach the prescribed temperature will reduce variability and improve...Go To Paper
A Reliability Approach to the Design of OCTG Tubulars Against Collapse ABSTRACT: In reviewing the current API 5C3 process for designing downhole tubulars against collapse under external pressure, it has been found...Go To Paper
Circumferential Stiffeners As Buckle Arrestors In Long Panels ABSTRACT: It is well known that certain larger structures are susceptible to a type of collapse which starts locally but under favorable...Go To Paper
Riser Collapse Pressures Resulting from Release of Deepwater Mud Columns ABSTRACT Emergency disconnect of a deepwater drilling riser filled with a heavy mud column creates the potential for collapse of the drilling...Go To Paper
Four Years’ Experience Using an Inconel Probe to Test the Cooling Characteristics of Production Quench Oil ABSTRACT In the aircraft industry, heat treatment is performed that has to conform to several specifications and monitoring the performance of a...Go To Paper
Localization and Propagation of Instabilities in Long Shallow Panels Under External Pressure ABSTRACT: This paper discusses the response of long, shallow, elastic panels to uniform pressure loading. Under quasi-static conditions, the...Go To Paper
