Submersible Technology: Adapting to Change: Proceedings of an international conference (’SUBTECH ‘87— Adapting to Change’) organized jointly by the Association of Offshore Diving Contractors and the Society for Underwater Technology, and held Aberdeen, UK

322 Pages·1988·12.57 MB·English

by  R. Ebbers (auth.)

Advances in
Underwater Technology,
Ocean Science and
Offshore Engineering
Volume 14
Submersible Technology:
Adapting to Change
ADVANCES IN UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY,
OCEAN SCIENCE AND OFFSHORE ENGINEERING
Vol. 1 Developments in Diving Technology
Vol. 2 Design and Installation of Subsea Systems
Vol. 3 Offshore Site Investigation
Vol. 4 Evaluation, Comparison and Calibration of
Oceanographic Instruments
Vol. 5 Submersible Technology
V 01. 6 Oceanology
Vol. 7 Subsea Control and Data Acquisition
Vol. 8 Exclusive Economic Zones
Vol. 9 Stationing and Stability of Semi-submersibles
Vol. 10 Modular Subsea Production Systems
Vol. 11 Underwater Construction: Development
and Potential
Vol. 12 Modelling the Offshore Environment
Vol. 13 Economics of Floating Production Systems
Vol. 14 Submersible Technology: Adapting to Change
Vol. 15 Technology Common to Aero and Marine
Engineering
CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE
J. E. Hendrick
T. A. Hollobone
P. Blewett
D. Clark
C. Logan
J.1. M. Morrison
B. G. Redden
A. J. Sandford
Jean Pritchard
Advances in
Underwater Technology,
Ocean Science and
Offshore Engineering
Volume 14
Submersible Technology:
Adapting to Change
Proceedings of an international conference CSUBTECH '87-
Adapting to Change') organized jointly by the Association
of Offshore Diving Contractors and the Society for
Underwater Technology, and held in Aberdeen, UK, 10-12 November 1987
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Graham & Trotman
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British Library Cataloguing Publication Data
Subtech '87 - Adapting to Change Conference
(1987) Aberdeen, ScotIand
Submersible technology
1. Underwater engineering
I. TitIe 11. Association of Offshore
Diving Contractors III. Society for
U nderwater Technology
627'.7
ISBN-13: 978-94-010-7078-2 e-ISBN-I3: 978-94-009-1299-1
001: 10.10071978-94-009-1299-1
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data is available.
© Society for Underwater Technology 1988
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Contents
Part I
An Overview of R & D, Past, Present and Future
CHAPTER 1 Sources of funding for research and development
in oil and gas technology
R. Ebbers 3
CHAPTER 2 The funding of the Hydra-Lok swage pile
connection development
J. M. Lowes 13
CHAPTER3 The drill support tooling module project
B. G. Redden 17
Part 11
Reassessment of Standards and Operating Practices
CHAPTER 4 Review of standards, codes, requirements and
regulations-their impact on underwater projects
T. A. Hollobone 25
CHAPTER 5 Standardization-N orwegian experience by
Nifo----Norsk Industriforening for Oljeselskap
W. B. Norton 39
CHAPTER 6 Code of practice for the safe and efficient
operation of remotely opera ted vehicles
A. J. Sandford 45
CHAPTER 7 Adapting ROV operations procedures to today's
market
J. Mann 51
CHAPTER 8 Using project management as a tool-a necessity
in today's underwater contracting industry
G. P. Gilbert 55
CHAPTER 9 The CSWIP scheme: a personal view from the
Chairman of the Board
T. J. H. Webborn 67
Part III
Saturation Diving
CHAPTER 10 Higher efficiency through improved diver
transportation
A. Haegglin 77
CHAPTER 11 Standards for underwater breathing apparatus
C.Tarmey 89
CHAPTER 12 Monitoring of bacterial status and antibacterial
cleaning of saturation diving systems
S. T. Brooke, P. R. Blewett and C. M. Childs 101
CHAPTER 13 HYDRA 8: Pre-commercial hydrogen diving
project
J. P. Imbert, C. Gortan, X. Fructus, T. Ciesielski
and B. Gardette 107
CHAPTER 14 Diver selection for deep dives (below 300 msw)
S. T. Brooke 117
CHAPTER 15 Saturation diving: diving deeper than 300m
P. Rosengren 129
Part IV
Diving Shallower Than 50m
CHAPTER 16 Mathematical modeHing of tissue bubble
dynamies during decompression
M. L. Gernhardt 135
CHAPTER 17 An evaluation of automatie recording of
commercial air-diving data
J. Hendrick 147
CHAPTER 18 Civil engineering working practices and
standards
D. R. Shiers and P. SeHern 153
CHAPTER 19 The future of diver training
A. D. Bax 159
CHAPTER 20 Deeompression siekness in eommereial air divers.
The present status of the Shields/Lee report
T. G. Shields 169
CHAPTER 21 Clinieal presentations and signifieanee of
deeompression siekness: an analysis of ineidents
from eommereial diving operations 1977-87
C. M. Childs 175
Part V
Developments in Underwater Intervention
(Including Robotic Systems)
CHAPTER 22 Design, installation and operation of an ROV
operated subsea produetion system in 450 msw
F. R. Frisbie, E. W. Hughes and C. E. Brown 197
CHAPTER 23 The role of two new autonomous diving systems
in underwater intervention
G. S. Hawkes and S. A. Earle 207
CHAPTER 24 Wellman: the subsea intervention system
E. W. Nesse, H. Lindland, R. Husebye and K.
Höglund 215
CHAPTER 25 An overview of eurrent projeets in the field of
diverless subsea produetion systems
P. E. Hadfield and S. M. Adamson 223
CHAPTER 26 Advaneed roboties under water: the DTI initiative
R. W. Barrett 247
CHAPTER 27 New developments in flooded member deteetion
A. M. Leonard 257
CHAPTER 28 Progress of automation in remote intervention
tasks
D. J. Partridge 265
CHAPTER 29 Operational automatie hyperbarie welding
J. Blight and G. Hutt 277
Part VI
Diversification and Innovation-Adapting to Change
CHAPTER 30 Resources from the sea programme--a technical
challenge
D. M. Hoddinott and A. H. Ruyten 289
CHAPTER 31 The return of the manned submersible--a new
dawn?
D.J. Hampson 299
CHAPTER 32 Seabed contact vehicles
J.S. Wood 309
CHAPTER 33 Diversification and innovation: adapting to
change--or the view of one small business
J. Turner 319
*CHAPTER 34 U niversi ty/ Industry/ Governmental Interfaces
Joint R & D Projects-Do They Work?
G. Russell 329
* Late addition from Part I
Part I
An Overview of R & D:
Past, Present and Future
1
Sources o{ Funding tor
Research and Development in
Oil and Gas Technology
R. Ebbers, Offshore Supplies Office,
Department of Energy, UK
The development of new cost-effective techniques for exploration and production is
essential for the optimum exploitation of oil and gas resources both on the UK
Continental Shelf (UKCS) and worldwide.
The Uni ted Kingdom Offshore Operators Association issued a fact sheet in June
1987 in which it was estimated that total annual spending, from all sources, on
offshore-related research and development in the UK is in the region of .tlOO-140M.
These are significant figures, but when you consider that the annual market for the
supplies of offshore goods and services has averaged .t2.3--2.4Bn over the last five or
six years on the UKCS-it becomes a very worthwhile investment.
In the same fact sheet, the Minister of State for Energy, stated:
'As we look forward to the discoveries and developments ofthe next decade, it is
elear that the essential element is R. and D. Only a sustained, determined search
for advances in technology which will solve technological problems, reduce costs
and maintain elose attention to safety, will ensure the full exploitation of our oil
and gas resources.'
Development of new technology requires two key ingredients:
(a) the innovative idea;
(b) the funds to undertake the work.
This paper deals with the latter.
There are a number of sources of funding---direct and indirect-which are
available worldwide for the development of new products and techniques for use in
oil and gas technology. This paper does not purport to cover them all nor can it
vouch for the accuracy of all ofthe text, as the criteria for schemes change from time
to time. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the information was correct
at the time of preparation, companies interested in any source of funding listed are
advised to contact the organization listed.
As some new techniques may have a wider application than the oil and gas market,
the paper attempts to cover some possible sources of funding which are not specific
to oil and gas technology.
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