Monitoring of Flexible Pipes State of the Art

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1 Monitoring of Flexible Pipes State of the Art Robby O Sullivan, Subsea Regional Technology Officer, APAC SUT Evening Technical Meeting Presentation, Perth, 11 th June 2014

2 Table of contents 1. Flexible Pipe Fundamentals and the case for Monitoring 2. Established and emerging monitoring technologies and products 3. Conclusion 2 TECHNIP GROUP- This document contains confidential information - Property of TECHNIP FRANCE SAS Copyright TECHNIP FRANCE All rights reserved

Flexible Pipe Fundamentals and the case for Monitoring 3 TECHNIP GROUP- This document contains

4 Flexible Riser Failure Modes Overbending Carbon Steel Pressure Armour Wires Overbending of a flexible pipe can result in : Excessive strain in polymer sheaths Unlocking of the pressure armour wires leading to loss of pressure containment Carbon Steel Tensile Armour Wires 4 TECHNIP GROUP- This document contains confidential information - Property of FLEXI FRANCE SAS Copyright FLEXI FRANCE All rights reserved

5 Flexible Riser Failure Modes Pressure and Tensile Armour Wire Fatigue Wire Fatigue Life = Fn (.. Mean and Cyclic Wire Stress, Residual manufacturing stress Operating pressure and tension Local curvature and tension variation Riser configuration Vessel motion Wave/current environment throughout field life Wire material fatigue properties, Basic fatigue properties Annulus corrosive environment Permeation through internal polymer sheath Condition of external sheath Many interacting mathematical models + Factor of Safety of 10 gives conservative design Carbon Steel Tensile Armour Wires Carbon Steel Pressure Armour Wires 5 TECHNIP GROUP- This document contains confidential information - Property of FLEXI FRANCE SAS Copyright FLEXI FRANCE All rights reserved

6 Flexible Risers The case for monitoring As we push products closer to their limits : Deeper water Higher pressures Longer field lives Reduced reliance on multiple mathematical models and stacked conservatisms can : Enable design for more onerous conditions Allow assessment of consumed fatigue life at any time Facilitate field life extensions based on known stress histories Aid decision making process following an unplanned event Monitoring of certain parameters can replace the reliance on mathematical models with actual performance measurement. 6 TECHNIP GROUP- This document contains confidential information - Property of FLEXI FRANCE SAS Copyright FLEXI FRANCE All rights reserved

Flexible Risers The case for monitoring Critical parameters to be monitored in a flexible riser include : Continuous Online Real Time Curvature variation to assess overbending and fatigue life

7 Flexible Risers The case for monitoring Critical parameters to be monitored in a flexible riser include : Continuous Online Real Time Curvature variation to assess overbending and fatigue life consumption Annulus condition (flooding, gases) more accurate calculation of fatigue life consumption Armour wire break detection early warning system 7 TECHNIP GROUP- This document contains confidential information - Property of FLEXI FRANCE SAS Copyright FLEXI FRANCE All rights reserved

8 Established and Emerging Monitoring Technologies and Products 8 TECHNIP GROUP- This document contains confidential information - Property of TECHNIP FRANCE SAS Copyright TECHNIP FRANCE All rights reserved

9 Flexible Pipe Monitoring Established and Emerging Technologies Surveillance Monitoring Annulus Condition Armour wire Condition Fatigue DTS for flooding detection Annulus vent gas monitoring Acoustic Emission Curvature monitoring Top tension monitoring 9 TECHNIP GROUP- This document contains confidential information - Property of FLEXI FRANCE SAS Copyright FLEXI FRANCE All rights reserved

been completely repackaged for optimal deployment in a single cabinet 10 TECHNIP GROUP- This

10 Flexible Pipe Monitoring Annulus condition inspection Advanced Riser Annulus Test Services + Gas sampling on site More than 1000 risers inspected in 15 years A mature and robust process that has been completely repackaged for optimal deployment in a single cabinet 10 TECHNIP GROUP- This document contains confidential information - Property of FLEXI FRANCE SAS Copyright FLEXI FRANCE All rights reserved

Flexible Pipe Monitoring Annulus Flooding Detection using Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) DTS is a mature technology for continuous annulus temperature measurement using

Terra 2014 Enhanced development of DTS can interpret the level of flooding of a flexible pipe annulus, provides inputs for: Status Flow assurance Annulus flooding detection

11 Flexible Pipe Monitoring Annulus Flooding Detection using Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) DTS is a mature technology for continuous annulus temperature measurement using fiber optics inserted within pipe armour layer Deployed on Dalia IPB s since 2007 Deployed and fully commissioned on Islay Trace Heated Pipe in Pipe in 2012 Deployed on Papa Terra 2014 Enhanced development of DTS can interpret the level of flooding of a flexible pipe annulus, provides inputs for: Status Flow assurance Annulus flooding detection In-situ full scale test validation on-going in Brazil 11 TECHNIP GROUP- This document contains confidential information - Property of FLEXI FRANCE SAS Copyright FLEXI FRANCE All rights reserved

12 Flexible Pipe Monitoring Acoustic Emission NDT to detect Armour Wire Breakage Acoustic emission sensor Material under stress Crack 1. Detection, 2. Location, 3. Identification 4. Follow-up Damage

13 Flexible Pipe Monitoring Acoustic Emission NDT to detect Armour Wire Breakage A special location algorithm calculates and visualizes the exact position of the sources of acoustic emission and thus of the damages in the tank floor. in situ inspection, in service with stored liquid for lower costs. Leakages Detection Corrosion Detection

14 Flexible Pipe Monitoring Acoustic Emission NDT to detect Armour Wire Breakage BSEI Decision Nº09-102, June 29, 2009 Concerning the replacement of hydraulic proof test during the periodic re-qualification of certain pressure equipment, by a gas pressure test controlled by acoustic emission. ASME: Section V, Article 11 Acoustic Emission Examination of Fibre-Reinforced Plastic Vessels. ASME: Section V, Article 12 Acoustic Emission Examination of Metallic Vessels during Pressure Testing Acoustic Emission Structure Transmission and treatment Preamplification, filtering A.E. system Real-time visualization and diagnosis False? True? Defects? Background noise? PC AE sensors

tensile armour wire rupture Non intrusive & retrofittable system Real time

deployment Brazil 15 TECHNIP GROUP- This document contains confidential

15 Flexible Pipe Monitoring Acoustic Emission NDT to detect Armour Wire Breakage Armour break detection in risers Purpose & Benefits: Detection of tensile armour wire rupture Non intrusive & retrofittable system Real time riser integrity assessment New & existing risers Pilot system ready for deployment Brazil 15 TECHNIP GROUP- This document contains confidential information - Property of FLEXI FRANCE SAS Copyright FLEXI FRANCE All rights reserved

continuously Algorithms to calculate pipe curvature based on relative positioning between all sensors in array.

16 Flexible Pipe Monitoring MORPHOPIPE MEMS Based Riser Curvature Monitoring Overview of configuration F P S O Array of MEMS embedded around circumference of sheath Array of MEMS sensors embedded in outer sheath Each can report back its own local position and inclination continuously Algorithms to calculate pipe curvature based on relative positioning between all sensors in array. Prototype qualification testing on-going 16 TECHNIP GROUP- This document contains confidential information - Property of TECHNIP FRANCE SAS Copyright TECHNIP FRANCE All rights reserved

Flexible Pipe Monitoring MORPHOPIPE MEMS Based Riser Curvature Monitoring Curvature measurements Real Time, Continuous Monitoring of 3D curvature for extreme curvature detection and contribution to

17 Flexible Pipe Monitoring MORPHOPIPE MEMS Based Riser Curvature Monitoring Curvature measurements Real Time, Continuous Monitoring of 3D curvature for extreme curvature detection and contribution to fatigue re-assessment Integrated to flexible pipe in topside dynamic area with smart microsystems Alarm for operators: Over curvature and abnormal shape detection Data for fatigue analysis of topside dynamic section Accurate and valuable information for fatigue analysis and dynamic behavior of flexible pipe 17 TECHNIP GROUP- This document contains confidential information - Property of TECHNIP FRANCE SAS Copyright TECHNIP FRANCE All rights reserved

Inspection and Integrity Management Program A reliable subsea inspection and integrity management service require expertise in several domains: Flexible pipes design and manufacturing F Inspection P

18 Inspection and Integrity Management Program A reliable subsea inspection and integrity management service require expertise in several domains: Flexible pipes design and manufacturing F Inspection P technologies applied to multilayers and multi S material structures O Subsea equipment deployment Review and development of next-generation technologies ongoing. Leveraging on 40 years of product and application experience. Ultrasonic testing Electromangetic Radiography 18 TECHNIP GROUP- This document contains confidential information - Property of TECHNIP FRANCE SAS Copyright TECHNIP FRANCE All rights reserved

Conclusion Integrity Monitoring and Management becoming more of an imperative as operating envelopes are extended Monitoring technologies and philosophy must be integrated at early product design

19 Conclusion Integrity Monitoring and Management becoming more of an imperative as operating envelopes are extended Monitoring technologies and philosophy must be integrated at early product design stage Existing monitoring and inspection services can provide valuable information Emerging monitoring technologies, combined with product design and manufacturing expertise will facilitate comprehensive integrity management programs. 19 TECHNIP GROUP- This document contains confidential information - Property of TECHNIP FRANCE SAS Copyright TECHNIP FRANCE All rights reserved

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