DETERIORATION MODELS DEVELOPMENT METHOD FOR OFFSHORE JACKET-TYPE PLATFORMS

    公开(公告)号:US20230313480A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-05

    申请号:US18168687

    申请日:2023-02-14

    IPC分类号: E02B17/00

    CPC分类号: E02B17/0034 E02B2017/0056

    摘要: Methods of determining an offshore jacket platform’s condition including determining a geometry, a plurality of loads, and a material composition of an offshore jacket platform; obtaining a base shear at collapse when the offshore jacket platform is intact; calculating a residual resistance factor; determining a criticality factor for each of a plurality of members on the offshore jacket platform; determining a structural health condition state; determining the probability of deterioration; and modeling a rate of deterioration. Another aspect of the disclosure includes methods of determining an offshore jacket platform’s condition in case of lack of inspection records including selecting a corrosion wastage model for splash zones and immersion zones, identifying distribution parameters for the legs and bracings of the jacket platform; determining a structural health condition state for leg and bracing; aggregating probable structural health condition states; and modeling a rate of deterioration of the offshore jacket platform.

    Solar Panels Over Water Reservoir System
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230170838A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-01

    申请号:US18058919

    申请日:2022-11-28

    申请人: MIME, LLC

    摘要: A system of solar panels over a water reservoir may include a plurality of piers secured to a floor of the water reservoir and extending from the floor to a fixed elevation above a maximum water elevation of the water reservoir. The system of solar panels may also include at least one support structure on the plurality of piers. The system of solar panels may also include a plurality of solar panels supported by the support structure over at least a portion of the water reservoir. The plurality of solar panels both reduce evaporation from the water reservoir and generate solar electricity.

    Systems and Methods for Reducing Scouring
    6.
    发明申请
    Systems and Methods for Reducing Scouring 审中-公开
    减少洗涤的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150218770A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-06

    申请号:US14591669

    申请日:2015-01-07

    IPC分类号: E02B17/00

    摘要: Systems and methods for reducing scouring around piles are described. The system includes a pile and an enclosure. The pile has a maximum cross-sectional dimension, Dp. The enclosure is circumferentially disposed around the pile, the enclosure having a first end proximate a surface of a seabed; a second end distal the surface of the seabed; and a maximum cross-sectional dimension, De, wherein De is at least 1.25*Dp.

    摘要翻译: 描述了减少桩周围冲刷的系统和方法。 该系统包括一堆和一个外壳。 桩具有最大横截面尺寸Dp。 所述外壳围绕所述桩周向设置,所述外壳具有接近海底表面的第一端; 远离海底表面的第二端; 和最大横截面尺寸De,其中De为至少1.25 * Dp。

    Method and apparatus for elevating a marine platform
    8.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for elevating a marine platform 有权
    一种用于升降海洋平台的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09068316B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-30

    申请号:US14188263

    申请日:2014-02-24

    IPC分类号: E02B17/08 E02B17/02

    摘要: A method of elevating the deck area of a marine platform (e.g., oil and gas well drilling or production platform) utilizes a specially configured sleeve support to support the platform legs so that they can be cut. Once cut, rams or jacks elevate the platform above the cuts. The sleeve support is then connected (e.g., welded) to the platform leg and becomes part of the structural support for the platform. In one embodiment, two sleeves are employed. In another embodiment, the jacks or rams elevate in two stages including a first stage wherein one sleeve elevates and the other sleeve does not elevate and a second stage wherein both sleeves elevate together.

    摘要翻译: 提升海洋平台(例如油气井钻井或生产平台)的甲板区域的方法利用特殊构造的套筒支撑件来支撑平台腿,使得它们能被切割。 一旦切割,公羊或千斤顶将平台提升到切口上方。 然后将套管支撑件(例如,焊接)连接到平台腿部并且成为平台的结构支撑件的一部分。 在一个实施例中,采用两个套筒。 在另一个实施例中,千斤顶或公柱在两个阶段中升高,包括第一阶段,其中一个套筒升高并且另一个套筒不升高,以及第二阶段,其中两个套筒一起升高。

    SHALLOW WATER JACKET INSTALLATION METHOD
    9.
    发明申请
    SHALLOW WATER JACKET INSTALLATION METHOD 有权
    防水套装安装方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150050089A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-19

    申请号:US13966115

    申请日:2013-08-13

    IPC分类号: E02B17/02 E02B17/00

    摘要: A new jacket installation method is disclosed, especially for shallow water heavy jacket installation applications. The method utilizes a special type of air bags, called launching air bags, to provide low cost net buoyancy in order to make a shallow water jacket self afloat with a sufficient bottom clearance with seabed. At a floating state a minimum size installation crane vessel could be used to perform all needed jacket installation operations such as lowering, setting-down to seabed, driving foundation piles, grouting and the welding between foundation piles and jacket leg tops. For a shallow water heavy jacket installation, a crane vessel cost usually represents a majority cost of a jacket installation. Therefore, a significant savings could be achieved if a minimum size crane vessel could be used, instead of a large size crane vessel.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种新的护套安装方法,特别适用于浅水重型护套安装应用。 该方法采用特殊类型的气囊,称为发射气囊,以提供低成本的净浮力,以使浅水套自身漂浮,并具有足够的海底底部间隙。 在浮动状态下,可以使用最小尺寸的安装起重船来执行所有需要的护套安装操作,例如降低,沉降到海底,驱动基础桩,灌浆以及基础桩和护腿腿部之间的焊接。 对于浅水重型护套安装,起重船的成本通常代表外套安装的大部分成本。 因此,如果可以使用最小尺寸的起重船,而不是大型起重船,则可以大大节省成本。

    Pile cleaner apparatus
    10.
    发明授权
    Pile cleaner apparatus 有权
    清洁器具

    公开(公告)号:US08465228B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-18

    申请号:US12798872

    申请日:2010-04-13

    IPC分类号: B05B13/02

    CPC分类号: E02B17/0034 B08B3/024

    摘要: A supporting ring is clamped about a pile and a cleaning ring is supported below the clamping ring by a cable threaded through a number of pulleys, allowing the washing ring assembly to be raised or lowered along a pile. A washing ring carries a four high-pressure water jets that spray water against the pile while the washing ring oscillates through 110-120 degrees of arc, driven by a hydraulic motor through a gear ring. A stabilizing ring fits into a C-shaped channel formed by the washing ring, supporting the cable pulleys. Both the washing ring and the stabilizer ring can be broken down into two semi-circular sections, required for installation and removal in most applications, and are fastened together by a number of over-center clamps.

    摘要翻译: 支撑环被夹紧在一堆上,并且清洁环通过穿过若干皮带轮的电缆支撑在夹紧环下方,从而允许洗涤环组件沿着桩升高或降低。 清洗环带有四个高压水射流,当洗涤环通过齿轮环由液压马达驱动时,洗涤环振动110-120度的弧度,喷射水。 稳定环安装在由洗涤环形成的C形通道中,支撑电缆滑轮。 洗涤环和稳定器环都可以分解成两个半圆形部分,在大多数应用中需要安装和拆卸,并通过多个过中心的夹具固定在一起。