Decommissioning Insight 2017

Reverse installation

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Rigid pipelines are manufactured from carbon steel or a high performance steel alloy, with additional coatings providing corrosion protection, stabilisation or, in some cases, insulation. Rigid pipelines transport hydrocarbons between subsea infrastructure and platforms and to shore. The portion of a pipeline extending from the seafloor to the surface is termed a riser. The function of a riser is to provide conduit(s) to move produced fluids and/or injection fluids between the seafloor equipment and the production host. Small, unmanned platforms consisting of minimal facilities (wells, manifolds, and perhaps minimal separation and or testing facilities). These installations are designed to operate in conjunction with a host fixed production platform to provide further processing and onward transportation of fluids. The securing of cargo to a vessel so that movement during transportation does not cause damage. These steel jacket structures weigh more than 12,000 tonnes and are designed with two large diameter legs for buoyancy during installation. The single-lift method involves removing the topside in one piece and may involve extra engineering work to reinforce the topside in preparation for removal. Used for deepwater drilling. They have ballasted columns to remain on location assisted by either mooring lines or dynamic positioning systems. Used for exploration and development drilling. These structures usually weigh under 2,000 tonnes and are typically deployed in water depths of 55 metres or less. They include smaller launched and lift-installed jackets, as well as minimum facilities platforms. Short segment of rigid pipe with a connector half at either end. A spool is commonly used to connect flowlines and/or subsea facilities together, e.g. a subsea tree to a subsea manifold. On platforms, spools are used to connect pre-installed piping where final connection is performed offshore. A safety device installed in the upper wellbore to isolate producing fluids in the event of an emergency. Subsea tie-backs usually connect small reservoir accumulations, developed using subsea trees and manifolds, back to a host platform for onward processing and or transportation. Trunklines are defined as pipelines with a diameter greater than 14 inches and a length above 18 kilometres. Usually referred to as production (or injection) tubing. This is a pipe inserted in the well to carry and contain the production (or injection) from the reservoir to the surface. Southern North Sea

Rigid pipelines

Risers

Satellite installations

Sea-fastening

Self-floaters

Single-lift

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Semi-submersible rig

Shallow-water jackets

SNS

Spool

Subsea isolation valves

Subsea tie-back

Trunkline

Tubing

UK Continental Shelf Utility support pipes

UKCS

Umbilical

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