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Courtesy of Cameron
Umbilicals
With the exception of vertical jumper connections, flowlines and
umbilicals are normally laid directly on the seabed.
© The Robert Gordon University 2007
Subsea System Elements
Courtesy Statoil
The pipeline is being laid from a Here the pipeline is being laid
stationary semi-submersible rig and away from the wellhead by a DP
winched in to the host platform. semi submersible rig.
• Ideally two tensioners are required on the lay barge, one on each side of
the tie-in sled, to allow the “Wye” to be welded into the line.
• The mud mats are installed once the sled clears the tensioners.
• The tie-in is made with a collet connector, activated with ROV assistance.
© The Robert Gordon University 2007
16” Wye Sled for the Mardi Gras Field.
Courtesy of BP
Photo shows a 400 ton subsea manifold intended for BPs’ Bombax
Pipeline Development
© The Robert Gordon University 2007
Subsea Production Manifolds
• Manifolds gather formation fluids from a number of subsea
wells (or other manifolds) and direct the flow to multi
phase in-field pipelines or risers.
• They are basically the “Clapham Junctions” of the oilfield.
• Manifolds are equipped with interconnected pipe work and
hydraulically actuated valves and chokes to regulate and if
required isolate production from, or injection to, one ore
more wells tied in to the system.
• Manifolds may also segregate high pressure systems from
low pressure systems.
Courtesy of BP
Courtesy of BP
• An 8 – Slot combine drilling template and manifold for the Ormen Lange
Field, Norwegian North Sea.
• The template weighs 1,150 tons and contains flow bases and manifolding for
the 8 subsea well to be drilled by Smedvig’s West Navigator ram-rig drillship.
• Positioned using Sonardyne’s wide band acoustics.