Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics 2023 Conference Proceedings
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference, held 12–14 September 2023 at the Royal Geographical Society, London
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Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics – ISSN 2754-6322
This international site investigation conference, organised by the Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics (OSIG) Committee of the Society for Underwater Technology, is the 9th in a series started by SUT in 1978. This conference, ‘Innovative Geotechnologies for Energy Transition, continued the aims of this established series of disseminating and communicating the latest developments in all aspects of marine geotechnology.
Guidance Notes for the Planning and Execution of Geophysical and Geotechnical Ground Investigations for Offshore Renewable Energy Developments
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First published October 2022.
Since the first publication of these Guidance Notes, in 2014, there has been a significant increase in the scale and number of offshore renewable energy projects. While projects in northwest Europe have led the way, renewable energy projects are now being proposed and progressed in many parts of the world, including significant projects in North America, Asia and Australia. Wind turbines (and thus their foundations) have been getting larger.
The Guidance Notes are designed to be generic in nature, and to be applicable to a wide range of offshore renewable schemes, worldwide. Although, they are neither intended to be a standard nor a specification, they are technically robust and represent the state of the industry at the time of writing. Whilst the techniques and processes referred to are common and widely used in the marine environment, each project will have its own specific requirements.
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Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics – ISSN 2754-6322
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This international site investigation conference, organised by the Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics (OSIG) Committee of the Society for Underwater Technology, is the eighth in a series started by SUT in 1978. This conference, ‘Smarter Solutions for Future Offshore Developments’, continued the aims of this established series of disseminating and communicating the latest developments in all aspects of marine geotechnology.
Contents:
Volume 1
International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering – 4th McClelland lecture Bramlette McClelland: Offshore Geotechnical Engineering Pioneer AG Young
Introduction to Alan G. Young, The Fourth ISSMGE McClelland Lecturer P Jeanjean
Understanding the Full Potential of an Integrated Geoscience Study AG Young
A Phased And Integrated Data Interpretation Approach to Site Characterisation S Thomas
Substrate Controls on the Life-Time Performance of Marine HV Cables JK Dix
A Framework for Monotonic p-y Curves in Clays P Jeanjean
PISA: New Design Methods for Offshore Wind Turbine Monopiles BW Byrne
Characteristics of Unified Databases for Driven Piles BM Lehane
Geohazards & Geophysics
Utilisation of 3D Exploration Seismic Data to Optimise Site Investigations – a Case Study from the Timor Sea D Sunderland, A Lane
Geohazards of the North West Shelf, Australia P Hogan, I Finnie, S Tyler, J Hengesh
Use of 3D Exploration Geophysical Data for Early Stage Geohazard Assessment and Pipeline Route Feasibility CA Smith, S Thomas, S Langford, A Aslam
Adapting Seismic Surveys to Shallow Investigation of Offshore Bedrock A Souf, T Denois, S Pouliquen, P Lucquiaud
Geospatial Analysis for Offshore Geotechnical Design D Rushton, L Jones, T Nott, M Rattley
Shallow Submarine Landslides as a Geohazard to Coastal Infrastructure: Examples from NW United Kingdom G Carter, D Long, M Stoker, D Tappin, J Howe
Slope Stability Assessment of the Stones Development in the Gulf of Mexico YJ Choi, F Nadim, N Boylan, C Hadley, A Young, A Niedoroda, B Saha
Has Anyone Seen the Crenulate? The Crenulate Reflection, Base Quaternary and the Aberdeen Ground Formation F Buckley
Seafloor Response to Large Volcanic Activity and Geohazard Implications in Naples Bay, Southern Italy C Violante, M Sacchi, V Spiess, L Steinmann
Scour Effect Around Suction Bucket Foundations and Monopiles in Clay Y Shin, N Sivasithamparam, T Jung, H Wang, S Song, S Park, J Sim
Geotechnical Site Investigation & Design
A New Approach for Cost-Effective Site Investigations for Offshore Wind Farms A Adamopoulos, W Cleverly, L Costa
Near-Real Time Geophysical and Geotechnical Data Integration: The Importance of Optimising the Collection of Data D Harrison, CA Smith, S Thomas, S Black, S Jegandan
Guidelines for Use of CPTU Application Classes According to ISO 19901-8: (2014) 300 T Lunne, R Santos, J Brink Clausen
The Influence of Insertion Process on Determining the Stiffness Characteristics of Chalk, using Pre-Bored, Self-Bored and Pushed Pressuremeters R Whittle, E Palix, D Donaghy
The use of Non-destructive Core Logging and X-ray Imaging Techniques to Resolve a Complex Engineering Geological Stratigraphy for a Planned Offshore Windfarm JW Shreeve, B Shreeve, J Pitel, E Palix, A Souf
Geotechnical Characterisation of Soils Containing a High Silt Content P Moran, J Brianso Del Rio, M Orlowska, Nick Rae, Mark Finch
Experimental Study on Effect of Stress Relief and Gas Exsolution on Sample Quality S Yang, T Lunne, K Andersen, G Yetginer
Influence of Pre-Shearing on the Triaxial Drained Strength and Stiffness of a Marine North Sea Sand V Quinteros, T Lunne, R Dyvik , L Krogh, R Bøgelund-Pedersen and S Bøtker-Rasmussen
CPT-Based Design Procedure for Installation Torque Prediction for Screw Piles Installed in Sand T Al-Baghdadi, C Davidson, M Brown, J Knappett, A Brennan, C Augarde, W Coombs, L Wang, D Richards, A Blake
Large Diameter Driven Piles in the Bolders Bank Formation: A Case Study G Giuliani, S Davies, M Vaziri
Seabed Investigation by a Novel Hybrid of Vessel-Based and Seafloor-Based Drilling Techniques P Looijen, J Peuchen
Offshore Characterisation of Extremely Soft Sediments by Free Fall Penetrometer J Peuchen, P Looijen, N Stark
Aged Undrained Shear Strength of Remoulded Clays A Lutenegger
Application of a Memory Surface Model in Predicting the Sand Response Under Cyclic Loading Conditions R Corti, A Diambra
Undrained Shear Strength of Offshore Sediments from Portable Free Fall Penetrometers: Theory, Field Observations and Numerical Simulations N Stark, K Ziotopoulou
A Practical Constitutive Model for Offshore Foundation Problems Involving Dense Sands in Partially Drained to Undrained Conditions S Whyte, M Rattley, C Erbrich, H Burd, C Martin
Advanced Soil Characterisation
Scour and Erosion Effects in Offshore Geotechnics HJ Luger, G Hoffmans, T Raaijmakers, A Borges Rodrigez, P Watson, H Krisdani, S Leckie,R Whitehouse, S Draper, B Spinewine
On the Use of Constitutive Models in Numerical Analyses of Offshore Structures A Grammatikopoulou, FC Schroeder, AM Brosse, KW Andersen, DM Potts
A Framework for Cyclic p-y Curves in Clay and Application to Pile Design in GoM Y Zhang, K H Andersen, P Jeanjean, A Mirdamadi, A S Gundersen, H P Jostad
3D Finite Element Modelling of the Cyclic Behaviour of Offshore Gravity Base Foundations on Sands H Dingle, C Humpheson, A Pillai
Laboratory Testing Based Design Method for Assessing Cyclic Response of Driven Piles in Chalk P Houlston, S Manceau, A Benson, I Alobaidi, R Evans, M Pacheco Andrade, JH Meincke
Normalised Modulus Reduction and Material Damping Ratio Curves for Bay of Campeche Clay VM Taboada, V Dantal, D Cruz Roque, FA Flores Lopez, RE Vazquez Monroy, P Barrera Nabor
Variations and Limitations of Curve Fitting Methods for Small Strain Shear Modulus in Sands Using the ICP Design Methodology T Masters, M Senthilkumar, G Woodyard
Seismic Design of Subsea Structures: Linear Time-History vs Response Spectrum Analyses and Practice Oriented Considerations M Cademartori, D Bertalot, M Molinari, O Zanoli, A Raggio, P Basso
Subsea Foundations on a Liquefiable Seabed H Suroor
Numerical Simulation of Suction Bucket Under Vertical Tension Loading K Shen, Y Zhang, RT Klinkvort, H Sturm, HP Jostad, N Sivasithamparam, Z Guo
Suction Installed Foundations
Centrifuge Testing and Numerical Modelling of a Suction Caisson in a Layered Soil – Static and Cyclic Response L Lorenti, B Lehane
Installation of Suction Anchors in Layered Soils M Saue, P Aas, K Andersen, E Solhjell
Suction Pile Foundations: Kinematic Soil-Structure Interaction D Bertalot, O Zanoli, A Murianni
Physical Modelling of Suction Bucket Installation and Response Under Long-Term Cyclic Loading Bienen, C O’Loughlin, F Zhu
Suction Installation of Square and Multi-Compartment Skirted Foundations in Sand L Tapper, C Humpheson, G Jackson
Successful Installation of Large Suction Caissons and Driven Piles in Carbonate Soils S Frankenmolen, C Erbrich, R Fearon
Field Testing and Numerical Back Analysis of Under-Pressure Installation and Over-Pressure Extraction of a Suction Caisson in a Layered Soil LSD Lorenti, BM Lehane
Simplified Model for the Stiffness of Suction Caisson Foundations under 6 DOF Loading SK Suryasentana, BW Byrne, HJ Burd, A Shonberg
Penetration Resistance of Suction Caissons in Layered Soils – A Case Study S Panayides, TA Powell, K Schrøder
Critical Suction Pressures During Installation of Suction Caissons in Sand S Panagoulias, BFJ van Dijk, T Drummen, A Askarinejad, F Pisanò
Model Testing of Suction Bucket Foundations under Tensile Loading in Non-Cohesive Soil P Gütz, M Achmus, K Thieken, C Schröder
Volume 2
Pile Design and Installation
Upper Bound Plastic Limit Analyses of Laterally Loaded Piles in Stratified Soils F Grajales-Saavedra, C Aubeny, D Drew, P Jeanjean, A Zakeri
Investigation of the Effects of Pile Modelling on Jacket Structural Analyses Results N Hamdan, N Morgan, D Christie, F Hosseini
Finite Element Analysis of Soil Plug Behaviour Within Open-Ended Piles T Joseph, G Houlsby, H Burd, P Taylor
Laboratory Test Predictions of the Cyclic Axial Resistance of a Pile Driven in North Sea Soils M Rattley, L Costa , R Jardine, W Cleverly
Large Scale Offshore Static Pile Tests – Practicality and Benefits P Barbosa, M Geduhn, R Jardine, F Schroeder
Driven Pile Design Method for Weak Rock V Terente, I Torres, J Irvine, C Jaeck
Engineering Behaviour of Mercia Mudstone for Offshore Pile Design A Sultaniya, M Rattley, P Gibbs, M Pacheco Andrade, M Liingaard, S Lam, C Erbrich
Re-Evaluation of Pile Driveability in Chalk J Dührkop, S Maretzki, J Rieser
Installation Response of 5.5m Diameter Driven Piles in Carbonate Soil – The Ichthys Development N Boylan, A Roux, JL Colliat-Dangus, A Sato
Driving the Moho Nord TLP Piles and Conductors in Deepwater Offshore Congo JL Colliat-Dangus
A Methodology for the Probabilistic Assessment of Pile Refusal Due to Boulder Encounter B Stuyts, G Ellery, J Davidson, I Torres, M Rose
An Integrated Pile Foundation Reassessment to Support Life Extension and New Build Activities for a Mature North Sea Oil Field Project R Argiolas, R Jardine
Analysis of a Torsionally Loaded Pile Considering the non-linear Distribution of the Soil Shear Modulus Z Xin-jun, X Yang-yang, X Dong-bin
Effects of Cyclic Axial Loading Sequences on Piles in Sand: Centrifuge Modelling M Blanc, L Thorel
Robust Analyses and Acceptance of Driven Piles for Offshore Structures N Morgan, D Christie, N Hamdan
Evaluation of p-y Approaches for Piles in Soft Clay M Terceros, M Achmus, K Thieken
Subsea Shallow Foundations
Extraction of Piles and Shallow Foundations E Heins, J Grabe
Effect of Foundation Flexibility on Consolidation Gains in Undrained Capacity X Feng, S Gourvenec
Model Testing Of Recovery Loads For Decommissioning Skirted Subsea Structures A Brennan, M Brown, J Knappett, C McMillan, H Aldaikh, A Small, D Morrow
In-situ Tests and Numerical Analyses for Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation on Rock-Fill Material A Mirdamadi, H Pederstad, A Rahim, K Tronstad
A Probabilistic Investigation of Primary Consolidation Settlements of Subsea Structures M Silva, L Begaj, A Amodio
Centrifuge Tests on a Sliding Foundation: Impact of the Undrained Cohesion Profile M Blanc, L Thorel, R Wallerand
Validation of a Surface Foundation Macro Model by Laboratory Testing J Tistel, G Eiksund and G Grimstad
Whole-Life Assessment of Subsea Shallow Foundation Capacity S Gourvenec, S Stanier, D White, N Morgan, M Banimahd, J Chen
The Undrained Capacity of Shallow Two-Foundation Systems Acting in Consort Under Three-Dimensional Loading S Abyaneh, A Maconochie, J Oliphant
Hybrid Subsea Foundations – From Research to Project Application R Wallerand, M Cafi, D Kay, P Dimmock, M Randolph
Mudmat Perforation – Geotechnical Serviceability Assessment of Foundation Performance On Soft Soil A Ulvestad, S Giese, A Stordal
Limit Analysis Of Hybrid Subsea Foundations Under Horizontal and Torsional Loading H Dunne, C Martin, R Wallerand
Hybrid Foundation for Temporary Support of Fixed Tripod or Jacket Structure T Drummen, B van Dijk, J Peuchen
Prediction of Retrieval Loads for Shallow Foundations in Very Soft Clay D Kay, N Dale-Lace, B Vignaud, R Wallerand
Pipelines
Effect of Through-Life Changes in Soil Strength and Axial Pipe-Seabed Resistance for HPHT Pipeline Design HE Low, M Ramm, MF Bransby, DJ White, ZJ Westgate
Evaluation of Soil Stiffness Support at Shoulder for Free-Span Pipeline EY Kencana, CF Leung, YK Chow
Experimental and Numerical Study of Pipelines Shallowly Embedded in Sands X Zhao, Y Luan, C Zhang, Y Tian, X Huang
Modelling of Pipeline and Cable Flotation Conditions T Bizzotto, MJ Brown, A Brennan, T Powell, H Chandler
Optimised Backfill Design for Preventing Pipeline Flotation C Erbrich, H Zhou
Active Pressure of Rock Berms on Pipelines D Carneiro, A Borges Rodriguez, R T Klinkvort, A Worren, M Banimahd
Risk Based Approach for Offshore Cable Burial Depth Assessment H Doan, A Puech, A Savadogo, Dr L MacNay
Hydraulic Stability of Cable Crossing Rock Berms in Combined Waves and Current A Roulund, SM Larsen, RJS Whitehouse, N Crossouard
Application of the Bathymetric Position Index Method (BPI) for the Purpose of Defining a Reference Seabed Level for Cable Buria lM Secomandi, E Jones, V Terente, R Comrie, MJ Owen
Improvement of Seabed Cable Plough Tow Force Prediction Models S Robinson, MJ Brown, AJ Brennan, M Cortis, CE Augarde, WM Coombs
Axial Behaviour of Partially Embedded Subsea Pipelines using Numerical Analysis M Senthilkumar, J Kodikara, P Rajeev, NI Thusyanthan
Mooring Systems
Numeral Study of Spudcans Penetrating Near Existing Footprints During Jack-Ups’Reinstallation L Yu, J Li, J Liu, L Ren, X Wang
Numerical Analyses to Determine the Failure Envelope of a Cross-Shaped Plate Foundation E Nicolini, M Castelletti
A New Testing Method to Estimate Anchor Trajectory Based on Modified Chain Profile Predictions J Liu, C Han, L Yu, W Zhao
Effectiveness of Skirted Spudcans in Mitigating Punch-Through in Sand-Over-Clay Deposits JM Lee, YH Kim, MS Hossain, MJ Cassidy, Y Hu, JU Sim
Insights into the Mechanisms of Anchor Chain Trench Formation K Sassi, MY-H Kuo, H Versteele, DN Cathie, S Zehzouh
Anchor Chain Trenching – Numerical Simulation of Progressive Erosion H Versteele, MY-H Kuo, DN Cathie, K Sassi, S Zehzouh
Plate Anchors for Mooring Floating Facilities – A View Towards Unlocking Cost and Risk Benefits CD O’Loughlin, DJ White, SA Stanier
Transition Depths for Deep Circular Anchors in Saturated Sand MP Rasulo, JA Schneider, JT Newgard, CP Aubeny
Support of Offshore Structures Using Helical Anchors A J Lutenegger
Inverse Chain Catenary in Weak Rock K Routledge, P Allan
Site Investigation & Seabed Remediation to Avoid Sequential Jack-Up Punch Through Failure L Kellezi, L Xu, C Molina
An Experimental Study of the Embedment of a Dynamically Installed Anchor in Sand SH Chow, CD O’Loughlin, C Gaudin, JA Knappett, MJ Brown, JT Lieng
Numerical Modelling of Jack-Up Rig Spudcan Interaction with Normal Faults KJ Oakes, MJ Brown, I Anastasopoulos
Wind Turbine Foundations
The Implications of Advanced Monopile Design Methodologies in Offshore Wind Turbines D Abadias, L Zdravkovic, D Taborda, D Potts
Modelling of Monopile Response to Cyclic Lateral Loading in Sand C Abadie, B Byrne, G Houlsby
Dynamic and Cyclic Pile-Soil Response Curves for Monopile Design P Peralta, J Ballard, M Rattley, C Erbrich
Consequences of p-y Curve Selection for Monopile Design for Offshore Wind Turbines S Sørensen, A Augustesen, C Leth, M Østergaard, M Møller
Efficient Pile Design for Offshore Wind Farm Jacket Structures S Manceau, A Benson
Large-Scale Experiments and Load Transfer Analysis of Piled Foundations Supporting an Offshore Wind Turbine A Foglia, M Wefer, F Forni
Reliability Based Assessment of Rock Socketed Piles at St Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm A Bertossa
Prediction of Drilling Rates for Large Diameter Monopiles F Vantomme, M Y-H. Kuo, D Cathie, T Denois
Back Analyses of Monopile Installation in North Sea Sands S Holm, R Klinkvort, N Boylan, W-E Semm, K Price, C Clausen
Integrated Design Method of Monopile Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines using a Kinematic Hardening Soil Model W Beuckelaers, H Burd, G Houlsby
Application of a Numerical-Based Design Method for Laterally Loaded Monopiles in Layered Soils Y He, B Byrne, H Burd
Pile Driving Assessments, Practical Developments in Reliability for Offshore Wind Farms R McLean, A Lambrughi, S Manceau
Predicting Long-Term Performance of OWT Foundation using Cyclic Simple Shear Apparatus and DEM Simulations L Cui, S Bhattacharya, G Nikitas, J Vimalan
Assessment of Pile Length Criteria for Monopile Foundations M Achmus, M Terceros F tom Wörden, K Thieken
Geotechnical Design Studies
The New ISO 19901-4 Standard for Geotechnical and Foundation Design JL Colliat, S Gourvenec, N Morgan, E Clukey, K Schröder, R Ruinen, S Lacasse, R Little
Field Studies on the Axial Capacity of Small Diameter Piles and Ageing Effects in Sands R Carroll, P Carotenuto, C Dano, I Salama, M Silva, K Gavin, R Jardine
Effect of Sampling on Behaviour of Weathered Chalk with Flints E Palix, B Souviat, RD Muhammed
Field Investigations into the Axial Loading Response of Displacement Piles in Chalk RM Buckley, RJ Jardine, S Kontoe, T Liu, E Ushev, BM Lehane, T Pine, F Schroeder, P Barbosa
Geotechnical Design of Anchor Piles for Ichthys CPF and FPSO C Erbrich, SY Lam, H Zhu, A Derache, A Sato, A Al-Showaiter
Hold-Back Anchor Piles with Free-Fall Potential on the Australian North-West Shelf M Banimahd, FC Chow, S Tyler, M Senders, R Stewart-Wynne
Investigating Drag Anchor Behaviour in Calcareous Materials on the North West Shelf of Australia FC Chow, M Banimahd, S Tyler, A Rathmell, M Ostojic, B Holland
Remote Intelligent Geotechnical Seabed Surveys – Technology Emerging from the RIGSS JIP DJ White, SA Stanier, CD O’Loughlin, SH Chow, MF Randolph, SD Draper, H Mohr, JP Morton, J Peuchen, R Fearon, A Roux, FC Chow
A State of the Art Design Approach for Assessing Cyclic Loading on Permanent Mooring Anchors in Carbonate Sediments C Erbrich, D O’Driscoll, S Lam, S Frankenmolen
Multi-Laboratory Assessments of Cyclic Soil Behaviour N Ramsey, S Sharma, F Lee
Automation and Control in a Submarine Drill Rig AG Arriaga, M Devincenzi, N Pérez, A Deu, M Arroyo
Common Pitfalls of Pile Driving Resistance Analysis – A Case Study of the Wikinger Offshore Windfarm RM Buckley, S Kontoe, RJ Jardine, M Maron, FC Schroeder, P Barbosa
Synthetic CPTs from Intelligent Ground Models based on the Integration of Geology, Geotechnics and Geophysics as a Tool for Conceptual Foundation Design and Soil Investigation Planning CF Forsberg, T Lunne, M Vanneste, L James, TI Tjelta, A Barwise, C Duffy
Case Studies
Geological, Geophysical and Geotechnical Integration for Cable Burial Assessment C Smith, R Haynes, S Thomas
Deterministic vs Probabilistic Liquefaction Assessment – A Case Study O Zanoli, A Murianni, G Scelsi, P Poggi
Johan Sverdrup – Assessment of Soil Material Behaviour and Strength Properties for the Shallow Silt Layer E Solhjell, R Carroll, S Strandvik, G Håland
Geotechnical Aspects of the Design and Construction of the Malampaya Depletion Compression Platform L Lorenti
Integration of Geophysical, Geological and Geotechnical Data for Offshore Wind Farms – East Anglia One OWF, Southern North Sea, A Case History J Reynolds, L Catt, G Salaün, P Knight, W Cleverly, L Costa
BP Clair Ridge: Independent Foundation Assurance For The Capacity Of Driven Piles in Very Hard Soils K Hampson, T Evans, R Jardine, P Moran, B Mackenzie, M Rattley
Development of 3D Ground Models for Offshore Wind Farms – Rhiannon OWF, Irish Sea J Reynolds, L Catt, A Fernandes, P Knight
Archaeological Palaeolandscape Assessment for Marine Offshore Development Using Seismic and Geotechnical Data – The UK Experience D Lloyd Jones, E Salter
Guidance Notes for the Application of Geophysical and Geotechnical Techniques for Reducing Tophole Risks in the Drilling of Offshore Wells
ISBN 0 906940 56 7 , ISBN13 978 0 906940 56 3
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The Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics (OSIG) Group of the SUT is pleased to announce its Guidance Notes for the Application of Geophysical and Geotechnical Techniques for Reducing Tophole Risks in the Drilling of Offshore Wells.
The offshore oil and gas industry spends around 1$60bn per year on oil and gas wells. Investment on this scale comes with risks, and although the offshore industry leads the way in industrial HSSE standards, it is estimated that around 10% of this expenditure, or $6bn, can be attributed to ground related issues such as stuck pipe, lost circulation, wellbore instability and shallow water flows. On top of this are environmental costs of the oil spills that can result from loss of well control, and most importantly the human costs in terms of injuries and loss of life resulting from some of the worst incidents. Given the appropriate data, analysis, engineering and application these risks and costs can be foreseen, mitigated and ultimately reduced.
Tophole integrity and risk reduction depends on understanding the soils and rocks throughout this section of the well. The primary sources of information are complementary geophysical (remote sensing) and geotechnical (intrusive) methods. In the top few tens of metres reliable geotechnical data may be available, but deeper than this information is often limited to what can be inferred from logging while drilling and is far from precise. Geophysical data are normally available throughout the tophole section, although their resolution will always decrease with depth, and their value is limited without proper correlation to soils data.
In this document the risks and problems within and around the well are described. Information and advice in the use and application of geotechnical and geophysical site investigation techniques for the planning of offshore wells are provided. Finally, a systematic approach to assessing and mitigating top-hole geo-risks is suggested.
The document is aimed at:
Geoscientists and engineers involved in data collection and analysis;
ISBN 0 906940 559, ISBN 13 978 0906940556 Perfect bound, 152 pp, Colour Price: £12.99 (plus an extra 10% discount for SUT members, applied when logged in)
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Volume Three: The Law Governing AUV Operations – Questions and Answers
By ED Brown and NJJ Gaskell
ISBN 0 906940 40 0, Softbound, 2001
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This report was commissioned to provide the engineers and programme administrators working on the Natural Environment Research Council’s Autosub projects with an easily accessible digest on the law relating to autonomous underwater vehicles. The questions have mostly come from the AUV community and reflect the concerns that it has about operating these novel vehicles in accordance with national and international law.
In providing answers to questions put to them by AUV practitioners, it has been the objective of the authors of this publication to give concise, practical guidance on the law governing problems which may arise in the day–to–day management and operation of AUVs.
ISBN 0 906940 37 0, Softbound, 2000
Order Reference C23, Price £80.00*, Members £72*
This report was commissioned to provide the Natural Environment Research Council’s Autosub programme with an up–to–date review on the law relating to autonomous underwater vehicles. AUV operations are sufficiently novel that guidance on operating practice and the legal constraints that may apply has been rather scarce.
By the nature of the commission, the report focuses on the national and international legal regimes applicable to a UK operator and as they appertain to an autonomous vehicle engaged in marine scientific research, such as Autosub. Nevertheless, much of this authoritative publication is relevant to the international operation of an AUV of any nationality and it will also prove valuable to commercial operators.
As an aid to dialogue, it should also prove valuable to those in the maritime law community interested in the questions posed by this exciting new underwater technology.
Guidance Notes for the Planning and Execution of Geophysical and Geotechnical Ground Investigations for Offshore Renewable Energy Developments
ISBN 0 906940 54 0, ISBN 13 978 0 906940 54 9 Perfect bound, 48 pp, Colour Price: Non-members £15, members £13.50
The Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics (OSIG) Group of the SUT is pleased to announce its Guidance Notes for the Planning and Execution of Geophysical and Geotechnical Ground Investigations for Offshore Renewable Energy Developments.
The past few years have seen a proliferation of offshore renewable energy projects including wind, wave and tidal developments. Some of the more significant risks that the developers of such projects face are the hazards and uncertainties that ground conditions present to project development, design, construction and operation.
The impact of these risks can be exacerbated by the increasing size of offshore renewable developments.
Hardbound, 674 pp, Colour Order Reference C42, Price: Non-members £220, members £198
The Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics (OSIG) Group of the SUT is pleased to announce its 7th International Conference, ‘Integrated Geotechnologies – Present and Future’. This conference will continue the aims of this established series, started in 1979, of disseminating and communicating the latest developments in all aspects of marine geotechnology.
The needs of the offshore industry have evolved substantially since the first conference held in 1979. While foundation developments continue to be important, there is now greater emphasis on integrating marine geology, geophysics and geotechnics. New challenges are being presented in geohazard assessments and geotechnical aspects of renewable energy, deepwater developments, floating production, pipelines, subsea tie backs and new environmental conditions.
Exciting developments for this conference included hosting the inaugural Bramlette McClelland lecture, organised by the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) in commemoration of one of the pioneers of offshore geotechnical engineering. The conference also held combined sessions featuring papers from special offshore issues of Géotechnique and Near Surface Geophysics, both leading journals in their respective specialist fields.
Contents:
Foreword – PG Allan
Bramlette McClelland: Offshore Geotechnical Engineering Pioneer – AG Young
Introduction to Dr James D (Don) Murff: The First McClelland Lecturer – P Jeanjean
Inaugural McClelland Lecture: Estimating the Capacity of Offshore Foundations – JD Murff
Keynote Address: Data Integration and Uncertainties in Geohazard Assessment – E Cauquil
Keynote Address: Cyclic Loading of Offshore Piles: Potential Effects and Practical Design – R Jardine et al.
Phenomenology of the Consolidation of Marine Clays with Methane Gas – R Nava Castro et al.
Safeguarding Coldwater Coral Reefs: A Method for Mapping and Characterisation – KE O’Connell and PM Collins
The Effect of Rising Gas on Submerged Foundations and Structures – DW Cox; Dogger Bank – A Geo Challenge – C Cotterill et al.
The Role of Archaeology in Offshore Site Investigation for Renewable Developments – SHL Arnott and PA Baggaley
Evidence of Tertiary Instrusive Rock at the West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm – MA Liingaard et al.
Conductor Jetting Experiences in Deepwater Offshore Ghana – An Investigation into Geotechnical and Operational
Influences on Success, and Establishment of Future Best Practice – B Mackenzie et al.
Numerical Simulations of Hydro Sound Emissions Due to Offshore Pile Driving – M Milatz et al.
Wireline Logging for Deepwater Geohazard Assessment – The Last 10 Years and the Next 10 – A Digby
Technical Vetting of Free-Fall Cone Penetrometer – P Jeanjean et al.
Rate-Effect Correction Methods for Free-Fall CPT Data in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico – An Operator’s Perspective – RL Buhler and JME Audibert
Effects of Gas Emanation on the Mechanical Properties of the Foundation Soils of the Gulf of Mexico – R Nava Castro et al.
Synergies Between Seabed Surveys for Engineering and Environmental Applications – A More Efficient Approach – R Salisbury and P Collins
Environmental Impact of Subsea Trenching Operations – S Gooding et al.
Dynamic Penetration of a Sphere in Clay – J Morton and CD O’Loughlin; Low Logistics AUVs – An Advanced Survey Tool – A McMurtrie and P Banks
Recent Developments in Deepwater Seafloor Geotechnical and Mineral Exploration Drilling – PK Robertson et al.
Testing a New Submersible Drill Rig – F Romero et al.
The Role of Site Surveys in Carbon Capture and Storage – D Long and M Akhurst; SOLCYP: A Four-Year Joint Industry Project on the Behaviour of Piles under Cyclic Loading – A Puech et al.
Development of Degradation Laws for Describing the Cyclic Lateral Response of Piles in Clay – M Khemakhem et al.
Local and Global Behaviour of Axial Cyclic Loaded Instrumented Model Displacement Piles in Sand – S Rimoy et al.
Temperature Effects on Laboratory Strength Measured on Soft Clays Sampled in Deepwater and Cold Environments – T Lunne et al.
Interface Shear Testing of Gulf of Guinea Sediments: Implications for the Design of Hot-Oil Pipelines and Suction Caissons – MYH Kuo et al.
Cyclic Axial Load Tests on Driven Piles in Overconsolidated Clay – O Benzaria et al.
Axial Pile Capacity of Wind Turbine Foundations Subject to Cyclic Loading – B Stuyts et al.
Experimental Investigation of Cyclically Axially Loaded Piles – M Rouainia et al.
Stability of Cast in Place Piles in Sand under Axial Cyclic Loading – A Guefrech et al.
A Constitutive Model of Soil Based on Variables Related to the Internal State of the Material – Y Bagagli and E Vincens
Clay Slurry Strength Improvement Using Calcium Hydroxide – J Kennedy et al.
Stability of Submarine Foundation Pits – J Bubel and J Grabe
Laboratory Measurement of the Remoulded Shear Strength of Clays with Application to Design of Offshore Infrastructure – DJ DeGrootet al.
A New Framework for Axial Pipe-Soil Resistance, Illustrated by a Range of Marine Clay Datasets – AJ Hill et al.
A New Framework for Axial Pipe-Soil Interaction, Illustrated by Shear Box Tests on Carbonate Soils – DJ White et al.
Lateral Resistance of Rock-Dumped Pipelines – J Kennedy et al.
Improving the Performance of Offshore Pipeline Ploughs Using Vibration – A Zefirova et al.
Effect of Gapping on the Uplift Resistance of a Shallow Skirted Foundation – DSK Mana et al.
Centrifuge Modelling of a Hybrid Foundation for Subsea Equipment – C Gaudin et al.
Experimental Yield Surface for Soil-Pipeline Interaction in Very Soft Soils – M Orozco-Calderon et al.
Failure Mechanisms in Soft Soil Berms During Lateral Buckling of Pipelines: A Centrifuge Modelling Study Using PIV Analysis – A Rismanchian et al.
Development of Pile Design Methodology for an Offshore Wind Farm in the North Sea – AS Merritt et al.
Axial Capacity of Offshore Piles Driven in Sand Using Four CPT-Based Methods – S Knudsen et al.
Field Lateral Load Test on Monopile in Dense Sand – P Doherty et al.
Modification of the API p-y Formulation of Initial Stiffness of Sand – D Kallehave et al.
A Model Study of How Pre-Drilling Affects Displacement Pile Capacity in Stiff Clays – A Carneiro and R Jardine
Comparison of Pile Driveability Methods in North Sea Sand – T Byrne et al.
Pile Driving in Carbonate Soils and Rock of the Australian North West Shelf – A Case Study – P Brunning and B Ishak
Soil Strength Setup after Pile-Driving Cessation – R Liu and S Yan
Instrumentation and Full-Scale Lateral Load Testing of a Batter Pile Group at Interstate 10 Twin Span Bridge – M Abu-Farsakh et al.
Research on the Factors Influencing the Driving of Very Long Piles in the Bohai Gulf – S Yan et al.
Lateral Resistance of Hybrid Monopile-Footing Foundations in Cohesionless Soils for Offshore Wind Turbines – HS Arshi and KJL Stone
Axial Bearing Capacity of Driven Piles in Accordance with API and DNV – S Jegandan et al.
Probalistic Slope Stability Analysis in the West Nile Delta, Offshore Egypt – P Dimmock et al.
Investigation of a Canyon System off Côte d’Ivoire to Determine Present Day Risk of Slope Instability for a Field Development – K Ware et al.
Submarine Landslide Flows Modelling Through Centrifuge and Numerical Simulations – CS Gue et al.
An Overview of Submarine Slope Stability and Run-Out Assessment for Deepwater Pipelines – DJ Robert et al.
Influence of Iceberg Geometry on Soil Resistance in Sand – A Ivanović et al.
Russian Arctic Offshore Permafrost – A Loktev et al.
Predicting Spudcan Penetration in Loose Sand from Measured Site Soil Parameters – R Overy
Skirted Spudcans and Perforation Drilling for Installation of Spudcans Close to Existing Footprints – MS Hossain et al.
Driven and Suction Anchor Piles for Two Deepwater FPSO Moorings – JL Colliat
Geotechnical Design and Installation of Suction Anchors for the Skarv FPSO, Offshore Norway – TE Langford et al.
Field Testing of a Reduced Scale Dynamically Embedded Plate Anchor – AP Blake and CD O’Loughlin
Early-Screening Hazard Map for Jack-Up Rigs in the Gulf of Suez – B Lietaert et al.
Numerical Analysis of Spudcan Penetration into Sand over Uniform Clay – P Hu et al.
Numerical Finite Element Method and Experimental Study of Uplift Capacity Anchors – LN Equihua-Anguiano et al.
Capacity and Keying Response of Plate Anchors in Sand – CD O’Loughlin and B Barron
Seafloor Based Drilling and Sample Quality at Soft Clay Sites – AG Yetginer et al.
The Need to Integrate Geophysical with Geotechnical Data to Aid Pile Design and Installation: A Case Study of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm – R Birchall
Future Technology, Availability and Through Life Challenges
Proceedings of the international conference, held June 2010
ISBN 0 906940 52 4, ISBN–13 978 0 906940 52 5
Hardbound, 176 pp, Colour, 2010
Order Reference C41, Price: Non-members £95.00, members £85.80
The long established international conference dealing exclusively with underwater instrumentation, control and communication for subsea oil and gas production has been structured to cover relevant experience and new thinking in subsea developments. Providing a unique forum for the supplier and operator of subsea technology to exchange views and experience, its aim is to bring together the many diverse disciplines engaged internationally in this technology. Experience gained and current challenges, as well as new advances in technology, will be the main topics to meet the future challenges. Equal importance has been placed on reliability and global issues such as environment, decommissioning, deepwater problems and long distance offsets. These proceedings will feature contributions from professionals giving experience gained and new challenges to overcome and is therefore of interest to all in subsea engineering.
Contents
Subsea All–Electric – A–K Aadland and K Petersen, Oceaneering AS/Ifokus Engineering AS, Norway
All–Electric System Performance Assessment – D Abicht, Cameron, Germany
A Control System for Subsea Processing and Injection of Seawater – JO Hallset, Poseidon Group AS, Norway
Controls Reliability and Early Life of Field Failure of Subsea Control Modules – PA Broadbent, Chevron ETC, Aberdeen, UK
Control System and Condition Monitoring for a Subsea Gas Compressor Pilot – KG Eriksson, Aker Solutions, Norway
An Application of Optical Temperature Sensing for Under Insulation Monitoring during a Subsea Tree Cool–Down Test – DM Faichnie, A Graham and D McStay, FMC Technologies, UK
Optoelectronic Leak Detection System for Monitoring Subsea Structures – D Moodie, L Costello and D McStay, FMC Technologies, UK
Use of a Parallel System for Improving Subsea Intelligent Well Control, Monitoring and Reliability – G Deans and D Chaplin, Schlumberger Subsea Surveillance, France and UK
Cutting the Umbilical: NASCoM Technology, the Latest Developments in Acoustic Subsea Control – M Bavidge, Nautronix plc, UK
Reliable Wideband Acoustic Communication Links in Critical Subsea Control and Monitoring Applications –
T Kenny, Sonardyne International, UK
Solutions for Improved Operational Efficiencies and Enhanced Oil Recovery by Mid–Life Technology Insertion into Older Fields – R Tester, GE Oil and Gas, UK
Subsea Control and Automation: Evolving for the Future – S Cohan, Schilling Robotics, USA
Blockage Avoidance in Subsea Production Control and Chemical Injection Fluid Conduits – D Stables, DUCO Ltd, UK
Subsea High Temperature Production, Past and Future: a Control Fluid Manufacturer’s Perspective – S McManus, MacDermid Offshore Solutions, UK
Experiences from Operating Second Generation Electric Intervention Control Systems in Riserless Light Well Intervention – V Sten–Halvorsen, FMC Technologies, Norway
Is the Subsea High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS) Coming of Age? – V Hutchings, GE Oil and Gas, UK
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