Top Tensioned Riser systems for deepwater & ultra deepwater

…industry leader in high strength seamless technology

Riser connectors

VAM ® TTR
VAM ® TOP FE
VAM ® PDW 1
VAM ® LDR
VAM ® DPR SR
VAM ® DPR HP

Riser grades

VM 95 R
VM 110 R
VM 125 R
VM 95 RSS
VM 110 RSS
Choose the right grade for your application
Reference projects chose API and Vallourec proprie- Seamless High strength grades are selected in all three Riser applications:
tary grades in high strength from 80 ksi up to 125 Production outer / inner / tubing riser
ksi, also in HC and SS. SBOP Drilling riser
Workover - early production riser
Why Vallourec Riser grades?
We offer Vallourec Riser grades to meet the known High toughness / the resistance to crack propagation can be measured,
needs of our customers. the following standards are put into place:
Requirements are individually defined in their speci- VM 95 R, VM 110 R, VM125 R, VM 95 RSS, VM 110 RSS
fications and derived from lessons learnt. The sum- • Impact Test : CVN - Charpy V Notch (-10°C / 75% Shear)
mary of these different needs is the basic idea behind VM 95 R, VM 110 R, VM 125 R, VM 95 RSS, VM 110 RSS
launching the Vallourec Riser grades series. • CTOD Test : Crack Tip Opening Displacement
In addition we want to contribute to the ongoing VM 95 RSS, VM 110 RSS
process of the Offshore Industry to establish new • NACE Method D Test: DCB - Double Cantilever Beam
standards.
Minimum Vallourec special grades
Yield API
High Collapse Riser Riser
Strength grades High Collapse Sour Service application
ksi with Sour Service application with Sour Service
N-80
80 VM 80 HC VM 80 SS VM 80 HCSS
L-80
VM 90 S VM 90 HCS
90 C-90
VM 90 SS VM 90 HCSS
C-95 VM 95 S VM 95 HCS
95 VM 95 HC VM 95 R VM 95 RSS
T-95 VM 95 SS VM 95 HCSS
110 P-110 VM 110 HC VM 110 SS VM 110 HCSS VM 110 R VM 110 RSS

125 Q-125 VM 125 HC VM 125 R

VAM® RISER references

Gulf of Mexico Europe

DY

Brazil
OV

Egypt
R
EA
E

1.
4M LR
ILLION FEET A

Indonesia Africa
MODU MODU
Spar TLP Workover Hybrid Fixed SBOP Drilling
Production Riser: outer - inner - tubing

T&C VAM® TTR

Threaded & Coupled Outer Production Riser

Casing Riser Design features

7” - 16” OD • True metal to metal external seal.
• Fatigue oriented, triangular thread
SAF 1.5 profile.
• Bending swoosh “hot spot”transfer
Make & Break zone.
up to 10
• Gastight, internal metal to metal
- High fatigue performance seal.
- External metal to metal • Easy stabbing and running.
sealing system
- Field proven

T&C VAM® TOP FE

Threaded & Coupled Inner Production Riser - Riser Tubing
SBOP Drilling Riser
Casing Riser
7” - 16” OD Design features
• Fatigue enhanced VAM TOP.
SAF 2.0 • Optimized coupling geometry.
• Gastight, internal metal to metal seal.
Make & Break
up to 10 • Flexible coupling OD/swoosh design.

- Industry reference > 1,000,000 feet sold

- Field proven

Integral VAM® PDW 1

Casing Riser Outer Production Riser
13 3/8” OD Highest fatigue and static sections
SAF 1.1 Design features
• High fatigue design.
Make & Break • Gastight internal metal to metal seal.
up to 5 • Gastight external metal to metal seal.
- Top and Bottom sections • Dual shoulder.
- Specialty Joints

SAF values are given versus DNV-B curve, based on full scale fatigue test.
 Top Tensioned Risers solutions
in T&C and high grades…

Production
7” - 16”

Outer riser

Inner riser

Tubing

Specialty parts
Integral

Production Riser Projects: West Seno - Horn Mountain - Holstein - Heidrun

Mad Dog - Constitution - Kikeh - Genesis - Marco Polo - Shah Deniz - Marimba
 …seeing the riser world
from a different point of view

Workover
SBOP Completion
Landing
Drilling Early Production
9 5/8” - 16” 6 5/8” + 7 5/8”

Integral

Integral

Drilling Riser Campaigns: Brazil - Egypt - Indonesia - GoM

Work Over Riser Campaigns: West Africa - Brazil - GoM - North Sea
Workover - Completion - Landing - Early production

T&C VAM® LDR

Threaded & Coupled HPHT Workover and Landing string

7 5/8” OD Design features

• True metal to metal external seal.
SAF 1.1 • Fatigue oriented, triangular thread
profile.
Make & Break • Bending swoosh “hot spot”transfer
up to 25 zone.
- Heavy wall application • Gastight internal metal to metal seal.
- Field proven • Easy stabbing and running.

Integral - DPR VAM® DPR SR

Drill Pipe Riser Workover / Completion / Landing /
Early production Riser
6 5/8” OD
Design features
SCF 1.1 • Tool joint connector.
• Fatigue compliant connection.
Make & Break > 100 • API thread 30° loading/stabbing
flanks.
- Replaceable Seal Ring
- Gastight • External and internal shoulders.
up to 10,000 psi • Gastight device in PTFE housing.
- Field proven

Integral - DPR VAM® DPR HP

Drill Pipe Riser Workover / Completion / Landing /
Early production Riser
6 5/8” OD
Design features
SAF 1.0 • Tool joint connector.
• Fatigue compliant connection.
Make & Break > 100 • Proprietary VAM® thread.
- Gastight • External and internal shoulders.
up to 15,000 psi • Metal to metal seal.
- Field proven

SAF values are given versus DNV-B curve, based on full scale fatigue test. SCF value is given based on FEA.
 …
gets you deeper
brings HPHT solutions
opens doors…
Please contact your VAM RISER team!
vamriser@vallourec.com

R &D BENEFITS
• State of the art testing facilities, including resonant
fatigue test frames: France, USA, Japan. • High strength
• We help you defining the appropriate qualification • High pressure
program for your project: custom sizes, special • Save weight
requirements or critical application.
• Reduce overall costs
• Engineers and technicians dedicated to the design of
improved steel chemistries and adequate heat treatments.

I nnovation
Did you know? String Weight vs Pipe Yield Strength
12 3/4”- 6400 psi MIYP - 5000 ft water depth
• VAM TOP FE was born in 2000 and improved VAM TOP’s 400 50
fatigue life by a factor of 4 - FE stands for Fatigue Enhanced. 45
350 T&C T&C
• VAM TTR was born in 2005 with fatigue life multiplied or 35%
40
String Weight (kips)

Weight savings (%)

by 30 compared to VAM TOP. Welded 35
300
30
• New riser developments include heavy wall connectors for 250
26%
25
HPHT applications, single barrier, tubing riser, SCR, … 20
200 15%
• 4 patents, 12 publications (DOT, OMAE, SPE, World Oil), 15
Vallourec group Innovation Award. 150
10
5
0%
100 0
S ervice < 80 80 95
Yield strength (ksi)
110 125

• All-in one technical support for pipe, material and VAM

RISER connections.
• Design support of specialty parts interfaces.
• Field assistance on running and inspection.
• Worldwide presence of VAM® Field Service International
and licensee network.
• Logistics, TSA coating, bolstering, storage…

E xperience
• Worldwide manufacturing know-how.
• Field running experience including track records, on-site
support, running recommendations.
Fatigue life improvement with VAM Riser connectors

R eliability Mean DNV-B

• Data base of hundreds of connectors fatigue tested Connector's Life multiplied by 30

to failure.
• Structural integrity, sealability and Make and Break Connector's Life multiplied by 4
qualified to ISO 13679 procedure. SAF 1.5

SAF 2.0

SAF 3.5

10,000 100,000 1,000,000 10,000,000 100,000,000

Number of cycles
Original Casing Design Fatigue Enhanced Version Fatigue Oriented Design
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