SubSea Modeling Example

by Gerrit Muller University of South-Eastern Norway-NISE

e-mail: gaudisite@gmail.com
www.gaudisite.nl

Abstract

This presentation provides an example of modeling in the subsea domain.

perform
assembly,
workover
functional test
operations
1 7 rig
retrieve coil
run
tubing and
EDP/LRP TF
wireline BOP
2 wireline
unhook coil coil tubing BOP
run risers tubing and
wireline BOP SFT WOCS
3 8
hook up SFT ROV assisted vessel or

Distribution and TF disconnect platform

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4
move away from
move above well
well
riser
5 9
ROV assisted retrieve SFT and
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connect TF
10
hook up coil

philosophy is to improve by obtaining frequent feedback. Frequent feedback is pursued by an 6

tubing and
wireline BOP
system function
retrieve risers
11
EDP

LRP

draft
retrieve
open creation process. This document is published as intermediate or nearly mature version and connection
seal test
EDP/LRP
12
XT
well
head
run coil tubing
to get feedback. Further distribution is allowed as long as the document remains complete 7
and wireline
disassembly
well

and unchanged. version: 0.5

Colophon

The examples in this presentation are based on the work of

SEMA participants: Martin Moberga, Tormod Stranda, Vazgen
Karlsenf, and Damien Weef, and the master project paper by
Dag Jostein Kleverf. Sensitive and confidential information is
removed or obfuscated.

All mistakes are to be blamed to the author.

Gunnar Berge stimulated the creation of a subsea example.

a
Aker Solutions
f
FMC Technologies

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Story: Workover Anno 2015

On September 4, Captain Frode Johansen was discussing the plans for the
upcoming workover of South Gulfaks (see http://www.npd.no/en/Publications/
Facts/Facts-2011/Chapter-10/Gullfaks-Sor-/) with his crew. Their vessel had been
well 1 out of operation for recertification of the equipment much longer than anticipated,
so there was a lot of pressure from Statoil on their schedule. Statoil sees
harbor diminishing production in several of the wells, so workover operations are urgent.
With the upcoming fall and winter storms, Frode hopes to finish the next three
workover operations in a new record time. The equipment supplier had not only
recertified all equipment, but also renovated parts of the riser system allowing for
faster deployment and retrieval. The supplier tested and installed equipment in
Horten. Tomorrow they will arrive in Sotra, their company support station. Here
they will stock their fuel, food, coiled tubing, and other material.
The weather forecast shows a depression close to Iceland that moves slowly in
Norway’s direction. If they can start deployment of the riser on September 7, then
they probably finish the workover before the storm associated with the depression
is too severe.
Since the schedule is so tight, the captain proposes to preassemble the riser
system as far as possible while traveling. In addition, the accumulators can already
be charged. The captain asks the foreman to make a schedule and to allocate
tasks to the crew. Safety will be a key attention point, since working with such
equipment with sea state 3 provides risks.

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Annotated Physical Diagram of WorkOver System
rig

tension frame connects TF wireline

riser to rig tension system
coil tubing BOP
provides well control
surface flow tree
provides well control SFT WOCS work over control system
monitoring and control
vessel or of subsea installation
platform

riser
conduit for running
tools to well

ROV remotely operated vehicle

one for observation
emergency disconnect package
ROV one for operation
provides disconnect function EDP
lower riser package
LRP provides well control function
Xmas tree
provides well control XT
well structural and pressure-
head containing interface

well

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Typical Workover Operation

perform
assembly,
workover
functional test
operations
1 7 rig
retrieve coil
run
tubing and
EDP/LRP TF
wireline BOP
2 wireline
unhook coil coil tubing BOP
run risers tubing and
wireline BOP SFT WOCS
3 8
hook up SFT ROV assisted vessel or
and TF disconnect platform
4
move away from
move above well
well
riser
5 9
ROV assisted retrieve SFT and
connect TF
10
hook up coil
tubing and retrieve risers EDP
wireline BOP
6 11 LRP
system function
retrieve
and connection XT
EDP/LRP
seal test well
12
head
run coil tubing
disassembly
and wireline
7 well

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Typical Workover Operation as Cartoon
rig rig rig rig rig rig
1 TF 2 TF 3 TF 4 5 6
TF TF TF
EDP SFT SFT SFT
LRP WOCS WOCS WOCS SFT WOCS SFT WOCS SFT WOCS
vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or
platform platform platform platform platform platform
EDP
LRP
riser riser

EDP EDP
LRP LRP EDP ROV EDP
LRP LRP
ROV
XT XT XT XT XT XT
well well well well well well
head head head head head head

well well well well well well

7 rig
8 rig 9 rig
10 rig
TF 11 rig
TF 12 rig
TF
TF TF TF
SFT SFT EDP SFT
SFT WOCS SFT WOCS SFT WOCS WOCS WOCS LRP WOCS
vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or
platform platform platform platform platform platform
EDP
LRP
riser riser

EDP EDP
EDP EDP LRP LRP
LRP LRP ROV

XT XT XT XT XT XT
well well well well well well
head head head head head head

well well well well well well

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Typical Workover Operation on Timeline

assumptions:
running and retrieving risers: 50m/hr
running and retrieving coiled tubing/wireline: 100m/hr
depth: 300m

hook up coiled tubing/wireline

retrieve coiled tubing/wireline

run coiled tubing/wireline
ROV assisted connect

function and seal test

move away from well

hook up SFT and TF

retrieve SFT and TF

assembly and test

retrieve EDP/LRP
move above well

retrieve risers
run EDP/LRP

disassembly
run risers

actual workover operation

48 hrs

preparation 36 hrs finishing 27 hrs

resume
stop production deferred operation 62 hrs
production

24 48 72 96

hours

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Typical Workover Operation Context
zero order model
tworkover =
ttransportation + tpreparation+ tworkover+
well 3
well 2 tfinishing
well 1 first order model
tworkover =
harbor ttransportation + tpreparation+ tworkover+
tdisruption + tfinishing

workover well 1 workover well 2

finishing 24 hrs

finishing 24 hrs
transportation

transportation
preparation

preparation
actual

reconnect

continued
workover

workover
24 hrs

32 hrs

24 hrs

32 hrs

storm
workover
operation
48 hrs

disruption

5 10
days

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0-order Cost Model Workover Operation

workover cost per day assumed cost (MNoK) workover duration estimated duration (hours)
platform, rig 2 transportation 24 production loss
equipment 0.2 preparation 36 6
crew 0.1 workover 48 48
total 2.3 MNoK/day finishing 27 8
total 135 (5.6 days) 62 (2.6 days)
deferred operation per day assumed cost (MNoK)
production delay 0.1
ongoing cost operation 0.2
total 0.3 MNoK/day

cost = costworkover/day * tworkover + costdeferred op./day * tdeferred op.

~= 2.3 * 5.6 + 0.3 * 2.6 ~= 14 MNoK / workover

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Disruption Workover Operation
rig rig rig
disruption, 7 rig
7a 7b 7c
e.g. storm TF TF TF TF

7 SFT WOCS SFT WOCS SFT WOCS SFT WOCS

vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or
platform platform platform platform
retract wireline

shut down valves riser riser riser riser

control t&p well

7a EDP EDP EDP
EDP
disconnect EDP LRP LRP LRP
ROV
LRP
XT XT XT XT
move away well well well well
perform 7b head head head head

workover wait well well well well

operations

wait for resolution

continue workover
move above well

move above well

of disruption
reconnect EDP
disruption

move away
workover

reconnect
control t&p well

open valves
7c
run wireline

24 48
hours

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1st order Cost Model Workover Operation

workover cost per day assumed cost (MNoK) workover duration estimated duration (hours)
platform, rig 2 production loss
workover 0-order 135 (5.6 days) 62 (2.6 days)
equipment 0.2
average disruption
crew 0.1 duration 72
total 2.3 MNoK/day overhead 11
disruption frequency 0.3
deferred operation per day assumed cost (MNoK) 1st order disruption 83*0.3=
production delay 0.1 correction 27 27
ongoing cost operation 0.2
total 162 (6.7 days) 89 (3.7 days)
total 0.3 MNoK/day

1st order cost = costworkover/day * tworkover + costdeferred op./day * tdeferred op.

~= 2.3 * 6.7 + 0.3 * 3.7 ~= 16.5 MNoK / workover
0-order cost ~= 14 MNoK ; disruption cost ~= 2.5 MNoK

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A3 Architecture Overview
This A3 based on the work of SEMA participants: Martin Moberga, Tormod Stranda, Vazgen Karlsenf, and Damien Weef,
Workover operation; architecture overview and the master project paper by Dag Jostein Kleverf. aAker Solutions, f FMC Technologies version 2.2 Gerrit Muller

workover workover workflow

workflow 1 rig
TF 2 rig
TF 3 rig
TF 4 rig 5 rig 6 rig 7 rig 8 rig 9 rig 10 rig
TF
11 rig
TF
12 rig
TF
TF TF TF TF TF TF
EDP SFT SFT SFT SFT SFT EDP SFT
LRP WOCS WOCS WOCS SFT WOCS SFT WOCS SFT WOCS SFT WOCS SFT WOCS SFT WOCS WOCS WOCS LRP WOCS
assembly, vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or
functional test platform platform platform platform platform platform platform platform platform platform platform platform
EDP EDP
1 LRP LRP
riser riser riser riser
run
EDP/LRP EDP EDP
EDP EDP
2 LRP LRP EDP ROV EDP EDP EDP LRP LRP
LRP LRP LRP LRP ROV
ROV
XT XT XT XT XT XT XT XT XT XT XT XT
run risers well well well well well well well well well well well well
head head head head head head head head head head head head

3 well well well well well well well well well well well well

hook up SFT and

TF disruption physical model rig
7 rig 7a rig 7b rig 7c rig
4 workflow TF TF TF
TF
move above well tension frame connects TF
SFT WOCS SFT WOCS SFT WOCS SFT WOCS
riser to rig tension system wireline
retract wireline vessel or vessel or vessel or vessel or
5 platform platform platform platform
coil tubing BOP
provides well control
ROV assisted shut down valves
connect riser riser riser surface flow tree
provides well control SFT WOCS work over control system
control t&p well monitoring and control
hook up coil tubing 7a EDP EDP EDP EDP vessel or of subsea installation
ROV
and wireline BOP disconnect EDP LRP LRP LRP LRP platform
XT XT XT XT
well well well well
6 head head head
system function head
move away well well well well
and connection
seal test 7b disruption workflow riser
wait conduit for running
run coil tubing and tools to well
wireline move above well disruption timeline

resolution of
7

move above
disruption
disruption
ROV

move away
workover
remotely operated vehicle

wait for

workover
continue
reconnect EDP

reconnect
perform workover

well
operations
one for observation
emergency disconnect package one for operation
control t&p well ROV
7 provides disconnect function EDP
retrieve coil tubing lower riser package
and wireline BOP open valves LRP provides well control function
7c Xmas tree
run wireline provides well control XT
unhook coil tubing
and wireline BOP 24 48 well
hours structural and pressure-
8 head containing interface
ROV assisted
workover timeline
hook up coiled tubing/wireline

retrieve coiled tubing/wireline

disconnect well
assumptions:
run coiled tubing/wireline
ROV assisted connect

move away from running and retrieving risers: 50m/hr

function and seal test

move away from well

hook up SFT and TF

retrieve SFT and TF

well running and retrieving coiled tubing/wireline: 100m/hr
0-order workover cost estimate
assembly and test

retrieve EDP/LRP
move above well

9
depth: 300m workover cost per day assumed cost (MNoK) workover duration estimated duration (hours)

retrieve risers
run EDP/LRP

retrieve SFT and

disassembly
platform, rig 2 transportation 24 production loss
TF
run risers

10 equipment 0.2 preparation 36 6

actual workover operation crew 0.1 workover 48
48
retrieve risers 48 hrs
total 2.3 MNoK/day finishing 27 8
11 deferred operation per day assumed cost (MNoK) total 135 (5.6 days) 62 (2.6 days)
retrieve production delay 0.1
EDP/LRP preparation 36 hrs finishing 27 hrs
ongoing cost operation 0.2
12 resume
stop production deferred operation 62 hrs total 0.3 MNoK/day
production
disassembly
cost = costworkover/day * tworkover + costdeferred op./day * tdeferred op.
24 48 72 96 ~= 2.3 * 5.6 + 0.3 * 2.6 ~= 14 MNoK / workover
hours

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Levels of A3s

contextual workover
A3AO operations

workover workover
workover A3AO topic
duration health safety
robustness of interest
and cost environment

navigation
A3AOs aspect ROV connect and barrier and
and
elaboration handling disconnect containment
positioning

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