API 17Q Training Course

Exercise 1
Integrated Answers

Group 1
(Participants: Alex / Augusto / Bruno)

Describe and give examples of the following

Information Who organization Who organization Write down 1 or 2 examples
requested in the Is responsible to Is it responsible of
beginning collect giving or produce the
information? information?
Goals of the User Suppliers Production fluids wanted
Qualification
Program
technical risk Suppliers User Subsea pumps
acceptance
criteria

Regulatory User / Supplier ANP API 17x, e.i.

requirements;
Function and User Supplier Amount of the solids
performance
requirements;
Design standards User User (API, e.i.) API, ASME, etc
to be used; (Engineering)

Operational and User User (Production Deep

process (Engineering) sector)
conditions;
Internal and User User (well Sea conditions
external (Engineering) responsible sector)
environmental
conditions;

Group 2
(Not enough participants)

Group 3
(Participants: Hernandes / Vinicius / Ivan)

Describe and give examples of the following

Information Who organization Who organization Write down 1 or 2 examples

requested in the Is responsible to Is it responsible of
beginning collect giving or produce the
information? information?
Goals of the Manufacturer Operator (end user) Operator states that a prototype
Qualification shall be submited to a full cycle of
Program fatigue.

Operator states that a clamp shall

be submitted to a load test.
technical risk Manufacturer Operator (end user) Operator states that the drop of
acceptance clamps’ components shall be
criteria ALARP.

Any risk higher than moderate

must have specific approval.
Regulatory Manufacturer Regulatory agents Regulator agency states the need
requirements; to keep track of joints application.
Function and Manufacturer Operator (end user) Operator states that fatigue life
performance shall be greater than 10^6 cycles.
requirements;
Clamps shall resist loads
equivalent to the weight of 2
joints.
Design standards Manufacturer Operator (end user) Operator states API Q2 and
to be used; Manufacturer API17G.
Operational and Manufacturer Manufacturer Manufacturer states
process environmental conditions to
conditions; assemble an SCM (room
cleanliness for exemple)
Internal and Operator (end Operator (end user) or Operator states that equipment
external user) Third Party. will produce 50%CO2.
environmental
conditions; Operator provides METOCEAN
data.

Group 4
(Participants: Dimitri / Daniel / Fabio)

Describe and give examples of the following

Information Who organization Who organization Write down 1 or 2 examples
requested in the Is responsible to Is it responsible of
beginning collect giving or produce the
information? information?
Goals of the Supplier Operator - Design Basis;
Qualification
Program
- Fluids Specificaton (production
fluids).
technical risk Supplier Operator - Water quality of the water to be
acceptance injected subsea (size and amount
criteria of solids, quantity of residual oil
and greases);
- MTTF (eg. subsea pumps).
Regulatory Operator Petroleum National - Subsea Pumps (API 17X).
requirements; Agency (in Brazil,
ANP);
Operator
Function and Supplier Operator - Valves “signatures” (valves
performance performance);
requirements;
- For subsea water injection: size
and amount of solids; quantity of
residual oil and greases.
Design standards Supplier Operator, API, ASME, - API 17D, API 6A, ASME VIII.
to be used; Supplier
Operational and Supplier Operator - Operational availability.
process
conditions;
Internal and Supplier Operator - External temperature;
external
environmental
- RWP.
conditions;