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l. ll. Introdurtion Subsea Practice Cunent BOPTestifig A g. lll. Interpetation Ctert Recorders wrth BOPTests Pressure dudrrySubsea Behavior 3 3
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Proposed Ado$tonaf OigitdBOPTestirq A B. C. D. E. F. G. Rutes Cdihrdionof Sensors Softnrare0rrarshipandResponsit*ffu Installatiofl Maintenance and EndU*ers Trainirg Slering withOfrer Operators

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As a leadlrg deepurseroperatorin Sre G.rlf of Mexicc, BP has faced and found scluttansts nffirruls techrx$ogic# clnllerges posedby the deepnmter enylrqrnentOrn such challerqe is that of increasirg$ tinr+conwming, cosS subeeaSc\ilorlt preventer (BOP)tests. A 2003Bp $tudyshotredthe hQh-preseure periodsof zubseaSOPtests,wfrkh s.txrt-in musthoH tlle req{red press{re$for 5 minutes, take an houror morefor pressures can to stabilize acceg*ly- Thiq comt*redwith Str stacksand drill sbingerequiring or 1? pre$sute moreseparate tr lests, contributee prolonged delaysof *ittirg aclivitydurng eachperiodc{lypically every14days}se*of BOPequipment tests. The 2003 sttfify linked$e cause of lengtfryBOF tesr {mes to operations grreater at uater deShsu,tletefieilrd effsts are particufarly an{&nt rlvhen syntheticbasedrillirg fluidsare used. lle studi proposed that ccmg*a aidd analysisof shut-inpresstlre behavisrcouldgnedfysped lhe interpretation subea BOPtests- BP launched d a prqecl called.DigitalBOPTes$rE"in 2084to develop reliabte, ff' tirne-saving srr*-rqvilrs kvl*Plr computv ' a
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Thegreen"l(Xhfrequirement {Pr- 4} i ,P" 0.125 is explained fotburs: of r as J1 is tfte pressuna *sociated with prediction the tine t" $rhen of t'r= -3 psilmin- P. is defned as lhe p{essure predicCIon lhe associated with of timetel4henP'3= -t p#min. Ttn pressueforecast exarnirpdal tirnes is t' endt is to discemif ttle mo&hd pre6$Jre decline trerd exrapolates to a reHiv$ hbh pressure{irdicative d nc leak} or a relativelytow {possiily zero} presxre which uouH be irdicative af a leak. Tt}e conditionaf vdm of t),125 was enpirica$y determined froma studycf !45 t*gh preestrresubseaBOP tests ta discem ihe rwqe af normal vs" (&- fJ i f"anontalous valuesof thequantity The {f" - ft} J P, s 0"125 requirernent dresses irnprcbable. pocsibte, h.lt instances tests wilh very small leaks initiatedat sufficbntlyhigh pessures to of satisfr fte .P,: "P,n' reqrirerurt" This me of the DigftalBOP Testirq pressure farec*l is npant to pruddean appropriate safquard, in addition trose atready to descdbed, assureDbikaf8OPTesting to rneets sceeds fie capability the asor of pmticed cfarl recorder retfncl to conecfy interpret subsea BOPtests. g. Salbguard*Against Erlor This sectiondrscussmhow Orgrtal 8OP TeslirU sofiaare rwponds to pressure tests potentidSindicative lealcs. pevious$ statd,the softurare of As inteprets testsas regative{red"l$ht'} br eitrer of t*p neasons: eisrer{i} Pr4Poq tii} {f, tr Tr),'f, > S"125.This createsthreepossiHecomtinatisns Ccnditb*s (i) and {ii} of thatwrllrausea red.ligftr:
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MMSrespornevraaonceryain favoraHe ald acompanhd ry hehful suggestions that are incarporated thisdocunent. in Thetirnesime March2ffi7 nrasusedtc: il) concfude ttlorolqgh EETAtestirq of Digrtal SOP Testingsofttnrare Oeeprafw llanzon; t2) zu{nr, irnlall and thoror.lghly on tesl refease cornrnerciaf Digital8OP Testirg sofivrare De=-pwater m tlarizon {3} proveand performance tfn cornrnerciai dxunnnl mliaHe.accurate of release DigitalBOPTestnrg gofiruare.We are corddentthat BP's OigitalBOPTestirq methodis qrafifiedand fuW ready br use in Gt# of Mexico,s are now makirE this requestior approvalto co{runefl implernenlatioa. ce BP propeses, beginning 2008,io use DigitafBOFTcstirg on Transocean 1Q &epwater llorizst x the pnmarybmis ior interprdinghigh pressure subseaBOPeguipment and surfacemanifddtesl$. Conttrgentupon demcnsbatirgeuccessful implementation to MMS,BP umiH tften seekapprovdsto introduce Dbital BOPTeslingan aditional FP operated deepwater drillingrq*BP believes Digital8OF Testingis compatibfe all requirener*sof 30 CFR 25A.447 wih thro*.rgh CFR250"45t,hencedees ftot req*irea charEpof rule. Pendirgapprwal 30 of Srisapplication" praposes use hg A$l$ication P+rmitta Orill{APB)to gain BP to for aulhoriz*ion d Dqttl BOP TeSlng use on *pecifr wells. This wifl enableMMS to re{aintontrd and knowledge the*afls wfere rytd BOPTestirqwilfbe applid" of A" RubE Six poposed ruks fierusingDigitallnterpretation $ubeeaBlovvout of Preventer Tests, afficabh dso to hlgfr-pressure tesiirg of surhce pressurcsilrd equiprnent, are statedas fdhrrs"
In floaling dflling- operations. the 1d higf+-pre*srre test of any BOP equipment fe$tng seguence' shafi be interpreted by chart recorder rnelhod. Digital BOP Testing sofrrrae {nry be run csrcunenl to de*rwrs&r'Efe validatiut?. lA tasfulgsegs.enss c$rlil$tes {ai a *efles of high-pressurc eubs*aFOP test$only,or {b} a serhe of high-pes*urs sudace manifotdtesb only, or {c} highjrsssure tste commenced moreltun 4 hu"rs sincelhe previous fulldurationhigh.pre*sure te*t. ? OefiIonsfrale vdidallottrneansthe test la*b sufeientfy longto {a} oblainbotha chert recorder interpretation a scftrvare intefpretstioa greenl$ht ur red l$hg and (b} and {i.e., the l*'light Dtgttal Testirq pre$surs foreugt is provents be witldnacceptrblebounde of fie dctualpreesure result lf durirg a testing sequence Digital BOP Testirg softnare dfionstrates vafidalionutfien it nry be used tc interprd s&sequst tests in ffiat tesfing sequen*3. t tn flrat $s*iagsaqrxrcs mean$ tTeequipmertbeirEtestedchanges if frornsubsurfuce 8OP lo gurfacemenifoHcr vice versa. then by definitionthe nExthigfi-pressure tast begins n*w t*stingssqrrnce rnustbe interpreted a and according RuleNo.1 to
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pressure lf duringany tst Sn DEgitd BOP Testingln-t-rEht forecastls invalid, r|en per methsdard the next {ai t}mcunenttest shouldbe inlerpreted chartrecorder tesl mustbe interpreted charl recorder method with the optionof onceagain S runnlng O(Ital BOPTesting ssft^rare concurrentty demmstrate to validation {per Flutre or 2), 'pumped-upo erded*then or repeatedn the wiFr tb) the cunenttesl can eitherbe opticn of o*ce again runnirq Digitaf SOP Testing soflwareconcunenth to validation Rule?}. dernmslrale {per During testsfor *fiich it is permis*ible useDbital SOPTestingsoftivare the to as pnrnaryir*erprdationrnefiod, it w*ll be pennissible end tests and int*rpret to themas POSITM rirfnn,ard onlyytlhen, sofhr*are $e liEhf. di$plays gtreen a Rul* f It, durirq te$ for whichit is permissih,le use Dbitat BOPTestingsofirvare to as intelpretatiur tfe prirnary nethod,a red "Q;ht'is dis$ayed,it will be permissible to either {a} rernainshut-in $nn if lhe iaterpetationchangesb PSSITIVEit }vrl}be permissible irfierpretthetect POSITIVE end it (perRr.de or la a$ and 4), declinevia Digital {b} "rurnp up- the pressureand interpretthe nEwpressure 3OPTestirgsofirirare, or {c} mpeat the test by releasing tfen rapplying pressure to the same canryrents and interpretthe rers presEirre declinevia DiEitatBOF Testirq sofrvrare, of intergetation madevia chartrecuder,and is {d} remainshut-inut{il a definitive declarethe chart recor&r result as definitiveinespectiveof the Digital BOP Testirgsdhrare result Ruh 6 AJltestrsdts shalfbe docryrented filed for inspection traditional and via charts in cornbinatisn BigitatBffi Testirgsoftry egeneratedreports. wifr Sdvrr+generated reportsshall docurnent valid or irwalidstatusof Dlgital tE pressureforecasts, BOPTestirE '|"*Sgfrt srd indicalethe Digtal BOP Testirg soflware ir*erpretdion eachtest. cf Tle sarnepersonrrel responsiHe approvitrg for charl recordertest recordsare responsiHe approvirqDgital 8OP Testing br recordsffEplryalbn&Mrtimlrc.
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In the exarnpleof Ftgwa ?7 tt* s$*ea BOP test labeted2 wouldbe interpre*ed bV chart recorder methodaccordirgts Rule 1 because is tha ls high+ressure of a it test ns,Yseq$ence.lf the DigiH BOPTeslingsoftrare wereto be validated duringtest 2, then sl&seffe,nt tests 3 thru7 a*d I tfsu 14 ceid potentially interpreted DQital be vra BOP Teslingsoft*nare becarse (a) the type of equipnrent beirE tested remained the same{in lhis casezubseaBOP$} and {b) the dry$ed time between adjacent testswm in all caseslessthan 4 fpurs. lf at anytimefurirq tests3 thru 7 or I ttru 14the Digital BOPsoftrae wereto pro&ne an invdidstatus,thenRule3 rwuH app[. B. Callbrdsrof Srnror A questionarose in tfte March 2007 meetirq with MMS regardinghow can we be msuredthatdectroniepressure sens(xsusedin Digitat BQPTestiilgareconert. ilifieren{ snsorsseadgessure signds to DigitalBOPTestirEsoftrare as $pposed to the circularchart recorders usd on cernentirqunits for interpretirgsubeeaBOP ilrt p{es$re measurements surfacemanifcld tests. This fiiean$it is pffisibb fiat separate of the samepressure soufcemaynotagree. The pressuresersor connecled the chart recorderis tte one alreadyrelied upon lo duringchari racorder interpretation pressure of test$,so terHsto be preumed correctprov*leris responsi$e assurirg cwrectness this sen$or Tln cenentlngservicee for af proof of calibration"This remainstnre when OigilalBOPTestingis and docurnx*ting usedconcurrentlyThe pessure sefisorccnnsted to Dgital BOPTestirqsoftyaremaycoruefiam several possiHesource$- Usirg Beepwaferl-larizon an extrn$e, ttrere are two pressure re kansducers instalfedat the cementing unii. frre befa*gr to the cementirEunit and fieeds datacolle$iansystefi1so Hdlihlrton is responsible L Theo$rer,mounted its for to adiaceflt fi cefl!ntirgunittrawducer,betorgsto $e $peny Sun tnsitedatalogging svstern, Speny$un (ffallihrtonlis respcnsible il. We haveconnctd filterd so for the and pracmsed txl$rt of botftsecsor$ DigitalBOPTesting to sdlrare andfoundbo$rto be satisfatry, A $trd possiblitylrrould to installa p{e*sJresnsor be dedicated suictly to OigitalBOPTesting. We have not dore frraton &epwafer tlorizonbecause has it not been tlecesstry.but it urouldbe an optionon any r$ if neededto assurereliable pressurc measuremenls_ Regardless lhe scurc of etecfmic pres$Ire fireasureflrerlts of used in Sigital &OF gcviders responsiHe zuply properly Testing, lrcldstfn respective BP tio calibiated and functioning sensorswith documentation correctcalibralion. To facilitatecornparison of of chad vs. digitalmm*rements, and theirinterpdations,BP will requirethe pressure tneitsurenw*s recordd on chartsard by DigitalBOP Tes{ingsoflure to be within reasonable agreeffent" wift the greaterof 50 ps.ior 196. difference treingthe suggested tabranceC. Saftml'rot*rcr:hlpandRwpon*lbillty It is inportantto trderstard Wro sv*nsand controlsthe D{gitd BOF Tesfirq sofiv*are, ard hcnrywill be frardfd. it
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BP developed,,grn!,ard is respCInsible maintaining, for venfyirg and dmunsntingthe performance ib DigitalBOPTest*rEsofflyare. BP is seekingITIMS of ta approval we the specificBPotrned scfr*rare in described this docunentperthe specificrules.teffis proposed arxd conditions here{n. BP is nat seelcing MM$ aproval of alt funts of diqftal B0Ptesting ardroftrare, BF does nol intendto r$strih$ethe sourcerode of ils DigitalSOP Testirg sofh#are. Thisis to geveni unintended unaulhsizedrevision$ lhe ss{lrcecodeor dlstribution or to cf unverified sofrsrare versiwrs. T?c god is io *sure that fre Digital BOP Testirry afgarithrn actually tse is ste sarnea$orithmpresentied andapprcved MMS. in to blr SP may occasional$efect to rnake rninorsoflxnare revisionslhat constituteuseful improlements" gF win, in *uch instances, revisionsare perfarrned ssure sofhuare prograrnrrs. conec$ B wellqualified BP doe$rnt anticipate mddngrnalorranisions the SigitalSOF Testinga$orithmbut to would,in ssch instances, infom and seek approval iom MMSto implennntsoftirare considered signifcantty different thanihal alredy approved. FP rrltnds disfifute, cr licenseuse of, only executabhverston$,of Digital8OP to its Testingsoft*are. Executable versiorswill not be readibaltemblenor wrllunauthorized alteration replication dlouredundertermsagreedbefuyeen andlicensed or be users. BP lnstallatior and fttrrlnliflance D. It is hetpfulto understand willinsta{land mairfiain wfp Digitd BOFTestingsofuqare on deepraterdnlfing r$s. tsP demmstrated on &epltafs llwizm abilrty b srrccess&rlty contract qulified sertrices makirqthe necessary for comsfierequiprnent instalhionsard providing onsite trainingin dd[tion lo efhctive remotesuppryt. This Wpoach wiHh repllcated as DigitalBOPTes{ingis inFoduced additional to BP-operafed Ceepwater in Gulf of rigs Mexico. ultimatefi/, stde trrarteilent fx tmg-tem serrrice a srpport of DigitalBOP Testing be esiablishe{t oneof eneral poten*alqualiFed will iltth serviceproviders. E. End Uscrr The$*stion hasarisenif Dtgbl BOPTestirgcharqesthe personrrclcunentfy required presu"retesting. Theansrircr no. to conduct is Digaial BOPTestirqdoesnot requireadditional crdifferentpersonnelduring testirg. For exarnSe,Hallibsrton cementirgwit ogatus on Oeepunafer lffizwt ae redlly trairnC profrient useof Oigital a*d havedernonshaled 8OPTesting softurare. $igttal BOPTestirg sofir*areis tailoredto suppsrtlhe csnentworldor d zubseaBOP ard surface rnanifold testing.Tte saftruare thereforc is designed be vio,r;ed used lo and ai cernentirE unitsby cernnlirE uniloperatnrs.Additi$ally, it is #igned io be readily understood alf responsi$efor inspectirqand ryravirq 8OP test recsr& irreludirg S *ubss specidists, rrellsiieleaders MMSInspectars. and F. Tninlng
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It is recognizsdftat MM$ lruspectors be key participantsin the succesfi.rl wilt im$*mentationsf DigitalBOF Testlng" Therehas been an ofien+xffessed concenr fram Mh{Sabouthor will MMSInspectors learnwtut they needta knsw aboutOigital BOP Testing the ansrreris that 8P will willinglyprodde the nght trainingto MM$ Distnctand Reglonshff at muimlU convenient trmesarld locatians,ard will prw*de paintsof contact qumtionsthat mayariseafienrvryd. hasbeenourexperience for It that thosedready farni$ar wilh subee SOPtetirq quickfyleam to appreciate Drgttal SOP Testing urderstand and horrr wnrk$. it 8P w{f prepateand provi# trainingmaterials errylain principles practices to the and of Digilal BOF Testirg to dl who are respamiblefor the conductof subseaBOP ard surfacenlaniM testing. Addtiofitlallytlpse are includedand easityaccessd the in helpse*tbn of the DigitalBOFTestirqsoftumre. Anotherimportant aspert of trainiru is to educate&e dl & gas irdustry abourDigital ESP TestirE, P has ffid will conlinueto explainDigital BOP Testingto indusfiy publicatiu-r technical papers articles. through af ard G. Shuingruit'r0$cr0prranrs The gr.estionhas arisen whef;her is seekirq sole approvalto use Digital BOP BF Technologry if lhe technology be slsred wifrrotlnr operators. or wilf gP belb\lw it is in fie muLralinhrests cf MMS,offshoreoFffatfis ard supportirg seryicesto ptornotea uniformpracticed DigitafBOPTestingin Grdfof [4exicc. BP therefore intends in a tinef manrnr,rnakeD{gitdBOPTestirgavailable irdustryto, to It is our expectation that lre stptrH frst prove ts MMS Sre abitig to successfully implenrent Digilal BOP Testirg on nndtipleBPoperateddrillug rigs. BP wift, in the pfocessEf doirU this. stailish a prac{ical srvice arc}figeil}ent which OigitalBOP by Testing madeavailable conpetently is suppcrted rb cperations.lf MhlSbecornes and in willingto pennitotter operators use Dgrtd BOF Teling, ard BF is confi#rt cf its to sn/icepovider{s},then BF wilf licenseits serviceprovider{s} WovideDigitalBOF to Tes{ing cffler cpemto*. to tAlewtshtc assuresuccessful introduclion OigltdfOP TestirEin &df af F{exico, cf and are bestaHe kr fu fhat on BP-aperated so first priorityis to implenenlDigifalB# ngs, Teslingon muttipeBP-operated drillingrigs. lt is lhroqghthis rneans that it wi$become possiHeto siere DtStd 8OF Testirg witt otheroperators a rnannerthat cffers the in bestchances swcess. fu

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APPENDIX ANATOMZECOH*ERCTAL t. REIEASf $OFlItrARE Scrucn-Shot Exrmolcs relexe Di{trtaf Cornmercial BOPTestirgsoftffire knownas Aufomize Version3.3wm on Oer;pwter Uortaan.4 Sedember20S7. Results evat$ated Transocean frorn 11 af (iniiiafdatafronrthe 1il te$lwese 12subsea BOPtesb weredacumenied rnrssed whilea neivdataconnectistwx beirg verified).Screen-shok gesentedin Figures thru are 41 41',t. pip* declines fabeled thru4 and7ltnu 10regeseat 2 h{h-pressure Figwe A{. Theprestur prevenler thos*labetad and11,12 rarntests: 5.6 repres*rt ennufar tests"At bottom louchthe Type enclcsure rns.rnted a ltlEMA i* screen sofrffare dle$ay, 2 above cen*nting circular lhe unit is cha*reccrder. shown

3?t.ar. Figure A2. $trare the softrare d{sptay whenbuiHing ps$$Jrfiora highgressure up test, t{e batreen pressure ihe volumepumpad-in. Sriscasethe value sse *le nearlylinearrelation and ln is 3715psifbH.Tfris,#as piperamtcetwi*ronlythekifflrnepressurrzeda Ftguru A3. Showsa simibr disptayh'r a ppe tam test wtth both lhe c*oke and kill lines prassurized. Tfis pressure-volume relalion is 1876 pslXbbl wftich rc alrnosthalf lhat of the prcviousex*rnple"This rnelces sensebscausa addingfte chokeline rrolurne afmostdoubis tlre pressurized syslernvolurns, alrnosttrice the fluidvolumew*s r-qulred10pump-up c*. 11 *nd to ksi initiellst p.es$ure"
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Thesepumpin graphsprovidelhe first apporlunity *ny iest to detecta leak in the systsm. in Leahs ?end makethe normally tro tinearpressur*+cfume trdndbecome non-linear,

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csrrenl prssure fcrecest generaled from digital anafyeis of fiat dala. The horizor{ef fine et 9500 psi represen$ lhe largat test prssura. The 't[hf ir ydlow which ind*ates the compr.dsris still seeking a ssffisiedly shbb sdulion, There is addilional rnformatron, such as *re pressure decfne rate rs rurrerdly 25-9psifmin.

Fig;s4. Figure r{f,. A stabl* p*sure forscastwas obtaind't9.0 m*nlrtes aftershut-in. Thostabifi:ed pressure predicied be 9S59 whichis greaterthanthe targeltestpressure. is psi, to hencea green '$$rf displayed.ThetestrouH interpreted positive endedal tttis pornt. is be reliabfy as End

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Figun 48, The Fg. A5 tesl washeldstlut-infor a totalof 57 rnrnuiss a prseure lo dacBne rate of 3 4 psi/min" Thremakessenss silte the pressurafacs on circulerchartsstart$to appoar steady anceprsssure decfine raiesdimhbh to lha range-4 to'3 ps#min.Digitral BOF ?esting couldhar,esavedF8minubslfrusreducing shut-inlime \ 78%.

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Figurt Ag. This $ the initial sfrut-inprsssuredrsplayfor Sulsea Test f. Annularpfe$sure lst$t*nd to stabilbamorerapid$ lhm ppe ram testB. The 1* fightoccuned5.4 minutEs after shut-in" The predictedstabb pressr.rre 5783 psi, indkated by the diarnond-shaped is syrnbol. Thisis grealerthanthe largetpressura 500Speiso lhe -l[hf is graenindhalinga pcsitivetest of

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Validitv Ch.ck MMS statedin the March200? metirg tftat tre 1''r BOP test in a sriesshouldb interpreted chartrecorder that DigitalSOPsoftware be verifledbeforeusirg it so can S to interpretsrSeeqtnnt te$s. The details were left for BP to work out, and are incorporated thisdmurrnnt *ntheproposed in Rulesar,dftn*erexplainedhere. CheckirEa DigitafBOPforecast see if I is conectbebe proceeding re$ cn the ts to BOPsofiwareto interpretsrbsequent Oigatal tests is a simde andworthudrile concept We establishecl basisandnrcfiod tor perfonning a suchchecksanddeterrninirE whatis valid w- invalid. Also, we felt it was imporlant autamate validation tfe to checkin the softsareso that it canbe dorn in consistent, conectfashionwihorrtffiking end usersto shtxildr the responsibilrty m*irg such detenninatians. Tte resuttantvalldation d checknntftoclis iflusffated next. Figuru At7. Thts is in typeof graph avail*ble lhe Digitaf but BOPsofirvare b notp'ronrinently because users nolrquiredto draw fsatured end are from it help tormlusionE iL Ht*vevar, does
to illustrate vafidatbn tfi checkmethod. The blue curyerepresenls reel pressur*detErecqrded to lhe presentduringa sfrut-intest up period Whenlhe 1* lrgilrl prsssurefuacaet represented the accuni,tfiae is pn associatEd by black csrYe" Sso asscciatedwi*r the ls tight fiorecE*t are ilppef and hwer error bcunds by reprsenled the red curve$- Th* enor boundsrsfrec{our knorvle$e o{ the Oigitd BOP Abortthm farecasfingaecurtry, as prevbusly discu$sd{$action lll-B "Digrtal AtgcrtFrrn Ferfarrnance Stdy' pp lS-12)

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Weexpectvery hrinstarrcesin whicha OigdtalBff pressure forecast beconesinrratid" Afier all, the dgoriftm psforrns a sfingent check on iiaUlity of lhe solutiol before tlispldng a greenor red 'lighf. Honever,it is dwap pcssiHethat ssrething iJ*{suat may affect tre gessure responseafler Sle 1'' light occurs,tfurs makingthe initial pressilretrendandforecast bngerrepsentdive of tre curenl pressure no behavior. light invalkl- 'lnvalid' an warning cha*y is llnqro 1te. ff a 1-.$ presure forem*tbecunes displaye{ to *p 'ftOhf This next parlicul*r wasunueual thatfre pressure . test quckiysabilizei in

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