Turret Mooring Design

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Turret Mooring Design

Some Challenges and Solutions

FPSO Forum 2004
NUS, Singapore

Arun Duggal

FMC SOFEC Floating Systems
www.sofec.com

31 March 2004
FPSOs are a Mature & Versatile FPS Technology
Over 100 units in operation worldwide
FPSO total > than all other FPS combined
Water depth range 20 m to > 1,400 meters
1 to 100+ risers
10,000 bbl 250,000 bbls/day
Up to 2,000,000+ bbls storage
Benign (West Africa) to Extreme Environments (North
Atlantic)
Various flavors:
Turret-moored
Spread-moored
Yoke-moored
Hawser-moored

Typical Permanent Internal Turret System
Bearing (only upper in this case)
Turret Shaft / Riser Guide Tubes
Chain Table (Hawse Pipes/Chain Supports)
6 Anchor Legs + 34 Risers
Barracuda FPSO: Campos Basin
834m, 34 Risers
Swivel Stack (Product/Lift/Controls)
Anchor Leg + Riser Pull-In Equipment
Manifolds + Pig Launching/Receiving
Design Considerations
Mooring System
Anchor Legs
Anchors
Risers
Thrusters & DP
Control
Environment
Water Depth
Waves
Wind
Current
Vessel Particulars
Storage / Tonnage
Topsides Layout
Vessel Motions
Turret Design
Configuration
Size
Location
Loads
Turret Mooring of
Production Vessels
Fluid-Transfer Requirements
Well Heads
Subsea Manifolding
Risers
Turret Manifolding
Swivels
Offloading
Pigging
Some Current Turret Mooring Challenges
More Complex Turret Systems
Large number of risers
Increased requirements for turret mounted equipment
High pressures
Riser Systems for very Shallow or Deep Water
Project Schedule
Short, fast-track schedules
Project Design Basis not well defined
Interfaces and Communication
Installation in Deepwater
Installation engineering, equipment, costs
Example 1: Fast-Track FPSO for Shallow Water
Su Tu Den FPSO, Vietnam
MODEC, Inc + FMC SOFEC + ConocoPhillips
Newbuild FPSO (80,000 bbl oil/day)
Schedule: Contact to First Oil 19 months
Turret Delivery Schedule 12 months
Shallow Water (48m water depth)
Harsh Environment (100-yr wave of 8.1m Hs)
Large Number of Risers (12)
Project Milestones
2002 Mar. Contract Award (LOI)(2002/03/21)
2002 Apr. Order Long Lead Items bearing, forgings, process
2002 Jun. Mooring Design Complete
2002 Aug. Turret Fabrication Begins (MSE)
2002 Oct. Hull Fabrication Begins (Samsung)
2002 Nov. Preliminary Riser Design Complete
2002 Dec. Topside Fabrication Begins
2003 Mar. Drydock Block Assembly Begins
2003 Apr. Start Topside Module and Turret Installation
2003 May Launching
2003 Jul. Start Shipyard Commissioning
2003 Sep. Tow Out
2003 Oct. Offshore Installation
2003 Oct. 1st Oil (2003/10/29)
STD Turret Mooring Design & Fabrication
Use Standard Components & Design
SOFEC Large External Turret Design
Bearing Capacity exceeds anticipated Design Loads
Allows order of main components before final loads
derived
Design Riser Configuration Flexibility in Chain
Table Design/Fabrication
Clearly Define all Structural and Fluid transfer
Interfaces at Turret Support Structure
Parallel Design and Fabrication Effort
Easy / Quick Integration with Vessel
Riser & Mooring Design in Shallow Water
Mooring and Riser Design 2
Integration of Turret & Vessel
First Oil: November 2003

Application
FPSO weathervaning SPM
Large field (>100,000 bbld)
50 to 100+ risers
Deep to ultra deep water
Worldwide
Weathervaning advantages
Mooring tensions
Tandem offloading
Simplified turret structure
Allows for simple interface with vessel
Robust bearing system
Large Decks for Flowline Manifolding,
and other Equipment
Efficient Mooring & Riser Installation
Equipment

Example 2: Very Large Turret
Chain
Table
I-Tubes
Support Columns
Chain Supports
Main
Deck
Torque
Arm
Vertical Bearing
Radial
Bearing
Swivel Stack &
Torque Tube
Piping /
Manifolding
Riser Hang-Off
Pull-In
Deck
Anchor Legs Risers & Bend Stiffeners
VLT: Deep Water, Large Capacity Internal Turret
VLT Chain Table
3x3 mooring provides 3
riser corridors
Riser quantity defines
chain table (and turret)
diameter
60 risers - 22 m dia
2 riser rows maximum
No shadowing to allow
inner row installation and
replacement

VLT Main Deck
Supports all loads, including:
Riser hang-off loads
Mooring loads through chain
table and support columns
Turret self weight
Depth-to-diameter ratio is a key
design parameter
Flexibility to move with vessel
Strength to support risers,
mooring and turret weight loads
2.5 m depth / 32 m diameter for
a 90 riser VLT
Conclusions
Turret Moored FPSOs are a Very Mature Technology
Design for Load Transfer is typically not an issue
Current challenges mostly associated with Fluid Transfer
Large Number of Risers
High Pressure
Manifolding
Subsea Intervention & Control
Project Parameters also Impact Turret Mooring Design
Schedule
Fast-track: 18 22 months
Complex systems require more commissioning time
Communication & Interfaces among various contractors / client
Knowledge of others scope of work, issues, etc.

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