Objective:
The objective of this project was to identify and provide rough cost estimates for the upgrades that would be required at the Ohmsett test facility to enable it to be used by researchers to study the process of direct injection of dispersants in subsea oil and gas well blowouts.
The project was initiated with a workshop involving world experts in the field of chemical dispersant application and effectiveness testing. The objective of the workshop was to determine key areas of subsea dispersant research that needs to be performed and to identify the key facility requirements for each one. Specifically, the workshop:
Identified subsea dispersant injection research needs;
Identified which research areas can be addressed in a large-scale test facility;
Ranked the importance of each research component;
Selected the list of research areas best suited to the Ohmsett facility; and
Identified the major infrastructure components and scientific and analytical equipment that would be required to support the selected research areas.
The research areas that were best suited to the Ohmsett facility were identified along with the major infrastructure and scientific and analytical equipment upgrades that would be required at Ohmsett to support them.
Subsequent to the workshop, rough cost estimates for implementation of the upgrades will be established by SL Ross.
The project is complete and the final report can be accessed by double-clicking on AA below.