Office/Division Program
TAP
Project Number
316
Category
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Performing Activity
EQE International
Research Principal Investigator
Andrew Wolford
Research Contracting Agency
Description
The purpose of this project is to construct a data set that integrates all relevant data on individual component reliability of polyester moorings. This will achieve an accurate rational for collecting future data with the most information value. It will also compare a polyester mooring design with a standard steel design. Since the future of deepwater Gulf of Mexico will undoubtedly consist of floating production, it is vital that the MMS develop a rational of comparison between polyester verse steel mooring systems. In doing this, the MMS can continue to achieve safe and pollution free production on the OCS.
Latest progress update
Project is complete.