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Developing an Industry-Wide Best-Practice for the Assessment of Spans in Existing Submarine Pipelines

Office/Division Program
TAP
Project Number
335
Category
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Performing Activity
BOMEL Limited
Research Principal Investigator
Helen Bolt
Research Contracting Agency
Description

To devise a philosophical approach and a robust uncertainty-based framework for pipeline spans assessment. It will appraise the availability of spans data and feasibility of its analysis for time-dependant aspects; qualitative benchmark assessment programs/systems; review survey methods and information for certainty.

Latest progress update

Bomel wrapped up their findings and a draft final was issued. Comments were incorporated into the final report and were submitted summer 2002.
The proprietary period ended on this project in 2003