Riser-System Design in Water Depths Greater Than 3000 m

摘要

The offshore industry anticipates the need for production-riser systems in ultradeepwater fields. The development of these fields [this paper considers a field located in the central Gulf of Mexico (GOM)] leads to many challenges with respect to the selection of the riser concept; in some instances, such applications may require extending riser technology beyond its current limits. This paper evaluates the feasibility of a number of production-and export-riser configurations for ultradeepwater applications.