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ABS Applies 20,000-psi Technology Qualification Method

With operations advancing into previously unreachable deepwater reservoirs, class societies are helping industry understand the safety considerations and critical steps that should be followed when applying new technologies in challenging environments.

One of the vital factors in permanently breaking the 15,000-psi barrier is having design and safety standards that will help technology innovators develop, manufacture and qualify solutions for challenging high-pressure and high-temperature (HP/HT) operating conditions.

ABS is working with service companies and equipment manufacturers to develop a systematic technology qualification process for HP/HT subsea BOP stack equipment and systems, with the goal of improving safety, reliability and availability of the technology. This method includes key elements that have been adapted from API standards and the ABS Guidance Notes for Novel Concepts.

 

IADC’s Drilling Contractor recently sat down with Harish Patel, ABS Director of Drilling Technology, to discuss the critical considerations during this process, including possible technology gaps. Patel also provided an update on the current status of technology qualifications for the 20,000-psi BOP designs under development.

SOURCE: Drilling Contractor

 

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