ASME INTERNATIONAL SPONSORS KEY SESSIONS AT THE OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
May 5-8, 1997 Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas
Contact: Anne Buckley [email protected] 212-705-8157
ASME International (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers) is a sponsor of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), to be held May 5 to May 8, at the Houston Astrodome. The following sessions are sponsored by ASME International:
Tuesday, May 6, 1997, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Advances in Subsea Completion Equipment The Gullfaks Field: Applying Tomorrow's Subsea Technology -- T.W. Knudsen, Statoil
Deepwater Installation of an Electrical Submersible Pump in Campos Basin, Brazil J.E. Mendonca da Silva, R. Goncalves Izetti, C.H. da Silva Mattos, and R. Clayton Hodge, Petrobr·s S.A.
Advances in Artificial Lift and Boosting Systems for Subsea Completion -- R.M. Camargo and I.N. Alves, Petrobr·s S.A.
Novel Use of the Diverless Hard Pipe U-Jumper Connection Method for Individual Well Completions H.B. Skeels, FMC Corp.; M.H. Dupre, Shell Oil Products Co.; and O. Carlton, Hydrotech Systems
Vertical Connection Used as Tie-In System for Rigid Pipeline -- C.C. Moreira, L. Puppin, and V. Braga, Petrobr·s S.A.; J.R. Marins, CBV Industria Mecanica S.A; and F. Haugen, Konsberg Offshore
External Acoustic Sensors and Instrumentation for the Detection of Sand in Oil and Gas Wells G.K. Brown, Brown Corrosion Service Inc.
Alternate: The Development of a High-Pressure Drop Subsea Choke and Actuator Suitable for Use Within an HIPPS System -- D.B. Martin, ABB Kent Introl Ltd.
Wednesday, May 7, 1997, 9:30 a.m. - noon Subsea Pipeline Reliability and Safety Pipeline Reliability Across Erodible/Active Seabeds -- G. Jiao and T. Sotberg, Sintef, and R. Bruschi and L. Vitali, Snamprogetti SpA
Code Conflicts for High-Pressure Flowlines and Steel Catenary Risers -- C.G. Langner and G.T. Ju, Shell E&P Technology Co., and B.C. Shah, Conoco Inc.
Reliability-Based Inspection and Maintenance Planning of Pipelines Subjected to CO2 Corrosion S.G. Hellevik and I. Langen, Hogskolen I. Stavanger, and J. D. Sorensen, Aalborg U.
Automatic Welding and Ultrasonic Inspection for J-Lay of the MARS Tension Leg Platform Export Pipelines -- F. Kopp and G.G. Perkins, Shell Oil Co.; S.P. Springmann, J. Ray McDermott; G. Prentice, Shaw Pipeline Services Ltd.; D.M. Stevens, Babcock & Wilcox; and B.S. Laing, CRC Evans Automatic Welding
Joint Agency Cooperation to Ensure Safety and Protection of the Environment Through Pipeline Inspections -- T.P. Bell and C.M. Hoffman, Minerals Management Service and J. Hart and G. Pelka, California State Lands Commission
Consideration for Line Pipe Material Reliability -- J.F. Kiefner, Kiefner & Associates Inc. Alternate
Inspection and Evaluation of Offshore Pipelines in the Bay of Campeche -- Y.O. Bayazitoglu, and R. Weiss, Brown & Root Inc.; V.M. Valdes and J. Perrusquia, PÈtroleos Mexicanos; O.V. Molina and R. Vazquez, Inst. Mexicano del PÈtroleo; and D. Lipps, Racal Survey
Wednesday, May 7, 1997, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Advances in Subsea Riser Systems Mars TLP Drilling and Production Riser Systems -- E.B. Denison, Shell E& P Technology Co.; C.T. Howell and R. Gonzalez, Shell Offshore Inc.; G.T. Ju, Shell E&P Technology Co.; G.A. Myers, Shell Offshore Inc.
Steel Catenary Riser for a Taut-Leg Moored Semi-Submersible Platform -- R. Franciss, A.L. Torres, M.M. Mourelle, F.J. Pereira, and L.D. Souza, Petrobr·s S.A.
Aging and Fatigue Life of Structural TLP Flexelements -- R.H. Gunderson, Shell Offshore Inc., and A. Stevenson, Materials Engineering Research Laboratory Ltd.
Marlin Riser Alternatives Risk Assessment -- A.J. Wolford, Det Norske Veritas AS; S.R. Perryman, Amoco Corp.; F.J. Deegan, Det Norske Veritas A/S; and S. Gosch and B. Stahl, Amoco Corp.
The Concept of Multitube Moment Factors in a Riser System and Its Applications -- Y. Li, Shell E&P Technology
Thursday, May 8, 1997, 9:30 a.m. - noon Control of Wax and Hydrates in Subsea Pipelines The Engineering of Pigging Equipment for Subsea Systems in Campos Basin -- M.G. Gomes, A.F. Lino, C. Mastrangelo, and F. Borja, Petrobr·s S.A.
Use of Electrical Power for Control of Wax and Hydrates -- F. Aarseth, Aker Engineering A/S
Cased Insulated Pipeline Bundles -- M. Nock and J.G. Bomba, Kvaerner R.J. Brown & Associates
Design and Analysis of High-Temperature, Thermally Insulated, Pipe-In-Pipe Risers -- D.H. Demetriou and M. Delafkaran, Kvaerner Oil and Gas Ltd.
Steady-State and Transient Thermal Performance of Subsea Hardware -- G.J. Zabaras and J. Zhang, Shell E&P Technology Co.
GB 235 Subsea System: Field Experiences on Pressure Profiles and Hydrate Inhibition J. Davalath, Mentor Subsea
Alternate A New Pilot Loop for Testing Gas Hydrate Inhibitors -- T. Palermo and Y. Lagrange, Ins. FranÃais du PÈtrole
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