Structures and Definitions - 4 Flashcards
Definition:
,,,,,,,,, is the legs or support structure
Jacket
Definition:
Jackets are huge floating platforms which house cranes capable of ,,,,
lifting thousands of tons
Definition:
The vertical pipe which joins the production facility to the subsea pipe to carry the product back to the beach to the processing plant known as ,,,,,,,
Riser
Definition:
Area above the splash zone up to the cellar deck…
Atmospheric zone
Definition:
Special type of valve which prevents loss of oil or gas from the well during drilling operations.
Blow out preventers (BOPs)
Definition:
Subsea oil storage facility usually on the seabed, a watertight chamber is the dictionary definition
Caisson
Definition:
The first deck on the platform above the spider deck. The area below the rotary table on a drilling rig.
Cellar deck
Definition:
Pipes from the wells to the topside pipe work
Conductors
Definition:
Special deck area allocated to helicopter landing.
Helideck
Definition:
Point at which a number of cross bracings and tubular members, are joined to a vertical column
Node
Definition:
Substructure beneath the main deck which usually gives access to safety boats and standby boats
Spiderdeck
Definition:
Generally above the water line but liable to be affected by wave action. The area of jacket between ,,,, and ,,, of the lowest astronomical tide (LAT).
Splash zone
-2.5 & +12m
Definition:
The ,,,,, zone is a loose demarcation boundary, which dictates the type of anti-corrosion coating.
splash
Definition:
Submerged zone Area between the ,,,, and ,,,, of LAT.
seabed & -2.5m
Definition:
,,,,,,, Tank on the bottom of the jack up legs to strengthen the legs and prevent it sinking into the seabed.
Spud can
