Subsea Systems Institute (SSI) Texas C as Center o er of Ex Excellence ence (REST STORE A E Act) Overview: A collaboration between the University of Houston, Rice University and NAS A-Johnson S pace Center. S S I pursues applied science and engineering technology development for hydrocarbon development of deep and ultra-deep water assets in the Gulf of Mexico and other regions Mission: Positively impact offshore safety and efficiency through engagement with industry to develop the best available technology and risk mitigation practices for the GoM; S upport economic and workforce development in partnership with industry. Ramanan Krishnamoorti Airica Rollins Chief Energy Officer, University of Houston Program Manager, Subsea Systems Institute Director, Subsea Systems Institute aarollin@Central.uh.edu ramanan@uh.edu 713-743-6273 713-743-4307 www.subseasystems.institute 1 1
Subsea Systems Institute (SSI) Tex Texas as C Cent enter of of Excel ellence e (REST ESTORE Ac Act) Completed Activities: • S ubsea Power and Communicat ions: Applicabilit y of Acoust ics • Model-Based Real-Time BOP Monit oring S yst em • Drilling and Product ion Facilit y Monit oring: S eismic and S onar Imaging • Aut onomous Underwat er Vehicles (AUVs) • Development of Riser Gas Numerical Models • Flange Leak Det ect ion: Piezo – S ensors Ongoing Activities: • S ubsea Power and Communicat ions (HVDC, Long t ie-backs & Acoust ic) • Converged Riser Gas Modeling and Experiment al Validat ion • Flexible Light weight Bat t eries • Flange Leak Det ect ion: Int egrat ion and Validat ion • Robot ics and Aut omat ion: S mart Touch; S warms of Drones; Robot Cont rolled Door Opening Facilities/ Equipment/ Resources: • Power Elect ronics Laborat ory including HPHT Facilit ies • Dist ribut ed Acoust ic S ensing (DAS ) & Int egrat ion wit h Fiber Opt ics (FBG) • Flange Leak Det ect ion: Non-Dest ruct ive Test ing f or API S pecs 2 2
Subsea Systems Institute (SSI) Tex Texas as C Cent enter of of Excel ellence e (REST ESTORE Ac Act) The Look Ahead: 1. RESTORE Act Bucket #1 • Digit al Transf ormat ion • Workf orce Development : Innovat ion, Training & Cert if icat ion 2. RESTORE Act Bucket #5 • Lat e Lif e Management : impact of digit al t ransf ormat ion, robot ics and aut omat ion; ROV and power syst ems; Impact ing Decommissioning and Abandonment : risk-based st rat egies f or saf e and economical D&A • Asset Int egrit y Management : GOM invent ory management , IMR, predict ive risk modeling, mit igat ion st rat egies and economic decision-making 3. Subsea Power Consortium (PEMSEC) Members • Chevron • Typhoon • TechnipFMC • BHGE • Shell • Schlumberger • ExxonMobil 4. Robotics & Automation Part ners Total Oceaneering Shell • • • DNVGL WoodPLC Chevron • • • Taurob Mitsubishi Equinor • • • Houston Mechatronics ABS ExxonMobil • • • 3 3
Subsea Systems Institute (SSI) Texas C as Center o er of Ex Excellence ence (REST STORE A E Act) Future Opportunities and Initiatives for Impact: • Power S yst ems for Offshore Energy • Cybersecurit y in Oil and Gas • Digit al Transformat ion • Furt her Development of Robot ics & Aut omat ion • Riser Redesign & R&D for HPHT Mat erials • S pill Det ect ion • Life Ext ension / Decommissioning of Offshore Asset s • Offshore Asset Int egrit y 4 4
Key Trends in the Offshore a. Nominally unmanned facilities b. Integration of Digital transformation 5
Nominally Unmanned Facilities • Greenfield & Brownfield Applications : Distinct and Unique • End-effectors and Tools (already underway at SSI) • Coordination with Nippon Foundation • Possible workshop on Challenges and Opportunities in GoM: • Chevron, Oceaneering, Total, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Taurob, MHI, DNVGL, Houston Mechatronics • Must include BP, Shell, Petrobras, Anadarko, Apache, Woodside, Aker, … • Drillers: Transocean, SeaDrill, Drillquip • Amazon for Inventory Control • Subsea Inspections: Intersection with Offshore Wind Industry 6
Initiatives for Impact: 1. Late Life Management • Impact of Digital Transformation, Robotics and Automation on Late Life Management including Decommissioning and Abandonment Background: • ~3,700 act ive plat forms wit hin t he OCS ; more t han 40 % facilit ies are 25+ years old • Indust ry averages >130 plat form removals / yr • Challenges for large plat forms of >10,000 t ons in deeper wat ers EE: https://www.bsee.gov/what-we-do/environmental-focuses/decommissioning ) (BS • Average lifet ime of offshore oil and gas field: 25 – 40 yrs. (Market Wat ch: https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/offshore-oil-gas-decommissioning-market-report-forecasts-2019-2029-2019-02-20 ) 8
Initiatives for Impact: 2. Asset Integrity Asset Integrity of GoM Subsea Structures: • Inventory • Inspection – Maintenance – Repair (IMR) • Conditional Monitoring, Protocol Employed and Operational State • Maintenance Surveillance & Non-Destructive Evaluation of Assets • Predictive Risk Modeling • Mitigation Strategies & Economic Decision Making 10 10
Late Life Management & Asset Integrity Monitoring for GoM Automation & Digitalization • Robotics – Inspection Continuous, Automated • Maintenance & Operations Long term Medium term Short term Automate AI/ML Optimize and standardize Fully automate monitoring and Automated late life maintenance of late life assisted late life maintenance of Operations critical items management management critical items Short term Medium term Long term Digital platform AI assisted Digital & Decomissioning development and data decommissioning Extend life simulation Virtual gathering management 11 11
Late Life Management for GoM Monitoring • Remote or Robot Enhanced • Digitally & Technologically Enhanced • Condition Based Monitoring Monitoring for Enhancing Late Life Management & Decommissioning Long Term Medium Term Short Term Autonomous AI enabled Subsea Digital platform remote surveying & Platform survey, development and data of marine monitoring and gathering environment reporting 12 12
Life Extension for GoM Platforms Life Extension Focus • Power • Renewable Integration • HV DC / Long tie-backs • Preservation Tech Power & Utilities Short Term Medium Term Long Term Developing Replacing Diesel and NG Modular Utilities Integrating based Power : HVDC & Long Renewables Eliminate all non- tie-backs renewable power 13 13
Asset Integrity Management Risk-Based Inspection & Analytics Detection & Condition based Monitoring • AI/ ML S ensors & Communication • Visualization Edge Computing Medium term Short term Long term Edge Computing Risk-based inspection AI/ML assisted Inspection (RBI) Systems asset integrity Integrity & Analytics Short term Medium term Long term Condition Improving Sensor & Data Analytics Driven Autonomous Systems for Based Communication Technologies Sensor Performance Monitoring & Remediation Monitoring 14 14
Funding (each project @ ~ 125 K / year) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Short Term ST1 ST3 ST5 ST7 ST9 Each Project for 12 months @ ST2 ST4 ST6 ST8 ST10 $125 K MT1 MT5 Medium Term Each Project for 30 months @ MT2 MT6 $310 K MT3 MT7 Stage / Gate after 6, 12 and 18 months MT4 MT8 Long Term LT1 Each Project for 60 months @ $625 K Stage / Gate after 12, 24, 36 and LT2 48 months 15 15
Conclusion: • Late Life Management Impact of digital transformation, robotics and automation • • Leveraging mature assets, but removing mature assests • Asset Integrity • Inventory • IMR Predictive risk modeling • • Mitigation strategies & economic decision making Thank you! 16 16
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