Project Report: Scaling Up Dual Well Foundation at CSP Platform

This report details the scale-up of a dual well foundation project at a Conductor Supported Platform (CSP) for Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) offshore Qatar. The project aimed to expand the successful dual well concept from a previous MFP, creating a well-head platform supported by its conductors. The structural engineer was responsible for site analysis, documentation, and ensuring project delivery within time and budget constraints. Key responsibilities included performing Inplace, Seismic, and Ship Impact Analyses, foundation design, and coordinating with various teams. The project faced challenges related to weight limitations and pipe support design, which were addressed through load shedding discussions, the use of GRP grating, and the development of spreadsheets to streamline analysis and report preparation. The project's success relied on collaborative work and effective communication among team members, ensuring the delivery of a high-standard platform. Desklib offers a repository of similar solved assignments and past papers for students.

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Career Episode 3

CE 3.1 Project Information
Name of the project: Scale up the Idea of Dual Well Foundation at CSP (Conductor
Supported Platform)
Location of the project: [PLEASE FILL]
Project Duration: [PLEASE FILL]
Organization: Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy)
Role and Designation during the time: Structural Engineer
CE 3.2 Project Background
CE 3.2.1 Characteristics of the project
This project was for the same organization as the next project was also assigned to me as
a structural engineer. Oxy has a three years Master Services Agreement (MSA) with
TechnipFMC starting July 2016. Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) is a leading
international oil and gas exploration and production company and operates, among many fields
worldwide, Idd El Shargi North Dome (ISND) and Idd El Shargi South Dome (ISSD) fields (as a
part of production sharing agreement with Qatar Petroleum) offshore Qatar. Oxy has a three
years Master Services Agreement (MSA) with TechnipFMC starting July 2016. I had to scale up
the idea of dual well foundation at the CSP platform of Oxy as it was asked. With the success of
dual well concept in one of the MFP, Oxy wanted to scale up the idea of dual well foundation.

CE 3.2.2 Objectives developed for the project
I designed the following set of the objectives for the successfully delivering the project in
a manner as it was asked:
 To manage the project deliverables considering the project management
constraints and lead them in an efficient and effective way
 To deliver the project within the estimated timeline and keep the budget of the
project minimum as much possible.
 To perform an analysis of the existing environment of the platform
 To document and monitor the weight and load shedding exercises during the
instance of the need and assure that the topside and jacket weights do not exceed
the ‘Not to Exceed Weight.’
 To manage the team and keep them concentric towards accomplishing the
necessary objectives and goals of the project
CE 3.2.3 My area of work
I had to examine the entire site activities and operations and record the proper
documentation of the ongoing progress and development of the project. I had to perform my
responsibilities, and thus, I developed the spreadsheets for recording all the ongoing operations
and the different constraints of the project. I performed separate analysis that includes Inplace
Analysis, Seismic analysis, and Ship Impact Analysis of the existing environment of the
platform. I developed the plan to be followed by everyone and make sure that the project is being

delivered within the estimated time. I considered the survey produced by the geotechnical team
about the soil and provided the further operations accordingly.
CE 3.2.4 Project Group
CE 3.2.5 My responsibilities throughout the project
Following were my duties throughout the project, and I managed them accordingly in a
manner to meet the expected outcome and production from the delivered project:
 Perform the Inplace analysis of the platform
 Perform the Seismic investigation of the platform
 Perform the Ship Impact Analysis

 Performing the foundation design (the spreadsheet that I created in Career Episode-2
came handy)
 Planning the sequence of activities and making sure that the schedule is being
followed
 Coordinating with other disciplines to ensure that the required inputs are obtained in
time
 Following up with Geotechnical survey contractor to get the soil data on time
 Liaising with the installation team of Oxy and ensuring that their concerns are
addressed in our design
 Attend client meetings and resolve their comments on our drawings and reports
 Monitoring the Weight-control report and undertake ‘load shedding' exercises
whenever necessary to ensure that the jacket and topside weights are not exceeding
the ‘Not to Exceed Weight'. It involved organizing meetings with other disciplines
and brainstorming on the ways to reduce the weights
 In charge of pipe supports design
 Checking the drawings and Material Take-Off

CE 3.3 Distinctive Activity
CE 3.3.1 Comprehending the theory of the project
With the success of dual well concept in one of the MFPs in previous career
development, Oxy wanted to scale up the idea of dual well foundation. The name of the platform
is Conductor Supported Platform (CSP) – a first of its kind in the Middle East region. Instead of
having bare minimum facilities (like in MFP), they wanted CSP to have all the facilities that a
common well-head platform has. In other words, CSP is a well-head platform that is supported
by its conductors. CSP is located in ISND and has a total of seventeen wells (eight dual wells
and one single well): eleven Production wells and six water injection wells.
CE 3.3.2 Engineering knowledge and skills applied in the project
I utilized my experience gained through my professional experience for managing the
different activities and roles throughout the project in a manner to make sure that the strategies
being developed are capable of meeting the expected delivery of the project. I identified the
technical problems those could have influenced the project and managed them accordingly that
helped in delivering the project as per the expectation. I conducted several ‘load shedding'
discussions with other disciplines. I decided to post-install (install them after the deck has been
established) specific equipment. But still, we could not bring it down to less than 700 MT. I
proposed to use GRP grating instead of steel grating those were lighter that helped us to bring
down the weight to less than 700 MT.

CE 3.3.3 Identified issues and their solutions
3.3.3.1 Issues
I identified that weight is the primary concerning sector throughout the project delivery.
The lift weight of topsides (Deck) is limited to 700 MT based on the lifting capacity of the
installation vessel crane. At a certain point, I identified that the weight constraint is crossing the
limits and it could impact the entire project. I also analyzed that Pipe supports design is a time
taking process, not because their plan is complicated, but just because there are so many of them.
This platform had close to 70 pipe supports. Thus, the time being consumed in this phase could
influence the entire delivery of the project.
3.3.3.2 Solutions
I conducted several ‘load shedding' discussions with other disciplines for eliminating the
weight-related issues throughout the entire project delivery. We decided to post-install (install
them after the deck has been installed) certain equipment. But still, we could not bring it down to
less than 700 MT. The proposition of using GRP rating helped us to bring down the weight to
less than 700 MT. Considering the escalation in time, I created two spreadsheets. I developed the
first spreadsheet in a manner that the loads given by the piping discipline can be converted into
‘load lines' of the underlying software (SACS). These lines could be directly copied to the SACS
model file and used for analysis. This saved a significant amount of time (reduced the modelling
time by 40%). I created another spreadsheet that was to check the deflections of the pipe
supports. I configured the spreadsheet in a manner that it can read the SACS deflection output
and calculate the relative deviations of the required joints and check them against the allowable
values (Based on the length of pipe support). The spreadsheet generates a table that we copied
directly into our calculation report, thus reducing the report preparation time as well.

CE 3.3.4 Plan to produce creative and innovative work
I examined the entire site activities and operations and recorded the proper
documentation of the ongoing progress and development of the project. I developed the
spreadsheets for recording all the current procedures and the different constraints of the project. I
designed the plan to be followed by everyone and make sure that the project is being delivered
within the estimated time. I considered the survey produced by the geotechnical team about the
soil and provided the further operations accordingly.
CE 3.3.5 Collaborative work
The project was accomplished through the contribution of every team members who were
associated with the project. I had to establish a better relationship and communication with all
the team members in a manner to listen and respond to their queries. I found a regular outing
with some of the critical stakeholders under and with me in a way to establish a relationship that
can alternatively improve the health of the operations being accomplished throughout the project.
I made a robust and vital decision while analysing the designs and the models and managed to
bring out the best activity of the different team members.
CE 3.4 Project Review
CE 3.4.1 Project Overview and Contribution
With the success of dual well concept in one of the MFPs (Career episode – 2), Oxy
wanted to scale up the idea of dual well foundation. The name of the platform is Conductor
Supported Platform (CSP) – a first of its kind in the Middle East region. Instead of having bare
minimum facilities (like in MFP), they wanted CSP to have all the facilities that a common well-

head platform has. In other words, CSP is a well-head platform that is supported by its
conductors. I delivered my sector of the Jobs and Responsibilities throughout the project
lifecycle. I utilised my engineering and managerial attributed for providing the expected
deliveries of the project and assured that the deliverables being made are of very high standard.