tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post5644456782295084086..comments2023-10-31T02:43:39.094-07:00Comments on The Peripatetic Engineer: Petrobras in the GOMPeripatetic Engineerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508035944158746797noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post-16366645243455971842011-05-04T08:36:33.945-07:002011-05-04T08:36:33.945-07:00http://fuelfix.com/blog/2011/05/03/otc-2011-petrob...http://fuelfix.com/blog/2011/05/03/otc-2011-petrobras-says-gulf-project-to-start-up-by-mid-year/<br /><br />Cascade/Chinook reportAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post-2373328344345095132011-04-30T07:48:38.113-07:002011-04-30T07:48:38.113-07:00It seems BOEMRE doesn't feel this incident is ...It seems BOEMRE doesn't feel this incident is important enough for an accident investigation. I do not see one listed on their web site. Anyone have any idea if anyone is investigating this?Peripatetic Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508035944158746797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post-74137005092199178892011-04-30T07:30:32.800-07:002011-04-30T07:30:32.800-07:00The subsea sled was crushed by the crumpled riser....The subsea sled was crushed by the crumpled riser. That's a nice contract for the guys that made the first one. <br /><br />Imagine receiving that call:<br />Vendor: "Hello."<br />PB: "Yeah, um, remember that subsea sled you made for us on Cascade Chinook."<br />Vendor: "Yeah, is it working well?"<br />PB: "Um, we need another."<br /><br />They even had to wrangle the wild float can before it ran into another platform.<br /><br />Still no word on why the chain let go.Clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905149250548893628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post-89137332121235291232011-04-13T08:49:04.474-07:002011-04-13T08:49:04.474-07:00Anon - Noted! Thanks.Anon - Noted! Thanks.Peripatetic Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508035944158746797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post-73915661320218352052011-04-12T09:05:15.047-07:002011-04-12T09:05:15.047-07:00Your story is very true with exception to one smal...Your story is very true with exception to one small thing. Technically the collapse of the riser did NOT damage any well heads. The closest well head to the riser base location would be well over 16,000 ft away if my memory is correct. This was a lot of sub sea architecture damaged, just not any well heads. Like you say though, if one failed can the others fail as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post-66311176283617449612011-04-06T17:41:09.282-07:002011-04-06T17:41:09.282-07:00If I recall, on P-36, one of the design scewups wa...If I recall, on P-36, one of the design scewups was putting a pressure vessel (I believe the slug catcher) INSIDE the hull. It blew up and compromised the hull. Whoops. <br /><br />I've been a little concerned with the whole "drop the risers and run like hell when a hurricane comes" idea. The FPSO's are only built to withstand a 100-year WINTER storm. They'd be sitting ducks in a hurricane.Clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905149250548893628noreply@blogger.com