Ashtead Technology has today launched a white paper showing how approaches to the installation and integrity management of subsea systems can reduce cost.
The white paper will discuss the Attitude Monitoring System (AMS), the Deflection Monitoring System (DMS) and the Vibration Monitoring System (VMS).
They use common hardware, software and systems integration methodologies to integrate gyro packages, depth gauges, inclinometers and other sensors to provide autonomous packages that can be deployed, used and retrieved by both divers and ROVs.
Ross Macleod, business development director of Ashtead, said: “Subsea production systems face growing difficulties in both their installation and their integrity over their life in the field, particularly in challenging geotechnical and environmental loading conditions which can be prevalent in both shallow and deepwater.
“Traditional methods of installation, often delivered in isolation, pose considerable cost and safety risks as well as the need for bespoke solutions or custom-engineering on each project. A step change in monitoring and data integration solutions is required to drive efficiencies, improve both operational and safety performance, whilst reducing cost and associated technical risk that could cause downtime and further cost escalation.”
The philosophy takes into account how data is transformed into valuable information and how the information is likely to be used to inform both in real time and in a historic context.
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