Friday 29 January 2016

This week Red Marine have successfully completed the qualification testing of a new subsea landing string valve system for one of the largest providers of technologies and services to the oil and gas industry.

Working with the FMC Technologies Well Access Systems team, Red Marine provided a turnkey service to develop and deliver a bespoke test programme to validate the performance of the vent valve against industry standards including ISO 10423 (API 6A).

Used during workover operations, the valve allows rapid redistribution of high-pressure oil and gas within the landing string system to allow for emergency riser disconnection.

With test equipment developed to meet FMC’s specific requirements, a variety of static pressure tests of up to 15,500 psi (1,067 bar) were completed followed by cycle tests to assess valve function and seal endurance. On completion of this phase, a series of spectacular rapid decompression tests were also completed using water, sand slurry and nitrogen gas test media.

At all stages of the test programme, Red Marine engineers provided comprehensive analysis of the results to allow its client to fully evaluate and understand the valve performance and decompression capabilities.

Having already worked closely with FMC Technologies on a number of projects – including developing an industry first subsea clamp solution – Red Marine are delighted to have supported the company with qualifying their new valve design.

Source: Red Marine