Simplified Approach Towards Obtaining Functional Criteria Of Topside Facilities For Offshore Jacket Platform

Abstract

It is almost impossible to provide a standard 'design procedure' for offshore jacket topside facilities design. The proposed postulate is that the weight of production and processing facilities do provide a reasonable measure of the production of oil and gas per day. Presentation of weight data collected from actual North Sea platforms however indicated little logic dependents on platform functional parameters. A further breakdown of these weights according to type or function offers some possible explanations. It is acknowledged that various other variables and parameters complicates issues relating to topside facilities. The subject is nevertheless of great importance.