... the design operational loads (both internal and external loads) with all couplers pressurized to a design pressure of 20,000 PSI and test pressure (TP) of 30,000 PSI pressure. In qualification (per API 17F) the MQC went through cycle testing for mated and unmated conditions under pressure, unbalanced...

... (FEA) results. The satisfactory correlation between numerical methods and physical tests provides reliability in design and validation method to develop and qualify subsea flowline connection systems. subsea system lrfd factor contact pressure preload connection system external load strain...

... design procedure preload resistance fatigue life fracture initial flaw flaw hydraulic fracturing oilfield chemistry hardness flaw size production chemistry external load effective initial flaw compression Parth D. Pathak , Cristopher , G. Kocurek , and Samuel L. Taylor...

... the material minimum yield strength and 0.67 times the minimum yield strength for API 6A and 17D, respectively. The maximum allowable stress in the bolt due to pressure, thermal and external loading is defined to be 0.83 times the minimum yield strength based on the nominal stress in the bolt at the minimum...

.... torque prediction internal pressure pressure end load stress engineering service otc 7908 bolt load flange external load leakage gasket fowler contact pressure bx gasket inner seal bulletin 6af bolt stress sealability OTC 7908 SEALABILITY OF API R, RX, & BX RING GASKETS Joe R. Fowler...

... the mudline to allow for future operations or plugged and abandoned (P&A). fabrication equation casing design load factor drilling equipment otc 7453 wall thickness platform conductor platform design upstream oil & gas return period diameter axial load subsea system external load...

... is presented. ABSTRACT This paper presents a new approach to predict the buckling behaviors of a drill pipe constraint in an inclined well. The relationship between the MU pipe contlgurat.ion along the well and the external load applied to the pipe is investigated. Different models of buckling behaviors...

...) is the Load on the con ductor due to casings hung off inside of the conduc tor, and is limited by the yieLd Load (P ) since internaL Loads do not create any bucklin~ tenden- cies. The axial external Load (P ) is the weight on top of the conductor (weLlhead, B~P, etc.) in addi- tion to the dead weight...

... coefficient guy line interaediate sinker verticalload 1 caisson sea floor hybrid type guyed tower friction coefficient development study coastal water new guyed tower concept pedestal upstream oil & gas oil field stability platform external load caisson stability OTC 5540...

... for engineers in developing and designing hose to know how much external loads act on the hoses and how the hoses break. In the Catenary-Anchor-Leg-Mooring hose system (CALM), much trouble occurred on the first off-the buoy hose, tail hose and under-buoy hose. Therefore field testing and/or simulated testing...

... determined from standard tests. c. The influence of shrinkage,creep and temperature gradiants during the construction period. II After sinking to final position. a. Comparison between computed and measured strains. b. The response of the structure to external loads. c. Redistribution of internal stresses. d...

... is used to determine the final deformed configuration and the stresses at every assumed nodal point. The external loads such as the pipe's own weight, coating weight, buoyant forces, drag forces are considered as static forces. 'The effect of dynamic loads and plastic deformations are not taken...