KR20140119921A - Flexible Riser System and Method for Adjusting Length of Flexible Riser Using The Same - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
The present invention relates to a flexible riser system and a flexible riser length adjustment method using the flexible riser system. More specifically, the riser connected from the floating hull to the upper end of the wellhead is connected to a separate length adjusting unit at the stop, and the length of the riser can be adjusted through the length adjusting unit, It is possible to adjust the length of the riser appropriately so that the arrangement state of the riser can be stably maintained and the length adjustment unit is configured as a take-up reel so that the structure is simple, The present invention also relates to a flexible riser system capable of overcoming the limitations of the configuration change of the riser by extending the length adjustment range of the riser to a wider range, and a flexible riser length adjustment method using the flexible riser system.
Floating crude oil storage facility (hereinafter referred to as "FPSO") or floating liquid storage gas storage facility (hereinafter referred to as "LNG FPSO") is a floating storage facility in the form of a ship or a barge. Of these, FPSO is currently being used to produce crude oil from oilfields, and LNG FPSO has been actively developed in recent years due to depletion of oilfields and increased demand for clean fuels.
FPSO or LNG FPSO is a floating marine refinery capable of refining, storing and transporting crude oil or natural gas while floating in the sea.
Such a floating storage facility is equipped with a riser to move oil, gas, etc. from the oil well at the bottom of the seabed to the storage facility. Typically, a riser is used to transport a crude oil product that is a mixture of oil, gas, and water from an oil well (or gas well) to a process plant on the hull, Means a tube that serves as a passageway for filling.
In this case, since the floating storage facility changes its position due to the influence of waves and algae, the riser is formed in a flexible form so as to cope with such a change in position. In particular, Since the motion is relatively large, the motion of the floating storage device can be absorbed in a wider range by using a separate buoyant body or the like so that the arrangement of the risers forms an "S "
1 is a schematic view schematically showing an installation structure of a conventional flexible riser system according to the prior art.
As shown in FIG. 1, the
Also, although not shown, a system in which a buoyancy tank or the like is installed on the bottom of the sea bed so that the configuration of the
More specifically, the
However, in the region where the water depth is very low and the sea waves or the algae are high, the planar motion of the
Prior art is Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-448757.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to allow a riser connected from the floating hull to the top of the wellhead to be coupled to a separate length- So that the length of the riser can be appropriately adjusted in accordance with the movement of the floating hull and the stable state of the arrangement of the risers can be achieved.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a length adjusting unit capable of adjusting the length of the riser, which is configured as a take-up reel in which a riser can be wound, so that the structure is simple and easy to install, The present invention provides a flexible riser system capable of extending the range to a wider range, thereby overcoming the limitation of the arrangement configuration change for the riser.
The present invention relates to a flexible riser system used for marine oil field development, comprising: a length adjustment unit fixedly installed on a bottom of a seabed; And a flexible riser connected to the well end of the bottom of the seabed from the floating hull from the sea via the length adjusting unit, the riser having a length adjustable in the main arrangement section from the floating hull to the length adjusting unit, The flexible riser system is characterized in that the length is adjusted by the unit.
In this case, the length adjusting unit includes a take-up reel module in which an intermediate portion of the riser is partially wound, and the length of the riser in the main batch section is adjusted in such a manner as to adjust the amount of winding of the riser wound on the take- Can be adjusted.
The length adjusting unit may further include a main driving unit for rotationally driving the take-up reel module so that the amount of winding of the riser is adjusted.
In addition, the length adjusting unit can be operated and controlled by a separate control unit so that the winding amount of the riser can be adjusted according to the positional movement of the floating hull.
In addition, a position sensing sensor capable of sensing the position of the floating hull is provided, and the controller can control the operation of the length adjusting unit according to a value sensed by the position sensing sensor.
In addition, the length adjusting unit may be controlled by a separate controller so that the amount of winding of the riser is adjusted according to the tension applied to the riser in the main placement section.
In addition, a tension sensor capable of detecting the tension of the riser may be provided in the main placement section, and the controller may control the length control unit according to a value sensed by the tension sensor.
In addition, the length adjusting unit may be formed such that the length of the riser with respect to the sub-arrangement period from the length adjusting unit to the oil well upper end is constant in the process of adjusting the length of the riser with respect to the main batch section .
Further, a main take-up reel and a sub-take-up reel are disposed in the take-up reel module such that an intermediate portion of the riser is sequentially wound, the main take-up reel is rotatably mounted so as to be rotatable by the main drive, The length of the riser is adjusted in the main batch section by winding or unwinding the riser on the main take-up reel by rotation of the main take-up reel, and when the main take- The riser may be wound or unwound on the sub-take-up reel so that the length of the riser in the sub-section is kept constant.
Further, the take-up reel module may be provided with a take-up reel module in which the riser that is unwound from the main take-up reel when the main take-up reel is rotated in one direction is wound on the sub take-up reel, Up reel from the sub-take-up reel so that the take-up reel may be wound.
Meanwhile, the present invention provides a flexible riser length adjusting method, wherein the length of the riser is adjusted using the flexible riser system.
According to the present invention, the riser connected from the floating hull to the upper end of the oil well can be connected to the separate length adjusting unit at the intermediate portion, and the length of the riser can be adjusted through the length adjusting unit, The length of the riser can be appropriately adjusted correspondingly, and the arrangement state of the riser can be stably maintained.
In addition, by constituting the take-up reel in which the riser can be wound with respect to the length adjusting unit capable of adjusting the length of the riser, the structure is simple, the installation is simple, the length adjusting operation is convenient, So that it is possible to overcome the limitation of the arrangement shape change for the riser.
1 is a schematic view schematically showing an installation structure of a conventional flexible riser system according to the prior art,
FIG. 2 is a schematic view schematically showing an installation structure of a flexible riser system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is an exemplary illustration of an operating state for a flexible riser system according to an embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a perspective view schematically showing a configuration of a length adjusting unit of a flexible riser system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is an operational state diagram schematically illustrating an operation state of a length adjustment unit of a flexible riser system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same or similar components throughout the drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view schematically showing an installation structure of a flexible riser system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a view exemplarily showing an operation state of a flexible riser system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a configuration of a length adjusting unit of a flexible riser system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a length adjusting unit of a flexible riser system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 3 is an operating state diagram schematically showing the operating state of the battery pack.
The flexible riser system according to an embodiment of the present invention is used for marine oil field development. The flexible riser system includes a
That is, the
A section from the
The
According to this structure, even if the floating
For example, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the
The length of the
Since the distance between the upper end of the oil well 20 and the
Next, the configuration of the
The
The main take-up
When the main take-up
When the main take-up
That is, at one end of the main take-up
At this time, a separate winding guide means 500 is provided to move the
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Referring to FIG. 5, the operation of the
5 (b), when the main take-up
The
The
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The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.
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A length adjusting unit fixedly installed on the bottom of the seabed; And
A flexible riser connected to the top of the bottom of the seabed from the floating floating hull via the length control unit;
Wherein the riser is length-adjustable by the length adjusting unit in a main positioning section from the floating hull to the length adjusting unit.
The length adjustment unit
Wherein a length of the riser is adjusted in a manner that adjusts the amount of winding of the riser wound on the take-up reel module, the take-up reel module including a take- Riser system.
The length adjustment unit
Further comprising a main drive unit for rotating the take-up reel module so that the amount of wind of the riser is adjusted.
Wherein the length regulating unit is controlled by a separate control unit so that the amount of winding of the riser is adjusted in accordance with the positional movement of the floating hull.
And a control unit for controlling the operation of the length adjusting unit according to a value detected by the position detecting sensor. The flexible riser system according to claim 1, wherein the position detecting sensor detects the position of the floating hull.
Wherein the length regulating unit is controlled by a separate control unit so that the amount of winding of the riser is adjusted according to the tension acting on the riser in the main placement interval.
Wherein the control unit controls operation of the length adjusting unit according to a value sensed by the tension detecting sensor, wherein the control unit controls operation of the length adjusting unit, system.
The length adjustment unit
Wherein the length of the riser with respect to the sub-arrangement period from the length adjusting unit to the top of the well is maintained to be constant in the process of adjusting the length of the riser with respect to the main batch section.
Wherein the main take-up reel is rotatably mounted to be rotatable by the main drive unit, and the sub-take-up reel is rotatably mounted on the main take- Fixedly mounted,
The length of the riser is adjusted in the main placement section by winding or unwinding the riser on the main take-up reel by rotation of the main take-up reel, and when the reel is rotated on the main take- Or unrolled, so that the length of the riser is kept constant in the sub-section.
The take-up reel module
Up reel from the main take-up reel when the main take-up reel is unidirectionally rotated on the sub-take-up reel, and when the main take-up reel rotates in the other direction, the riser is wound on the main take- And a winding guide means for unwinding the riser from the winding guide means.
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