APPLICATION OF COMPUTER TECHNIQUES TO OFFSHORE OPERATIONS IN COMPLIANCE WITH O.C.S. ORDERS 5,8, AND 9

OCS orders issued by the U.S. Geological Survey of the Gulf of Mexico area make the collection and reporting of specific design, inspection, repair, maintenance and failure information mandatory. The paper describes a computerized file and report system developed to systematically document subsurface and surface safety system design, and schedule and report 140,000 required annual tests or 9,500 individual safety devices. Independent computer systems have been developed for surface and subsurface safety systems. The surface safety system features computer-generated test schedules that are completed in the field and act as direct keypunch forms for inputing test, repair, and maintenance information to the computer file. The subsurface safety system employs five input sources to generate computer prepared schedules and worksheets. The computer system generates reports required by OCS orders, and computer file data can be selectively retrieved with a minimum of programming for special engineering studies, failure analysis and equipment reliability studies. As pointed out by the authors, these systems are compatible with the company-wide information system so that safety system data can be interfaced with production and cost data.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the 1973 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Tex., April 30-May 2, 1973.
• Corporate Authors:

  Offshore Technology Conference

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• Authors:
  • Ruppel, J H
  • Cole, H I
• Conference:
  • Presented at the 1973 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Tex., April 30-May 2, 1973.
• Publication Date: 1973-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 275-292
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Information processing; Information systems; Offshore drilling platforms; Offshore oil industry; Offshore platforms; Offshore terminals; Pipelines; Plans (Drawings); Regulations; Safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Pipeline description and plans; Platform safety
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Law; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054059
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Galveston
• Report/Paper Numbers: OTC #1753
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1974 12:00AM