EVOLUTION AND DESIGN OF A JACK-UP TYPE OFFSHORE STRUCTURE

Naval Architects have greatly diversified their work in the past few years and are becoming involved in ocean engineering, among other pursuits. This paper describes a basic concept for a jack-up drill rig in deep water, using a trussed structural platform at mid-water depth to reduce the leg spans to acceptable lengths. Next, it describes how this idea was adapted by steps to the design of a steel, gravity-type, self-erecting production platform for a specific North Sea field, and reasons are given for the advantages of this design.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Giblon, R P
  • Minorsky, V U
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 50-59
• Serial:
  • Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Marine Technology Society
  • ISSN: 0025-3324
  • Serial URL: http://ingentaconnect.com/content/mts/mtsj

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Offshore drilling platforms; Offshore platforms; Oil well drilling
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00084636
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1975 12:00AM