FEASIBILITY OF A FIXED PLATFORM FOR 1300 FEET OF WATER

A deepwater fixed platform for use in drilling and production operations in the Bass Strait off the coast of Australia seems technically feasible. This conclusion is based on analysis and preliminary design of a fixed-bottom steel platform for 1300 feet of water. Wave forces, wave-induced dynamic response, cyclic load considerations (fatigue), hydrostatic collapse, and axial buckling were included in the analysis. Fabrication and installation procedures were investigated, but this paper emphasizes the analytic results, particularly the dynamic response, which plays a significant part in the design of the platform.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Eighth Annual Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 3-6, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

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• Authors:
  • Loftin, T D
• Conference:
  • Presented at the Eighth Annual Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 3-6, 1976.
• Publication Date: 1976-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 831-848

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Offshore drilling platforms; Offshore platforms; Offshore structures; Structural design
• Old TRIS Terms: Offshore platform design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138264
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Offshore Technology Conference
• Report/Paper Numbers: V3, OTC 2689 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 4 1976 12:00AM