Course - Subsea Technology - TPG4200
TPG4200 - Subsea Technology
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades
Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
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School exam | 100/100 | 4 hours | D |
Course content
During exploration and production of oil and gas, the industry requires strict adherence to fundamental requirements for Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) in a life-cycle perspective. How to implement principles for safety thinking and minimizing the use of resources (e.g. materials and energy consumption) for operations and installations while securing a responsible exploitation of the hydrocarbon over the life of the field and during drilling of subsea wells, procedures and challenges to operation performed from floating vessels. Handling and operation of marine drilling riser, riser margin, positioning of vessel and mooring systems. Overview of alternative solutions for field development. Elements of subsea production systems. Templates, wellhead, X-Mas tree configuration, manifold and piping systems, subsea boosting and processing systems, control systems for production and well intervention. Methods for well intervention, handling of equipment from floating vessel, requirements for vessel and systems for heave compensating. Well integrity, safety and reliability considerations. Trends and future technology development for subsea production systems and wells.
Learning outcome
Knowledge:
The student should have knowledge about:
- Responsible resource management and exploitation
- System and method for drilling and completion of subsea wells
- Various methods for subsea production
- Components and systems in underwater construction
- Anchoring methods
- Well maintenance
- Subsea Injection Systems for CO2 storage
Skills:
The student is able to:
- Evaluate and analyze alternative subsea solutions based on given parameters
- Seek development solutions that minimize the environmental footprint
- Understand the multidisiplinarity of systems for responsible and safe production of hydrocarbons in a life-of-field perspective
- Calculate pressure conditions and loads associated with drilling and completion of subsea wells
- Calculate valve and actuator performance
- Calculate stress in critical components
- Define requirements for well barriers to ensure well integrity throughout the life time of the well
- Evaluate alternative methods for well maintenance
- Perform calculations and simulations on relevant subsea topics using digital computing and programming tools
Learning methods and activities
Lectures and compulsory exercises. Exercises also includes the use of programming tools (e.g. MS Excel and Python). Exercises are given as project assignments to be undertaken by smaller teams of 3-4 students.
The course is given in English. Course evaluation is undertaken using reference group or surveys.
Compulsory assignments
- Exercises
Further on evaluation
The examination papers will be given in English only. Students are free to choose Norwegian or English for written assessments. If there is a re-sit examination, the assessment form may be changed from written to oral.
Recommended previous knowledge
Basic knowledge of petroleum engineering.
Course materials
Lecture notes, recommended and required reading.
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Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: SPRING 2025
Language of instruction: English
Location: Trondheim
- Petroleum Engineering - Production Engineering
- Technological subjects
Examination
Examination arrangement: School exam
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Spring ORD School exam 100/100 D 2025-05-15 15:00 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates SL110 hvit sone Sluppenvegen 14 33 - Summer UTS School exam 100/100 D INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"