MAR8270 : Mooring Riser and Drilling Systems (Inactive)
MAR8270 : Mooring Riser and Drilling Systems (Inactive)
- Inactive for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr Arun Dev
- Lecturer: Dr Mohammed Abdul Hannan
- Owning School: NUIS
- Teaching Location: Singapore
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
Semester 3 Credit Value: | 10 |
ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
European Credit Transfer System | |
Pre-requisite
Modules you must have done previously to study this module
Pre Requisite Comment
N/A
Co-Requisite
Modules you need to take at the same time
Co Requisite Comment
N/A
Aims
A1: To gain the knowledge and understanding of different configurations, components and equipment used in mooring and riser systems.
A2: To address the theoretical and practical aspects of mooring and riser systems.
A3: To develop students' skills in designing and analysing mooring and riser systems.
A4: To gain the knowledge and understanding of elemental concepts of drilling engineering.
Outline Of Syllabus
Mooring configurations: single-leg mooring, spread mooring, turrent mooring; mooring components: wire ropes, synthetic fibre ropes, chains, clump weights, drag and suction anchors, piles; winches and windlass; single component and multi-component catenary equations; soil-mooring interaction; mooring failure modes; static, quasi-static, and dynamic mooring analyses; mooring design criteria and considerations.
Drilling risers, production risers: flexible, steel catenary; flexible riser configurations: steep/lazy S and wave, free hanging; flexible riser components: bend stiffeners/ bellmouths, unbonded/bonded flexible risers, bend restrictors; rigid riser components: tieback connectors, stress joints, riser joints and connectors, buoyancy modules, tensioners; riser casing; soil-riser interaction; riser failure modes; structural riser analysis; static and dynamic riser analyses; interference analysis; riser design criteria and considerations.
Fundamentals of drilling engineering, the oil well, drill string design, drill bits, straight hole drilling, directional drilling, casing and cementing, offshore drilling.
Learning Outcomes
Intended Knowledge Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
IKO1. Different mooring and riser configurations.
IKO2. The functions of mooring and riser components.
IKO3. Distinguishing between different types of risers.
IKO4. Different mooring and riser failure modes.
IKO5. Plan Mooring and riser analyses.
IKO6. Design criteria and considerations for mooring and riser systems.
IKO7. Configuration of an oil well.
IKO8. Straight hole and directional drilling.
Intended Skill Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will develop the following subject specific and intellectual skills:
ISO1. Carrying out static, quasi-static, and dynamic mooring analyses.
ISO2. Performing static and dynamic riser analyses.
ISO3. Performing interference analysis.
ISO4. Design of a mooring system.
ISO5. Design of a riser system.
ISO6. Intellectual skills, problem solving skills and IT skills.
ISO7. Identify component of an oil well and drilling system.
ISO8. Identify tools used for straight and directional drilling.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 15:00 | 15:00 | Assimilation, completion and submission of the Post School Assignment (PSA) |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | Exam at the end of the intensive school |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 20:00 | 20:00 | Exam preparation and working solutions |
Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 20:00 | 20:00 | Reading and researching the pre-school materials |
Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 5:00 | 5:00 | Reading and researching the post-school materials |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 1 | 35:00 | 35:00 | Intensive School in the form of Lectures, Tutorials and briefing on Post School Assignment (PSA) |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Scheduled on-line contact time | 1 | 3:00 | 3:00 | Online discussions with students and Module Leaders/Lecturers on Blackboard |
Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures are designed to convey the underlying concepts and knowledge of mooring and riser systems (IKO1 – IKO6), drilling systems (IKO7 - IKO8) and the professional skills required to design and analyse mooring lines, risers and drill strings (ISO1 – ISO8).
Practicals sessions are a mix of supervised and self-organising activities in which the students develop intellectual and problem-solving skills to design and analyse mooring and riser systems (ISO1 – ISO6).
Independent study gives time for the students to read recommended references (IKO1 – IKO8) and practise their professional skills (ISO1 – ISO8).
Reading Lists
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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Written Examination | 120 | 2 | A | 60 | 24 hrs Take home exam (to be submitted within 24 hours of being set) |
Other Assessment
Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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Prob solv exercises | 3 | M | 20 | Post school problem solving exercises - approx. 1000 words (Individual Assignment) |
Case study | 3 | M | 20 | Drilling Engineering. Post school drilling technology development - approx 1000 words (individual assignment) |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
• An unseen examination enables students to demonstrate their theoretical understanding (IKO1 – IKO8) and professional skills (ISO1 – ISO8) under time-constraint as required by industry.
• The Prob Solving exercise on the design and analysis of a mooring and riser system and the Case Study on drilling technology development tests the students’ ability to write reports, apply the taught professional skills and solve mooring and riser problems (ISO1 – ISO8).
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- MAR8270's Timetable
Past Exam Papers
- Exam Papers Online : www.ncl.ac.uk/exam.papers/
- MAR8270's past Exam Papers
General Notes
N/A
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