JPT

Vol. 59 No. 7

July 2007

Health, Safety, and Environment

Independent Remote Monitoring System for Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Floating Production Systems

As part of its integrity-management efforts, BP has installed permanent integrated marine monitoring systems (IMMSs) on its Gulf of Mexico (GOM) deepwater floating systems. The IMMS monitors critical environmental and floating-system response parameters, then archives and transmits data to shore in near-real time. A backup system called the independent remote monitoring system (IRMS) also has been installed on these floating systems. The IRMS has limited capabilities designed to transmit vital information onshore, in near-real time, in the event of a platform evacuation during hurricane conditions. The IRMS is fully independent of the primary IMMS.

View a Synopsis of OTC 18607 as published in JPT.

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper OTC 18607, “An Independent Remote Monitoring System for Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Floating Production Systems,” by J.T. von Aschwege, BP, Kal Jassal, DNV, and Robert Barker, BMT-SMS, prepared for the 2007 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 30 April–3 May.

Copyright 2007 Offshore Technology Conference. Reproduced by permission.

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