RPSEA Ultra-Deepwater Program selects 13 proposals

May 22, 2012
The Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) has selected 13 proposals under the Ultra-Deepwater Program for negotiations leading to funding awards.

Offshore staff

SUGAR LAND, Texas –The Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) has selected 13 proposals under the Ultra-Deepwater Program for negotiations leading to funding awards.

"The 2010 Ultra-Deepwater Program selections add to the 41 existing projects, and five 2010 project selections previously selected and already in negotiations in the RPSEA Ultra-Deepwater Program,” RPSEA Vice President, Ultra-Deepwater James Pappas said. “They have been carefully selected to address technological needs, while enhancing safety and reliability and reducing risks associated with developing and producing hydrocarbons in the Gulf of Mexico.”

More projects remain under US Department of Energy consideration for funding.

Selected projects are as follows:

• Ultra-High Conductivity Umbilicals: Polymer Nanotube Umbilicals.

Project Leader: NanoRidge Materials Inc.

Additional Project Participants: Rice University; Stanford University; DUCO Inc.; Technip USA; Total E&P Research & Technology LLC; Shell International Exploration & Production; Baker Hughes Inc.; Chevron Corp. ConocoPhillips Co. BP America Inc.; Nexans; ABB; Aker Solutions; GE Oil & Gas; Schlumberger Ltd,

• Smart Cementing Materials and Drilling Muds for Real Time Monitoring of Deepwater Wellbore Enhancement

Project Leader: University of Houston

Additional Project Participants: Baker Hughes Inc.

• Intelligent Casing-Intelligent Formation Telemetry (ICIFT) System

Project Leader: The Board of Regents of The University of Oklahoma

Additional Project Participants: Drill Right Technology Inc.

• Hydrate Modeling & Flow Loop Experiments for Water Continuous & Dispersed Systems

Project Leader: Colorado School of Mines

Additional Project Participants: The University of Tulsa

• Corrosion and Scale at Extreme Temperature and Pressure

Project Leader: Brine Chemistry Solutions LLC

Additional Project Participants: Rice University

• All-Electric Subsea Autonomous High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS) Architecture

Project Leader: GE Global Research

Additional Project Participants: GE Oil & Gas; GE Energy; GE Aviation; GE Nuclear

• Ultra-Deepwater Riser Concepts for High Motion Vessels

Project Leader: Stress Engineering

• Qualification of Flexible Fiber-Reinforced Pipe for 10,000-Foot Water Depths

Project Leader: GE Global Research

• Qualification of Flexible Fiber-Reinforced Pipe for 10,000-Foot Water Depths

Project Leader: DeepFlex

Additional Project Participants: Det Norske Veritas; MCS Kenny Ltd.; Southwest Research Institute; ETA International; BG Group plc; Chevron Corp.; Total E&P Research & Technology LLC; Shell International Exploration & Production

• Low Cost Flexible Production System for Remote Ultra-Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Field Development

Project Leader: DORIS Inc.

Additional Project Participants: SSP Inc.; DORIS Engineering

• Ultra-Deepwater Dry Tree System for Drilling and Production in the Gulf of Mexico, Phase 2

Project Leader: Det Norske Veritas

Additional Project Participants: Kvaerner; Aker MH AS; Houston Offshore Engineering LLC

• Effects of Fiber Rope - Seabed Contact on Subsequent Rope Integrity

Project Leader: Stress Engineering

Aditional Project Participants: SeaTrepid International LLC; Delmar Systems Inc.

• Deepwater Direct Offloading Systems, Phase 1

Project Leader: Remora

Additional Project Participants: ABS Consulting; Ecology & Environment, Inc.

5/22/2012