Excited to share our latest study unveiling a cutting-edge framework for crafting subsea oil & gas production systems! What sets this work apart is its innovative approach, seamlessly integrating various subsea' s subsystems along with a multitude of regulatory constraints right from the initial stages of design decision-making. This framework is a game-changer, providing invaluable support to subsea design engineers throughout their production system design journey. Title: A framework for early-stage automated layout design of subsea production system Authors: Soban Babu Beemaraj, Bilal Muhammed, Amol Joshi, Edmond Coche, and Alain CHANET URL: https://lnkd.in/gWQBQGRQ Reading: https://lnkd.in/gwz5hjGC Abstract: Early-stage layout design of subsea production system is pivotal in oil and gas production owing to its effects on productivity and cost. It is important to explore diverse feasible design alternatives within a reduced timeframe to make better early-stage design decisions. However, substantial challenges exist due to the multitude of subsystems and their intricate interdependencies within these systems. In addition, the feasible design options must satisfy various regulatory requirements, including geohazard area avoidance, structural capacity limitations, safety distance, mooring constraints, and metocean considerations. This paper presents a framework for early-stage layout design of subsea production systems. The framework decomposes the layout design problem into its four subsystem level problems: drill center clustering, manifold positioning, process host positioning, and flowline design. Each of these subsystems is tackled through specialized algorithmic approaches. For drill center clustering, a machine learning-based solution is employed, while manifold and process host positioning relies on geometry-based techniques accompanied by optimization methods. Flowline design strategies are adopted from previous research efforts. To evaluate the efficacy of the framework, two real-world use cases are meticulously examined, and the interplay among the four subsystems and their corresponding outcomes are analyzed. The framework demonstrates the ability to generate quick and feasible design options. Grateful for the generous support of Edmond Coche and Alain CHANET from TotalEnergies and BP Gautham and Swaminathan Natarajan from Tata Consultancy Services; Tata Consultancy Services - Research in making our research a reality. Their contribution has been instrumental in the success of our work. Thank you for being invaluable partners in this journey!
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Congratulations to the entire team Soban Babu Beemaraj Bilal Muhammed Amol Joshi Edmond Coche Alain CHANET. It is a great collaboration and wonderful technological advancement.
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