Bolting Reliability for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations

The Planning Committee on Connector Reliability for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations held the Workshop on Bolting Reliability for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations in Washington, D.C., on April 10-11, 2017. The workshop was designed to advance and develop a comprehensive awareness of the outstanding issues associated with fastener material failures and equipment reliability issues. Speakers and participants were also encouraged to discuss possible paths for ameliorating risks associated with fasteners used for subsea critical equipment in oil and gas operations. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.Table of ContentsFront Matter1 Introduction2 Panel 1: Subsea Fastener Design Requirements3 Panel 2: Subsea Fastener Design Quality4 Panel 3: Subsea Fastener In-Service Performance5 Panel 4: Standards and Regulations6 SummaryAppendixesAppendix A: Statement of TaskAppendix B: Workshop AgendaAppendix C: Workshop Attendee ListAppendix D: Acronyms and AbbreviationsAppendix E: Committee Member Biographies