API RP 16Q Recommended Practice for Design, Selection, Operation and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser Systems
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API RP 16Q Document Information:
Title
Recommended Practice for Design, Selection, Operation and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser Systems
American Petroleum Institute
Publication Date:
Jan 1, 1993
Scope:
The marine drilling riser is best viewed as a system. Designers,
contractors, and operators should
be cognizant that the individual components should be designed and
selected so as to suit the
overall performance of that system. For the purposes of this
Recommended Practice, a marine
drilling riser system includes the tensioner system and all equipment
between the top connection of
the upper flex/ball joint and the bottom connection of the lower
flex/ball joint. It specifically
excludes the diverter, LMRP, BOP stack, and hydraulic connectors.
Sections 1 through 4 of this RP are directly applicable to most
floating drilling operations. For
deepwater locations (exceeding 2000 feet for the purposes of this
document), refer to the
paragraphs in Section 5 dealing with Deepwater Drilling and Collapse.
The special considerations
required for Guidelineless Drilling are also addressed in Section 5.
In addition, Section 5
addresses precautions when drilling in High Currents, in Cold Weather
Areas, or when H2S is
present.
All riser primary load path components addressed in this RP should be
consistent with the load
classifications specified in API RP 2R (Design, Rating, and Testing of
Marine Drilling Riser
Couplings).
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