API RP 17Q Subsea Equipment Qualification

API RP 17Q Subsea Equipment qualification

STATUS REPORT

API C2 / SC 17
SUBCOMMITTEE ON SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
API 17Q RECOMMENDED PRACTICE
for
SUBSEA EQUIPMENT QUALIFICATION
REVISION TASK GROUP STATUS
JANUARY 2010

API RP 17Q Subsea Equipment qualification

STATUS REPORT

1.  introduction

The API 17Q Task Group (TG) kicked-off February 8, 2008 to develop a recommend practice that outlines a consistent methodology and documentation process for the qualification of subsea equipment.

2.  status

Due to the large task of developing qualification guidelines for subsea equipment, eight (8) separate component task groups have been developed: valves and actuators, trees and chokes, connectors, hydraulic - subsea controls, electrical - subsea controls, coatings and insulation, completion equipment and wellhead equipment.

Since April 2008, nineteen (19) sub committee component grouping meetings have been held to gain alignment on respective test requirements. In addition to sub committee meetings, two (2) 17Q leadership committee meetings have been held: March 10, 2008 (at BP) and May 15, 2008 (at Oil States).

To date, the following tasks have been completed via the 17Q Task Group:

·  Committee and participant alignments have been reached regarding overall 17Q methodology (failure mode analysis and product qualification sheets - datasheets).

·  Specific components and respective groupings.

·  FMA/PQS template forms.

·  Individual component PQS forms complete, containing input from various Task Group / Industry subject matter experts.

·  Alignment obtained regarding the RP's document outline.

·  RP document submitted for review and comments discussed.

·  Final RP document submitted for ballot – closing date May 29, 2009.

·  RP received 16 Affirmative, 2 Negative and 3 Abstain votes. 6 members did not vote.

·  The document has been amended and alignment has been obtained with the Negative voters.

·  A Task Group Members meeting was held to ensure that the amendments made to accommodate the Negative voters was acceptable to the Positive and Abstain voters.

·  Document is to be posted on the API website to allow voting members a final opportunity to comment on the proposed amendments prior to the document going forward to ballot for publication.

Task Group

The working task group is made up of the following personnel:

TABLE 1-1: API 17Q Task Group Members

Name / Company / e-mail
Allen, John / VetcoGray /
Baca, Jose / ExxonMobil /
Balk, Ivar / VetcoGray /
Byrd, Mike / BP /
Byrne, Steve / ExxonMobil /
Chambers, David / ExxonMobil /
Chaplin, Chris / Chevron /
Cuiper, Glen / Aker Kvaerner /
Galle, Gary / VetcoGray /
Gwyn, David / Cameron /
Hewlett, Clyde / Oceaneering /
Hill, Rick* / Trendsetter /
Jeter, Brad* / Trendsetter /
Kattner, Max / Oceaneering /
Kopparthi, Venu / Aker Kvaerner /
Lewis, Sterling / ExxonMobil /
Mayo, Claudia** / Trendsetter /
McCoy, Bernie / FMC /
Povloski, Bo / Oil States /
Russel, Casey / Aker Kvaerner /
Spritzer, Jared / Shell /
Tanju, Baha / Chevron /
Taylor, Mike / FMC /

Note: *17Q Coordinator

** 17Q Administrative Assistant

Reader/Comment Group

The reader/comment group is made up of the following personnel:

1.  Benson, Dan / Oceaneering
2.  Bodine, John / Chevron
3.  Byrne, Stephen / ExxonMobil
4.  Chaplin, Chris / Chevron
5.  Dean, Tim / Anadarko
6.  Ferguson, Ken / Chevron
7.  Fontenette, Lionel / ExxonMobil
8.  Freeman, Austin / Halliburton
9.  Guinn, Mitch / ExxonMobil
10.  Guo, Weili / ExxonMobil
11.  Haeberle, Sue / FMC
12.  Kowalchuk, Loren / Masterflo
13.  LaCaze, Dave / Shell
14.  Lugo, Mario / ExxonMobil
15.  McCoy, Bernie / FMC
16.  McManus, John / RathGibson
17.  Pappas, James / DVN
18.  Paulo, Paulo / Aker Kvaerner
19.  Powell, Tim / DVN
20.  Russell, Casey / Aker Kvaerner
21.  Skeels, Brian / FMC
22.  Smith, Skip / Oceaneering
23.  Voss, Bobby / VetcoGray

Note, other original equipment manufactures not listed above are actively providing input to sub committee TGs.

3.  uPDATED TARGET DATES FOR DELIVERABLES

Table 4-1 shows the proposed milestone targets:

TABLE 4-1: milestone target dates

Milestone Targets / Proposed Completion Date
Submission for ballot for publication / February 28, 2010

4.  MAJOR ISSUES

None at this time.

5.  anticapted new work items

None at this time.

6.  plans for future meetings

None at this time, pending outcome of comment resolution.

7.  RESOURCE NEEDS

None at this time

-1- June 5, 2009