Measured Data Improves Floating Systems Asset Integrity
Many floating production facilities incorporate a level of instrumentation that measures some combination of motions, environmental parameters, and mooring/tendon tensions. The use of these data can vary from very basic tasks (helping guide operations such as ballast or... read More....
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Oct 2017
Repurposing Pipelines to Light Liquid Hydrocarbon Service
The recent boom in oil production using hydraulic fracturing (fracking) technology has produced an increased supply of natural gas and other products referred to as ultralight hydrocarbons (ethane, propane, butane). These hydrocarbons present a unique set of challenges in... read More....
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Oct 2017
Using a Plan-Do-Check-Act Approach to Ensure Corporate Quality
At Stress Engineering Services, Inc. (SES), the concept of quality is embedded in our day-to-day business functions. From our perspective as a service provider, measurement of quality isn’t specifically about a gadget or a widget we produce; rather, it’s about client... read More....
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Sep 2017
Conductor Casing Pile Driving Assessment
Testing and Monitoring a Large-Diameter Conductor Casing Connection During Hammering Installation and Assessing Its Performance Stress Engineering Services, Inc. recently conducted field testing to assess the performance of a large-diameter conductor casing connector during a... read More....
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Sep 2017
An Inside Look at Force Calibration
For force measurement, the process of calibration is the comparison of applied forces indicated by a measurement system under test to a calibration standard. The traceability of the standard used defines the resulting range and accuracy of the system being tested. For example, the... read More....
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Sep 2017
What’s in a Name?
At the end of this year, Stress Engineering Services will have officially crossed another milestone in the history of our company – 45 years in business! To commemorate this occasion, we will be publishing a series of articles and Facebook posts over the next 9 weeks that... read More....
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Sep 2017
The New and Improved API 579 Standard *
Well, it’s been a while. The last version of API 579 was issued in 2007, so upgrades have been 9 years in the making. There are many small corrections and tweaks and a few big changes as well. I’ll walk through the most important of these. Reorganization The most... read More....
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Aug 2017
