Offshore Inspection services & Failure Analysis
KnightHawk performs design, failure analysis, troubleshooting, third-party verification and inspections for the offshore drilling and production industry. A few of the many services we provide to the offshore Industry are as follows.
- Investigation of Codes and Regulations Compliance.
- Review of Specifications, Design, Equipment and Controls & Instrumentation.
- Qualification of Equipment Maintenance, Repairs and Operations Procedures and Practices.
- Review and Certification of Safety Procedures and Practices.
- Perform Variance Analysis.
Some example projects of our work include Riser Design and Analysis, resolving liquids carry over problems with offshore production compressors, the design of piping systems for production platforms, failure analysis on compressor wrecks and engine failures, and analysis of pressure vessels used for storage and production facilities.
The current BP Deepwater Horizon accident highlights the need for independent, third-party verification. In particular, as it applies to blowout preventers working properly and cutting components shearing through drill pipe to cut off flowing oil and gas.
Professional engineers with industry-specific experience are essential for effective third-party verification. KnightHawk supplies registered professional engineers to certify well casing and cement designs. Our engineers will also review the system design for secondary independently tested barriers at the well.
Standards are stiffening for barriers at underwater wells and blowout preventers designed to stanch an uncontrolled flow of oil and gas.
New mandates mark a major change in how the federal government oversees the industry, by putting the new drilling safety inspections in the hands of professional engineers and other independent analysts — rather than having Interior Department investigators sign off on well plans and equipment.
KnightHawk is well suited to become that services provider. We have been providing similar types of services for offshore drilling and production equipment for many years.
