Title: The research of jack-up hydraulic loading monitoring system

Authors: Xingping Xu; Yanzhe Wang; Dedong Xue; Xin Zhang; Di Zhang; Longting Wang

Addresses: College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China ' College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China ' Engineering and Technology Company Oilfield Engineering Institute of CNOOC Energy Technology and Services Limited, Tianjin, 300452, China ' College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China ' Offshore Oil Engineering Company Limited, Tianjin, 300450, China ' College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China

Abstract: The problems of the mat supported jack-up platform caused by the storage mat have not been solved perfectly in some aspects such as oil storage and transmission process monitoring. In this paper, the monitoring system of the mat supported jack-up platform is designed and control principles are proposed. The methods to monitor and control some parameters and processes, such as the oil injection and discharge processes, oil liquid level, oil volume and temperature, are presented. Also, locations of temperature sensors in underwater oil tanks are studied. With this knowledge, the system is developed to monitor the working process of the platform in real-time.

Keywords: jack-up hydraulic loading; load monitoring; oil storage mats; detection; control; jack-up platforms; oil injection; oil discharge; oil liquid level; oil volume; oil temperature; sensor location; temperature sensors; underwater oil tanks.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIC.2016.075815

International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 2016 Vol.25 No.3, pp.165 - 176

Received: 09 Mar 2015
Accepted: 19 Jun 2015
Published online: 06 Apr 2016 *

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