IMP Research and Technological Development Programs

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• IMP Research and Technological Development
  Programs

Oscar Valle Molina Federico Barranco Cicilia
Mexican Petroleum Institute (IMP)ICRARD
MeetingJune 12nd and 13rd, 2006
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Outline

• Objective of the IMP
• Organizational structure
• Research programs
• Developments in shallow waters engineering
• Research program on deep waters oil fields
  exploitation
• Projects on risk and reliability
• Final remarks

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Objective of the IMP
The main objective of the IMP is to provide
technological support to Mexican oil industry in
exploration, exploitation and refining
processes. For achieving this goal, the IMP has
research programs and technological service
divisions.
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Organizational Structure of the IMP
GENERAL DIRECTION
RESEARCH AND POSTGRADUATE DIRECTION
SUPPORT PROGRAMS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTIONS
REGIONAL DELEGATIONS
Generate human resources and new technologies
Develop technical projects to PEMEX, identify
needs and get feedback
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Research Programs
Pipelines, Corrosion and Materials
Hydrocarbon Production Assurance
Hydrocarbons Recovery
Oil Exploration
RESEARCH AND POSTGRADUATE DIRECTION
Deep Waters Oil Fields Exploitation
Applied Mathematics and Computation
Processes and Reactors
Engineering
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Developments in Shallow Waters Engineering
Achievements

• Establishment of risk-based design and assessment
  codes for fixed platforms and pipelines (WSD
  philosophy)
• Development of risk-based inspection planning
  criteria

Currently Work

• Updating the design and assessment code for
  jacket platforms including several offshore
  production areas in the Gulf of Mexico (WSD
  philosophy).

Future Works

• Development of design code for jacket platforms
  in LRFD format
• Updating of design code for pipelines

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Research Program on Deep Waters Oil Fields
Exploitation

• Objectives
• To carry research and develop technology for an
  efficient exploitation of hydrocarbons in the
  deep water reservoirs of Mexico
• Short term goal
• To complement IMP capabilities in deep waters
  through technological transference from
  international industry
• Medium and Long term goal
• Establishment of RD programs for deep water
  exploitation in Mexico

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Research Program on Deep Waters Oil Fields
Exploitation

• Systemic Projects
• Field development planning
• Risk and reliability
• Floating systems
• Risers, pipelines and umbilicals
• Subsea systems
• Drilling technology
• Integral management of deepwater projects

Complement IMP capabilities through technology
transfer
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Projects on Risk and Reliability

• Measurements of metocean parameters in deep
  waters and the establishment of the numerical
  model for the Gulf of Mexico
• Development of Mexican code with general
  guidelines for structural design of FPSOs.
• Risk and reliability of floating systems
• Risk study for obtaining target reliabilities
• Methodologies for calibrating safety factors for
  structural design

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Final Remarks

• IMP main effort is being done on the development
  of design standards in order to generate the
  Mexican Codes accord with its own metocean
  conditions and the own production criteria
• Codes are calibrated for local conditions and
  reliability required by Mexican oil industry
• RD program on production in deep waters
• Initial phase technology transfer
• Medium and long term phases RD for specific
  niches
• Mexico is starting the development of regulations
  for using floating systems to exploit fields in
  deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico

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Thank you