Ballast Control System Overview

BPZ CX-15 Project

Agenda

Ballast Control System (BCS) Methodology Screens Parameters

Alarms Settings

Ballast Control
Sequences Controls

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BCS Overview - Methodology Air over water system Powered by external hydrostatics and pressurized Tower air
WATER SUPPLY NO NC NO AIR SUPPLY NO NC NO AIR VENT TO ATMOSPHERE NO O

Tank pressure is equal to external hydrostatic pressure at tank level

WATER SUPPLY

WATER SUPPLY
NO NC NO AIR SUPPLY

NO

NC

NO AIR SUPPLY
NO NC NO

NO

NC

NO VENT
NO NC

VENT TO ATMOSPHERE

NO

NC

DECK 4
COMPRESSED AIR

COMPRESSED AIR

COLUMN OF SEAWATER

DECK 3
SEA WATER

SEAWATER

BALLASTING OPERATIONS

SEA WATER

NORMAL OPERATIONS

BCS Overview - Methodology Settings Goals Maintain acceptable Tilt Drilling to maximize drilling time In the drilling setting, the Tower will automatically Allow for Tilt corrections ballast once a certain Tilt by Engineer for any is reached reason Non-Drilling Minimize load change on In the non-drilling setting, bottom the Tower will be ballasted only when desired by the Minimal involvement from Engineer* Engineers*
*EngineerreferstoanypersonqualifiedtooperatetheTowerBCS
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BCS Overview Configuration

Heeling towards Tube 1 is Heel positive. Heeling towards Tube 3 is Heel negative. Trimmed towards Tube 2 is Trim positive. Trimmed towards Tube 4 is Trim negative. Venting a tube releases pressure in the tank and allows water into the tank thus increasing its weight. Pressurizing a tube increases the pressure in the tank which presses water from the ballast tank and thus decreases the weight in the tank. Positive Heel is corrected by venting Tube 3 and/or pressurizing Tube 1; inducing a negative heel. Negative Heel is corrected by venting Tube 1 and/or pressurizing Tube 3; inducing a positive heel. Positive Trim is corrected by venting Tube 4 and/or pressurizing Tube 2; inducing a negative trim. Negative Trim is corrected by venting Tube 2 and/or pressurizing Tube 4; inducing a positive trim. Tilt is the resultant angle of the Heel and Trim attitudes. 5

BCS Overview System Basics

Inclination is corrected through 2 methods
In the Drilling mode when Tilt > 0.8o automatically Any time the Engineer hits the Back to Zero

Ballasting change is always equal and opposite for diagonal tubes The Ballast System Steps (back to zero or tilt induced)
Greater attitude (Heel or Trim) is corrected first Venting is performed first to correct half of the major attitude Pressurization is used to correct for other half of major attitude

If Tilt > 0.1o then Ballast System Continues

Greater attitude is corrected until Tilt </=0.1o using the same steps as above

Screens

BallastControl Parameters

Parameters - Inclinometers
Two redundant inclinometers will be mounted to the BCS rack in the MCC Should be aligned horizontally above the Tower center of gravity Sensor output is RS232 but will be converted to 24V 420mA before reaching BCS Tilt is the Resultant of Heel and Trim Deviation tolerance is set by Engineer Tilt can be determined by either instrument individually or an average of the inclinometers

Parameters - Inclinometers

Two sets of BCS angle alarms

May not be necessary

HH in drilling mode is the value at witch BCS automatically starts ballasting

Parameters Suction Can Foundation

Suction can has two pressure indicators
Directly from top deck of SCF 1m above deck of SCF Allowable deviation will be set to accommodate the difference in level

Pressure alarms in the SCF are a function of the allowable load on the soil

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Parameters Draft Input

The design draft of the Tower is 53.4m may not be the draft after installation. The draft of the tower directly affects the pressuretank level relationship. Levels are calculated using the installed draft mark entered by the Engineer.
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Parameters Draft/ Tank Level Relationship

TL =(DraftT1)(P*144//3.28) Where: TL=TankLevel(m) D=DraftofTower (m) T1=DistancefromSeafloorto bottomofLowerTank(m) P=PressureofTankfrom Transmitter(psi) =Specificweightof seawater,64.0(lb/ft3) 144=in2 toft2 3.28=ft tom

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Parameters Variable Ballast

Each variable ballast tank has 2 pressure indicators

PI9XXA isolated at top of tower PI9XXB on the ballast manifold

Parameters screen shows both values and the discrepancy between the two The current PIT used for the level calculations shows in blue If a PIT is suspected to be faulty, the other can be used Tank levels are calculated using the draft mark input

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Parameters - Variable Ballast

All tanks in a level have the same deck elevations and inlet/outlet levels Alarm levels (% Full)
HHH HH H L LL LLL 1% 5% 10% 90% 95% 99%

Mainly used as values of interest, such as when to move to next tank

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Parameters Misc. Alarms

Non-Drilling Tilt Change
0.5o Tilt is greater than mean Tilt expected by the 95% wave Eccentric load or tank leak (void or vb)

Large Tank Pressure Change

A change of 2.2psi /30min = level change of 1.5m, (possible tank leak)

Pressure deviation
Allowable difference between 2 redundant instruments

All can be reconfigured

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Ballast Control - Actions

Change Mode
Toggle between drilling and non-drilling

Go to Zero
Begins ballasting to take Tower back to a minimal Tilt

Shutdown
Stops current ballasting sequence and closes all valves

Position Reset
Sends platform back to the original default position; this position is set by the Engineer
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Ballast Control - Sequences Shows the operation that the BCS is currently rectifying
Heel Negative Heel Positive Trim Negative Trim Positive

Shows the current state of BCS

Reset Shutdown Hold
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Ballast Control Leak Detection

Leak detection is normally closed Open circuit means either leak or faulty sensor Leak can be confirmed manually using sounding tubes

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Ballast Control Pressure/Level Indication The levels are calculated directly from the pressures with respect to draft Percentage full is percentage of available ballast Pressure values are blue if the tank is full and green if the tank is in working range
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Ballast Control Valve

Valves can be operated manually in the ballast control screen through the valve ballast control panel by clicking on valve Closed valves and actuators show in red Open valves and actuators show in green Valves in transition show in yellow Valve control panel allows for the valve to be opened or closed by the engineer Current valve state highlights in blue Valve can be switched from auto to manual
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Ballast Control Valve Heel, Trim and resultant Tilt are shown on the Ballast Control Screen Positive heel and positive trim are towards the respective arrows

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