Definition(s)
Specification 16Q
Devices added to riser joints to reduce their weight in water and reduce riser top tension requirements.
- NOTE: The devices normally used for risers are syntactic foam modules or air cans.
Source: API Specification 16Q, Design, Selection, Operation, and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser Systems, Second Edition, April 2017. Global Standards
Buoyancy Equipment
Devices added to riser joints to reduce their apparent weight, thereby reducing riser top tension requirements. The devices normally used for risers take the form of syntactic foam modules or open-bottom air chambers.
Source: API RP 16Q, Recommended Practice for Design, Selection, Operation and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser Systems, First Edition, November 1993 (Reaffirmed August 2001). Global Standards
Buoyancy Equipment
Devices added to riser joints to reduce their apparent weight, thereby reducing riser top tension requirements.
- NOTE: The devices normally used for risers take the form of syntactic foam modules or open-bottom air chambers.
Source: ISO 13624-1:2009, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Drilling and production equipment – Part 1:Design and operation of marine drilling riser equipment. Global Standards