Is it just my eyes playing tricks or are there now a number of bolts missing from the riser flange that weren’t missing yesterday?
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Looking at the images of the “cap” on the Enterprise ROV-1 and ROV-2 feeds, I’m a bit surprised at the design of the “rocket fins” hanging off of it. It looks as though the inside edges of the “fins” are parallel to the riser stub this contraption is going to be set over. They’re probably there to help keep the rubber donut in place and maybe help prevent it from bursting outward. What I can’t figure is this: if there need to be fins, why not make them extend down another foot or two, with the inside edges angling outward? The idea being to act as sort of a centering mechanism so that the cap does not have to be dropped perfectly dead center. Seems like such an obvious thing - there must be a reason.
And finally, can anybody tell me what in the heck that thing is that the Q4000 ROV is looking at right now??
Inaugural post stuff follows…
I’ve been lurking here daily since 4/22 and just finally decided to register. I can honestly say I’ve read every post in the thread. A big thanks to the gCaptain admins for providing this place for us to discuss the situation and for putting up with the huge influx of new people!
I’m a control systems guy with 30 years of design / build / program / commission / repair experience on various automation systems. PLCs and motor control primarily. My oilpatch experience is pretty much zero (well, I did do some water injection skids for Unocal once) but I have a technical mind and a hands-on I-can-make-it-happen attitude. I’ve learned a lot from you guys these last few weeks and I thank you for that. I probably won’t have much more to say since my experience has little relevance to what’s going on here.