DeepStar® is an operator-funded Research & Development joint industry consortium including members of the oil community such as oil & gas companies, vendors, regulators, and academic/research institutes working in multidisciplinary technology areas. The DeepStar Project has been in continuous operation since its inception in 1991 and has focused on issues and technologies required to successfully tackle future development and production challenges identified by its members.1 The focus of this manuscript and extension, the presentation, will be on the numerous projects that were the baseline for current industry standards. The DeepStar program is split into six technical areas of focus from subsurface and drilling to topside and autonomous operations and everything in between. The manuscript will be written focusing on those technical areas and the supporting projects in which final documents are used within the standards. The emphasis will be on three strategic areas of interest for our DeepStar members; first Integrity Management and the integration of our guidelines into the 1) API RP 2SIM Structural Integrity Management of Fixed Offshore Structures2, 2) API RP 2RIM Integrity Management of Risers from Floating Production Systems3 and 3) API RP 2 MIM Mooring Integrity Management.4 The second topic is DeepStar work on AUV interface standards5 and the integration of our work into API RP 17H6 and into the SWIG JIP.7 The final topic highlighted within the session on Standards is DeepStar’ continuous work on Subsea Chemical Storage and Distribution Systems Subsea8 to which DeepStar has developed the business case, background requirements, field case studies, and funding commercialization development on this topic since 2010.9 This manuscript outlines DeepStar’ strategies, projects, and accomplishments through a collaborative effort amongst operators, engineering firms, manufactories, academic intuitions, and government regulators. Through this joint effort, members have been able to minimize the cost and risk of industry-wide engagement and technology development, while at the same time making the most of the organization's particular technology achievements. This aligns with DeepStar’ vision for the development of deepwater technology, which is closely tied to the development and qualification of advanced technologies and gaining acceptance within the oil & gas community. DeepStar has continuously confronted industry-wide issues and provided a forum for discussion and technology acceleration.

DeepStar® is an operator funded offshore Technology Development consortium which provides an open collaboration environment between oil & gas (O&G) companies, vendors, regulators and academic/research institutes which started in 1991. This program has been on the forefront offshore knowledge and technology development within the oil and gas industry, with a focus on issues related to continuous operations, flow assurance and industry standards. The program has progressed in the industry, the understanding and mitigation techniques pertaining to hydrate blockage and with the advancement of modeling software, preventative measurements, and chemical treatment has allowed the industry to move from hydrate avoidance to a hydrate management strategy. The program continues to advance the hydrate blockage remediation tools available to the industry by providing an update to modeling software related to multi salt reservoir hydrate modeling or proposing deployable hydrate blockage remediation tools in case of a prolonged shutdown. Under the lower for longer oil price environment, a quest for a step change cost reduction solution is an active discussion amongst the industry, highlighted above being able to reduce downtime due to flow assurance issues is one important topic, although as asset age another topic of continued service become an ever-evolving topic. DeepStar has worked extensively on this topic for many years advancing the industry dialogue and assisting with updated industry standard related to integrity management related to floating systems, mooring lines, and risers. Highlighted within this discussion is the industry project on Riser Integrity Management reviewing the industry program framework and future riser database that is being developed. For most facilities the riser component is the most expensive portion of floating production systems and once the riser is retired the facility is decommissioned.

DeepStar® is an operator funded Research & Development collaboration between oil & gas (O&G) companies, vendors, regulators and academic/research institutes started in 1991. DeepStar has focused on issues and technologies that are required to successfully tackle future development and production challenges identified by DeepStar members. The overall discussion is based on thought process from initial equipment design, materials select and qualification, to implementing new subsea technologies. In recent years, DeepStar has had a focused effort within the area of HPHT, in material selection and technology standardization, and this presentation will highlight this continuous work during the conference. The drive is to understand current industry efforts and developing a roadmap of industry capabilities and gaps for 20K completions focusing future efforts to areas where potential roadblocks may still exist. DeepStar has developed a current state of shearing technology by surveying and documenting existing industry BOP technology and capability for shearing. To carrying out design verification and the verification of the methods prescribed in API SC 17 TR 8 using the representative 5 inch 20 K / 350°F TEE flange, and the funding of the qualification and development of a 20 ksi rated tubular composite riser suitable to be used in deep and ultra-deep waters. DeepStar focuses on developing standardized approaches for materials and systems qualification. The approach is to start by understanding the design conditions that equipment will operate under and by developing a comprehensive listing of all reservoir and fluid data needed for laboratory analyses and corrosion modeling as inputs for the material selection basis of design (MSBOD). The framework developed can then examine industry design practices and provide validation to current recommended framework. A focus on modeling software, like a recent study focused on hydrate formation in high pressure environment, would lead to a more accuracy predict hydrate stability at high pressure in high salinity brines, allowing projects and operators to save in several areas reducing chemical cost, hydrate and scale formation. Recently DeepStar has undergone significant strategic change. The first being managed and administrated by an independent third party, the Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) which has taken ownership of the DeepStar copyright and membership network to include organization technical forum, industry roadmaps, and current state of the industry papers. In addition, they plan to start a significant number of satellite projects which are relevant to the oil and gas operators and the vendor committee through a standardized joint industry project contracting strategy. The second significant change is in the scale and type of project that the DeepStar program initiates. No longer is the research and development set to a specific amount, operators pay a small CORE membership fee that supports the working committees and allow the organization to produce timely relevant documents that address industry concerns and allow for the development of complex and collaborative Research and Development project which the greater industry can participate. This abstract outlines DeepStar's strategies, projects and accomplishments through a collaborative effort amongst operators, engineering firm, manufactory, academic institutions, and government regulators. Through this collaborative effort, DeepStar members have been able to minimize the cost and risk of technology development, while at the same time making the most of the organization's particular technology achievements. This aligns with DeepStar's vision for the development of offshore technology, which is closely tied to the concept of cooperation and evolution of a synergistic relationship among the members within the O&G community. DeepStar has continuously tackled industry wide issues and provided a forum for discussion and technology acceleration.

DeepStar is an operator funded Research & Development collaboration between oil companies, vendors, regulators and academic/research institutes which started in 1991. This paper outlines DeepStar's new strategies and summarizes its organization, operation, and direction. Included in this paper are additional detail on the major historical accomplishments as well as current CORE research projects and additional Satellite projects activities. With DeepStar membership including over eight international oil and gas companies and a number of service companies that supply technologies and services to those operators. Our operators’ development focus on all of the world's deepwater and ultra-deepwater basins, it is well positioned to ensure members are focused on the right technical challenges and leveraged to produce meaningful and value-creation results.

DeepStar is a member funded industry technology development program focused on advancing technologies to meet its members’ global offshore business needs in collaboration with oil companies, technology vendors, service providers, and academic/research institutes. This paper outlines DeepStar's strategies related to its holistic approach to technology development and the current and previous projects the program has completed related to High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT). Within this paper, four technical projects will be highlighted summarizing the technology development lifecycle that was developed within our program that incorporates a systematic approach to the development of HPHT equipment. Starting with Standardized Material Selection Basis of Design(MSBOD) and Equipment Testing Guidelines Criteria, follow by 20 ksi Systems Verification which reviews the API 17 TR8 standard. Follow by qualification testing of ultra-deepwater 20 ksi Composite Tubular, and completing this paper by highlighting work on 20 ksi Systems Validation testing reviewing API 17 TR8 standard on simple, moderate and complex geometry components. Our CORE membership including over 20 organizations including international oil and gas companies, technology developers, service companies, EPC companies, and academic universities whom employ hundreds of thousands of people and operating in all of the world's deepwater and ultra-deepwater basins. Our members provide the guidance of the technical program to ensure that the program is focused on the right technical challenges and leveraged to produce meaningful and value-added results. While the manufacturing and service sector members compete fiercely, the projects completed by our program are considered non-competitive area between the operators and our other members, thus a suitable space for collaboration. This includes projects which are critical to support reliable and safe operations in which solving a problem for one deepwater operator can be integrated into the entire offshore industry. As such, the program provides an outstanding opportunity for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to collaborate and foster the exchange of ideas and potential solutions. For more information on DeepStar program, please visit www.theDeepStar.com.