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Pipe Property Calculator:  Entering the pipe diameter and its thickness, the utility calculates properties such as area, weight, moment of inertia, section modulus, and more.  By also entering the yield strength, k-factor, and length,  the utility determines the pipe's axial and bending allowable stress per API RP 2A 21st Ed.
»      Recommended Links
Professional Development Hours (PDH's)

  PDHengineer.com
   Convenient source for PDH's.
   Easy to use site.  Priced right.

Technical Sites

TECHcalcs.com - Engineering
  Calculators and Reference Info

PDHinfo.com - PDH credit
  and PE Licensure Information


Codes and Organizations

AISC - American Institute of
 
Steel Construction
API - American Petroleum
  Institute
ASCE - American Society of
 
Civil Engineers
AWS - American Welding
  Society

Standards and Testing

AISI - American Iron and
  Steel Institute
ANSI - American National
 
Standards Institute
ASTM - American Society of
 
Testing and Materials
CFR - Code of Federal
  Regulations

OSHA - Occupational Safety
  & Health Administration
»      Recommended Books
The following books are good references for structural related work.  If you know of some that should be added to this list, just send us an email.
 
Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, 7th Edition by Warren C. Young and Richard Budynas © 2001 - Available at many bookstores.
Peterson's Stress Concentration Factors, 2nd Edition by Walter D. Pilkey  © 1997 - Available at many bookstores.

 

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MMS Data and Links
A vast amount of information is available from the MMS directly from their website, from seminars they have presented or through email distribution.  The links below will direct you to other websites or to our Download Manager where you can download the data.
Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTLs)

NTLs related to Platforms and Structures
Currently active Notice to Lessees and Operators that apply to offshore platforms.
Assessment Data

MMS Submittal Forms
Forms required to submit assessment data to the OSTS group at the MMS.

NTL 2003-G16 (PDF format)
Notice to Lessee and Operators on the assessment of existing OCS platforms.

September 2003 Assessment Workshop
Electronic files provided by the MMS from their assessment seminar of September 2003.

June 2003 Workshop
Electronic files provided by the MMS from their June 2003 workshop on the guidelines for definition of significant damage.
MMS Website Reference Links

MMS Home Page

MMS Gulf of Mexico Region Home Page

Platform Structures Online Query - Fast Facts 
Search for information on OCS platforms by various keywords.

Serial Register Page - Fast Facts
Search for lease information.  Excellent source to determine who owned the lessee in the past, what percentage ownership each firm has, and more.

TA&R Structural Project Listings 
Structural projects from Technology Assessment and Research (TA&R).  Many reports (in PDF format) are available for download.

Reports
Reports (in PDF format) available from MMS.  On the MMS page, scroll down to see the available platform related reports.


 

 



 

Free Software
Download your free copy of Maxim 1.0 today.  This program is an engineering/technical utility developed in-house and used by our engineers.  Calculates pipe properties and allowables, beam properties, and more...
Topics of Interest
The following links will direct you to useful information pertinent to the Oil & Gas Industry.

MMS GOM Planning Area Codes
Oil & Gas Reference Data

Click here to find FREE Oil & Gas publications such as these:

Oilfield Glossaries
The following links will direct you to glossaries of oilfield terms on other websites.

MMS
OilOnline
Schlumberger

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