TROLL PILOT JULY 2001
Fiber Optic Connectors:
An Enabling Technology for High-Noise Subsea Environments
Norsk Hydro Troll Pilot Program Videotaped July 2001
Field is located in the North Sea 200 km west of Bergen
Water Depth - 350 meters
High Water Cut
Subsea Separation System to remove water from crude oil
Use of Fiber-Optic Connectors and Jumper on the Separator System
Major Qualifications Test
Mechanical Shock
Vibration
Hydrostatic Pressure
Mate/Demate Under Pressure
Burial
Thermal Shock
Turbid Tank Mating
MK II Wet-Mate Hybrid Connectors
4-circuit optical
10,000 psi pressure compensated
100 mate cycles
0.5 dB / circuit attenuation
ROV, Stab-Plate and Diver-Mate
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