Sonar for engineering

The history of this Project can trace its roots back to 2004 when Hurricane Ivan´s 165mph winds caused damage to various oil pipelines and offshore structures in the Gulf of Mexico. In later years, after Rita and Katrina hit the area, we truly started to see the detrimental effects of hurricanes to the offshore oil and gas industry. The effects highlighted the need for proactive risk assessments. Hurricane Katrina itself damaged 113 offshore oil and gas platforms and 457 oil and gas pipelines, encompassing many thousands of miles. Reports were anything from completely destroyed platforms to dented pipes or in some cases completely fractured. Many of these destroyed platforms resulted in either gas or oil leaks for several weeks before the wells could be successfully blanked. In order to close the well the engineers will first need to assess the damage caused by the hurricane. If a platform jacket has collapsed is it obscuring the well head? Or has perhaps the debris damaged a pipeline further down?