Chetan Kunté

Offshore Structures Engineer, Chartered Naval Architect

I am a 54-year old engineer into mechanics, hydrodynamics, fixed and floating offshore systems. This site lists my papers, honours, side projects, and notes.

papers

The following is a select list I have collaborated-on and co-authored-with my amazing colleagues over the years. Every of these pieces of work punch above their weight, with most of them successfully executed — delivering tremendous business value to my employers, while supercharging my learning, gaining appreciation and camaraderie of my collaborators.

Development

V Anokhin, N Zaremba, C Kunte, Development of time load histories for cyclic pile loading for Crux platform, Crux project library. (2023)

M Efthymiou, C Kunte, Crux reliability accounting for wave-in-deck loading, Crux project library. (2022)

C Kunte, A review of changes in ISO 19902:2020 standard and their relevance to CRUX fixed steel offshore platform design, Crux project library. (2022)

C Kunte, Structural steel grade, Crux project library. (2021)

C Kunte, Crux Topsides: Review of Weights, Crux project library. (2021)

C Kunte, A review of helideck and its support structure weights, Crux project library. (2021)

C Kunte, Review and selection of offshore pedestal-mounted crane standard, Crux project library. (2021)

C Kunte, P Verlaan, Offshore West Africa: γE and Rm for exposure levels, Shell P&T library. (2020)

C Kunte, Jacket in-service performance assessment from proposed revisions to horizontal frame elevations, Crux project library. (2020)

C Kunte, Riser span assessment, Crux project library. (2020)

C Kunte, J-tube design assessment, Crux project library. (2020)

C Kunte, A review of tenderer-submitted information in support of steel mill capabilities in the context of requirements for offshore structural steel materials for Crux project, Crux project library. (2020)

C Kunte, Crux topsides elevation considerations, Crux project library. (2019)

C Kunte, Review and selection of offshore pedestal-mounted crane standard for the Crux project, Crux project library. (2019)

M Garvey, C Kunte, M Efthymiou, Determination of exposure level for the Crux fixed offshore platform, Shell P&T library. (2018)

C Kunte, V Ramohalli Gopala, V Chimmapudi, C Maslen, A Mittal, J Mittal, Feasibility for remote flare deployment offshore Qatar, Shell P&T library. (2018)

C Kunte, N Saraswat, M Mathews, Crux fixed platform – Substructure request for information, Shell P&T library. (2017)

C Kunte, A Meshram, P Sarathi, Chinese GB steel feasibility for fixed platform concept in Crux field development, Shell P&T library. (2017)

C Kunte, Crux fixed platform – Influence of wider topsides layout and potential future cantilever module on substructure design, Shell P&T library. (2017)

C Kunte, R Fearon, JW vd Graaf, et al., Crux fixed platform – Influence of soil sensitivity on platform foundation, Shell P&T library. (2016)

C Kunte, R Bolhassan, J Juing, A minimum facility, low cost substructure concept for SF-LCD project, Shell Malaysia library. (2014)

S Wan Alwi, S Loh, H Abdullah, C Kunte, North Sabah ADP – Structural feasibility of platforms For the chemical delivery system, Shell Malaysia library. (2013)

C Kunte, M Efthymiou, FLNG Lean turret mooring feasibility, Shell P&T library. (2010)

C Kunte, N Abidin, S Manktelow, Generic FLNG mooring and hybrid riser tower design – Feasibility study for Tupi field, Shell P&T library. (2010)

C Kunte, H Shu, M Efthymiou, Qualification of polyester mooring ropes, Shell P&T library. (2010)

C Kunte, N Abidin, S Manktelow, Generic FLNG mooring and hybrid riser tower design – Feasibility study for Carnarvon basin, Shell P&T library. (2009)

C Kunte, M Efthymiou, Generic FLNG mooring design feasibility for Carnarvon basin, Shell P&T library. (2009)

C Kunte, H vd Meyden, Shell FLSO Concept – External turret mooring and riser analysis report, Shell P&T library. (2009)

Drilling support

C Kunte, Crux fixed platform – Temporary drilling deck, Shell P&T library. (2017)

C Kunte, P Sarathi, Review of Crux fixed platform for jack-up access, Shell P&T library. (2016)

A Meshram, C Kunte, Crux fixed platform – Preliminary structural feasibility of early TAD drilling over jacket substructure, Shell P&T library. (2016)

C Kunte, Feasbility of BTMPB platform for well intervention activities at BT-206, Shell Malaysia library. (2014)

C Kunte, T Wong, Feasibility of SFDP-A platform for pre-drill and well intervention activities, Shell Malaysia library. (2014)

Installation

C Kunte, Grouting, Crux project library. (2021)

C Kunte, Assessment of Buoyancy and Flotation Tanks for Jacket Installation, Crux project library. (2021)

C Kunte, Criteria for jacket on-bottom stability and storm safety, Crux project library. (2021)

C Kunte, Drop object impact assessment of drill pipe over drilling template, Crux project library. (2021)

C Kunte, Integrity assessment of piles during sea-transportation, Crux project library. (2020)

C Kunte, Drill caisson design, Crux project library. (2019)

M vd Kraan, M Veen, R Fearon, C Kunte, Crux fixed platform – Feasibility of jacket installation over pre-drilled wells subsea, Shell P&T library. (2018)

C Kunte, Crux fixed platform – Structural integrity assessment of topsides during sea-transportation, Shell P&T library. (2017)

C Kunte, SY wan Alwi, Barge motion responses in the South China Sea, Shell Malaysia library. (2015)

Asset integrity management

C Kunte, A review of 2022 underwater inspection reports for strength and serviceability of MLJ1 and MLJ2 platforms offshore Brunei, Shell P&T library. (2023)

C Kunte, P Sarathi, Loading platform pile integrity check during fender replacement at BLNG jetty, Shell P&T library. (2016)

C Kunte, P Sarathi, Integrity assessment of breasting dolphin structures during air block fender change out stages, BLNG jetty, Shell P&T library. (2016)

C Kunte, P Sarathi, Cell fender feasibility for breasting dolphins, BLNG jetty, Shell P&T library. (2016)

N Maheshwari, C Kunte, P Sarathi, K Mash, Sakhalin LNG plant – Structural adequacy of 125m and 60m flare derricks for increased wind speeds, Shell P&T library. (2016)

C Kunte, K Mash, PAA offshore platform – Review of the new proposed emergency power generation module structure for accidental exposure to blast over-pressures, Shell P&T library. (2016)

C Kunte, S Loh, A review of SJQA platform’s structural integrity and its feasibility as tie-in host, Shell Malaysia library. (2014)

C Kunte, Design corrosion allowances, Shell Malaysia library. (2013)

honours

For successfully leading the delivery and assurance of the engineering design of the Crux substructure to completion, by Shell Australia. (2023)

Awarded Distinguished Talent Residency for contributions to Australian and international projects in the energy sector, by Government of Australia. (2021)

For developing a criteria for reliability for a manned fixed platform in HI field offshore West Africa, by Shell Nigeria. (2020)

Service Recognition Award for enabling the concept of a fixed offshore structure in 170m in challenging design conditions (calcareous soils) and prevailing geo-hazards, with robustness to pass Decision Gate 3, by Shell Australia. (2019)

For successfully leading the delivery and assurance of the engineering design, construction, and installation of the CALM buoy replacement, by Brunei Shell Petroleum. (2018)

For championing new technology, product development and maturation (viz., employing smoothed particle hydrodynamics in remote flare buoy design; flaring, station-keeping) in extreme low wind conditions, by Qatar Shell. (2017)

For developing a lean new emergency power generation host within PAA platform’s highly congested layout, and designing it to withstand blast over-pressures, while minimising impact to the supporting box girder deck, saving 67% tonnage, and simplifying offshore construction activity, by Sakhalin Energy. (2016)

Service recognition award (drilling, conductor repair) for engineering and execution of novel and low cost conductor repairs at SFDPA platform, by Shell Malaysia. (2013)

For mitigating fabrication challenges in eight lift safety critical welding joints in E8K and F13K compression modules, 1,800t each, by Shell Malaysia. (2012)

For (a) the maturation of floating LNG’s weather-vaning turret-mooring concept, and response-based mooring design for application in harsh cyclonic environment, (b) turret size optimisation, and (c) developing a qualification process for the largest polyester rope for station-keeping for ultra deep water applications, jointly by Shell Projects and Technology and Shell Australia. (2008-11)

For developing and designing Kikeh topsides for the catamaran tow to mate with Asia’s first deep water truss SPAR, by Murphy Oil Malaysia. (2005)

For engineering and execution of two lean fixed offshore platforms, Bintang A and B, by ExxonMobil Malaysia. (2001)

For evaluating and mitigating foundation reliability from well-blowout event at EWE platform, by Unocal Thailand. (2000)

projects

Model conversion and syntax

Publishing

  • chisel.rs: chisel static site generator ported to rust (notes)
  • m-one: Turning my collection of notes into a monograph
  • tce: Sneha’s thesis on tourism into a mini-book project

Setup

Sublime Text plug-ins

Terminal utilities

  • hkp: Scripts to manage files, folders, etc.
  • lg-brightness: A control tool for LG 24MD4KL-B display (linux)
  • pdf2svg to convert PDF pages into standalone SVG files
  • shell functions for everyday tasks
  • w2p: Batch convert Word files into pdf files

Typesetting

Useful utilities OS specific

Viewgraphs

Vim, plug-ins, and info.

Work related

  • tlp: List of tension leg platforms
  • typ-templates: Work related document templates
  • usfos-on-linux: Get USFOS to run on linux
  • w2w: Walk-to-work elevation on platforms

RSS feeds

notes

Chisel's perf, Manage keys, Kicking Omarchy's tires, Flaky GUI, Bursts, sudo with yubikey, Web plate connection in direct tension, Bill of materials and git-diff, Endurance gain from weld improvements, python on Windows, shell functions, Flare radiation, Wave, Anatomy of a Typst template, Sublime Text + Typst setup for Windows, Essentials, The daily driver, Build, WSL, CSV to SACS seastate, Slice lists, Cosine interaction, Home-grown password manager, Make Vim, Tube slenderness, Managing editor plug-ins, Jacket flooding, Release notes, Storm safety, TSA for pile welds?, Shell buckling, SACS syntax, Dropped pipe, Unconditional, Building a model, CLI, USFOS syntax, AirPrint, Dark sky, VIV, Reliability, Wave length, End releases, Wind, USFOS on linux, Berthing fenders, Offshore crane, Typhoon Melor, Mapping dynamics, Libraries, Chain stiffness, Lighthouse tech., Fram and Vasa, S-N curves, Tow, Auto pair underscores and backticks, China, Titanic, Colosseum, Agora, Summer, Chateau de Chambord, Normandy, and Tide. Get JSON feed for the latest.

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