OIL AND GAS RISER SPIDER WITH LOW FREQUENCY ANTENNA APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

Apparatus and methods for tracking a plurality of marine riser assets are provided. Part of a riser lifecycle monitoring system, the apparatus can include an oil and gas riser spider to connect a plurality of riser pipe sections during assembly of a riser pipe string. The riser spider forms an annulus around a first section of the plurality of riser pipe sections and supports the first section of the plurality of riser pipe sections during connection to a second section. The apparatus can also include a reader including an antenna arrangement to read a plurality of radio frequency identification tags, e.g., directional 125 kHz RFID tags, attached to or embedded within an outer surface portion of each of the plurality of riser pipe sections.