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ABSTRACT In autumn 1991 AGIP concluded a test campaign on 3 in. Through Flow-Line (TFL) equipment, at a purpose-built test-site at Cortemaggiore, Italy. Testing included over 220 runs in a live onshore well, using a large number of different tools and functions. TFL Side-Pocket Gas Lift and Jet Pump ...
ABSTRACT This paper describes the planning, preparation,offshore recovery and subsequent disposal of the toxic cargo which was lost from the container ship M/V SANTA CLARA 1 during the storms of January, 1992. Recovery of the toxic substance was undertaken by the vessel owners as a result of being ...
Abstract The scale of loss resulting from the Gulf oil spill and the formidable costs of liabilities has stimulated demands for rethinking our values and how they are integrated in key decision making. Recent experience in oil spill risk assessments will be presented to highlight the criticality of ...
Abstract The oil and gas industry has long dealt with the challenge of UnExploded Ordnance (UXO) in terrestrial and marine environments. As the pace of offshore development continues to accelerate and as greenfield areas become fewer we are seeing expansion into areas that have experienced modern warfare. ...
ABSTRACT This paper describes results from a study of ice gouge interactions with marine pipelines, carried out for Canada Oil and Gas Lands Administration. It defines the conditions under which pipelines can withstand the forces applied by gouging processes. INTRODUCTION Surveys of the seabed of the ...
Abstract This paper describes features seen in the upper sediments, and their associated seabed expressions from two different deepwater areas offshore Nigeria and offshore Norway. Data examples from the two areas are presented, showing the different techniques used to map the seabed and the shallow ...
ABSTRACT Pipeline failure data for the Gulf of Mexico are analyzed. Over 125 failures are considered with information primarily from government sources. Data show that failures have increased significantly from 7 in 1969 to over 40 in 1975. Fortunately, contamination levels are actually decreasing ...
Abstract Significant technical improvements have been made recently in the design of coiled tubing (CT) blowout preventer (BOP) shear and slip rams. This technology is constantly being enhanced and refined as the CT service industry continues to mature and new operational demands are placed on the ...
ABSTRACT This paper presents a radically different approach to investigating the upending of an offshore platform structure from a horizontal floating position to a vertical position. Upending motion is caused by selectively ballasting the structure, by hoisting with a barge crane, or by altering any ...
Abstract As the operators want more and more to optimize the offloading operations in terms of withstanding rougher and/or crossed weather conditions in order to minimize downtime, the determination of specific criteria associated with numerical tools and proper model test, may help them in extending ...
ABSTRACT In the Dutch sector of the North Sea, on-bottom stability of pipelines can be achieved in most cases without burial of the pipeline, but by the addition of a concrete coating, and the integrity of large diameter pipelines is generally unaffected by fishing activities. To analyze the effect ...
Abstract The integration of high-resolution geophysics, geohazard evaluations and geotechnical engineering has been termed an ""integrated geoscience study"". This paper focuses on deepwater Gulf of Mexico examples of integrated geoscience studies. Methods to evaluate geohazards and the usefulness of ...
ABSTRACT This paper reviews the constituents of produced waters and their effects on both offshore and coastal marine environments. Interpretation of considerable laboratory and field data leads to the following conclusions: Toxic components are in low concentrations in produced waters. Natural forces ...
ABSTRACT A direct method of detecting leaks in submarine pipelines using established geochemical technology is discussed including the theoretical basis and available equipment. An operational plan for location and pinpointing of a leak is outlined. This technology offers a superior solution for environmental ...
ABSTRACT The results of two marine environmental monitoring programs associated with the drilling of three exploratory wells near the East Flower Garden Bank on the outer continental shelf of the northwest Gulf of Mexico are described. The purpose of the monitoring programs was to define the spatial ...
Abstract The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) is charged with the environmentally responsible and safe development of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf. To assist in fulfilling this mandate, BOEMRE's Environmental Studies Program (ESP) ...
ABSTRACT The European Community launched already several researches Programmed in the different fields of social and industrial Activities. The Fourth Framework Programmed is divided into 4 Main activities comporting a total of 18 programmed. These Programmed are dealing with general topics as information ...
Abstract The oil and gas industry is of major economic importance to the state of Western Australia. The majority of our activities are offshore, some occurring in shallow marine areas adjacent to sensitive resources such as coral reefs and mangroves. One of the main issues for the oil and gas industry ...
ABSTRACT Many problems in designing offshore intake structures for recirculating systems to cool nuclear plants cannot be solved analytically - - experiments are needed. Hydro Research Science Company constructed an experimental basin to simulate complex coastal hydraulic conditions which affect intake ...
Abstract The success of an offshore oil field development strongly depends upon the well drilling success. Historically, the development of wells is the part of the project scope that presents the highest deviations in cost and schedule, due to the associated geological risks and the complexity involved ...