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ABSTRACT The Stratton Commission report, released this past January, documented the results of more than two years of study and investigation of the priorities and methods by which government and industry should develop the potentials of the seas. This report of the Commission on Marine Science, Engineering ...
Abstract Organisations executing major capital projects often face significant problems in meeting set project objectives, leading to top managers being considered scape-goats and laid off. The paper discusses why and how this phenomenon takes place and remedial strategies for how to cope with this ...
ABSTRACT: Field A in Bohai Bay, China, was developed with high angle and horizontal wells. The development drilling had been hindered by severe stuck-pipe problems experienced in several wells in a short period. Drilling experience showed that the main problem was from the shale formation that directly ...
Abstract Subsea well completion design and implementation in TotalFinaElf's Aconcagua Field and Marathon Oil Company's Camden Hills Field posed unprecedented challenges. Water depths in the area of planned development (up to 7209 ft) were greater than for any well previously completed in the ...
ABSTRACT The MONOPILE is a new concept of single point mooring/loading system developed for application in 350 mw.d. in the Northern North Sea by Tecnomare and Aker Engineering as a result of a joint research project funded by Norsk Agip. The concept consists? of a slender column extending from the ...
ABSTRACT Important quantities of sand and gravel lay on the French continental shelf, particularly in the Channel and on the Atlantic coast. The extracting activities have been increasing in the last ten years. However, only very small companies using rather small dredges carry on their activities. Mining ...
ABSTRACT Sidecast dredging has been employed annually in the New England region for the past four years. Operation of the dredge is restricted to inlet channels and ocean sand shoals. Physical and chemical analysis of sediment samples from eighteen navigation projects confirm that the dredged material ...
Abstract The continuous line bucket (CLB) system has been improved by combining the techniques-of the Turning CLB and Hydrodynamic Separation. The cost of mining nodules from 5,000 m water depth at a rate of 1,000 tons/day is estimated to be $77, which is favorably competitive with the cost of mining ...
ABSTRACT A number of geophysical methods and survey devices are available for conducting comprehensive studies of submarine pipeline routes. The primary objectives of these studies are to determine water depths, sediment characteristics, depth or presence of bedrock, bottom debris, existing currents ...
ABSTRACT Echo sounding, side scan sonar and seismic profile records in the Canadian Beaufort Sea provide evidence of trenches or ""scours"" on the continental shelf sea bottom. These are generally believed to be caused due to grounding of ice masses. Records obtained over a three year period by government ...
ABSTRACT Offshore pressure maintenance programs involve handling large quantities of seawater in predominantly carbon steel systems. Problems such as effect of the seawater on the formation, corrosion and deterioration of materials of construction caused by seawater, scaling, oxygen corrosion, and ...
ABSTRACT Evaluation of dynamic positioning systems consists principally of determining the holding capability against expected weather and the reliability of the DP system in operation. Efforts to quantify reliability, by estimating mean time between failure, now permit several useful risk analysis ...
Abstract Export and import offshore LNG terminals have a bright future… and the technology is here. As part of the most visible benefits are stranded gas monetization, no land availability issues, reduced administrative pressure, and distance from politically unstable regions. The Floating LNG industry ...
Abstract This paper describes the major issues which have been addressed in the conceptual phase of the project in order to manage the project in a controlled manner. These issues are. Establishment of a philosophy and strategy for the Cessation Process. Clear definition of the Cessation Phases, ...
Abstract Kikeh is Malaysia's first offshore deepwater development. Located in the South China Sea offshore the east Malaysian state of Sabah, the Kikeh oilfield lies in average water depths of 1,320 meters. With recoverable reserves in excess of 400 million barrels of oil, it is expected to achieve ...
INTRODUCTION The ESARC is a multipurpose geological and geophysical survey ship for deep waters and rough sea conditions, the main feature of which is the use of flexodrilling. The USSR has ordered one of these vessels from SERETE, a French engineering company. The tasks that can be performed by this ...
ABSTRACT The cooling water system for the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station represents a unique venture in the utilization of the Ocean as a source for the plant's cooling water. An extensive tunnel system, bored out in bedrock, well under the waters surface will be used to connect the land based plant ...
ABSTRACT The Buccaneer oil/gas field, offshore Galveston, Texas, has been in operation for some 15 years and thus provides a good example of the effects of offshore exploration and production on the marine environment. As sediments are the ultimate sink for contaminants in the marine environment, a ...
Abstract A new drill pipe size, 5-7/8 in. OD, represents enabling technology for Extended Reach Drilling (ERD), deepwater and other deep well applications. Most world-class ERD and deepwater wells have traditionally been drilled with 5-1/2 in. drill pipe or a combination of 6-5/8 in. and 5-1/2 in. drill ...
ABSTRACT Optical viewing systems are severely hampered in muddy water. Under these circumstances, increased viewing distance (but less resolution) can be expected from ""viewing"" systems using longer wavelength acoustical energy. Acoustic images approaching optical quality can be obtained at short ...