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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 ...
ABSTRACT Shell dredging in estuarine areas started with the arrival of early settlers. Although modern techniques decreased the number of dredges, the output has increased considerably. In order to dredge, a dredging company must receive a permit from the proper state agency to remove such state-owned ...
1.0 Abstract The selection of candidate deepwater petroleum terminal sites from an area hounded by Boston Harbor on the south and the New Hampshire border on the north was the object of this investigation. Four zones in the study area were defined, and one site in each area was selected for environmental ...
ABSTRACT A concept for a national program for oceanic monitoring, assessment, and prediction (OMAP) is described. Initial emphasis is placed on services to support the marine leg of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline system (TAPS) in the form of warnings of hazardous phenomena, forecasts of marine weather and ...
Abstract The Oooguruk project is located in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea and consists of a 6 acre gravel drill site approximately 5 miles offshore in 4.5 feet of water. The drill site is connected to an onshore facility by a complex flowline system consisting of a 5.7 mile subsea buried flowline bundle ...
ABSTRACT Hazard surveys have been completed for exploration drilling on the U.S. Atlantic continental slope to water depths of 2000 m. Two regional surveys, near Carteret Canyon and south of Georges Bank, provided a geologic basis for 10 subsequent site-specific studies. Regional data were gathered ...
Abstract The Penguins Field is located in the most northern waters of the United Kingdom Sector of the North Sea, approx. 250km NE of the Shetland Isles, Scotland. The pipeline comprises 66km of Pipe-in-Pipe (PIP) in water depths peaking at 170m. The HT/HP pipeline navigates a sinuous route through ...
1.Abstract The purpose of this paper is to report on coring operations carried out by International Hydrodynamics in the Hudson Bay during the summer of 1971. During these operations core samples were taken on a number of locations using a surface delivered and operated coring device and a submersible ...