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Abstract Sakhalin Energy Investment Company has refurbished and redeployed the Molikpaq, an arctic offshore drilling caisson originally designed for use in the Canadian Beaufort Sea. The original structure has been deepened by adding a new pontoon base, named the ""Spacer"", and converted into a drilling ...
ABSTRACT Recent technological improvements in inflatable packing elements has enabled inflatable packers to exhibit far superior performance characteristics in comparison to previous designs, thus expanding conventional and non-conventional applications. This paper describes the development, analysis ...
Abstract Drilling exploration and production of hydrocarbons from deep water will require new types of mooring system. With mooring systems consisting of chain, or a combination of steel wire rope and chain, high line pretensions are required to maintain an acceptable horizontal angle at the fairlead. ...
ABSTRACT This paper describes the present status and expected growth of offshore sand and gravel dredging on the European Shelf, the effects on fisheries and a review of the adequacy of current research into these problems. In order to minimize conflicts of interest between the fishing industry and ...
ABSTRACT The development and the application of Det norske Veritas? Rules for the Construction and Classification of Diving Systems is presented. System requirements and quality criteria are based on main principles of diving technology and physiology, reliability analyses, existing codes and regulations, ...
ABSTRACT The results of two surveys led to recommendations regarding undergraduate and graduate programs in ocean engineering. The first survey consisted of interviews with marine-oriented industry, state and federal governments and NOAA Sea-Grant Program representatives. The second survey was based ...
Abstract Two of the latest directives from the Minerals Management Service indicate a growing concern about Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) located in close proximity to deepwater exploration and development sites within the Gulf of Mexico (NTLs 2006-G12 and 2007-G01) 1, 2. This paper describes a unique study ...
ABSTRACT A large, suspended ocean measurement structure was developed and operated. The structure was a tripod configuration 5100 m high with a base footprint of 6190 m, all of which is suspended by a single 6150-lb buoyant float. The three 6200-m-long legs contained environmental measurement instrumentand ...
Abstract Shipwrecks with wooden hulls are underrepresented in the archaeological record from shallow federal waters of the central and western Gulf of Mexico (defined as less than 600 feet deep), yet they tend to be older and arguably more abundant than shipwrecks with metal hulls. This paper quantifies ...
Abstract The burning of fossil fuels has produced vast amounts of carbon dioxide as a waste product. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change requires industrialised countries to mitigate the rate of increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The most promising approach for mitigating ...
Abstract Seabed geochemical sampling programs specifically designed for detecting, identifying and characterizing the presence of near-surface hydrocarbons greatly enhance conventional exploration and production programs. In addition, these geochemical sampling programs allow operators to evaluate the ...
Abstract The thermal and mechanical loading of oceanic Hydrate- Bearing Sediments (HBS) can result in hydrate dissociation and a significant pressure increase, with potentially adverse consequences on the integrity and stability of the wellbore assembly, the HBS, and the bounding formations. The perception ...
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ABSTRACT Research on the control and recovery of oil by use of surface active chemicals and in situ generation of polyurethane foam is discussed. Both laboratory experiments and full-scale field tests demonstrating the efficiency of the system are reviewed in depth. Total system capability utilizing ...
ABSTRACT This paper describes the efforts of one of the twenty-three coastal states to assess the types, quantity, and economic quality of minerals that have accumulated in the unexplored underwater land area owned and controlled by the state. It describes the selection of offshore sampling stations, ...
This paper describes the concept,configuration and design for a breakwater to protect the twin 1150 megawatt nuclear generating plants for the Atlantic Generating Station. This station, the world's first major commercial floating nuclear generating station, will be built by Public Service Electric and ...
ABSTRACT This paper discusses pre-lay survey work and the difficult conditions found along the deepwater portions of the Jolliet pipelines. Water depths range from about 1760 ft at the TLWP in Green Canyon Block 184 to about 616 ft at the CPP in Green Canyon Block 52, a straight-line distance of about ...
Abstract This paper describes development of new subsea well intervention technologies that will support increased reservoir recovery. Subsea lubricator for seven inch and 10.000psi applications operated from dynamically positioned vessels has been developed and are now ready for use in the North Sea. ...
ABSTRACT A typical marine phosphate deposit previously known to exist on the Coronado Bank Southern California was used by the Bureau of Mines Marine Minerals Technology Center as an ocean laboratory for testing equipment and techniques associated with the Center's deposit delineation research program. ...
ABSTRACT Over the years, oil and gas well operators have been able to develop solutions to practically all problems that occur downhole. The difficulties and expense incurred in the implementation of these solutions, however, can be significantly multiplied when the problem is incorrectly identified. ...