ULTIMO AGGIORNAMENTO BANCA DATI: 13/09/2024 13:00:57
ABSTRACT Major advances by several independent efforts have taken place in the last few years to develop the nodule resource. A synopsis of this activity is presented. A summary and comparison of the available schedules and cost and investment estimates of several programs is presented. An analysis ...
Preamble: The nature of weed areas around Britain. Extensive tracts of the inter-tidal and sub-littoral zones of coasts display an array of seaweeds, which may be profuse enough to form weed 'forests' within the marine ecosystem, (19,20,21) providing some protection against bed-scour, tending to obscure ...
Abstract Seismic Reservoir Monitoring denotes the interpretation of successive 3D seismic volumes acquired over a producing reservoir to provide information on production-induced changes in the reservoir. The concept is not new but hitherto there have been few documented examples of its successful application ...
ABSTRACT To understand the effects of commercial ferromanganese mining on the oceanic environment, baseline studies must be made on the water column and ocean floor in typical areas prior to full-scale mining operations. This report is a preliminary overview of the baseline conditions in a 24,000 km2 ...
Abstract A floating platform for arctic regions is required to break ice and withstand high ice loads, be disconnected and towed away in the event of approaching icebergs, leaving the mooring lines and risers in-place, support large topsides and provide large quantities of utility storage. Additionally ...
ABSTRACT With increasing use of offshore and estuarine facilities for production, handling, and transportation of refined and crude oil products, the potential for ecological destructive spillage is greatly enhanced. Restoration of damaged habitats previously has been limited to mechanical and chemical ...
ABSTRACT The engineering of well log sensors into drill collars enables the recording of Formation Resistivity, Gamma Ray, Neutron Porosity, Bulk Density and Photoelectric Factor (Pe). Data are recorded Downhole and selected data are transmitted to the surface in real time by way of mud pulse telemetry. ...
Abstract Almost without exception, the small island nations of the Pacific are facing the need to accommodate growing populations in a global environment that imposes significant changes in how people live. Roads, airports, public buildings, durable dwellings, hotels, and shore protection are all part ...
ABSTRACT Geologic environmental studies in lower Cook Inlet Alaska, indicate that in addition to earthquake accelerations, nuees ardentes from volcanic eruptions, and shallow gas, the only other significant potential geologic hazard is that associated with sand motion and migration of bed forms found ...
ABSTRACT The Oseberg Transportation System includes a crude oil pipeline placed in water depths up to 357m, connecting the Oseberg Field in the North Sea with a storage terminal in Norway. In the eastern slope of the Norwegian Trench, gravel sleepers were placed and a shore approach tunnel was used ...
Abstract 14 platforms with various functions have been made redundant as a result of the Ekofisk II project, and although some of them will continue to operate some years after startup of Ekofisk II, a common Cessation plan and an Impact Assessment will be prepared for decommissioning and disposal of ...
Abstract The comparison of today's slickline capabilities with its early usage for routine remedial workovers and maintenance best illustrates the significant advances that have occurred within slickline technology. Today, for example, slickline can be used to I) set and retrieve slickline-retrievable ...
Abstract This paper describes the experience in Brazil with Casing Drilling Technology, which was developed to reduce costs and eliminate wellbore instability and loss circulation problems. This system integrates the drilling and casing running processes into a single operation, providing a more efficient ...
Abstract The drilling of multi-lateral wells is an established process, but the selective entry, and reentry of single, or multiple, lateral wellbores is an engineering problem that is still being addressed. The economic rewards from multi-lateral wells have not been reliably understood due to the unpredictable ...
Abstract Single-trip multi-zone (STMZ) sand control completion systems are not new to the Gulf of Mexico, but the adaptation of these systems for frac-packing has created new opportunities for this technology for time-sensitive completions. Frac Packing involves relatively large amount of complex fluids, ...
ABSTRACT Two wells extending out over two miles have been drilled by Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) from Platform Irene in the Pt. Pedernales Field, offshore California. These wells hold the record for the two longest reach wells on the West Coast. Several wells around the world have been ...
Abstract This paper will provide an overview of the decommissioning process and identify the resources required for project implementation. The results of the 1999 work season will be reviewed and analyzed to identify current trends and provide fact or fiction assessments of prevailing perceptions about ...
Abstract Anadarko's Marco Polo deepwater development project is located in Green Canyon Block 608 in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 175 miles south of New Orleans, in a 4300' water depth environment. Challenging flow assurance and field development issues affect both well completion design ...
ABSTRACT SeaMARC/S is a 150 kHz towed sonar mapping system that produces synoptic acoustic backscatter images and hydrographic-quality swath bathymetry charts in water depths to 1400 meters. The system is versatile, operating in a range of swath widths from 1000 meters for reconnaissance surveys to ...
Abstract The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement's (BOEMRE) Environmental Studies Program has funded more than $750 million in environmental studies since 1973 to support decisionmaking as it relates to offshore oil and gas and most recently, renewable energy production. ...