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ABSTRACT The use of tankers or large barges for permanent crude oil storage at offshore oilfield locations in deepwater, open ocean environments will require the design of single-point moorings for conditions substantially more severe than existing single-point mooring installations. Three types of ...
ABSTRACT Agip S.p.a. is presently conducting a testing campaign on a complete line of 3 in. (76 mm.) TFL equipment, at a dedicated centre in Cortemaggiore (Italy) . The aim of the testing is to study the functionality and the reliability of each tool, and of the system as a whole, generating an extensive ...
Abstract Subsea completions in deep waters are becoming more and more frequent around the world. This entails the use of innovative technology, remote interventions but, of course, also a constant attention to cost effectiveness to make any possible development a viable one. As a result of these continuous ...
Abstract This paper describes the important regulatory changes underway in the United States (US) that will dramatically affect the design, construction, and operation of offshore terminals for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG). Numerous US oil and gas companies are developing projects to build ...
ABSTRACT A new electric wireline through-tubing inflatable bridge plug system has been developed which allows either permanent or retrievable bridge plugs to be run through the tubing string and set in large diameter casing below without the use of a workover rig. The system employs a downhole electric ...
ABSTRACT The 300 km wide north western continental shelf off Bombay with structures of hydrocarbon prospects and number of proven oil and gas fields has been the scene of recent development. These developments required extensive seabed surveys for jackups, production platforms, pipeline routes, relocation ...
Abstract Market oriented reforms of the Brazilian petroleum industry have givenimpetus to an extraordinary renewal of the offshore geophysical dataacquisition and will impact all aspects of the Brazilian offshore petroleumindustry for years to come. Massive non-exclusive 2D and 3D seismic dataacquisition ...
Abstract Compliance and regulatory issues are driving not only the cost of oil and gas production chemicals, but also the underlying technology, the pace of innovation, and the industry structure. Suppliers' response to the competitive, economic, and regulatory environment will determine their ability ...
Abstract The Golfinho Field is located in the Southeastern coast of Brazil, at water depths between 1,300 and 1,640m and is the first offshore deepwater development in the Espirito Santo Basin. The field has two main oil reservoirs - Campanian, with 40° API oil, and Maastrichtian, with 28° API. The ...
ABSTRACT This paper revises several types of dredging: for mineral recovery from beaches or offshore, navigation, and beach nourishment. Worldwide examples are cited. Dredging usually has both hydraulic and ecological repercussions. Significant hydraulic problems arise when dredging radically alters ...
Abstract Drilling exploratory wells in Campos Basin shallow water has been done before. However, if you put in place an aggressive exploratory campaign to drill 40 wells in less than 2 years, with more than 4 semi-submersible rigs new to the area and all for a recently created operating company, you ...
The construction of artificial islands off the coasts of the United States must take place within a framework of state, federal, and international law. Some guidance to the applicable law can be obtained from existing U.S. and state statutes that cover various activities in territorial waters and in ...
Abstract The Scotian Slope is 850km long with an area of 80,000km2 and has been tested by only ten wells clustered into two narrow areas. Four deep water wells drilled between 1982 and 1986 were Shubenacadie, Shelburne, Evangeline and Tantallon. These wells were dry and abandoned. Between 2002 and 2004 ...
Abstract Ongoing exploration and development activities in the Arctic and on the Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) require marine archaeological assessments. Current United States requirements are based on known archaeological sites, and predictive models for potential submerged archaeological sites. ...
ABSTRACT The Gulf Universities Research Corporation, representing approximately 1400 academic scientists with some involvement in marine and coastal affairs, has developed a multi-disciplinary Gulf Environmental Program (GEP) for studying the total Gulf system of sea floor, water, atmosphere, life, ...
ABSTRACT OXY USA Inc. removed four platforms from waters offshore Texas during the summer of 1988. The implementation of a comprehensive salvage plan permitted OXY to complete the platform removals well below original AFE estimates. Salvage operations included equipment decommissioning, pipeline abandonments, ...
Abstract This paper describes the strategies and techniques employed to solve the problems associated with excessive torque during offshore drilling of the Miller Field template wells. A timely solution was required which would enable subsequent platform wells to be drilled economically. When available ...
I. THE REGIME OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELFA. A.Introduction One point should be emphasized at the outset: the definition of the continental shelf under international and federal law has no relationship to the geologic definition. To the geologist the continental shelf starts with the upland coastal plain ...
ABSTRACT The status of benthic population and their physical and chemical environment in the CIB have been evaluated. The information on nodule populations and their association with benthic activity leads to prediction of potential mortality of benthic fauna as well as the area of seafloor and the ...
ABSTRACT Extended Well Tests (EWTs) are gaining increasing recognition throughout the offshore industry as a useful tool for evaluation of field development prospects. These tests, which can range from a few weeks to several months in duration, provide valuable data for reservoir evaluation and design ...