Offshore blowouts : causes and control

This book, based on the SINTEF Offshore Blowout Database, thoroughly examines U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Norwegian and UK North Sea blowouts that occurred from 1980 to 1994. This book reveals the operations that were in progress at the onset of the blowouts and helps you learn from the mistakes of othe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Holand, Per
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Houston, Texas : Gulf Publishing Company, ©1997.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN1591249570
9781591249573
9780884155140
0884155145
9780080524078
0080524079
Physical Description1 online resource (xii, 163 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Blowouts and Fatal Accident Rates. Blowout Barriers and Analyses. SINTEF Offshore Blowout Database. Overview of Blowout Data. Drilling Blowouts. Completion Blowouts. Workover Blowouts. Production Blowouts. Wireline Blowouts. U.S. Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf vs. North Sea Blowout Frequencies. Glossary. References.