Deepwater petroleum exploration & production : a nontechnical guide
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| Other Authors | , |
| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Tulsa, Okla. :
PennWell Corp.,
©2011.
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| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781628700190 162870019X 1593702531 9781593702533 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xx, 350 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 A Century Getting Ready
- Oily Beginnings
- Concrete Progress
- Free At Last
- Other Humble Beginnings
- Superior Approaches
- Submersibles
- Bootstrapping
- Floaters
- Honing Tools of the Trade
- Divers and ROVs
- Lift Power
- Geology, Geophysics, and Other Obscure Sciences
- Permanence
- The Learning Curve Bends Over
- ch. 2 Letting Go of the Past
- The Confusion of the Eighties
- Disconcerting Signals
- Turning the Key
- Closing the Door
- ch. 3 Geology and Geophysics
- The Geology of Deepwater
- The Gulf of Mexico
- Brazil
- West Africa
- Northwest Australia
- Seismic Data
- Complementary Technologies
- ch. 4 Exploring the Deepwater
- Developing a Play
- Acquisition
- Identifying the Prospect
- Mapping
- Volume Prediction
- Risking the Play
- The Exploration Well
- Appraisal
- Deepwater Exploration Plays in Context
- Case Study: Tira de bota
- ch. 5 Drilling Rigs
- Drilling Rig Essentials.
- Note continued: Unique Deepwater Rig Equipment
- Drillships
- Case Study: E Pluribus Unum
- ch. 6 Drilling and Completing the Well
- The Well Plan
- Rig Selection
- Drilling
- Drilling Mud
- Blowout Preventers
- Evaluating the Well
- Completing the Well
- The Mechanicals
- Downhole
- Final Steps
- Special Problems in the Deepwater
- Gas pressure issues
- ch. 7 Development Systems
- Development System Choices
- Choosing Development Systems
- Selection
- ch. 8 Fixed Structures
- Conventional Platforms
- Concrete Platforms
- Compliant Towers
- Construction
- Jacket and Topside Design Conditions
- From Here to There
- Installing Conventional Platforms or Compliant Towers
- Installing Concrete Gravity Platforms
- Setting the Deck
- Corrosion Mechanics and Protection
- Setting the Pipeline Riser
- ch. 9 Floating Productions Systems
- Tension Leg Platforms
- Floating Production Storage and Offloading
- Cylindrical FPSOs.
- Note continued: Floating Drilling Production Storage and Offloading
- Floating Storage and Offloading Units
- Floating Production System
- Spars
- Construction
- From Here to There
- Setting the deck
- Mooring spreads
- Risers
- ch. 10 Subsea Systems
- Subsea Field Architecture
- Field Architecture and System Design Process
- Subsea Components
- Flow Assurance
- Installation of System Architecture
- System Reliability
- Subsea Processing, Pumping, Compression, and Metering
- Power
- Subsea Intervention
- Case Study: Subsea Springboard
- ch. 11 Topsides
- Oil Treatment
- Water Treatment
- Gas Treatment
- Well Testing
- Metering
- Topsides Construction Options
- Hook-Up and Commissioning
- Personnel and Their Quarters
- Safety Systems
- Auxiliary Systems
- Case Study: Heavy Lifting Dynasty
- ch. 12 Pipelines, Flowlines, and Risers
- Pipeline System Architecture
- Installation
- Installation and Operational Loads
- Flexible Pipe.
- Note continued: Coatings and Corrosion Protection
- Consideration of Bottom Conditions
- Control and Safety Systems
- Risers
- Top tensioned risers
- Selecting a Riser System
- Pipeline System Operations
- ch. 13 Offshore Support Vessels
- The Fleet
- Case Study: Rising Tide
- Remotely Operated Vehicles
- Case Study: Into the Forbidding
- ch. 14 Technology and the Third Wave
- Prospects
- Ultimately.