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The Way Forward for Deepwater and Ultra Deepwater Drilling in Trinidad and Tobago

open access: yesSPE Latin America and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, 2012
Abstract Future deepwater drilling in Trinidad and Tobago will definitely present enormous challenges. During the period 1999 to 2003, eight deepwater wells were drilled in deepwater acreage. None of these wells found hydrocarbon in economic quantities although abundant reserves have been found in the shelf area (< 1000 meters ...
Rajnauth, Jerome, J Rajnauth
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DEEPWATER DRILLING AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS OVERVIEW

open access: yesThe APEA Journal, 1979
The petroleum industry is now involved in a highly significant exploration program to define the hydrocarbon potential of deepwater sedimentary basins. Within the last year, the ability to drill in waters deeper than 1300m has been demonstrated, and exploration plans for water depths down to 1600m have been announced.
J. M. McKinney
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Challenges of Drilling Operations in Extreme Deepwater

open access: yesOTC Brasil, 2017
Abstract This paper highlights the challenges to drilling risers and running equipment for offshore drilling operations from dynamically positioned mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) in extreme water depths. Whereas nearly all exploratory drilling has occurred in water depths shallower than 3,000-m, Total recently set the water depth
Jorge Capeto   +3 more
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Approaches to Deepwater Drilling

SPE/IADC Asia Pacific Drilling Technology, 1996
Abstract This paper describes the drilling planning processes adopted by Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Limited. (SSPC) in respect of the technical and commercial approaches undertaken for the first deepwater exploration well currently scheduled to be drilled in mid-1997. The issues related to well design methodology,
Hashim Ismail   +2 more
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Deepwater Drilling

Offshore Technology Conference, 1988
ABSTRACT From Dec/84 until the end of 87, PETROBRÁS have drilled 28 wells in deep waters (deeper than 500m) using dynamic positioning units. This paper presents the drilling program evolution, from the first well up to now, showing the improvement of efficiency and costs control as well as the alternatives selected ...
L.C. Chita, A.L. Cordeiro
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Storm-Safe Deepwater Drilling

IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, 2006
Abstract The recent hurricanes that battered the offshore facilities in the Gulf of Mexico have prompted many operators and drilling contractors to rethink the way their drilling risers are designed for disconnection and retrieval before the hurricane arrives.
Chau Nguyen, Ricky Thethi, Frank Lim
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Deepwater Drilling Riser System

SPE Drilling Engineering, 1986
Summary The principal focus of this paper is to discuss and summarize, from the manufacturer's perspective, the primary milestones in the development of the marine riser system used to drill in record water depths off the U.S. east coast.
T. Chastain, D. Stone
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A Roadmap to Frontier Deepwater Drilling

Offshore Technology Conference, 2015
Abstract Offshore deepwater drilling is a complex activity requiring the use of a variety of technologies to enable safe and reliable operations. Year after year, the industry has progressively been able to drill deeper; reaching depths in excess of 10,000 feet, using state-of-the art rigs designed to theoretically reach up to 12,000 ...
Jose A. Gutierrez, Terry Loftis
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The Evolution of Deepwater Drilling in Brazil

Proceedings of SPE Latin America Petroleum Engineering Conference, 1990
ABSTRACT In the beginning of the last decade PETROBRÁS identified, in the Campos Basin, some promising prospects under deepwater. At that time, deepwater drilling was a new activity and there were few drilling units capable of operating in great water depths. The daily rates were expensive and no deepwater drilling program
Décio Fabrício Oddone da Costa   +2 more
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Problems of Ultra-Deepwater Drilling

SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, 1999
Abstract Ultra-deepwater drilling activity is at an all time high. Recently, there were only two rigs rated to, and actually working in, water depths greater than 6,000 ft. Soon there will be over twenty. This increase will involve new deepwater operators and bring a large number of new people to deepwater.
J.M. Shaughnessy   +3 more
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