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Approaches to Deepwater Drilling
SPE/IADC Asia Pacific Drilling Technology, 1996Abstract 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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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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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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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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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, 1986Summary 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, 2015Abstract 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, 1990ABSTRACT 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, 1999Abstract 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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Optimization of Deepwater Template Drilling
Offshore Technology Conference, 1990ABSTRACT This paper describes the methods and technologies employed during the drilling of the Jolliet Development wells. The Jolliet development wells were drilled from a subsea drilling template in water depth of 1760 feet.
M.F. Mitchell +4 more
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Deepwater Drilling: Driven by Culture?
The Way Ahead, 2013Soft Skills - To what extent is deepwater drilling driven by culture? Deepwater drilling is a high-risk operation. It involves going below water depths of 500 ft to explore for oil and gas. If there are any issues with the subsurface equipment, divers cannot intervene because human beings are physically incapable of tolerating such ...
Asif Zafar, Amir Soltani
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