Author: G. L. HoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Offshore Drilling from Ice Platforms
Offshore Drilling Ice Platforms
Author: Fenco Consultants LimitedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drilling platforms
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
During the winter drilling season of l973-74 Panarctic Oils Ltd. demonstrated the feasibility of sea ice platforms for arctic offshore drilling when they successfully tested the well at N-52. Another well was drilled at Drake I-55 during 1974-75 and this year three offshore wells brought the total to five. There were a number of interesting "firsts" to this year's wells which further defined the limitations of ice platforms. For the first time two holes were drilled by Commonwealth Hi Tower Rig No. 2 at P-62 and M-25 during the same winter season. The thinnest pad was l4.7 feet at P-62 and it appears that even thinner ice can be used in future pads. ... The heavier Adeco Rig No. 4 was initiated at Jackson Bay Gl6 and remained on the site for over l00 days. Ice movement necessitated respudding and therefore a thorough study should be made into means of staying over the hole when large ice movements occur. FENCO CONSULTANTS LTD. was retained by Panarctic Oils Ltd. to design the ice platforms and to monitor the pads during construction and drilling. We appreciate having had the opportunity to conduct a number of experiments related to ice properties. The purpose of this report is to present and discuss the data gathered, analyze the platform performance and to make recommendations for future improvements -- ASTIS (online) database.
Completed Project Report
Author: Fenco Consultants LimitedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drilling platforms
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Offshore Drilling and Production in Deep Ice Covered Waters
Author: C. R. HetheringtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Describes procedure for drilling and completion of offshore oil wells in Canadian arctic islands utilizing modified conventional land drilling rigs working from artificially thickened ice platforms. Two proposals for transport of gas to markets are reviewed. Paper presented at 10th World Petroleum Congress held in Bucharest, Romania, September, 1979.
Offshore Oil Platform & Support Vessels, Foreign
Author: James Laurence PelletierPublisher: James L. Pelletier
ISBN: 9780964491571
Category : Drilling platforms
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Offshore Platforms and Pipelining
Author: ThePetroleum Publishing CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural gas pipelines
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Physics and Mechanics of Ice
Author: P. TrydePublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642814344
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
In the programme of the symposium was written: "The International Union of Theoretical and Applied Me chanics has taken the initiative to organize the sympo sium. As the name of IUTAM implies, the organization brings forward achievements within the field of theore tical mechanics for application in science and engineer ing. According to the rules of IUTAM that only invited persons can attend, all lecturers and participants have been ap pOinted by the members of the scientific committee. To facilitate contact among the attending persons, it has been decided to restrict the total number to 85 persons including the lecturers. Only one session is planned, making it possible for everybody to attend all lectures. Most scientists and engineers have realized that the knowledge attained by extensive basic research is essen tial in order to solve technological problems. In the process of acquiring this knowledge we often fail to un derstand that scientific progress is only achieved by two main principles: (1) By studying the scientific litera ture and applying or improving the theories in order to predict behaviour and forces correctly, or (2) by re jecting existing theories and developing new ways to cope with the problem, resulting in a more differenti ated and, hopefully, more exact theory. Ice seems to be a simple material, but it is in fact so complex and strange that it is only in the latest dec ades that we have come to know some of the natural laws governing its behaviour.
Ice-Structure Interaction
Author: Stephen J. JonesPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642841007
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description
IUTAM-IAHR Symposium on Ice-Structure Interaction Professor Bez Tabarrok, Chairman of the Canadian National Committee (CNC) of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) invited Professor Derek Muggeridge to organize a symposium on ice structure interaction. Dr. Muggeridge readily agreed and prepared a proposal that was endorsed by the CNC and presented to the General Assembly Meeting of IUTAM for their consideration. This Assembly gave its approval and provided the local organizing committee with the names of individuals who were willing to serve on the Scientific Committee. Dr. Muggeridge became chairman of this committee and Dr. Ian Jordaan became co-chairman of this committee as well as chairman of the local organizing committee. The symposium followed the very successful previous meeting, chaired by Professor P. Tryde in Copenhagen, by ten years. Both symposia uti lized Springer-Verlag to publish their proceedings. The Faculty of En gineering and Applied Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland were particul{lXly pleased to host this prestigious symposium as it marked the twentieth anniversary of its Ocean Engineering Research Centre.
Cost Estimate for 12,000' Drilling Rig for Ice Platform Drilling
Author: Tri Ocean Engineering LtdPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Offshore oil well drilling
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
"This cost estimate has been prepared for a 12,000 foot drilling rig for use on offshore ice platforms during the winter and for land use during the summer. The basic rig price includes B.O.P. equipment for land application. The rig would be powered with AC diesel generators. The drilling motors would be DC and would be controlled through an SCR (silicon controlled rectifier) system. The rig would be transportable by Hercules aircraft, however the B.O.P. equipment would have to be partially disassembled before transporting by aircraft. The land rig and surface B.O.P. system costs are estimated at $5,200,000. A 70 man transportable camp would cost an estimated $490,000. The sub-sea B.O.P. system costs would be in addition to the basic rig costs. Like the land B.O.P. equipment it would have to be partially disassembled for Hercules transportation. A sub-sea system with a 1,500 foot operating capability is estimated at $2,140,000. A reduction of $125,000 is possible if the second sub-sea control pod and hose reel is eliminated. The cost of a complete rig equipped for drilling to 12,000 feet from land and ice platforms would therefore be: Rig and land B.O.P.: $5,200,000; Camp: $490,000; Sub-sea B.O.P. system: $2,140,000; Total: $7,830,000"--Leaf [1].
Sea Ice
Author: Mohammed ShokrPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119027888
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Sea Ice: Physics and Remote Sensing addresses experiences acquired mainly in Canada by researchers in the fields of ice physics and growth history in relation to its polycrystalline structure as well as ice parameters retrieval from remote sensing observations. The volume describes processes operating at the macro- and microscale (e.g., brine entrapment in sea ice, crystallographic texture of ice types, brine drainage mechanisms, etc.). The information is supported by high-quality photographs of ice thin-sections prepared from cores of different ice types, all obtained by leading experts during field experiments in the 1970s through the 1990s, using photographic cameras and scanning microscopy. In addition, this volume presents techniques to retrieve a suite of sea ice parameters (e.g. ice type, concentration, extent, thickness, surface temperature, surface deformation, etc.) from space-borne and airborne sensor data. The breadth of the material on this subject is designed to appeal to researchers and users of remote sensing data who want to develop quick familiarity with the capabilities of this technology or detailed knowledge about major techniques for retrieval of key ice parameters. Volume highlights include: Detailed crystallographic classification of natural sea ice, the key information from which information about ice growth conditions can be inferred. Many examples are presented with material to support qualitative and quantitative interpretation of the data. Methods developed for revealing microstructural characteristics of sea ice and performing forensic investigations. Data sets on radiative properties and satellite observations of sea ice, its snow cover, and surrounding open water. Methods of retrieval of ice surface features and geophysical parameters from remote sensing observations with a focus on critical issues such as the suitability of different sensors for different tasks and data synergism. Sea Ice: Physics and Remote Sensing is intended for a variety of sea ice audiences interested in different aspects of ice related to physics, geophysics, remote sensing, operational monitoring, mechanics, and cryospheric sciences.