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Title: Check the weather before selecting a floating rig

Journal Article · · World Oil; (United States)
OSTI ID:5180729

When making the selection between floating vessels (drillships or semi-submersibles), the operator should consider the amount of down time that a particular rig will spend waiting on weather. This article presents a method to evaluate various rigs and determine overall rig cost based on analysis of work categories as affected by weather. The net result shows that the rig with the lowest day rate may not always be the most economical and efficient to use.

Research Organization:
Sheffield Consulting Engineering, Houston, TX
OSTI ID:
5180729
Journal Information:
World Oil; (United States), Vol. 197:5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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