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The single steel drilling caisson: A novel approach to bottom-founded structures in arctic waters

Conference · · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5255481
In 1982, a mobile, bottom founded steel caisson drilling system, was conceived, constructed and installed on an underwater sand berm in 31 m of water, in the active shear zone of the Canadian Beaufort Sea. Discussed in this paper are the principal design criteria, the ice/structure/foundation interaction, the construction and installation, and the post set down stress analysis of the steel caisson.
Research Organization:
Dome Petroleum, Ltd.
OSTI ID:
5255481
Report Number(s):
CONF-8310121-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Journal Volume: SPE11999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English