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Deepwater technology. Part 2. Operating a drilling riser in deep water

Journal Article · · Oil Gas J.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5715964
Serving as a conduit between a floating vessel and seafloor drilling operations, the drilling riser is subject to several basic external forces: the weight of the riser joints, the mud weight, the external buoyancy attached to it, pull by the stabilizing tensions, wave and current forces, and reaction forces at the drill vessel and the blowout preventer stack. Keeping these forces to a minimum requires careful vessel positioning, calculating the best riser operating tension for the drill site, and using a buoyancy system in deeper water.
OSTI ID:
5715964
Journal Information:
Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 82; ISSN OIGJA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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