What is industry's deepwater capability

Journal Article · Sat Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Ocean Ind.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6608528

Hammett, D

Industry now has drilled many wells in water depths of from 2000 to 5000 ft offshore countries like Canada, Surinam, Australia, UK, Spain, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Gabon, Brazil, Mauritania, Indonesia, Morocco and Ireland. The US has the world's best technology and the world's best experience and most of the world's proven deepwater drilling equipment and contractors are in the US. However, the US has not released for exploration its deepwater areas. The OCS out to 600+ ft is being exlored in a routine manner by mobile, bottom-supported and floating drilling equipment. The continental slope (600 to 5000 ft.) is being explored by the special deepwater floating drilling units. The continental rise (5000 to 13,000 ft.) is industry's next objective for exploration. The technology and experience used in exploration drilling is applied to producing oil/gas in deepwater. Production is handled by a floating platform resembling a semi drilling rig with a production riser substituting for the drilling riser. Industry takes small, steady steps to develop its techniques for drilling and producing. (DP)

• OSTI ID: 6608528
• Journal Information: Ocean Ind.; (United States), Journal Name: Ocean Ind.; (United States) Vol. 15:11; ISSN OCIDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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