Deepwater petroleum exploration & production : a nontechnical guide / William L. Leffler, Richard Pattarozzi, Gordon Sterling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leffler, William L.

Contributor:

Pattarozzi, Richard.

Sterling, Gordon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Offshore oil well drilling.

Petroleum--Prospecting.

Petroleum.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Tulsa, Okla. : PennWell Corp., c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The new second edition of this authoritative book has retained all the virtues of the best-selling original, explaining the unique challenges of oil and gas exploration and production in the world's deepwater provinces. New chapters on geology and geophysics, rigs, and service vehicles are included, and the engineering and scientific schemes used in deepwater are covered in greater detail. Case studies in several chapters give practical examples, while the final chapter presents the latest technology employed in a "third wave" of industry evolution.

Contents:

""Front Cover""; ""Deepwater Petroleum Exploration & Production: A Nontechnical Guide""; ""Contents""; ""Chapter 1 - A Century Getting Ready""; ""Chapter 2 - Letting Go of the Past""; ""Chapter 3 - Geology and Geophysics""; ""Chapter 4 - Exploring the Deepwater""; ""Chapter 5 - Drilling Rigs""; ""Chapter 6 - Drilling and Completing the Well""; ""Chapter 7 - Development Systems""; ""Chapter 8 - Fixed Structures""; ""Chapter 9 - Floating Production Systems""; ""Chapter 10 - Subsea Systems""; ""Chapter 11 - Topsides""; ""Chapter 12 - Pipelines, Flowlines, and Risers""

""Chapter 13 - Offshore Support Vessels""""Chapter 14 - Technology and the Third Wave""; ""Index""; ""Back Cover""

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-5231-3211-6