Towards risk-based well separation rules

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-51

  Williamson, H S ^a,b,c,d  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d Indust Steering Comm Wellbore S   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT (QRA); WELL SEPARATION RULES;

WELL DRILLING;

COLLISION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPARATION; WELL;

COLLISIONS; RISKS; SEPARATION; WELL COMPLETION;

EID: 0032030353     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/36484-PA     Document Type: Article

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