A review of Zechstein drilling issues

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 174-181

  Williamson, M D ^a   Murray, S J ^b   Hamilton, T A P ^c   Copland, M A ^c  

^a Genesis Engineering Consultants

^b ATKINS   (United Kingdom)

^c HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; OFFSHORE DRILLING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL WELL DRILLING;

DRILLSITES;

OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

DRILLING; GEOLOGY; HEALTH HAZARD;

DRILLING; HEALTH AND SAFETY; ZECHSTEIN;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0032172144     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/51182-PA     Document Type: Article

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