Stochastic modelling for the analysis of blowout risk in exploration drilling

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 53-63

  Berg Andersen, Lasse ^a,b  

^a RF Rogaland Research   (Norway)

^b Alliance Technology AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; OFFSHORE DRILLING; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

OFFSHORE RISK MANAGEMENT CONTEXT; OFFSHORE SAFETY MANAGEMENT CONTEXT;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0043266562     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(97)00067-7     Document Type: Article

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