Decommissioning cost functions in the Gulf of Mexico

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 286-296

  Kaiser, Mark J ^a   Pulsipher, Allan G ^a   Byrd, Robert C ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Twachtman Snyder and Byrd Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Decommissioning; Gulf of Mexico; Offshore structures

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COSTS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; PETROLEUM PIPELINES;

COST FUNCTIONS; WELL PLUGGING;

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

COST; DECOMMISSIONING; MARINE STRUCTURE;

COST; DECOMMISSIONING; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE;

GULF OF MEXICO;

CANDIDA;

EID: 0242636632     PISSN: 0733950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(2003)129:6(286)     Document Type: Article

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