An Assessment of Subsea Production Systems

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 181-189

  Devegowda, D ^a   Scott, S L ^a  

^a Texas A and M U   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOWLINES; HYDRATES; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PUMPS;

MULTIPHASE BOOSTING; SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 1142301656     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/84045-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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