The Management of Drilling Engineering and Well Services Software as Safety-Critical Systems

International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 281-289

  Sawaryn, S J ^a   Sanstrom, B ^b   McColpin, G ^b  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b Landmark Graphics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ERROR STATISTICS; GROUPWARE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; OIL WELL DRILLING; PROBABILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; WORLD WIDE WEB;

SAFETY CRITICAL PETROTECHNICAL SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE ERRORS; WELL COLLISIONS;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1142307903     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/73893-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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