Comparison of the ParTrack mud/cuttings release model with field data

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 19, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 701-716

  Rye, Henrik ^a   Reed, Mark ^a   Frost, Tone K ^b   Utvik, Toril I Røe ^b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Discharges; Drilling; Modeling; Ocean; Pollution

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CONTAMINATION; DEPOSITION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); NUMERICAL METHODS; OIL FIELDS; SEDIMENTS; THERMAL PLUMES; WATER POLLUTION;

OIL INDUSTRY; PAR TRACK CUTTINGS; PAR TRACK MUD;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

DRILLING; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; OIL INDUSTRY; PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

DISCHARGE; DRILLING; MODELING; OIL INDUSTRY; PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

EID: 1842844428     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2003.08.015     Document Type: Article

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