Behavior of Oil and Gas from Deepwater Blowouts

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 540-553

  Yapa, Poojitha D ^a   Chen, Fanghui ^a  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer models; Deep water; Gas pipelines; Hydration; Offshore drilling; Oil pipelines; Oil spills; Plumes

Indexed keywords

BLOWOUTS; DEEPWATER DRILLING; GAS HYDRATES; GAS PIPELINES; GASES; OFFSHORE GAS FIELDS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OIL SPILLS; THERMODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DISSOLUTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; COMPUTER MODELS; DEEPWATER; DEEPWATER OIL; GAS MODELS; HYDRATE FORMATION; OIL AND GAS; OIL PIPELINES; PLUME; TYPE OF GAS;

HYDRATION; HYDRAULICS;

CLARKSON DEEPWATER OIL AND GAS MODEL (CDOG); DEEPWATER BLOWOUTS; GAS DISSOLUTION; GAS-TO-OIL RATIO;

BLOWOUT; DEEP WATER; DRILLING; GAS PIPELINE; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; OIL PIPELINE; OIL SPILL;

BLOWOUT; DEEP DRILLING; DEEP WATER; GAS PIPELINE; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; OIL PIPELINE; OIL SPILL;

EID: 2942612193     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2004)130:6(540)     Document Type: Article

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