The management of drilling-engineering and well-services software as safety-critical systems

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-147

  Sawaryn, Steve J ^a   Sanstrom, Bill ^b   McColpin, Glenn ^c  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b Halliburton's Digital and Consulting Solutions Div

^c HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; MANAGEMENT; OIL WELL CASINGS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

DRILLING-ENGINEERING; SAFETY-CRITICAL SYSTEM; WEB-BASED TOOLS; WELL-SERVICES SOFTWARE;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; MANAGEMENT; OIL WELL CASINGS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

COLLISION AVOIDANCE; DRILLING; SAFETY; SOFTWARE; WELL;

EID: 33746117984     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/73893-pa     Document Type: Article

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