Gulf of Mexico gas hydrate joint industry project leg II: Logging-while-drilling operations and challenges

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 538-552

  Collett, Timothy S ^a   Boswell, Ray ^b   Frye, Matthew ^c   Shedd, William ^c   Godfriaux, Paul ^c   Dufrene, Rebecca ^c   McConnell, Dan ^d   Mrozewski, Stefan ^e   Guerin, Gilles ^e   Cook, Ann ^e   Jones, Emrys ^f   Roy, Rana ^f  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^c MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

^d AOA Geophysics   (United States)

^e Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^f CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DRILLS; DRILLSHIPS; GAS HAZARDS; GASES; HYDRATION; INFILL DRILLING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SAND; SITE SELECTION; WELL DRILLING; WELL LOGGING;

DRILLING OPERATION; GAS HYDRATE SATURATIONS; HYDRATE ACCUMULATIONS; JOINT INDUSTRY PROJECTS; LOGGING WHILE DRILLING; MARINE SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE DRILLING; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENT;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 79955856857     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4043/20452-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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