Process for assessment of existing platforms to determine their fitness for purpose

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn 1994-May, Issue , 1994, Pages 131-140

  Krieger, W F ^a   Banon, Hugh ^b   Lloyd, J R ^b   De, R S ^c   Digre, K A ^d   Nair, Damo ^e   Irick, J T ^f   Guynes, S J ^g  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^d Shell Offshore Inc Inc   (United States)

^e Mobil RandD Corp ^*  (United States)

^f Barnett and Casbarian ^*  (United States)

^g Arco E and P Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HURRICANES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA; ASSESSMENT PROCESS; FITNESS FOR PURPOSE; JOINT INDUSTRY PROJECTS; LEVELS OF ANALYSIS; ULTIMATE STRENGTH; ULTIMATE STRENGTH ANALYSIS; UNBIASED ESTIMATES;

OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84896969109     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4043/7482-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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