Dynamic safety risk analysis of offshore drilling

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-85

  Abimbola, Majeed ^a   Khan, Faisal ^a   Khakzad, Nima ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blowout; Bow tie approach; Drilling techniques; Dynamic risk assessment; Kick; Predictive probabilistic model

Indexed keywords

BLOWOUTS; BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; DRILLING FLUIDS; GAS INDUSTRY; HYDRAULICS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INFILL DRILLING; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PORE PRESSURE; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNDERBALANCED DRILLING;

BOW TIE; DRILLING TECHNIQUES; DYNAMIC RISK ASSESSMENTS; KICK; PROBABILISTIC MODELING;

OFFSHORE DRILLING;

EID: 84901322311     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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