Gas hydrate as a drilling hazard: Examples from global deepwater settings

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn 2005-May, Issue , 2005, Pages 1429-1435

  Nimblett, J N ^a   Shipp, R C ^a   Strijbos, F ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DEEPWATER DRILLING; FLOW OF GASES; HAZARDS; HYDRATION; INFILL DRILLING; OFFSHORE GAS WELLS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROPHYSICS; SEISMOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; WELL LOGGING;

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; BOREHOLE INSTABILITY; BOTTOM SIMULATING REFLECTOR; HYDRATE DISSOCIATION; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROPHYSICAL MODELS; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; SEISMIC INTERPRETATION;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 85047055708     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4043/17476-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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