10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRILLSHIP»
Discover the use of
drillship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
drillship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Marine Mammals and Noise
Noise levels are generally higher near drillships than near semisubmersibles or
caissons. The drillship hull contains the rig generators, drilling machinery, and
the rig itself. The hull is well coupled to the water. The drilling machinery no doubt
...
2
Deepwater Petroleum Exploration & Production: A Nontechnical ...
The most obvious is, of course, their ship-shaped design, which gives them
mobility. A drillship can move quickly under self-propulsion from one drill site to
another. Even more dramatically, a move from, say, the Gulf of Mexico to the
Offshore ...
William L. Leffler, Richard Pattarozzi, Gordon Sterling, 2011
3
Dynamic Positioning Syst...
Later on, this sonar was installed in 1977 on board the drillship Pelerin. Drillships
like the Sedco 445 [5.8] and its successors the Sedco 471 and Sedco 472, the
Discoverer Seven Seas (drilling in 2328 m in 1988, world record), the Pelican
and ...
4
2008 International Petroleum Encyclopedia
Cost,$ million Drillship Manager (owner, if different) Design, class Yard, location (
shipyard) 2007 delivery (1) Stena DrillMAX I Stena Drilling Ltd. SAMS DS
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., Koje yard, South Korea 600 (526) 2008
delivery ...
5
Proposed Diapir Field lease offering
drillship is that it is proven technology. The major disadvantage is the short
drilling season. Ice-reinforced drillships have been used to drill exploratory wells
in the Canadian Beaufort Sea since 1976; three wells were drilled during that first
...
United States. Minerals Management Service. Alaska OCS Region, 1983
6
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(d) A self-propelled MODU other than a drillship must be under the command of
an individual who holds a license as master endorsed as OIM. (e) A drillship must
be under the command of an individual who holds a license as master. When a ...
7
Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and Ancient Environments
The riser consists of a large diameter pipe which connects the drillship to the
wellhead on the ocean floor and contains the drill pipe. Drilling fluid, which
consists of "drilling mud," is pumped down through the drill pipe together with the
cuttings ...
8
A Global Warming Forum: Scientific, Economic, and Legal Overview
The principal facility for ODP is the drillship SEDCO/BP 471, also known as
JOIDES Resolution (Figure 1). Cruises aboard JOIDES Resolution are
approximately 8 weeks long, carrying a scientific and technical complement of 50
people, plus ...
9
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
or ballast control operator (BCO) authorizes service only on MODUs. A license or
endorsement as OIM is restricted to the MODU type and mode of operation
specified on the license. (d) A self-propelled MODU other than a drillship must be
...
10
Standard Handbook of Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering
A drillship (Figure 4-494) provides a drilling platform in waters up to 10,000 ft
deep. The rig is kept on location by complex mooring and dynamic positioning
systems requiring computer control. A semisubmersible rig (Figure 4-495) can be
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRILLSHIP»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
drillship is used in the context of the following news items.
PACD delays Zonda again
Pacific Drilling has delayed the delivery of a deepwater drillship newbuilding in South Korea again. The Idan Offer-controlled company ... «TradeWinds, Jul 15»
City manager says repairs underway on vessel
The semi-submersible Polar Pioneer is in Dutch Harbor while the drillship Noble Discoverer is still en route from Everett, Wash., and is ... «Alaskajournal.com, Jul 15»
Furie nears first production from Kitchen Lights field
... believed the Inlet has undiscovered resources, particularly in deeper waters that required a jack-up rig or floating drillship to explore. «Kenai Peninsula Online, Jul 15»
Vantage Drilling Company Bond Prices Fall 3% (VTG)
... Deepwater Drillships, one DSME Ultra Deepwater Dual Derrick Drillship under construction, two managed DSME Ultra Deepwater Drillships, ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
Ocean Rig UDW Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by …
In addition, in January 2011, the Company took delivery of the new build drillship Ocean Rig Corcovado from Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea. «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
Active Stocks News Analysis: Seadrill Ltd (NYSE:SDRL), Affymetrix …
The West Polaris is a 6th generation, dynamically positioned drillship delivered from the Samsung shipyard in 2008. The West Polaris is ... «wsnewspublishers, Jul 15»
In the Race to Control the Arctic, the US Lags Behind
... conditions aboard the drillship Noble Discoverer—resulted in a plea agreement and $12.2 million in fines and community service payments. «Newsweek, Jul 15»
Ensco And Vantage Drilling Named After The Arrest Of Jorge Zelada …
... Explorer drillship operated by Vantage Drilling (NYSEMKT:VTG) and another ... Ensco 6000s, Ensco 7500 and Drillship Ensco DS-4 might be ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
Car wash snares Vantage
Vantage owns a fleet of three ultra-deepwater drillships, as well as an additional ultra-deepwater drillship under construction and four modern ... «TradeWinds, Jul 15»
Drillship Maersk Venturer to start exploratory drilling offshore …
“The drillship Maersk Venturer which is currently in Labuan, Malaysia, is expected to arrive at the well location by 31 July 2015, with actual ... «Ang Malaya Net, Jul 15»
