Offshore Engineering

We would definitely say that this book is the best one for those willing to understand the oil and gas industry but having little to no technical skills and experience in the field. The author has provided readers with a broadest perspective on the industry, paying particular attention to the exploration and production of the hydrocarbons in America. You will be taken through all operations taking place in the course of exploration and evaluation of the available resources, up to their production, storage and final delivery to the customers.

The volume mainly focuses on the various equipment and machinery, and all processes and techniques. The oil and gas terms have been provided in the appendix. The author wrote the book trying to avoid any formal and too technical jargon to make reading easier for the newcomers.

All of the important aspects have been covered by the author who did succeed in covering all of those areas in a remarkably informative manner. The book can be used both in the classroom for the students and for the self-study, one can just read it at home to have a good picture of what is happening in the oil and gas industry without having to go too deep into technical details, and this is the main idea of the author.

Have a look in the new edition of the book describing the fundamental simulation models developed for the deep-well drilling utilizing the gas/air drilling fluids, including the two-phase drilling fluids plus the stable foam-based drilling fluids. Approximately one third of the wells are drilled using the air/gas drilling fluids, according to the information obtained from the US Dept of Energy Estimates.

The models that are included into this volume shall be used as the basis for the development of the systematic methods of planning the underbalanced drilling operations on the different deep wells and also for conducting the correct monitoring of the subject operations and the relevant construction projects. The document contains a good discussion of the main applications of these drilling fluids including the applications to the geo-technical industry. The discussion also touches the critically important well construction/completion matters.

The original objective was to provide the industry participants with the correct and useful technical info directly relating to the cost management control in the field of drilling and also well construction. This document contains numerous fundamental simulation equations supplemented with the examples for various drilling models and other relevant data...

This is the seventh edition of the popular Primer - it has been significantly expanded and supplemented with more than two hundred of colorful illustrations and photos as well as enhanced graphics and content. The materials presented in the book cover the whole process of drilling a well, from exploration to completion of the well.

The contents as follows - Introduction; History; Cable-tool and rotary drilling; Rotary rig types; People and companies; Oil and gas occurrence and characteristics; The drill site; Rig components; Rigging up; Normal drilling operations; Formation evaluation; Completing the well; Special operations; Environmental concerns and rig safety; Conclusion.

The publication has already proven very helpful when teaching the fundamentals of the oil well drilling to the non-experienced people and newcomers to the industry. The content of the book covers literally all important matters, from conception of the very first derrick and up to the modern and technically sophisticated drilling equipment of today.

The readers will be provided with a well-rounded general information on how the oil well drilling actually takes place. It is very easy to read and follow so may be recommended for the college courses. The graphics are excellent and explanations are kept at a basic level to be easily understood by all people regardless of their experience.

Each part of this excellent offshore engineering textbook was specifically prepared by the prominent and world-renowned industry experts. All technical information and data selected for inclusion into the book have been presented in the forms of the reference data tables and design charts.

The author, Subrata Chakrabarti, has also included numerous live examples showing how exactly the theoretical fundamentals outlined in the pages of this two-volume set should be directly applied in the technical design of the different offshore structures. In the last couple of decades many efforts were made in the fields of offshore exploration and mineral production.

The present document is mainly aimed to fill in the existing information gap and accommodate the need for the reference source in the offshore engineering. The main content of the volume covers all fundamental background materials plus their practical applications. The author has particularly emphasized the practical application of the theory and covered different aspects of the structures and clear descriptions.

The main objective of the volume was to provide the industry with the key aspects of the offshore engineering without going deep into the specific design issues. Absolutely recommended to all participants of the offshore industry due to the information/data included by the author.

The publication was released to provide the offshore industry engineers with the required information and knowledge as well as the established effective methods that would assist them to reach the maximum efficiency while maintaining minimum costs; it will be helpful when used during the preparation for the different operational variables that are commonly involved offshore.

The content of the publication is very clearly presenting the knowledge of the subsea offshore operations; the author demonstrates how the offshore operations could be optimized. While the first part of the volume is covering the basic principles that govern the structural design of the offshore installations, drilling operations, equipment used and procedures to be followed, its second half addresses the commonly faced challenges of the deep/shallow water engineering, cable engineering, subsea engineering and safety systems.

There are many live examples included in the book from the various locations but mainly focusing on the offshore operations offshore China. The book will be useful for the offshore workers willing to maintain the facilities reliably and efficiently to reach maximum profitability.

The present publication by Ramesh Singh is mainly intended to provide the builders of the various offshore structures with the valuable guidelines they should be following and apply to the control of the corrosion covering both theoretical fundamentals and their practical application to the corrosion prevention.

Following the instructions and using the knowledge given in the pages of this informative volume, they will be able to prolong get the structural life of the offshore installations including piping significantly prolonged and get much better understanding of all critical matters, for instance the cathodic protection and using the coating for the corrosion prevention. The author has made an excellent attempt to provide the offshore industry with the explanation of the very basics of the measures to be implemented for extending the life of these installations and eventually reach the desired reduction in failure risk and maintenance costs.

All possible field applications have been dealt with by the author. The main emphasis is placed by him on the CP, standing for the cathodic protection when combined with the high-efficiency coatings used for the prevention of the subsea corrosion.

The present volume is dealing with the mechanics of offshore structures, particularly with their buckling and collapse problems. As per the numerous reviews, this is one of the best available materials for the working engineers owing to its very well researched content that covers all required topics in detail.

The book provides engineers with a perfect coverage of this quite complex subject. The author has applied a problem-oriented approach when preparing his book, addressing both classical and newly introduced problems and investigating them through a combination of theoretical analysis and experimental data. Each of the chapters is dealing with a specific problem and the author is analyzing each of the problems independently.

Taking into account the fundamental nature of the problems covered in the volume, they can also apply to the fields other than offshore exploration, for instance the tubes and components in the power plants, various on-shore engineering structures, naval vehicles, maritime structures and many others. The volume will be useful to the offshore designers and engineers engaged in the provision and maintenance of the safe and effective offshore piping arrangements.

When we talk about the applied fundamental theory for the deep well testing research, the mechanical analysis of the tubular string is normally a very complex task, taking into account that the tubing pressure and fluid temperature have a large effect on the tubular string force.

During the well testing, the methods that are commonly utilized to determine the pressure/temperature of the string would include measurements from thermometers and pressure gauges that are located in the tubing, pressure/temperature measurements at only the well bottom and well head. With these measurements, personnel will be enabled to duly predict the complete distribution using theory analysis technology. Predicting accurate temperature and pressure profiles in flowing wells can greatly enhance hydrocarbon production.

However, for gas wells with HTHP, standing for the "High Temperature High Pressure" is in most cases difficult to operate thermometers and pressure gauges within the tubing itself, thus theory analysis shall be used serving as a feasible and effective method. An excellent volume to be appreciated by all people engaged in oil exploration/production, including those working offshore.