Offshore Engineering

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.

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.

Obviously, the design and construction of the offshore structures capable of withstanding unique and extreme challenges existing there in subsea operation is very complex task. Taking into account that the wells drilled in the deep waters reach greater depths, the engineers involved in the design process, are normally confronted with numerous problems including ocean currents and water depth, harsh weather conditions and reliability of the equipment used, accessibility of the well etc.

The present handbook shall be treated as a remarkably definitive and comprehensive reference to be used by the engineers for the design, analysis and installation of the offshore structures. The book will provide them with an expert guidance to the major processes and technologies as well as the equipment comprising modern offshore installations, answering all crucial questions in a very clear language and covering the full spectrum of subjects.

The content is based on the thirty years of practical experience of the authors. We can say that all important issues of the floating and fixed offshore platforms have been addressed in a single volume providing an excellent overview of the subject.

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.

The content of the document presented to your attention should be treated as a valuable input to the history of British development. The author of this title has made a successful attempt trying to explain why UK has not managed to actually benefit from all discoveries made in the North Sea notwithstanding their thirty years of the government providing all required support to the offshore activities in that region.

The volume is expected to interest the specialists since it sheds the light on the actions that the governments would better undertake in order to pursue the declared industrial objectives. The volume is covering the whole period starting from the time when the first oilwell was drilled offshore UK and up to the moment the specific policy measures have been dismantled. The author has performed his thorough analysis of the information and data mostly obtained from the archive records not accessed earlier.

He is "drilling down" to the level of the decisions made by the individual companies through the case studies plus some other materials. This book is actually the only available duly researched descriptions of the above mentioned economic and technical development. Recommended to the specialists in the subject field.

The present volume was prepared by two recognized experts in the field of the subsea offshore engineering and in fact was the first one of its kind. the book shall be treated as a comprehensive reference source - it covers the full spectrum of subjects relating to this discipline starting from the selection of the route and design planning and up to the design and construction, installation matters, materials used and corrosion problems, periodical inspections, welding, risk assessment and even codes, standards and regulations commonly applicable.

The authors have paid special attention to the hydraulics and strength issues, provision of the stability and many other important aspects. The content of the book reflects the experience of the authors in the subsea offshore industry. This is an excellent reference book for all subsea engineers and project managers. it will also help newcomers to get the general idea of the materials and subsea pipelines serving as the perfect introduction to the design of the subsea pipelines and their construction an further operation and maintenance. it has already been found to be one of the best books available today on the subsea engineering.