Offshore Engineering

The wave propagation is considered one of the central elements of all fields of oil engineering, for example drilling vibrations and swab-surge, various electro-magnetic wave applications, sonic applications and many others; however, it has not been ever treated rigorously enough and has not been provided with detailed description in scientific terms.

The present volume is delivering the vibration models for the drill string and is explaining the reasons why the lateral vibrations resulting in the catastrophic consequences cannot get observed from the water surface. In addition to that the author is developing the brand new approaches to the mud acoustics to further implement them to the MWD telemetry modeling. He is establishing new algorithms for the interpretation of the borehole geophysics.

There are many other aspects covered in the pages of this publication, all of them being very important for the oil field-oriented activities and we recommend this book to all practicing drilling engineers, as well as the scientists and researchers in this field who will appreciate the wide coverage of the topics provided by the author who is in turn the oil industry expert.

The techniques of the oil and gas recovery are under constant development. This is followed by an increased demand to the accuracy of PVT simulation results which, in turn, depend on the accuracy of the fluid compositions and PVT data. The authors of the volume have made an attempt to cover all relevant experimental procedures.

The book starts with the introduction to the petroleum reservoir fluids, then the authors proceed to the explanation of the sampling and quality control, covering the compositional analyses, as well. After that, they are covering the PVT experiments and equations of state, followed by the C7+ characterization and PVT simulation.

After that, the flash and phase envelope calculations and physical properties are addressed, together with the transport properties, formation of wax, gas hydrates and asphaltenes, scale precipitation and so many other equally important aspects. The basics of the phase equilibrium have also been dealt with in the appendix to the main content.

Здесь пишем содержание для краткого описаниThis is definitely one of the best introductions to the offshore pipelines of all that are available today. The huge practical experience of its authors has made it possible to develop a volume with the content understandable to the beginners with no technical background at all.

The book starts with the explanation of what the pipelines are and how they differ, and this chapter covers all types of pipelines including crude oil and refined products pipelines, as well as the natural gas pipes. Once the readers have got the very basic idea of the pipelines, they may proceed to the main content of the publication, covering absolutely every single important aspect, from a brief historical overview to the very latest technological developments.

The authors have provided the information about the hydrocarbons, oil, natural gas, petrochemical and liquid petroleum gas pipeline operations, offshore pipelines, leak detection and control methods, pipeline maintenance, investment decisions, major components of the pipelines and their working principles, engineering and design considerations, construction and others. List of acronyms is also there for easy and ready reference.

The present publication by Pierre Le Tirant contains the comprehensive guidelines related to the pile design and belongs to the "Design guides for offshore structures" series offering the oil industry the practically useful information that is necessary at all stages of the project, from initial design review and up to the completion.

The book is giving all information required by the project engineers engaged in the design of the offshore piles; subject information is based on a results of the critical and thorough analysis and researches in the field. It provides detailed technical guidelines for each of the design phases and presents the effective current and proposed pile design methods, particularly focusing on the relevant API recommendations and evolution of subject recommendations over past decades.

The content of the document also gives the geotechnical information and data required to satisfactorily carry out the project. The authors do hope that the Guide will satisfy all practical needs of the engineers facing with the different projects and help them with the enhancement of both design and safety of the structures allowing for better, safer and efficient designs.

One of the most popular textbooks on offshore engineering developed specifically for the non-technical people; the content has been presented in a manner making it easy to catch for everyone, even to the absolute beginners. Thousands of employees currently working in the offshore industry started their training with this volume taking readers through all operations commonly taking place offshore.

This is one of the best offshore primers available today. The book opens with the general information about the oil and gas, their nature and where they are usually found, followed by the identification of the common minerals and rocks and minerals. The readers will get the geological time clearly explained to them, together with the deformation and further distribution of the sedimentary rocks.

The other important items covered in the pages of the book are plate tectonics and ocean environment, source rocks and mapping, oil traps and reservoir rocks, oil generation, migration and accumulation, hydrocarbon exploration process and its stages, preliminaries of the drilling process, drilling a well - mechanics of the process, drilling problems and different drilling techniques, well testing and completion, surface treatment, oil storage, established offshore drilling practices, workover and so many other topics directly relating to the offshore drilling.

The originally declared objectives of the present guidelines were to help ensure and further improve the safety of the Supply and Rig moving operations commonly carried out in the NWEA, standing for the North West European Area and to provide comprehensive guidance on reducing or eliminating hazards and risks faced in the course of such operations.

The book starts with the list of signatories to this document, followed by other introductory info, including applicability of the guidelines, overview of the legislation, document control etc. Then the part of the book comes devoted to the responsibilities, both individual and general, while the next part covers the operations themselves, including those in port, voyage planning, weather, cargo handling and securing, vessel routing, instructions for safe sailing, relevant cargo documentation etc.

And the rest of the chapters address the bulk cargo operations including the overview of potential hazards, vessel and installation responsibilities and other matters, rig moving - planning, equipment, rig moving and towing operations, anchor handling etc., contractor management, risk management, avoidance of the collision-related risks, emergency situations, training and competency as well as the manning of the vessels involves, security provision in port and at the installation. There are numerous appendices with supplementary information required for the safe completion of the operations.

In this publication the authors thoroughly explain the modern MWD (standing for the Measurement While Drilling) technology. It offers really unique approaches to high data rate oil well logging. In addition to that, the hardware design and telemetry and signal processing are covered in this publication.

This book is only one available today, that addresses the development of the mud pulse telemetry from the very first principles. The authors, Yinao Su and Wilson Chin, tried to adapt the principles of sound acoustics to signal processing and wind tunnel testing. they have also managed to provide readers with the thorough and clear explanations of the most important aspects of MWD, applying the latest scientific ideas and technical principles demonstrating the limitations of those systems and the ways to overcome subject limitations.

In short, the publication shall be greatly appreciated by the technical personnel of the drilling installations, and particularly to those directly engaged in the drilling activities.

One of the best and most comprehensive publications devoted to the organization and performing drilling operations. The authors of the volume have covered absolutely all technologies commonly involved in the drilling process.

As a result, this document covers the general operational matters of the oil and gas well drilling; in addition to that, they have also tackled not so obvious but equally important aspects of drilling operations, such as the optimization, contingency planning, troubleshooting and problem-solving, and even economics.

One separate chapter has been dedicated to the DPD, standing for the Drilling Policy Document, which shall be used by the operating companies as the back-bone for their drilling operations.

The whole process of selection and acceptance of the drilling rigs has been discussed; finally, both land and offshore drilling operations have been broken down into parts presented as a flow chart. Assumption is made that the readers of the volume are familiar with the basic drilling equipment and technologies involved.

It is a really indispensable training publication for all employees of the drilling industry from the newcomers and trainees to the practicing drilling engineers.