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Design Of A Barge-Platform Marine Drilling Rig, Ely Schwartz
Design Of A Barge-Platform Marine Drilling Rig, Ely Schwartz
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"ln the quest for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, principally off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana, unique types of drilling rigs able to cope with environmental conditions have been developed in the last several years. This development is highly specialized and has led to methods of operation revolutionary to the oil industry and is without precedent….
In designing a drilling platform there are three cardinal aims (1) low cost installation and operation, (2) ease of operation, (3) providing safe working conditions.
The initial problem is to extend the shore-based fabrication and reduce the offshore construction, foul weather delays, …