Offshore Engineering

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.

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.