What is offshore drilling? How do oil wells work? - Los Angeles Times
Oct 7, 2021 · A massive oil spill off the Orange County coast has fouled beaches and killed birds and marine life. Oct. 8, 2021. Here are the answers to some basic questions about offshore wells and the role...
The Total deepwater roadmap - maritimemagazines.com
Total is the world record holder for deepest water drilling, with Raya-1, drilled in 3,400 m water depth off Uruguay in 2016. This year, it expects to break that record, with the Ondjaba-1 exploration well in 3,628 m water depth, offshore Angola.
Can I Dig a Coastal Well? - Accurate Drilling Solutions
Feb 20, 2022 · Sometimes you can get away with a 20 foot well if the water table near the coast is very high. Other times, and more often, you must go deeper. This is especially true if you strike brackish water after that depth, the sand begins to collapse into the borehole.
Deepwater exploration: what it takes to drill really really deep
Major companies utilising the potential of deepwater drilling include: Petrobras, Shell, Total, BP, Equinor, Exxon, and Statoil, with some of the popular sites being off the coasts of Brazil, East Africa, China, Cuba, the eastern Mediterranean, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Offshore oil and gas in California - Wikipedia
Twenty seven platforms lie along the Southern California coast from Huntington Beach to Point Conception in Santa Barbara County. Twenty-three offshore drilling and production platforms are in federal waters at depths that range from 100 to 1,200 feet.
The Science Behind Deep-Water Oil Drilling - NPR
Jun 24, 2010 · In an interview with Fresh Air's Dave Davies, Fountain explains how deep-water drilling works thousands of feet below sea level and what may have gone wrong on the Deepwater Horizon.
Deepwater exploration: what it takes to drill really really deep
Apr 28, 2020 · Only recently has the technology existed to enable economically feasible deep-water exploration, but with better technical development and increased demand for oil exploration, operators have recently invested in deep sea projects …
Arrival of eighth-generation drillships to the Gulf heralds
Jun 14, 2023 · The era of high-pressure, high-temperature development in the Gulf of Mexico has arrived. The Deepwater Titan is the world’s first drillship delivered with two 20,000-psi BOPs, well-control, riser, and piping systems for high-pressure and …
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Malcolm Drilling - Look to the Blue
Malcolm Drilling- Experts in specialty foundations which include deep foundations, retention systems, various ground improvement and dewatering techniques.