| by William L. Leffler, Richard A. Pattarozzi, and Gordon Sterling
"I commend this book to you. At last. Without doubt, our industry needs this book. I could not be more enthusiastic about its content."
--Jack E. Little, President and CEO (retired), Shell Oil Company
Written by a team of offshore pioneers, Deepwater Petroleum Exploration & Production: A Nontechnical Guide is the most comprehensive and authoritative text available on the business, engineering, and technology of this multi-billion dollar industry. Readers will find extensive coverage of all aspects of deepwater operations, including an historic background and an outlook to future deepwater operations. The authors compare and contrast offshore operations to the shelf and onshore operations throughout the text.
Packed with pictures, graphs, and illustrations, readers will turn to this handy reference many times throughout their career for valuable information on:
- deepwater exploration
- drilling and completing wells
- development systems
- fixed structures
- floating production systems
- subsea systems
- topsides
- pipelines, flowlines, and risers
Contents:
List of Illustrations
Foreword
Introduction
List of Acronyms
A Century Getting Ready
Letting Go of the Past
Exploring the Deepwater
Drilling and Completing Wells
Development Systems
Fixed Structures
Floating Production Systems
Subsea Systems
Topsides
Pipelines, Flowlines, and Risers
Technology and the Third Wave
Index
166 Pages/Hardcover/May 2003
0-87814-846-9 | 
