Subsea Kick Detection on Floating Vessels: A Parametric Study

Well control in drilling operations is priority to personnel safety. Detection of kicks, or the unscheduled entry of formation fluids into the wellbore, is vital to well control. It has been determined that return flow rate is the parameter most sensitive to detecting kicks and lost circulation. One...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collette, Eric Peter
Other Authors: Schubert, Jerome J
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151098