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Drilling

Drilling research projects look at a varied range of issues associated with offshore drilling operations, but the primary focus is on the research that relates directly to the regulation of drilling operations. The program seeks out research that helps MMS engineers and supervisors with their day-to-day regulatory responsibilities as well as understand the safety issues associated with deepwater operations and new drilling technology. Research topics include the performance and reliability of safety equipment; new and evolving technology and its application to offshore drilling; assessment of various operational problems; and advanced well control techniques.

Drilling Projects
008 Blowout Prevention Procedures for Deepwater Drilling

009

Ultrasonic Flowmeter Evaluation

010

Subsea Inspection

011

Portable Data Recorder for USGS inspectors

012

Technology Assessment

013

Fluidic Pulser for Mud Pulse Telemetry

014

Fluidic Sensor for Hydrocarbon & Hydrogen Sulfide Gas

016

Technology Assessment for Outer Continental Shelf, Oil and Gas Operations in the Arctic Ocean

017

Fire Suppression Technology

018

Overpressured Marine Sediments

020

Toxic Effects of Drill Mud on Coral

021

Underwater Acoustic Telemetry

022

Pattern Recognition Technology

024

Technology Assessment for Estimating Hydrocarbons Lost During a Blowout

027

Technology Assessment for Cementing Shallow Casings

028

Casing Wall Thickness Technology

032

Recapture of Oil from Blowing Wells

039

Cryogenic Control of Blowing Wells

062

Southern Bering Sea Production System Study

065

De-icing and Prevention of Ice Formation on Offshore Drilling Platforms

067

Rig Mooring Reliability

082

Numerical Wave Force Simulation

085

Subsea Collection of Blowing Oil and Gas

086

ATOS (Antiturbidity Overflow System) Experiment

105

Chukchi Sea Transportation Cost Comparison Study

108

An Investigation of the Non-Linear Behavior of Compliant Risers

126

Engine Emission Control

145

Response Prediction Techniques for Risers in Sheared Currents

150

Floating Vessel Blowout Control

151

Investigation of Simulated Oil Well Blowout Fires

195

Shallow Gas Broaching

200

Securing Procedures for Mobile Drilling Units (MODU's) in the Gulf of Mexico

216

SPAR Development Model Test Program

226

Hydrates of Hydrocarbons--Practical Implications

249

Control of Natural Gas Hydrates

252

Novel Hydrate Prediction Methods for Drilling Fluids

253

Blowout Preventer Study

255

Development Studies of Mud Converted to Cement

257

Project Cancelled

264

Development of Improved Drill String Safety Valve Design and Specifications

275

Riser Reliability Analysis

276

Mitigating the Problem of Gas Migration After Primary Cementing

287

Fate and Behavior of Deepwater Subsea Oil Well Blowouts in the Gulf of Mexico

300

Coiled-Tubing and Slim-Hole Technology, DEA-67 Phase III

311

Oil Spill Containment, Remote Sensing, and Tracking from Deep Water Blowouts: Status of Existing and Emerging Technologies

319

Reliability of Subsea Blowout Preventer Systems for Deepwater Applications--Phase II

327

Applied Gas Hydrate Research Program

339

Modernization of Tubular Collapse Performance Properties

340

Project Cancelled

341

Develop and Improved Methodology for Pre-drill Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient Prediction

342

Project Cancelled

357

Assessment of Risks Associated with Carbon Monoxide Gas During Well Perforation

380

Evaluation of the Suitability of Industry Standards as MMS Requirements

382

Experimental Validation of Well Control Procedures in Deepwater

383

Performance of Deepwater BOP Equipment During Well Control Events

384

Deepwater Riser Wear Technology
386 Deepwater Dual-Density Drilling Workshop
408 Development of a Blowout Intervention Method and Dynamic Kill Simulated for Blowouts Occurring in Ultra-Deepwater
411 Manual for Sound Coiled-Tubing Drilling Practices
412 Underbalanced Drilling Training for MMS Drilling Engineers
426 Long Term Integrity of Deep-Water Cement Systems
439 Multi-Lateral Drilling Seminars
474 Evaluation of Safety Concerns during Well Testing from OCS Drilling Rigs
490 CRA for Composite Drilling and Production Risers
492 Reliability of Subsea Systems
495

Risk Assessment and Evaluation of the Conductor Pipe Setting Depth On Shallow Water Depths

505 Step Changes in Drilling Technology 2004 Workshop
519 Drilling and Completion Gaps for High Temperature and High Pressure In Deep Water
521 Riser VIV Workshop
540

Risk Assessment of Surface vs. Subsurface BOP's on Mobile Offshore Drilling Units

541

Application of Dual Gradient Technology to Top Hole Drilling

548

Examination and Review of Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) Loss of Station-keeping Ability During Hurricane Ivan and Assessment of Current Mooring Standards and Criteria to Prevent Similar Failures

566

Assessment of the Acceptability and safety of Using Equipment, Particularly BOP and Wellhead Components at Pressures in Excess of the Rated Working Pressure

574

No MODUs Adrift

582

A Probabilistic Approach to Risk Assessment of Managed Pressure Drilling in Offshore Drilling Applications
583 Characterizing Material Performance for Design of Sour Service HPHT Equipment in Accordance with API RP 6HP Practices
584 Arctic Offshore Technology Assessment of Exploration and Production Options for Cold Regions of the US Outer Continental Shelf
606 Hybrid Well Riser Risk of Failure and Prevention
611 JIP for the Development of Standardized Testing Requirements for HPHT Equipment
616 Tulsa University Drilling Projects (TUDPs)
621 High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) Elastomer Evaluation

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