High-Performance Bolting Technology for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780309472425)

Commercially significant amounts of crude oil and natural gas lie under the continental shelf of the United States. Advances in locating deposits, and improvements in drilling and recovery technology, have made it technically and economically feasible to extract these resources under harsh conditions. But extracting these offshore petroleum resources involves the possibility, however remote, of oil spills, with resulting damage to the ocean and the coastline ecosystems and risks to life and limb of those performing the extraction. The environmental consequences of an oil spill can be more severe underwater than on land because sea currents can quickly disperse the oil over a large area and, thus, cleanup can be problematic.

Bolted connections are an integral feature of deep-water well operations. High-Performance Bolting Technology for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations summarizes strategies for improving the reliability of fasteners used in offshore oil exploration equipment, as well as best practices from other industrial sectors. It focuses on critical bolting--bolts, studs, nuts, and fasteners used on critical connections.

Author: National Academies of Sciences Engineeri,National Academy of Engineering,Division on Engineering and Physical Sci
ISBN-10: 0309472423
ISBN-13: 9780309472425
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Published: 07/12/2018
Pages: 270
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.70d