Predicting jack-up spudcan installation in sand overlying stiff clay
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DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2017.09.046
Abstract: Abstract There has been a constant trend towards larger mobile jack-ups capable of operating for extended periods in deeper water and in harsher environmental conditions. This is increasing both the size of their spudcan footings… read more here.
Keywords: installation sand; sand; spudcan installation; clay ... See more keywords
Field experimental investigation of punch-through for different operational conditions during the jack-up rig spudcan penetration in sand overlying clay
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DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107823
Abstract: Abstract The jack-up rig is the most widely applied mobile platform in the shallow-water offshore drilling. Since several predetermined target wells are in the soil stratum of sand overlying clay, the punch-through accidents occur frequently… read more here.
Keywords: sand overlying; jack rig; punch; sand ... See more keywords