This paper presents the results of a feasibility and definition study of the EUREKA project Modelling and Monitoring of Discharges from Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms (M&M).

The study, executed between October 1990 and June 1991, concluded that the development of a system to predict the behaviour and effect of discharges from offshore oil and gas platforms is feasible.

Such a M&M system could be accomplished by adapting existing software and hardware modules and developing the necessary interfaces.

Keywords:
discharge, design system, offshore platform, mass transport, offshore discharge water, ecological effect, upstream oil & gas, feasibility, society of petroleum engineers, drilling fluid selection and formulation
Subjects:
Drilling Fluids and Materials, Environment, Drilling fluid selection and formulation (chemistry, properties), Drilling fluid management & disposal
Copyright 1991, Society of Petroleum Engineers
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