Drilling Operations and Well Issues
Abstract
There exist a variety of platform types such as jackets, concrete platforms and subsea facilities. We will not list every possible design but from a well design point of view the wellheads have two locations, either at the surface or at the seabed. A brief summary is as follows:
Fields of Study & Subjects
Offshore Engineering and Technologies
Drilling and Well Engineering
Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 262–295
- Publication date
- 12 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter