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The development of the petroleum resources lying offshore from the coasts of Louisiana and Texas has presented many problems to the engineering profession. The large and prolific reservoirs of oil and gas located and developed inshore along the Gulf of Mexico indicate that many areas equally or more productive are to be found offshore. Financial and operational risks involved in locating and recovering these resources are such that large-scale exploratory and development work did not appear to be justified prior to 1942. Following World War II, however, demands for petroleum and petroleum products made it necessary for the petroleum industry to develop engineering and operating techniques for drilling below the Gulf of Mexico.
The development of the petroleum resources lying offshore from the coasts of Louisiana and Texas has presented many problems to the engineering profession. The large and prolific reservoirs of oil and gas located and developed inshore along the Gulf of Mexico indicate that many areas equally or more productive are to be found offshore. Financial and operational risks involved in locating and recovering these resources are such that large-scale exploratory and development work did not appear to be justified prior to 1942. Following World War II, however, demands for petroleum and petroleum products made it necessary for the petroleum industry to develop engineering and operating techniques for drilling below the Gulf of Mexico.
Offshore Petroleum Installations
Toler, Jack S. (author)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 119 ; 480-488
2021-01-01
91954-01-01 pages
Article (Journal)
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