DYNAMIC POSITIONING STILL GAINING IMPORTANCE IN OFFSHORE OPERATIONS

In the offshore drilling industry, depth limitations have been experienced due to the inadequacy of conventional anchoring gear in very deep waters. This limitation is able to be overcome through the use of dynamic positioning systems, which require no anchoring devices, but rely on numerous thrusters to keep the vessel in position above the well hole. Descriptions are given of several types of dynamic positioning systems that are presently in use, and the problems associated with the use of dynamic positioning on pipelaying barges are also briefly described.

• Corporate Authors:

  Selvigs Forlag A/S

  Radhusgaten 8, Postbox 162
  Oslo 1,   Norway 
• Publication Date: 1973-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 58-67
• Serial:
  • Northern Offshore
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Selvigs Forlag A/S

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dynamic positioning; Information processing; Offshore drilling platforms; Offshore oil industry; Position fixing; Thrusters
• Old TRIS Terms: Acoustic position finding
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00043975
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: United States Merchant Marine Academy
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 4 1973 12:00AM