SPECTRAL WAVE FORECAST ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONAL EVALUATION FOR OFFSHORE LABRADOR OIL EXPLORATION

During the 1979 drilling season, spectral wave forecasts were produced for the offshore drill sites for the drill ships "Petrel", "Pelican" and "Pelerin". Waverider buoys within one kilometer of each vessel supplied wave data to verify the detailed directional wave spectra forecasts with projections out to 72 hrs. The need for spectral wave forecasts in support of offshore drilling is discussed with particular attention focused on the response of drill ships to local sea and propagated swell into the drill site areas.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the Offshore Technology Conference, May 5-8, 1980, Houston, Texas.
• Corporate Authors:

  Offshore Technology Conference

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• Authors:
  • Hayes, J G
  • MacMillan, G
  • Mignone, A
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the Offshore Technology Conference, May 5-8, 1980, Houston, Texas.
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 327
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 3716

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drilling ships; Electromagnetic spectrum; Force; Offshore drilling platforms; Offshore oil industry; Spectrum analysis; Water waves; Waves; Weather forecasting
• Old TRIS Terms: Wave forces on structures; Wave forecasting
• Subject Areas: Design; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00329780
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ship Research Institute of Norway
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 12 1981 12:00AM