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Neutron scattering of porous rocks subjected to uniaxial compression in cryogenic conditions for offshore drilling operations in Arctic. [Dataset]

Contributors

Reza Sanaee
Data Collector

Tung Lik Lee
Data Collector

Abbie McLaughlin
Data Collector

Rao Martand Singh
Data Collector

Abstract

In August 2015, the oil and gas company (Royal Dutch Shell plc) were granted the final permit it needs to begin drilling below the ocean floor for oil in the Arctic. They have been allowed to drill just the top sections of two wells, off the coast of Alaska. Normally, such activities conducted offshore are held to the highest safety, environmental protection, and emergency response standards, but there is little or no published literature available to quantify the relationship between stress-strain and fracture of Arctic rock samples which can be used as a tool for guiding failure operations in geological materials during drilling operations. This work aims to use neutron techniques that can be used to interrogate the internal volume of crystalline geological specimens subjected to stress states at cryogenic temperatures and high pressure resembling geological conditions in Arctic.

Citation

FAISAL, N., SANAEE, R., LEE, T.L., MCLAUGHLIN, A. and SINGH, R.M. 2018. Neutron scattering of porous rocks subjected to uniaxial compression in cryogenic conditions for offshore drilling operations in Arctic. [Dataset]. Hosted on STFC ISIS neutron and muon source data journal [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.92924528

Acceptance Date Apr 22, 2018
Online Publication Date Apr 22, 2018
Publication Date Apr 24, 2021
Deposit Date Jul 2, 2021
Publicly Available Date Jul 2, 2021
Publisher Science and Technology Facility Council (STFC) ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
DOI https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.92924528
Keywords Stress; Cryogenic temperatures; High pressure; Geological conditions; Arctic; Oil and gas; Royal Dutch Shell Plc; Drilling
Public URL https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1187962
Related Public URLs https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/249065
Type of Data RAW files and NeXus files.
Collection Date Apr 22, 2018