10.1186/2251-6832-3-25

Integrated approach for the optimal selection of environmentally friendly drilling systems

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  • Ok-Youn Yu*1,
  • Zenon Medina-Cetina2,
  • Seth D Guikema3,
  • Jean-Louis Briaud2,
  • David Burnett2,
  1. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 28608, US
  2. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, US
  3. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, US
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Published in Issue 2012-10-03

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Yu, O.-Y., Medina-Cetina, Z., Guikema, S. D., Briaud, J.-L., & Burnett, D. (2012). Integrated approach for the optimal selection of environmentally friendly drilling systems. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 3(1 (December 2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/2251-6832-3-25
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Abstract

Abstract There is a pressing need in the energy industry to develop technologies capable of reducing the environmental impact during oil and gas drilling operations. However, these technologies have not been fully integrated into a decision-making system that can reflect a quantitative effort toward this goal. This paper introduces two quantitative decision methods for the selection of environmentally friendly drilling systems. One is based on a multi-attribute utility approach and the other one is based on the analysis of interventions or causal approach. To illustrate the applicability of the proposed methods and to contract their benefits and limitations, a case study is presented using data collected from Green Lake at McFaddin, TX, USA.

Keywords

  • Comparative analysis,
  • Environmentally friendly drilling,
  • Decision-making,
  • Multi-attribute utility,
  • System selection,
  • Intervention,
  • Causal approach
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