Deepwater Foundations and Pipeline Geomechanics

Practicing engineers in the offshore and reservoir engineering industry will find in this contributed handbook practical information on current oil field development from oil exploration to production. Among the topics covered are deepwater foundation issues and the corresponding requirements of a site investigation; numerical analyses demonstrating how commercially available finite element programs can be used to analyze/design practical foundation alternatives; geo-material models and features necessary for their successful application to various foundation problems; and much more.

William O. McCarron, Ph.D., PE, has worked as an independent consultant since 2001 when he founded ASGM Engineering. He specializes in structural mechanics and geomechanics. Prior to that, Mr. McCarron worked for Amoco Production Company for 14 years where he held several research and project engineering positions. He was responsible for delivery of the tendon, foundation and production riser components for Amoco's Gulf of Mexico Marlin tension leg platform installed in 3,234 ft of water. Mr. McCarron earned his degrees from Oklahoma State University and Purdue University.