Exploration and Production of Oil in Deep Water. Oil production in the Gulf of Mexico accounts for roughly a third of domestic crude output. Most of that comes from shallow water wells developed over the course of decades. New wells, needed to continue that level of production into the future, are almost entirely in deep water. The move to deepe...
Creator:
Institute for Advanced Study
Contributor:
Revenaugh, Justin
Created:
2010-10-27
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.