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n: congressional act that grants coastal states jurisdiction over a belt of submerged lands that extend seaward off the coastlines to a distance of 3 geographical miles (9 miles for Texas and Florida). Various state agencies are given authority under this act to enforce state environmental provisions for these lands.

n: an automatic welding process utilizing a continuous wire feed and a shielding medium of fusible granular flux. Submerged-arc welding offers high deposition rates and weld passes of substantial thickness.

n: 1. a two-person submarine used for inspection and testing of offshore pipeline. 2. a submersible drilling rig.

n: a mobile bottom supported offshore drilling structure with several compartments that are flooded to cause the structure to submerge and rest on the seafloor. Submersible rigs are designed for use in shallow waters to a maximum of 175 feet (53.4 metres). Submersible drilling rigs include the posted barge submersible, the bottle-type submersible, and the arctic submersible. See bottom-supported offshore drilling rig.

see ESP

n: a pump that is placed below the level of fluid in a well. It is usually driven by an electric motor and consists of a series of rotating blades that impart centrifugal motion to lift the fluid to the surface.

a large rig supported and stabilized by underwater pontoons.

n: The solid phase particle that size smaller than 1 micrometer.

n: The pressure lower than normal hydrostatic column pressure.