Validation and application of the PROTEUS model for the physical dispersion, geochemistry and biological impacts of produced waters

The PROTEUS system has been developed to support environmental risk assessments of discharges of produced water and drilling wastes from offshore exploration and production activities. The new system is currently in widespread use within the European oil industry and will be used as a primary tool for the forthcoming regulation on offshore chemicals. This paper particularly describes the numerical development, experimental validation and application of the production discharges module within the PROTEUS system, carried out during the MIMIC research programme