In Situ Burning - Studies
The following is a list of projects conducted by the company in this area. Projects are presented chronologically and clients' names are shown in parentheses.
- Joint Industry Program on Oil in Ice: Field Tests of Fire Booms and Herding Agents in Pack Ice (in conjunction with SINTEF, March 2010)
- Mid-Scale Test Tank Research on Using Oil Herding Surfactants to Thicken Oil Slicks in Broken Ice (U.S. Minerals Management Service, ExxonMobil Upstream Research, and PERF, March 2007)
- Preliminary Screening of the Potential For Sodium Silicide to Ignite Oil Slicks (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, April 2005)
- Evaluation of Alternative Ignition Concepts for Thin Oil Slicks in Ice-Covered Waters (ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, April 2005)
- Small-Scale Test Tank Research on Using Oil Herding Surfactants to Thicken Oil Slicks in Broken Ice for In Situ Burning (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, March 2005)
- Preliminary Screening Tests of the Feasibility of Using Slurried Metallic Sodium As An Igniter For Thin Oil Slicks In Ice-Covered Waters (ExxonMobil Upstream Research (December 2004)
- Preliminary Research on Using Oil Herding Surfactant to Thicken Oil Slicks in Broken Ice Conditions (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, January 2004)
- Tests to Determine the Limits to In Situ Burning of Thin Oil Slicks in Broken Ice (with DF Dickins Associates and Alaska Clean Seas, for Minerals Management Service and ExxonMobil Upstream Research, May 2003)
- In-Situ Burning Operations Manual (with Computer Sciences Corporation and Anteon for the United States Coast Guard, October, 2002)
- Fire Boom Tests at Ohmsett (Minerals Management Service, January 2002)
- Fire Boom Tests at Ohmsett (Minerals Management Service, February 2001)
- Data Report on US Navy Fire Blanket Tests at Ohmsett (PCCI/US Navy SUPSALV, December 2000)
- Laboratory Testing to Determine Operational Parameters for In Situ Burning of Six Additional U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Crude Oils (Minerals Management Service, November, 1999)
- Re-Engineering of a Stainless Steel Fireproof Boom for use in Conjunction with Conventional Fire Boom (MMS and other, September 1999)
- Installation of an Enhanced Propane Fire System at Ohmsett for Testing Fire Booms (US Navy and MMS - December, 1998)
- Identification of Oils that Produce Non-Buoyant In Situ Burning Residues and Methods for their Recover (American Petroleum Institute (API) and Texas General Lands Office (TGLO), October 1998)
- Laboratory Testing to Determine Operational Parameters for Burning of U.S. OCS Crude Oils (MMS, June 1998)
- Development of a Protocol for Testing Fire Resistant Oil Containment Boom in Waves (MMS, June 1998)
- Enhancing the In Situ Burning of Five Alaskan Oils and Emulsions (Alaska Clean Seas (ACS) and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), February 1998)
- Screening Potential Fire-resistant Oil Spill Containment Booms for In Situ Burning Operations (PCCI/GPC, January 1998)
- Mid-Scale Tests of In Situ Burning in a New Wave Tank at Prudhoe Bay, AK. (Minerals Management Service September 1997)
- Review of In Situ Burning as a Response to Spills in Prince William Sound (Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council (PWSRCAC), May 1997)
- Manual on In Situ Burning of Oil Spills at Sea (Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC), November 1996)
- Laboratory Testing to Determine Weathering and Operational Parameters for In Situ Burning and Chemical Dispersion of North Star Crude Oil Spills (BP Exploration, October 1996)
- A Review of the Literature on Soot Production during In Situ Burning of Oil (MMS, September 1996)
- Literature Review on In Situ Burning in Wetlands (Marsh Burn Working Group, June 1996)
Laboratory Burn Experiments to Determine the Properties of In Situ Burn Residues (MSRC, September 1995)
- Experiments on Demulsifiers and Modified Heli-torch Fuels to Enhance the In Situ Burning of Emulsions (ACS, February 1995)
- The Science, Technology, and Effects of Controlled Burning of Oil Spills at Sea (MSRC, December 1994)
- In Situ Burning of Water-in-Oil Emulsions (with SINTEF Applied Chemistry for NOFO (Norwegian Clean Seas), ACS, MSRC and CHEMISCHE BETRIEBE PLUTO, June 1994)
- In Situ Burning of Emulsions: Meso-Scale Tests with Waves and Ice (with SINTEF Applied Chemistry for NOFO, June 1992)
- In Situ Burning of Emulsions: The Effects of Varying Water Content and Degree of Evaporation (with SINTEF Applied Chemistry for NOFO, June 1991)
- In situ Burning Response Plan for Spills in Prince William Sound (Alyeska Pipeline Services Company, January 1990)
- Disposal of Spilled Hibernia Crude Oils and Emulsions: In Situ Burning and the "Swirlfire" Burner (CCG, March 1989)
- Decision-Making Aids for Igniting or Extinguishing Well Blowouts to Minimize Environmental Impacts (Environmental Studies Research Funds, Publication No. 051, November 1986)
- In Situ Burning of Uncontained Oil Slicks: Possible Application for the Beaufort Sea (Sohio Alaska Petroleum Co., July1985)
- In Situ Burning of Uncontained Oil Slicks (Canadian Department of the Environment, May 1985)
- Igniter Requirements for a Major Spill from a Vessel in the Canadian Arctic (Canadian Department of the Environment, March 1983)
- An Operational Evaluation of the GemEng Prototype Fireproof Boom (CCG and Canadian Department of the Environment, September 1982)
- The Use of Aerially-Deployed Igniters for an Oil Blowout in the Southern Beaufort Sea (Dome Petroleum Ltd., December 1981)
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