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Project Number 287
Date of Summary September 30, 1997
Subject Fate and Behavior of Deepwater Subsea Oil Well Blowouts in the Gulf of Mexico
Performing Activity S.L. Ross Environmental Research, Ltd.
Principal Investigator  Dr. Ken Trudel
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Estimated Completion Complete
Description To analyze the behavior of oil spilled during a deep water blowout. The study will focus on three questions:
  1. What properties and behavior are expected of the oil on the surface, such as slick thickness, area, and dispersibility?;
     
  2. what cleanup measures, if any, are available and appropriate to deal with the spill?; and
     
  3. are there any major differences in oil spill behavior and countermeasures between a blowout.
Progress Complete

Reports
AA (287 KB) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Fate and Behavior of Deepwater Subsea Oil Well Blowouts in the Gulf of Mexico, S.L. Ross Environmental Research Ltd., October 1997.

 

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