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Project Number 355
Date of Summary December 22, 2004
Subject Using Satellite Radar Imagery to Detect Leaking Abandoned Wells on the U.S. OCS
Performing Activity Advanced Resources International
Principal Investigator John Amos
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Completion Completed
Description Use Satellite Radar Imagery to Detect if there are leaking abandoned wells. It will be tested in Phase I and an Optional phase 2 will check the Gulf of Mexico Region. Final report delivered March 14, 2001.
Progress Results for the test well were inconclusive, probably due to a lack of accurate data about the reported leak.  Radar did detect other leaks in the area, suggesting that radar can be used to detect minor oil leaks and spills at sea.
Reports
AA (26 pages) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Using Satellite Radar Imagery to Detect Leaking Abandoned Oil Wells on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, Phase I, Technology Demonstration, Final Report, Advanced Resources International, Incorporated, Arlington, Virginia, January 3, 2001.
 

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