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Novel countermeasures for an Arctic offshore well blowout / R. Abdelnour [and three others], Arctec Canada Limited.: En46-3/77-14E-PDF

"The problems of cleaning up oil spilled by an offshore well blowout in the Arctic arereviewed. In-situ burning is recommended as the most promising disposal technique. Various techniques are proposed for holding the oil in a burnable layer. In calm conditions a deep-skirted boom may be suitable, but a floating cargo net is shown to be more suitable for up to 80% ice cover. For 80-100% ice coverage, it is demonstrated analytically and experimentally that oil floating amidst the ice is burnable. In the presence of large floes, techniques for breaking up the ice are proposed to allow gas to escape and oil to be burned"--Abstract, page iii.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Fisheries and Environment Canada.
  • Canada. Environmental Protection Service.
  • Canada. Environmental Impact Control Directorate.
  • Canada. Environmental Emergency Branch. Research and Development Division.
  • Arctec Canada Limited.
TitleNovel countermeasures for an Arctic offshore well blowout / R. Abdelnour [and three others], Arctec Canada Limited.
Series title
  • Report ; EPS-3-EC-77-14
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • "August 1977."
  • "A report submitted to: Research and Development Division, Environmental Emergency Branch, Environmental Impact Control Directorate, Environmental Protection Service, Department of Fisheries and the Environment."
  • Issued by Environmental Impact Control Directorate.
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-135).
  • Includes abstract in French.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Fisheries and Environment Canada, Environmental Protection Service = Pêches et Environnement Canada, Service de la protection de l'environnement, 1977.
  • [Ottawa] : Minister of Supply and Services Canada, ©1977
Author / Contributor
  • Abdelnour, R., author.
Description1 online resource (ix, 135 pages) : illustrations.
Catalogue number
  • En46-3/77-14E-PDF
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