Effect of Kuwait oil field fires on human comfort and environment in Jubail, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT Depositional oil and soot derived from the 1991 Kuwait oil field fires produced huge tar mats in the desert. The concentration of oil in the upper 5 cm of the desert surface ranged from 1.16 to 8.92 percent oil by weight as determined by TPH analysis over a 10 km transect in southern Kuwait. The mean concentration of asphaltenes in the tar mat samples was estimated at 62 percent; a greater than 17-fold increase in concentration over unweathered Kuwait crude oil. The remaining oil forming these tar mats is believed to be derived from petroleum that escaped combustion within the well fires. Results from GC/MS analyses characterize the depositional oil as being significantly altered by evaporative weathering. We suspect that evaporation of the depositional oil will continue, further consolidating the weathered oil, sand, and soot into asphalt-like zones which will remain for a very long time as features of the Kuwait desert. Significant quantities of oil residue from the fires also fell into the Arabian Gulf, contributing to what may be the largest man-made oil spill.

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Flame Heights And Heat Release Rates Of 1991 Kuwait Oil Field Fires

Fire Safety Science ◽

10.3801/iafss.fss.4-1279 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. 1279-1289 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

D. Evans ◽

D. Madrzykowski ◽

G. Haynes

Keyword(s):

Heat Release ◽

Oil Field ◽

Release Rates ◽

Oil Field Fires

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Saudi Arabia-South-east Asia trade will grow

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db218645 ◽

2017 ◽

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

East Asia ◽

Prime Minister ◽

Transnational Crime ◽

Oil Field ◽

South East Asia ◽

Content Type ◽

Economic Influence

Significance He arrived in Malaysia on February 26 and Indonesia on March 1. The tour also includes the Maldives, Brunei and China, and is intended to increase Saudi religious, political and economic influence in the region. Impacts Saudi Arabia-South-east Asia trade will likely diversify. The transnational crime MOU with Indonesia could accelerate Jakarta's drafting of new anti-terrorism laws proposed in 2016. Improved Indonesia-Saudi ties will somewhat insulate Jakarta from tensions over Pertamina’s Iranian oil field investments. Closer Malaysia-Saudi ties could help Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak politically ahead of the next election.

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Field Experience with the First Twin-Screw Multiphase Pump in a Saudi Arabia Oil Field

10.2523/17112-ms ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Rayid S. Al-Anazi ◽

Shaleh M. Al-Ajmi ◽

Esshaq M. Al-Hasan ◽

Mohammed H. Al-Buali

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Field Experience ◽

Oil Field ◽

Multiphase Pump ◽

Twin Screw

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Sensor Ball: Modernized Logging

10.2118/204791-ms ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Erjola Buzi ◽

Huseyin Seren ◽

Thomas Hillman ◽

Timothy Thiel ◽

Max Deffenbaugh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

High Temperatures ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Oil Field ◽

Design Specifications ◽

Design And Manufacture

Abstract The latest development in the electronics and manufacturing industry has enabled work towards the modernization of oil-field instruments. As a part of this trend, it is the time to invent and design small size oil-field instruments that could be much more practical to handle, easy to use, and less costly. High temperatures and pressures of the downhole environment make it very challenging to design and further develop such downhole instruments. To create such apparatuses, a thorough study of downhole conditions needs to be done upfront. This study will further help to define the design specifications and requirements. By targeting liquid wells in Saudi Arabia, we have overcome the challenges posed by the harsh downhole environment and managed to design and manufacture a hand-held device called ‘Sensor Ball’ and tested it in the field.

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