Spill Containment and Cleanup—Research and Development

1981 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
pp. 342-343
Author(s):  
James T. Leigh
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Pollution Prevention ◽  
Open Ocean ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Ocean Pollution ◽  
Stage Of Development

Current and past Coast Guard research and development interest in oil spill containment and cleanup can generally be categorized as concerned with severe environmental conditions and rather large spill volumes. Problem areas receiving attention at this time include recovery of oil in fast currents, pollution response in ice-infested regions, open-ocean pollution response, disposal, and pollution prevention. Each of these problems is at a different stage of development. The scope of the problem and the nature of USCG efforts vary substantially, and this note briefly outlines its interest and activities.

Recent Research and Development Testing Conducted at Ohmsett – The National Oil Spill Response Research and Renewable Energy Test Facility

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 1345-1365
Author(s):  
Paul Meyer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
The United States ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Oil Spill Response

Abstract 2017-321 The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) National Oil Spill Response Research and Renewable Energy Test Facility, Ohmsett, plays a critical role in advancing oil spill response capabilities through research, development, testing, and training. Ohmsett’s 10 million liter (l) saltwater wave tank provides an independent venue to conduct research and development with full-size response equipment using real oil, in realistic, repeatable conditions. This paper will discuss recent research and development conducted at Ohmsett, including: Remote sensing of surface oil by BSEE, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the United States Army, the United States Coast Guard (USCG), and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA); using acoustics to measure oil slick thickness; creating large volumes of emulsions for Ohmsett tests; mechanical recovery of chemically treated, undispersed oil; skimmer testing in diminishing slick thickness; a USCG and BSEE test of a skimmer ice management system; and an autonomous skimmer development. This paper will summarize the setup and methodology used during recent testing, training, and research conducted at Ohmsett. Reports of BSEE funded oil spill response research can be found at https://www.bsee.gov/site-page/master-list-of-oil-spill-response-research.

COSS: A TESTING FACILITY FOR OIL SPILL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

1997 ◽  
Vol 1997 (1) ◽  
pp. 996-998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy J. Reilly ◽  
Robin Jamail
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Corpus Christi ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
General Land Office ◽  
Testing Facility ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Design And Construction

ABSTRACT A facility known as the Coastal Oil Spill Simulation (COSS) system has been constructed to test the efficacy and environmental effects of physical, chemical, and biological oil spill response technologies under realistic coastal and nearshore environmental conditions. The COSS facility is located in Corpus Christi, Texas. Oil spill research and development experiments will begin at the COSS facility in the summer of 1997. The Texas General Land Office and the Marine Spill Response Corporation have sponsored the design and construction of the COSS facility.

Open Ocean Pollution Response The Coast Guard System

1980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chad B. Doherty ◽  
Christopher A. Gauvin ◽  
Ronald A. Marcolini ◽  
James L. Obrien
Keyword(s):  
Open Ocean ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Ocean Pollution

scholarly journals Coast Guard Research and Development for the 1990s1

1991 ◽  
Vol 1991 (1) ◽  
pp. 661-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald S. Jensen ◽  
Peter A. Tebeau
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Exxon Valdez ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Oil Spill Response

ABSTRACT Over the past 20 years, the U. S. Coast Guard pursued an extensive R&D effort in oil spill response technology, producing a number of systems that have defined the current state of the art. In the mid-1980s, the R&D effort was scaled back due to declining national emphasis, and to its reaching a point of diminishing returns. Following the Exxon Valdez and several other catastrophic spills, the Coast Guard began reexamining the mission needs and technology to formulate a revitalized R&D effort for the 1990s. Workshops were held within the Coast Guard and with other federal agencies and industry, to identify spill response needs and R&D efforts that would support those needs. Several technology assessment efforts are currently underway. Based on these workshops and technology assessments, a five-year R&D program has been developed. The elements of this program are described in detail, including plans for cooperative efforts with other agencies, other countries, and industry.

A GIS planning model for urban oil spill management

2001 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 239-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Li
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Pollution Prevention ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Planning Model ◽  
Local Conservation ◽  
Control Plan ◽  
Environmental Features ◽  
And Control ◽  
The City

Oil spills in industrialized cities pose a significant threat to their urban water environment. The largest city in Canada, the city of Toronto, has an average 300–500 oil spills per year with an average total volume of about 160,000 L/year. About 45% of the spills was eventually cleaned up. Given the enormous amount of remaining oil entering into the fragile urban ecosystem, it is important to develop an effective pollution prevention and control plan for the city. A Geographic Information System (GIS) planning model has been developed to characterize oil spills and determine preventive and control measures available in the city. A database of oil spill records from 1988 to 1997 was compiled and geo-referenced. Attributes to each record such as spill volume, oil type, location, road type, sector, source, cleanup percentage, and environmental impacts were created. GIS layers of woodlots, wetlands, watercourses, Environmental Sensitive Areas, and Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest were obtained from the local Conservation Authority. By overlaying the spill characteristics with the GIS layers, evaluation of preventive and control solutions close to these environmental features was conducted. It was found that employee training and preventive maintenance should be improved as the principal cause of spills was attributed to human errors and equipment failure. Additionally, the cost of using oil separators at strategic spill locations was found to be $1.4 million. The GIS model provides an efficient planning tool for urban oil spill management. Additionally, the graphical capability of GIS allows users to integrate environmental features and spill characteristics in the management analysis.

scholarly journals Acute and longer-term cardiovascular conditions in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Coast Guard Cohort

2022 ◽  
Vol 158 ◽  
pp. 106937
Author(s):  
Hristina Denic-Roberts ◽  
Nicole Rowley ◽  
Mark C. Haigney ◽  
Kate Christenbury ◽  
John Barrett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Deepwater Horizon ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

scholarly journals DOME PETROLEUM'S OIL SPILL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE ARCTIC

1981 ◽  
Vol 1981 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-181
Author(s):  
W. M. Pistruzak
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Oil Well ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Future Production

ABSTRACT Canadian Marine Drilling (Canmar), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dome Petroleum Ltd., is conducting exploratory drilling in the Beaufort Sea with the objective of on-stream production by the mid-1980s. If a major oil well blow-out should occur, and the probability of such an occurrence is very small, (Bercha, 1977), oil would be released to the surface of the sea until a relief well could be drilled or the well sealed itself. The relief well could be drilled during the same drill season, or, in the worst case, it might not be completed until the following year. Therefore, Dome could be faced with the problem of cleaning up an oil spill during open-water, freeze-up, and winter or spring break-up conditions. To this end, Dome has developed a contingency plan, based on, and updated according to, its ongoing research and development programs to deal with an oil spill during each of the above-mentioned periods of time. To date, Dome has invested approximately $10 million in its research and development programs. This paper deals with Dome's research and development in oil spill countermeasures for its present ongoing exploration activities and its future production and transportation systems.

The Risk Probability Analysis of Oil Spill on Offshore Facilities Based on ETA

2013 ◽  
Vol 864-867 ◽  
pp. 809-814
Author(s):  
Yun Bin Li ◽  
Cheng Gang Tang ◽  
Xian Feng Wang ◽  
Peng Xu
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Bohai Sea ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Probability Model ◽  
Pollution Prevention ◽  
The Bohai Sea ◽  
The Core ◽  
Eta Model ◽  
Subsea Pipelines ◽  
Core Problem

The oil spill probability is the core problem on studying the risk of oil spill. The oil spill probability model of offshore facilities is established, which based on the ETA model and the oil spill reason analysis of offshore facilities and subsea pipelines. Through a lot of statistics, combined with the actual situation in the Bohai Sea, the probability of various events is calculated. Finally the probability of oil spill for the Bohai Sea oil facilities and subsea pipelines is calculated and providing references for marine pollution prevention and the study of oil spill risks.

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