NTL 1972-G09 - Flash Fire from Liquid Phase Heat Transfer Unit - September 22, 1972

A flash fire occurred in the production facilities of a producing platform in OCS waters directly resulting from the ignition of fluid from the heat transfer unit. The liquid phase heat transfer system was being used for heating oil to separate water through a chemical-electric treater. It was also to be used as the heating medium for the glycol system to separate water from gas but that system was not in operation.