Office/Division Program
OSRR
Project Number
1066
Category
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Performing Organization
Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL)
Research Principal Investigator
George Bonheyo
Research Contracting Agency
Description
This project determined how subsea conditions of pressure, pressure drop, temperature, solution gas-oil ratio (GOR), dispersant-to-oil ratio (DOR), sediment, and hydrates affect the effectiveness of dispersants. Specifically, the project investigated:
-The impact ambient water pressure and the pressure drop expected at a blowout have on oil-dispersant mixes;
-The effect temperature differentials between oil, dispersant, and surrounding seawater have on oil-dispersant mixes;
-The effects sediments have on oil-dispersant mixes; and
-The relationship between dispersant activity and hydrate formation.
Latest progress update
Project completed