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Research Records List

Project Number Program Title Performing Activity Category Associated Attachments
718 TAP TAP-718-Evaluation of Methods of Qualifying Cranes for Offshore Arctic Service Stress Engineering Arctic 1
291 OSRR OSRR-291-Technology Assessment and Concept Evaluation for Alternative Approaches to In Situ Burning of Oil in the Marine Environment Marine Research Associates LLC In Situ Burn Research, Mechanical Containment and Recovery 1
456 OSRR OSRR-456-Techniques to Remove Dissolved Dispersant from Ohmsett Basin Water S.L. Ross Environmental Research, Ltd. Ohmsett 1
585 OSRR OSRR-585-Mitigating Oil Spills from Offshore Oil and Gas Activities by Enhancement of Oil-Mineral Aggregate Formation DFO Canada - Center for Offshore Oil and Gas Environmental Research (COOGER) Behavior of Oil 1
1004 OSRR OSRR-1004-Responding to Oil Spills in Arctic Environments Study The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Arctic 1
562 TAP TAP-562-Recommended Practice on Sampling and Analysis of High Water Content Streams Emerson Process Management Production Measurement 1
649 TAP TAP-649-The Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Multiphase Transport Phenomena Michigan State University and the University of Tulsa Production Measurement, Production 0
154 OSRR OSRR-154-Development of Improved Oil Spill Remote Sensing Techniques Emergencies Science Division, Environment Canada Remote Sensing 3
338 OSRR OSRR-338-Biodegradation of Chemically Dispersed Oil: an Ecosystem Approach AEA Technology Chemical Treating Agents 1
515 OSRR OSRR-515-Wave Field Characterization at the Ohmsett Wave Test Basin Mar, Inc.; Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington Mechanical Containment and Recovery 1
636 OSRR OSRR-636-Characteristics, Behavior and Response Effectiveness of Spilled Dielectric Insulating Oil in the Marine Environment Louisiana State University Renewable Energy, Ohmsett, Behavior of Oil, Chemical Treating Agents 1
1017 OSRR OSRR-1017-Literature Synthesis of Oil Properties and Their Impact on Spill Response Options CNA Behavior of Oil, Decision Making Support Tools 1
1049 OSRR OSRR-1049-A Novel Experimental Approach to Enhance Burning of Oil-Water Emulsions by Immersed Objects Worcester Polytechnic Institute In Situ Burn Research, Arctic 1
180 TAP TAP-180-Testing and Evaluation of Sorbents SAIC-Canada Ohmsett, International Activities, Mechanical Containment and Recovery 6
509 TAP TAP-509-Interstitially Insulated Pipe Offshore Technology Research Center Arctic, Deepwater, Pipelines, Materials 3
580 TAP TAP-580-Hindcast Data on Winds, Waves and Currents in Northern Gulf of Mexico in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (2005) Oceanweather Inc. Hurricanes 1
623 TAP TAP-623-Evaluation of High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS) Granherne-KBR Deepwater, Production, Pipelines 1
669 TAP TAP-669-Floating Wind Turbines American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Renewable Energy 2
710 TAP TAP-710-Safety of Renewable Energy Operation in the US Outer Continental Shelf BMT Fleet Technologies Renewable Energy 1
247 OSRR OSRR-247-Numerical Modeling of Oil Boom Behavior and Rapid Current Boom Development University of Rhode Island (URI)and University of New Hampshire (UNH) Ohmsett, Mechanical Containment and Recovery 5
OSRR-427-Dispersant Effectiveness Test Protocol Development for Ohmsett S.L. Ross Environmental Research Limited and MAR, Inc. Ohmsett 1
554 OSRR OSRR-554-Mid-Scale Test Tank Research On Using Oil Herding Surfactants To Thicken Oil Slicks In Broken Ice S.L. Ross Environmental Research Ltd. Ohmsett, Chemical Treating Agents, Arctic 1
1030 OSRR OSRR-1030-Research to Support the Prediction of Effectiveness of Dispersant Use in the U.S. Beaufort and Chukchi Seas SL Ross Chemical Treating Agents, Arctic 1
1064 OSRR OSRR-1064-ASTM F2709-08 Testing of Skimmer Systems Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Ohmsett, Mechanical Containment and Recovery 1
159 TAP TAP-159-Evaluation of Skimmers for Offshore and Ice-Infested Waters Emergencies Engineering Division, Environment Canada International Activities, Mechanical Containment and Recovery 6
298 TAP TAP-298-Testing at Ohmsett to Determine Optimum Times to Decant to Temporary Storage Devices S.L. Ross Environmental Research Ohmsett, International Activities, Mechanical Containment and Recovery 2
377 TAP TAP-377-Project Deep Spill SINTEF Applied Chemistry Deepwater, International Activities, Mechanical Containment and Recovery 5
535 TAP TAP-535-Accuracy of Liquid Level Sensors BMT Scientific Marine Services, Inc. Production 1
601 TAP TAP-601-Seabed Scour and Buried-Pipeline Deformation due to Ice Ridges Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Arctic, Pipelines 1
642 TAP TAP-642-Assessment of Damage and Failure Mechanisms for Offshore Structures and Pipelines in Hurricanes Gustav and Ike Energo Engineering, Inc. Structures, Pipelines 1
684 TAP TAP-684-Effects of Water Depth on Deepwater E&P Equipment and Operations on the OCS Argonne National Lab (ANL) Deepwater, Drilling, Production 2
119 OSRR OSRR-119-Helicopter-Borne Laser Ignition of Oil Spills Physical Sciences Inc. In Situ Burn Research 4
310 OSRR OSRR-310-Mechanical Oil Recovery in Ice Infested Waters (MORICE) SINTEF Applied Chemistry Ohmsett, Arctic, Mechanical Containment and Recovery 7
493 OSRR OSRR-493-Understanding Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy and Effects National Research Council, Ocean Studies Board Chemical Treating Agents 0
598 OSRR OSRR-598-Upgrade of SMART Dispersant Effectiveness Monitoring Protocol S.L. Ross Environmental Research Ltd. Chemical Treating Agents 3
1011 OSRR OSRR-1011-Evaluation of Feasibility of Conducting Subsea Dispersant Research at Ohmsett S.L. Ross Environmental Research Ltd. Ohmsett, Chemical Treating Agents 1
1043 OSRR OSRR-1043-Scientifically Based Field Tools for Predicting Dispersant Effectiveness and Usage Rates Louisiana State University Chemical Treating Agents, Decision Making Support Tools 1
354 TAP TAP-354-International Oil and Ice Workshop Alaska Clean Seas International Activities, Mechanical Containment and Recovery 0
501 TAP TAP-501-Wet / Gas Multiphase Flow Measurement Testing Protocol and Reference Uncertainty Database Production Technology Inc. Production Measurement 0
616 TAP TAP-616-Tulsa University Drilling Research Projects (TUDRP) Tulsa University Drilling 13
161 OSRR OSRR-161-Development of a New Generation Laser Fluorosensor Emergencies Science Division, Environment Canada Remote Sensing 3
355 OSRR OSRR-355-Using Satellite Radar Imagery to Detect Leaking Abandoned Wells on the U.S. OCS Advanced Resources International Decommissioning, Remote Sensing 1
529 OSRR OSRR-529-Analysis of Dispersant Effectiveness of Heavy Fuel Oils and Weathered Crude Oils at Two Different Temperatues Using the Baffled Flask Test U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the University of Cincinnati (UC) Chemical Treating Agents 1
666 OSRR OSRR-666-Baffled Flask Dispersant Effectiveness Testing Environmental Protection Agency Chemical Treating Agents 1
1024 OSRR OSRR-1024-Review of ASTM Standards For Oil Spill Response Equipment SL Ross Environmental Research Ltd. Decision Making Support Tools 1
1058 OSRR OSRR-1058-Remote Sensing Systems to Detect and Analyze Oil Spills on the US Outer Continental Shelf - A State of the Art Assessment Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Remote Sensing 1
287 TAP TAP-287-Fate and Behavior of Deepwater Subsea Oil Well Blowouts in the Gulf of Mexico S.L. Ross Environmental Research, Ltd. Drilling, Deepwater, Behavior of Oil, Mechanical Containment and Recovery 1
526 TAP TAP-526-Correlate Ohmsett Dispersant Tests with At Sea Trials; Supplemental Tests to Complete Test Matrix S.L. Environmental Research Ltd. Ohmsett, International Activities 1
548 TAP TAP-548-Examination and Review of Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) Loss of Station-keeping Ability During Hurricane Ivan and Assessment of Current Mooring Standards and Criteria to Prevent Similar Failures Offshore Risk & Technology Consulting, Inc Drilling, Hurricanes 1
592 TAP TAP-592-Connector Designs for Top and Bottom Tendon Connections Edison Welding Institute, Inc. Structures, Deepwater, Moorings and Anchors, Hurricanes 0