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Detection and Suppression of Wellhead Fires

Office/Division Program
TAP
Project Number
26
Category
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Performing Activity
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building and Fire Research Laboratory
Research Principal Investigator
Dr. David Evans
Research Contracting Agency
Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Center for Fire Research has examined fire phenomena resulting from blowouts on offshore drilling platforms and is investigating technologies for suppressing and extinguishing well blowout fires by using water spray instead of flame blowout which is used by the industry.

Latest progress update

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