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US 2015/0144567 A1Published application
Method and System for Oil Release Management
AssigneeExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
InventorsTimothy J. Nedwed, Nicholas F. Urbanski, Amy C. Tidwell, Changyong Zhang
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Abstract
Method and system is described for enhanced oil release management system by using one or more booms, one or more skimmers and one or more floating burners. The method and system may include skimmers to capture a fluid that is supplied to the floating burner.
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A method for managing an oil release, comprising:
- towing at least one boom, at least one floating burner and at least one skimmer from a marine vessel through a body of water;
- containing oil in the body of water within the at least one boom;
- capturing a fluid within the boom via the at least one skimmer;
- transferring the captured fluid to the at least one floating burner;
- atomizing the captured fluid using at least one mechanical atomizer;
- introducing a source of combustion air;
- and
- combusting at least a portion of the captured fluid in the presence of the combustion air via the at least one floating burner.
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A system for managing an oil release, comprising:
- a marine vessel;
- at least one boom configured to be towed from the marine vessel and to contain oil within the boom when being towed;
- at least one skimmer configured to capture fluid;
- and
- at least one floating burner coupled to at least one skimmer and configured to be towed from the marine vessel, receive the captured fluid from the at least one skimmer, atomize the captured fluid using at least one mechanical atomizer, introduce a source of combustion air, and combust the captured fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.