METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFINING AND COLLECTING OIL LEAKAGE

An expansible oil collector and method for isolating oil escaping from an underwater source. The collector is in the form of a buoyant ring with an anchor ring suspended below the buoyant ring by cables. A thin, flexible wall or shield interconnects the anchor ring with the buoyant ring. When the co...

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Main Author ARTURO M. CRUCET
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.04.1972
Subjects
EARTH DRILLING
EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
MINING
OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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Summary:An expansible oil collector and method for isolating oil escaping from an underwater source. The collector is in the form of a buoyant ring with an anchor ring suspended below the buoyant ring by cables. A thin, flexible wall or shield interconnects the anchor ring with the buoyant ring. When the collector is positioned over an underwater source of oil leakage, the anchor ring is lowered by means of the cables on the buoyant ring until the anchor ring rests on the underwater surface and encircles the source of leakage. The fluid collects at the surface of the water in the interior of the buoyant ring.
Bibliography:Application Number: USD3653215