METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFINING AND COLLECTING OIL LEAKAGE

• Main Author: ARTURO M. CRUCET
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• 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

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...