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Oil Spill Consultant Publications

 

"Use of Natural Oil Seeps for Evaluation of Dispersant Application and Monitoring Techniques", Presented at International Oil Spill Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, May 15-19, 2005 (with J.R. Payne).

"Use of In-Situ Burning at a Diesel Spill in Wetlands and Salt Flats, Northern Utah, U.S.A.: Remediation Operations and 1.5 years of Post-Burn Monitoring", Presented at International Oil Spill Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, April 6-11, 2003.

"The Use of In-Situ Burn Technology for the Control of Accidental Petroleum Fires on Water", Proceedings, 23rd Annual AMOP Technical Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 14-16, 2000.

"Breakthrough Technology for the Containment of Burning Oil On Water", Port Technology International Journal, London England, December 1999.

"Controlled Burning of Offshore Oil Spills", Technical Paper presented at the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan Workshop, sponsored by the Ministry of Petroleum, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Agency (IPIECA), and the Angolan Petroleum Industry, Luanda, Angola, July 19-22, 1999 (with C.F. Spencer).

"New Tools and Techniques for Controlled In-Situ Burning", Proceedings, 22nd Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program Technical Seminar, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2-4, 1999.

"Assessment of Potential Oil Spill Recovery Capabilities", Proceedings, 1999 International Oil Spill Conference, Seattle, Washington, March 8-11, 1999 (with Dean H. Dale and Chris Gregory).

"In-Situ Burning of Oil Spills", PetroMin, Asia's Exploration & Production Business Magazine, Singapore, July, 1998.

"Open-Water System Performance Criteria For Effective Training & Response", Technical Paper presented at Oil Spill Response Training Managerís Conference, sponsored by Alaska Clean Seas, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, March 3-5, 1998 (with Dean H. Dale, Genwest Systems, Inc.).

"Air Quality Considerations Involving In-Situ Burning", Technical Paper prepared by Scientific and Environmental Associates, Inc., Alexandria, VA for the Marine Preservation Association, Scottsdale, Arizona, 29p., March, 1997 (with R. Ferek & J. Kucklick).

"Oil Slick Classification: A System For The Characterization And Documentation Of Oil Slicks", Proceedings, 1997 International Oil Spill Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 7-10, 1997 (with Dean H. Dale, Genwest Systems, Inc.).

"Assessment Of Oil Spill Response Options For The Offshore Environment Of Nigeria", Proceedings, 1996 International Environmental Seminar On The Petroleum Industry and The Nigerian Environment, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, November 17-21, 1996 (with E. Oji & S. Zrake).

Miles of Shoreline Can Be Saved From Oil By In-Situ Burning, ®Worldwide Waste Management & The Environment, Volume 6, Issue 5, October, 1996.

"Computerized Mission Planners: Useful Tools for The Planning and Implementation of Oil Spill Response Operations", Proceedings, A Symposium on Oil Spill Prevention and Readiness, sponsored by Prince William Sound Community College and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Ship Escort/Response Vessel System (SERVS), Valdez, Alaska, October 8-11, 1996 (with Dean Dale, Genwest Systems, Inc.).

"Dispersant Mission Planner: A Computerized Model For The Application of Chemical Dispersants On Oil Spills", Proceedings, 18th Annual AMOP Technical Seminar, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June, 1995 (with Dean Dale, Genwest Systems, Inc.).

"In-Situ Oil Burning: An Oil Spill Clean-up Alternative", Proceedings, 3rd Annual Conference and Workshop, Oil Spill Response '95, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April, 1995.

"In-Situ Burning: A New Technique For Oil Spill Response", Proceedings, International Oil Spill Symposium, Petroleum Association of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, March, 1995.

"In-Situ Burning Of Spilled Oil: Evolution of an Oil Spill Response Tool", Proceedings, Fifth Biennial Conference "SPILLCON" '94, Perth, Western Australia, October, 1994.

"The Science, Technology, and Effects of Controlled Burning of Oil Spills at SEA", Technical Report Series 94-013, Marine Spill Response Corporation, Washington, D.C. (with others from S.L.Ross Environmental Research Ltd. and Woodward-Clyde Consultants), 1994.

"Burning Spilled Oil: A New Technique", Environmental Protection Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 7, July, 1993.

"The Advantages and Disadvantages of Burning Spilled Oil", Proceedings, 1993 International Oil Spill Conference in Tampa, Florida, March, 1993 (with R.J. Ferek).

"Oil Spill Burned At Sea, Pollution Prevention", The Journal For The Protection Of The Environment, Volume 2, Issue 4, August, 1992.

"In-Situ Burning Field Operations Manual: 3M Fire Boom", prepared for 3M Ceramic Materials Department, St. Paul, Minnesota, October, 1992.

"In-Situ Burning of Spilled Oil", Proceedings, Clean Seas '91 Conference, Valletta, Malta, November, 1991.

"Oil Spill Response to Blowouts at Sea", Proceedings, First Offshore Australia Conference, Melbourne, Australia, November, 1991.

"Contained Controlled Burning of Spilled Oil During The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill", Proceedings, 13th Annual AMOP Technical Seminar, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June, 1990.

"Recommendations For Enhanced Oil Spill Response Capabilities Associated With North Slope Onshore Operations", Technical Report (Confidential) prepared for North Slope Operators Mutual Aid Steering Committee, February, 1990.

"Test And Evaluation Of A New And Unique Fire Containment Boom", Proceedings, 11th AMOP Technical Seminar, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, June, 1988 (with E.M. Fischer).

"Comparison Of Response Options For Offshore Oil Spills", Proceedings, 11th AMOP Technical Seminar, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, June, 1988.

"Test And Evaluation Of The Heli-torch For The Ignition Of Oil Slicks", Proceedings, 10th AMOP Technical Seminar, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June, 1987.

"Alaska Oil Spill Chemical Application Manual", Technical Report prepared for Alaska Clean Seas, June, 1986. Short version of report published in the Proceedings of the 9th AMOP Technical Seminar, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June, 1986.

"Survey and Analysis of Air-Deployable Igniters", Technical Report prepared for Alaska Clean Seas, February, 1986. Short version of report published in the Proceedings of the 9th AMOP Technical Seminar, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June, 1986.

"Test and Evaluation of Fire Containment Boom", Technical Report prepared for Alaska Clean Seas, February, 1986. Short version of report published in the Proceedings of the 9th AMOP Technical Seminar, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June, 1986.

"Assessment of Three Surface Collecting Agents During Temperate and Arctic Conditions", Proceedings, 1985 Oil Spill Conference, February, 1985, Los Angeles, California (with W.G. Nelson & P.Pope).

"Oil Spill Demonstrations in Broken Ice, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska - 1983", Proceedings, 7th AMOP Technical Seminar, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June, 1984.

"Oil Spill Response in the Arctic, Part 3. - Technical Documentation", Technical Report prepared for Petroleum Industry Task Group including Shell, Sohio, Exxon and Amoco, April, 1984 (with J. Lukin).

"Oil Spill Response in the Arctic, Part 2. - Field Demonstrations in Broken Ice", Technical Report prepared for Petroleum Industry Task Group including Shell, Sohio, Exxon and Amoco, August, 1983 (with J. Lukin).

"Oil Spill Response in the Arctic, An Assessment of Containment, Recovery and Disposal Techniques", Technical Report prepared for Petroleum Industry Task Group including Shell, Sohio, Exxon and Amoco, April, 1983 (with J. Lukin).

"Conola Oil As A Substitute For Crude Oil In Cold Water Spill Tests", Proceedings, 6th AMOP Technical Seminar, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June, 1983 (with W.G. Nelson).

"The Physical Interaction and Cleanup of Crude Oil With Slush and Solid First Year Sea Ice", Proceedings, 5th AMOP Technical Seminar, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June, 1982 (with W.G. Nelson).

"Oil Migration and Modification Processes in Solid Sea Ice", Proceedings, 1981 Oil Spill Conference, March, 1981, Atlanta, Georgia (with W.G. Nelson).

"Oil Spill Countermeasures in Landfast Sea Ice", Proceedings, 1981 Oil Spill Conference, March, 1981, Atlanta, Georgia (with W.G. Nelson).

"Alaskan Beaufort Sea Oilspill Response Body (ABSORB) - Contingency Planning For The Arctic", Proceedings, 3rd AMOP Technical Seminar, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June, 1980.

"Containment and Recovery Techniques for Cold Weather Inland Oil Spills, Paper 223", Proceedings, 1979 Oil Spill Conference, Los Angeles, California, March, 1979.

"Logistic Requirements for Aerial Application of Oil Spill Dispersants, Chemical Dispersants for the Control of Oil Spills", ASTM STP 659, L.T. McCarthy, Jr., G.P. Lindblom, and H.F. Walter, Eds. American Society for Testing and Materials, October, 1978, pp. 66-80 (with C.W. Ross & P.B. Hildebrand).

"Case Study: Oil Recovery Beneath Ice, OTC 3078", 10th Annual Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May, 1978.

"Underwater Blast Propagation and Effects, George F. Ferris, Kachemak Bay, Alaska", Proceedings, 9th Annual Offshore Technology Conference, May, 1977, Houston, Texas (with others).

"Southern Alaska Oil Spill Cleanup Organization A Conceptual Study, for Gulf of Alaska Cleanup Organization (Confidential Report)", Dames & Moore No. 7784-001-20, October, 1976 (with R.S. Schlueter and others).

"Oil Spill Trajectory Analysis Lower Cook Inlet Alaska, for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration" Dames & Moore No. 6797-00320, March 1976 (with R.C. Miller and R.S. Schlueter).

"Behavior and Effects of Subsurface Oily Pollutants", Hydro-Lab Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1975.

"Development of a Boat and Helicopter Deployable Oil Slick Sampler, Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard", Report No. 4242.3/3, May, 1975 (with L.E. Fausak).

"Investigation of the Behavior and Effects of Oil Utilizing a Manned Underwater Habitat", Proceedings, 6th Annual Offshore Technology Conference, May, 1974, Houston, Texas (with R.S. Schlueter & L.E. Fausak).

"Marine Oil Pollution Survey and Control", Sea Technology magazine, Compass Publications, Inc., January, 1974.

"Investigation of the Behavior, Fates and Effects of Oil Utilizing a Submerged Habitat- Data Report", National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, CR-0173-1, July, 1973 (with R.S. Schlueter & L.E. Fausak).

"Short-term Impact of Various Oils Sunk in a Nearshore Marine Environment", USC Santa Catalina Marine Biological Laboratory, October, 1972.

"Investigation of the Nature, Extent, and Fate of Natural Oil Seepage off Southern California", Proceedings, 4th Annual Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May, 1972.

"Natural Oil Seepage at Coal Oil Point Santa Barbara, California", Biological Conservation, Vol. 4, No. 2, January, 1972 (with others).

"Santa Monica Bay Natural Oil Seep Investigation", CR 1271-01/41501, MARCONSULT, Inc., December, 1971 (with others).

"Detection and Measurement of Oil Films", Paper presented at Santa Barbara Oil Symposium, University of California, Santa Barbara, December, 1970 (with J.E. Estes).

"Natural Oil Seepage at Coal Oil Point, Santa Barbara, California", Science magazine, 170:974-977, November, 1970 (with others).

"Santa Barbara Oil Spill", Statement to U.S. Senate Interior Committee, Subcommittee on Minerals, Materials, and Fuels, in Washington D.C., May, 1969.

"Estimate of Surface Contamination Resulting from Submarine Oil Seeps at Platform A and from Coal Oil Point", General Research Corporation Technical Manual, TM-1230, December, 1969 (with R.S. Schlueter).

"Pollution of Southern California's Shores from Natural Underwater Tar Seeps", General Research Corporation, IM-907, July, 1968.