Passive Acoustic Technique for Detecting, Locating, and Characterizing Hydrocarbon Leakages
Implementing Organization
University of Mississippi
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$591,061
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – Gulf Research Program (NASEM - GRP)
Funding Program
NASEM Gulf Research Program Grants
Details
Project Category
Science
Project Actions
Oil System Safety Research
Targeted Resources
Hydrocarbon Seeps and Chemosynthetic Communities
Project Description
As offshore deepwater oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico continues to grow and expand, the risk of underwater oil spills resulting from both natural events and human accidents also increases. Real-time monitoring could help provide early detection of spills that is critical for minimizing impact. Existing monitoring techniques have significant limitations and cannot achieve real-time monitoring. This project launches an effort to develop a functional real-time monitoring system that uses acoustic technologies to detect, locate, and characterize undersea hydrocarbon leakages over large areas in a cost-effective manner.
Contact
Zhiqu LuNone
zhiqulu@olemiss.edu
Project Website
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