Essay On Deepwater Technology

Underwater welding is a vary high risk job and can only be done for a certain amount of years about 10-15 years. This job contains a lot of time away from home but it contains a lot of traveling. You will be all around the world you can go from the states to mexico to china to australia all expenses paid.

In Phase II of the Deep Sea Drilling Project the D/V Glomar Challenger drilled and cored in the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea. Phase II lasted around 30 months and ended on August 11th, 1972 and by that time the project had been incredibly successful, on the second drill sight they drilled down 3500 feet and discovered salt domes. Today, the potential of oil being underneath these salt domes is an important avenue for commercial development, but commercial development and finding oil wasn’t what was important for the Deep Sea Drilling Project or any of it’s crew members. The crew member were all about scientific discovery and discovering the unknown or extrapolating on what already exists.

Offshore drilling has become an essential part of today’s oil production and demand for energy. With the growth of population comes the increasing demand for oil. The oil industry today, is one of the most used providers of energy. Today in the 20th century the majority of the population in America has a car and cars needs gas to run. The oil reserves in the earth that are easily accessible via land are starting to run dry and are becoming harder to find. This is why we have begun to see more and more offshore oil drills. Although there are benefits of offshore drilling such as profit, lower gas prices, and becoming less dependent on foreign oil. There are also many drawbacks in which if something were to go wrong, the mistake would be catastrophic impacting the environment, the nature, and have trickling effects all around the world.

If you have ever lived in proximity to coastal areas you may have seen coastline erosion first hand. The beaches you frequent during the summer may seem to be getting smaller and smaller every year. Why does your favorite beach seem to be disappearing? Coastal erosion is to blame. The waves, wind, tides and currents all play a part in the mechanism that is coastal erosion. When water and wind batter the shoreline sediments are carried out to sea and deposited on the sea floor or at other points along the coastline. This is called an erosional coastline. This erosion may be very apparent or seem to have happened overnight when it happens due to a large storm or extremely high tide.

I examine how rising or falling tide can affect the water level of Corte Madera Salt Marsh in this report. The data is from Wednesday (June 19th) and Thursday (June 20th). My hypothesis is that tide and water level have positive relationship. From the result, I learn that the water level and tide have positive relationship. However, when tide changes its direction, the water level is likely to stay or little change.

Society relies heavily on metals in nearly every aspect of life; however the corrosion of such metals has become a costly and very prevalent issue worldwide. Large amounts of energy, time and money has been poured into

In addition, offshore oil drilling causes water pollution and disrupts the marine ecosystem. Doctor Ermal Xhelilaj states in his article, "The Behavior and Effects of Oil Pollution into Marine Environment and Oceans” that “Shorelines are also vulnerable to the oil pollution and a study of the US Coast Guard has revealed that exposed rocky cliffs and seawalls, wave cut rocky platforms, fine to medium-grained sand beaches, coarse-grained sand beaches, mixed sand and gravel beaches, gravel beaches/ riprap

Have you ever had dreams of breathing underwater? Well, you can make that your job being an underwater welder. I think being an underwater welder could be an interesting, rewarding, and enjoyable career. Some underwater welders make more than 200,000 a year! Who wouldn't want to do that?

During the Deepwater Horizon event, 18 Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique (SCAT) teams consisting of Federal, State, Local and BP Plc. Representatives conducted field surveys to determine the location, scale and character of oiled shoreline (Michel et al., 2013). This data was essential to creating site-specific Shoreline Treatment Recommendations (STRs) which were based on criterion involving oil properties, season, habitat type and use. SCAT surveys were carried out by teams documenting oil character, thickness, percent distribution, width and length of the oiled band(s), tidal zone where the oil band(s) were observed, the average and maximum size of oil deposits, and recommended cleanup tactics (Michel et al., 2013). As opposed to

There is some evidence that oil exists under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This has led to a huge debate as to whether or not companies should be allowed to drill for this oil. A law was passed by congress in 1980 that states “production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is prohibited and no leasing or other development leading to production of oil and gas from the [Refuge] shall be undertaken until authorized by an act of Congress.” If these oil companies do succeed in abolishing this law, then a land that has stood virtually untouched would be destroyed for what the United States Geological Survey has estimated is only 6 months worth of oil.

Since the Deepwater Horizon explosion happened nearly six years ago there have been countless reports on the explosion and scientific studies on what cause it as well as its impact. There have also been investigations into the internal workers of BP and they concerns about the rig prior to the explosion. This case brings up social, political and environmental issues to light and the approaches BP had to each of these issues.

Oil is one of the most precious substances on Earth. It takes millions of years to form and has many applications throughout the world. Offshore oil drilling in the coastal waters of the United States is a technique used by companies to extract the oil buried deep beneath the ocean floor. Many people refer to the ways that offshore drilling will help the economy, both locally and globally, but despite the apparent benefits, the process is not without controversy. Oilrigs produce wastes which affect marine life and the associated fishing industry, and they pose a danger to the employees who operate them. Because of these consequences, the United States should look to restrict offshore oil drilling.

Most people feel helpless because oil companies and cooperation’s are in control over the energy sources to make changes, they have the saying and financial control to make changes. I believe the risk is great on offshore drilling towards destruction on shore and beaches and

Professor John Pfanstiehl says that the nearer the car stays to the ocean the faster rust will form. On another note cars that are within 1-30 from the sea don’t often become damaged with corrosion because they are least likely to have the light wind from the ocean on them every day. The vehicle can also begin to corrode from moisture. Corrosion can lead to the paint on the car to peel off.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, also referred to as the BP oil spill, began on April 20th, 2010, with an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon Macondo oil well drilling platform. This spill is regarded as the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history. More than 200 million gallons of crude oil was pumped into the Gulf of Mexico for a total of 87 days. The accident was caused by a well integrity failure (“Deepwater Horizon Accident”) and a loss of hydrostatic control of the well. The oil that was released, nicknamed ‘Louisiana light, sweet crude’, was mixed with natural gas. Fortunately, natural gas is a mixture primarily of methane, with varying amounts of higher alkanes, which is easier for microbes to degrade. The spilled hydrocarbons are made up of over 150 different molecules.