TY - JOUR
T1 - Applications of Science and Engineering to Quantify and Control the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
AU - McNutt, Marcia K.
AU - Chu, Steven
AU - Lubchenco, Jane
AU - Hunter, Tom
AU - Dreyfus, Gabrielle
AU - Murawski, Steven A.
AU - Kennedy, David M.
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - The unprecedented engagement of scientists from government, academia, and industry enabled multiple unanticipated and unique problems to be addressed during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. During the months between the initial blowout on April 20, 2010, and the final well kill on September 19, 2010, researchers prepared options, analyses of tradeoffs, assessments, and calculations of uncertainties associated with the flow rate of the well, well shut in, killing the well, and determination of the location of oil released into the environment. This information was used in near real time by the National Incident Commander and other government decision-makers. It increased transparency into BP’s proposed actions and gave the government confidence that, at each stage proposed, courses of action had been thoroughly vetted to reduce risk to human life and the environment and improve chances of success.
AB - The unprecedented engagement of scientists from government, academia, and industry enabled multiple unanticipated and unique problems to be addressed during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. During the months between the initial blowout on April 20, 2010, and the final well kill on September 19, 2010, researchers prepared options, analyses of tradeoffs, assessments, and calculations of uncertainties associated with the flow rate of the well, well shut in, killing the well, and determination of the location of oil released into the environment. This information was used in near real time by the National Incident Commander and other government decision-makers. It increased transparency into BP’s proposed actions and gave the government confidence that, at each stage proposed, courses of action had been thoroughly vetted to reduce risk to human life and the environment and improve chances of success.
KW - oil collection
KW - science-based decision making
KW - well control
KW - Gulf of Mexico
KW - spill of national significance
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/2180
UR - https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1214389109
U2 - 10.1073/pnas.1214389109
DO - 10.1073/pnas.1214389109
M3 - Article
VL - 109
JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
ER -