The Energy Watch http://www.theenergywatch.com Exploring the connections among energy, society and the environment Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:58:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Day 86: Deepwater Horizon by the Numbers http://www.theenergywatch.com/2010/07/15/day-86-deepwater-horizon-by-the-numbers/ http://www.theenergywatch.com/2010/07/15/day-86-deepwater-horizon-by-the-numbers/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:58:20 +0000 Cutler Cleveland http://www.theenergywatch.com/?p=434 Read the rest of this article »

]]> Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels):       2,310,000   to    4,200,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels):      817,420
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels):       1,492,580    to   3,382,580
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day):      21%   to   37%
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (to date):      19%   to    35%
Federal waters closed to fishing (sq mi):       83,927
Federal waters closed to fishing (% total area):      35%
Dispersant used to date (gallons):      1,820,000
Oily water collected to date (gallons):      31,800,000
Number of vessels involved in response:       6,800
Number of people involved in response:      45,000
claims/payments/value of payments made by BP to date:   112,000    60,600   $191,000,000
Cost of the response to BP to date (billions):      $3.50
One share of BP stock as % of its value on April 19, 2010:      61%
Maximum aerial extent of surface slick to date (sq mi):      28,958
Controlled burns to date:       348
Oil consumed by controlled burns (gallons):      10,300,000
Days to reach Ixtoc 1 spill level:      -14    to    29

Days to reach Gulf War spill level:      25    to   97

Assumptions regarding the release of oil:

  1. The release of oil started on April 22, 2010;  the Deepwater Horizon sank at about 10:00 AM.
  2. From April 22 to June 3, the rate of release was between 20,000 and 40,000 barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group on June 10.
  3. After June 3 when the riser was cut, the flow rate increased to between 35,000 and 60,ooo barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group as reported by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.
  4. The  riser insertion tube tool (RITT) containment system collected about 22,000 barrels of oil during its operation from May 8 to May 25.  This is equal to about 1,222 barrels per day.  These data are from the BP web site.
  5. The Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) system began to recover oil on June 4. The Q4000 system began to recover oil on June 16.  Data on the rates of oil recovery are from the BP web site.
  6. There are several credible estimates of the rate of of oil release that are significantly greater than the estimates of the FRTG.

Historic oil spills

Ixtoc I was an exploratory oil in the Bay of Campeche of the Gulf of Mexico that suffered a blowout in 1979 and released about 3.3 million barrels of oil.

The Gulf War oil spill refers to the deliberate release of about 5.7 billion barrels of oil in the Persian Gulf by Iraqi forces in 1991 during the Gulf War.

Further reading

Read more about the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Encyclopedia of Earth.

Sources:

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]]> Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels):       2,275,000    to    4,140,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels):       804,580
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels):      1,470,420    to   3,335,420
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day):      28%    to    49%
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (to date):      19%   to   35%
Federal waters closed to fishing (sq mi):      83,927
Federal waters closed to fishing (% total area):      35%
Dispersant used to date (gallons):      1,810,000
Oily water collected to date (gallons):      31,400,000
Number of vessels involved in response:        6,800
Number of people involved in response:      45,000
claims/payments/value of payments made by BP to date:   105,000   52,500   $165,000,000
Cost of the response to BP to date (billions):      $3.50
One share of BP stock as % of its value on April 19, 2010:      62%
Maximum aerial extent of surface slick to date (sq mi):      28,958
Controlled burns to date:      330
Oil consumed by controlled burns (gallons):      10,300,000
Days to reach Ixtoc 1 spill level:      -13   to   30

Days to reach Gulf War spill level:      26   to    98

Assumptions regarding the release of oil:

  1. The release of oil started on April 22, 2010;  the Deepwater Horizon sank at about 10:00 AM.
  2. From April 22 to June 3, the rate of release was between 20,000 and 40,000 barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group on June 10.
  3. After June 3 when the riser was cut, the flow rate increased to between 35,000 and 60,ooo barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group as reported by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.
  4. The  riser insertion tube tool (RITT) containment system collected about 22,000 barrels of oil during its operation from May 8 to May 25.  This is equal to about 1,222 barrels per day.  These data are from the BP web site.
  5. The Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) system began to recover oil on June 4. The Q4000 system began to recover oil on June 16.  Data on the rates of oil recovery are from the BP web site.
  6. There are several credible estimates of the rate of of oil release that are significantly greater than the estimates of the FRTG.

Historic oil spills

Ixtoc I was an exploratory oil in the Bay of Campeche of the Gulf of Mexico that suffered a blowout in 1979 and released about 3.3 million barrels of oil.

The Gulf War oil spill refers to the deliberate release of about 5.7 billion barrels of oil in the Persian Gulf by Iraqi forces in 1991 during the Gulf War.

Further reading

Read more about the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Encyclopedia of Earth.

Sources:

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]]> Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels):       2,240,000    to    4,080,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels):      787,520
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels):      1,452,480   to   3,292,480
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day):      14%   to    24%
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (to date):      19%    to   35%
Federal waters closed to fishing (sq mi):      84,101
Federal waters closed to fishing (% total area):      35%
Dispersant used to date (gallons):       1,790,000
Oily water collected to date (gallons):      31,000,000
Number of vessels involved in response:        6,700
Number of people involved in response:       45,000
claims/payments/value of payments made by BP to date:   105,000   52,500   $165,000,000
Cost of the response to BP to date (billions):      $3.50
One share of BP stock as % of its value on April 19, 2010:       62%
Maximum aerial extent of surface slick to date (sq mi):      28,958
Controlled burns to date:      330
Oil consumed by controlled burns (gallons):      10,300,000
Days to reach Ixtoc 1 spill level:       -12   to    31

Days to reach Gulf War spill level:      27   to   99

Assumptions regarding the release of oil:

  1. The release of oil started on April 22, 2010;  the Deepwater Horizon sank at about 10:00 AM.
  2. From April 22 to June 3, the rate of release was between 20,000 and 40,000 barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group on June 10.
  3. After June 3 when the riser was cut, the flow rate increased to between 35,000 and 60,ooo barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group as reported by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.
  4. The  riser insertion tube tool (RITT) containment system collected about 22,000 barrels of oil during its operation from May 8 to May 25.  This is equal to about 1,222 barrels per day.  These data are from the BP web site.
  5. The Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) system began to recover oil on June 4. The Q4000 system began to recover oil on June 16.  Data on the rates of oil recovery are from the BP web site.
  6. There are several credible estimates of the rate of of oil release that are significantly greater than the estimates of the FRTG.

Historic oil spills

Ixtoc I was an exploratory oil in the Bay of Campeche of the Gulf of Mexico that suffered a blowout in 1979 and released about 3.3 million barrels of oil.

The Gulf War oil spill refers to the deliberate release of about 5.7 billion barrels of oil in the Persian Gulf by Iraqi forces in 1991 during the Gulf War.

Further reading

Read more about the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Encyclopedia of Earth.

Sources:

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]]> Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels):       2,205,000   to   4,020,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels):       779,220
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels):      1,425,780    to   3,240,780
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day):      14%    to   24%
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (to date):      19%   to    36%
Federal waters closed to fishing (sq mi):      81,181
Federal waters closed to fishing (% total area):      34%
Dispersant used to date (gallons):      1,780,000
Oily water collected to date (gallons):      30,250,000
Number of vessels involved in response:        6,400
Number of people involved in response:      46,200
claims/payments/value of payments made by BP to date:   104,700    52,500   $165,000,000
Cost of the response to BP to date (billions):       $3.12
One share of BP stock as % of its value on April 19, 2010:       57%
Maximum aerial extent of surface slick to date (sq mi):      28,958
Controlled burns to date:      315
Oil consumed by controlled burns (gallons):      10,300,000
Days to reach Ixtoc 1 spill level:      -11    to    32

Days to reach Gulf War spill level:       28   to   100

Assumptions regarding the release of oil:

  1. The release of oil started on April 22, 2010;  the Deepwater Horizon sank at about 10:00 AM.
  2. From April 22 to June 3, the rate of release was between 20,000 and 40,000 barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group on June 10.
  3. After June 3 when the riser was cut, the flow rate increased to between 35,000 and 60,ooo barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group as reported by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.
  4. The  riser insertion tube tool (RITT) containment system collected about 22,000 barrels of oil during its operation from May 8 to May 25.  This is equal to about 1,222 barrels per day.  These data are from the BP web site.
  5. The Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) system began to recover oil on June 4. The Q4000 system began to recover oil on June 16.  Data on the rates of oil recovery are from the BP web site.
  6. There are several credible estimates of the rate of of oil release that are significantly greater than the estimates of the FRTG.

Historic oil spills

Ixtoc I was an exploratory oil in the Bay of Campeche of the Gulf of Mexico that suffered a blowout in 1979 and released about 3.3 million barrels of oil.

The Gulf War oil spill refers to the deliberate release of about 5.7 billion barrels of oil in the Persian Gulf by Iraqi forces in 1991 during the Gulf War.

Further reading

Read more about the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Encyclopedia of Earth.

Sources:

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]]> Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels):       2,170,000    to    3,960,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels):       770,985
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels):      1,399,015    to   3,189,015
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day):      25%   to   43%
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (to date):      19%   to   36%
Federal waters closed to fishing (sq mi):       81,181
Federal waters closed to fishing (% total area):      34%
Dispersant used to date (gallons):       1,760,000
Oily water collected to date (gallons):      29,100,000
Number of vessels involved in response:        6,800
Number of people involved in response:      46,400
claims/payments/value of payments made by BP to date:    104,700   52,500   $165,000,000
Cost of the response to BP to date (billions):      $3.12
One share of BP stock as % of its value on April 19, 2010:      57%
Maximum aerial extent of surface slick to date (sq mi):      28,958
Controlled burns to date:      286
Oil consumed by controlled burns (gallons):       10,000,000
Days to reach Ixtoc 1 spill level:      -10   to   33

Days to reach Gulf War spill level:      29   to    101

Assumptions regarding the release of oil:

  1. The release of oil started on April 22, 2010;  the Deepwater Horizon sank at about 10:00 AM.
  2. From April 22 to June 3, the rate of release was between 20,000 and 40,000 barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group on June 10.
  3. After June 3 when the riser was cut, the flow rate increased to between 35,000 and 60,ooo barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group as reported by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.
  4. The  riser insertion tube tool (RITT) containment system collected about 22,000 barrels of oil during its operation from May 8 to May 25.  This is equal to about 1,222 barrels per day.  These data are from the BP web site.
  5. The Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) system began to recover oil on June 4. The Q4000 system began to recover oil on June 16.  Data on the rates of oil recovery are from the BP web site.
  6. There are several credible estimates of the rate of of oil release that are significantly greater than the estimates of the FRTG.

Historic oil spills

Ixtoc I was an exploratory oil in the Bay of Campeche of the Gulf of Mexico that suffered a blowout in 1979 and released about 3.3 million barrels of oil.

The Gulf War oil spill refers to the deliberate release of about 5.7 billion barrels of oil in the Persian Gulf by Iraqi forces in 1991 during the Gulf War.

Further reading

Read more about the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Encyclopedia of Earth.

Sources:

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]]> Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels):       2,135,000    to   3,900,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels):      755,785
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels):      1,379,215    to   3,144,215
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day):      41%    to   71%
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (to date):      19%    to   35%
Federal waters closed to fishing (sq mi):      81,181
Federal waters closed to fishing (% total area):      34%
Dispersant used to date (gallons):      1,740,000
Oily water collected to date (gallons):      28,700,000
Number of vessels involved in response:       6,600
Number of people involved in response:      47,800
claims/payments/value of payments made by BP to date:   95,000   47,000   $147,000,000
Cost of the response to BP to date (billions):      $3.12
One share of BP stock as % of its value on April 19, 2010:       57%
Maximum aerial extent of surface slick to date (sq mi):      28,958
Controlled burns to date:      275
Oil consumed by controlled burns (gallons):      10,000,000
Days to reach Ixtoc 1 spill level:      -9   to    34

Days to reach Gulf War spill level:      30   to   102

Assumptions regarding the release of oil:

  1. The release of oil started on April 22, 2010;  the Deepwater Horizon sank at about 10:00 AM.
  2. From April 22 to June 3, the rate of release was between 20,000 and 40,000 barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group on June 10.
  3. After June 3 when the riser was cut, the flow rate increased to between 35,000 and 60,ooo barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group as reported by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.
  4. The  riser insertion tube tool (RITT) containment system collected about 22,000 barrels of oil during its operation from May 8 to May 25.  This is equal to about 1,222 barrels per day.  These data are from the BP web site.
  5. The Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) system began to recover oil on June 4. The Q4000 system began to recover oil on June 16.  Data on the rates of oil recovery are from the BP web site.
  6. There are several credible estimates of the rate of of oil release that are significantly greater than the estimates of the FRTG.

Historic oil spills

Ixtoc I was an exploratory oil in the Bay of Campeche of the Gulf of Mexico that suffered a blowout in 1979 and released about 3.3 million barrels of oil.

The Gulf War oil spill refers to the deliberate release of about 5.7 billion barrels of oil in the Persian Gulf by Iraqi forces in 1991 during the Gulf War.

Further reading

Read more about the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Encyclopedia of Earth.

Sources:

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]]> Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels):       2,100,000    to    3,840,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels):      730,995
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels):       1,369,005    to    3,109,005
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day):       41%   to   70%
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (to date):      19%    to   35%
Federal waters closed to fishing (sq mi):      81,181
Federal waters closed to fishing (% total area):      34%
Dispersant used to date (gallons):       1,740,000
Oily water collected to date (gallons):      28,700,000
Number of vessels involved in response:        6,600
Number of people involved in response:      47,800
claims/payments/value of payments made by BP to date:   95,000   47,000   $147,000,000
Cost of the response to BP to date (billions):      $3.12
One share of BP stock as % of its value on April 19, 2010:      57%
Maximum aerial extent of surface slick to date (sq mi):      28,958
Controlled burns to date:       275
Oil consumed by controlled burns (gallons):      10,000,000
Days to reach Ixtoc 1 spill level:      -8   to    35

Days to reach Gulf War spill level:      31    to   103

Assumptions regarding the release of oil:

  1. The release of oil started on April 22, 2010;  the Deepwater Horizon sank at about 10:00 AM.
  2. From April 22 to June 3, the rate of release was between 20,000 and 40,000 barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group on June 10.
  3. After June 3 when the riser was cut, the flow rate increased to between 35,000 and 60,ooo barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group as reported by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.
  4. The  riser insertion tube tool (RITT) containment system collected about 22,000 barrels of oil during its operation from May 8 to May 25.  This is equal to about 1,222 barrels per day.  These data are from the BP web site.
  5. The Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) system began to recover oil on June 4. The Q4000 system began to recover oil on June 16.  Data on the rates of oil recovery are from the BP web site.
  6. There are several credible estimates of the rate of of oil release that are significantly greater than the estimates of the FRTG.

Historic oil spills

Ixtoc I was an exploratory oil in the Bay of Campeche of the Gulf of Mexico that suffered a blowout in 1979 and released about 3.3 million barrels of oil.

The Gulf War oil spill refers to the deliberate release of about 5.7 billion barrels of oil in the Persian Gulf by Iraqi forces in 1991 during the Gulf War.

Further reading

Read more about the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Encyclopedia of Earth.

Sources:

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]]> Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels):       2,065,000    to    3,780,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels):      706,600
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels):      1,358,400   to    3,073,400
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day):      41%   to   70%
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (to date):      19%   to    34%
Federal waters closed to fishing (sq mi):      81,181
Federal waters closed to fishing (% total area):      34%
Dispersant used to date (gallons):      1,720,000
Oily water collected to date (gallons):      28,600,000
Number of vessels involved in response:       6,200
Number of people involved in response:      45,400
claims/payments/value of payments made by BP to date:   95,000   47,000   $147,000,000
Cost of the response to BP to date (billions):      $3.12
One share of BP stock as % of its value on April 19, 2010:      56%
Maximum aerial extent of surface slick to date (sq mi):      28,958
Controlled burns to date:      275
Oil consumed by controlled burns (gallons):       10,000,000
Days to reach Ixtoc 1 spill level:       -7   to   36

Days to reach Gulf War spill level:      32    to    104

Assumptions regarding the release of oil:

  1. The release of oil started on April 22, 2010;  the Deepwater Horizon sank at about 10:00 AM.
  2. From April 22 to June 3, the rate of release was between 20,000 and 40,000 barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group on June 10.
  3. After June 3 when the riser was cut, the flow rate increased to between 35,000 and 60,ooo barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group as reported by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.
  4. The  riser insertion tube tool (RITT) containment system collected about 22,000 barrels of oil during its operation from May 8 to May 25.  This is equal to about 1,222 barrels per day.  These data are from the BP web site.
  5. The Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) system began to recover oil on June 4. The Q4000 system began to recover oil on June 16.  Data on the rates of oil recovery are from the BP web site.
  6. There are several credible estimates of the rate of of oil release that are significantly greater than the estimates of the FRTG.

Historic oil spills

Ixtoc I was an exploratory oil in the Bay of Campeche of the Gulf of Mexico that suffered a blowout in 1979 and released about 3.3 million barrels of oil.

The Gulf War oil spill refers to the deliberate release of about 5.7 billion barrels of oil in the Persian Gulf by Iraqi forces in 1991 during the Gulf War.

Further reading

Read more about the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Encyclopedia of Earth.

Sources:

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]]> Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels):       2,030,000   to    3,720,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels):      682,025
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels):      1,347,975    to   3,037,975
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day):       41%    to    71%
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (to date):      18%   to   34%
Federal waters closed to fishing (sq mi):       81,181
Federal waters closed to fishing (% total area):      34%
Dispersant used to date (gallons):      1,720,000
Oily water collected to date (gallons):       28,600,000
Number of vessels involved in response:        6,900
Number of people involved in response:      45,700
claims/payments/value of payments made by BP to date:   95,000   47,000   $147,000,000
Cost of the response to BP to date (billions):       $3.12
One share of BP stock as % of its value on April 19, 2010:      54%
Maximum aerial extent of surface slick to date (sq mi):      28,958
Controlled burns to date:      275
Oil consumed by controlled burns (gallons):      10,000,000
Days to reach Ixtoc 1 spill level:      -6   to    37

Days to reach Gulf War spill level:      33    to    105

Assumptions regarding the release of oil:

  1. The release of oil started on April 22, 2010;  the Deepwater Horizon sank at about 10:00 AM.
  2. From April 22 to June 3, the rate of release was between 20,000 and 40,000 barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group on June 10.
  3. After June 3 when the riser was cut, the flow rate increased to between 35,000 and 60,ooo barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group as reported by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.
  4. The  riser insertion tube tool (RITT) containment system collected about 22,000 barrels of oil during its operation from May 8 to May 25.  This is equal to about 1,222 barrels per day.  These data are from the BP web site.
  5. The Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) system began to recover oil on June 4. The Q4000 system began to recover oil on June 16.  Data on the rates of oil recovery are from the BP web site.
  6. There are several credible estimates of the rate of of oil release that are significantly greater than the estimates of the FRTG.

Historic oil spills

Ixtoc I was an exploratory oil in the Bay of Campeche of the Gulf of Mexico that suffered a blowout in 1979 and released about 3.3 million barrels of oil.

The Gulf War oil spill refers to the deliberate release of about 5.7 billion barrels of oil in the Persian Gulf by Iraqi forces in 1991 during the Gulf War.

Further reading

Read more about the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Encyclopedia of Earth.

Sources:

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]]> Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels):       1,995,000   to    3,660,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels):       657,265
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels):      1,337,735   to   3,002,735
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day):       42%   to   71%
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (to date):      18%    to    33%
Federal waters closed to fishing (sq mi):      81,181
Federal waters closed to fishing (% total area):       34%
Dispersant used to date (gallons):      1,700,000
Oily water collected to date (gallons):      31,300,000
Number of vessels involved in response:        7,000
Number of people involved in response:      45,000
claims/payments/value of payments made by BP to date:   95,000   47,000   $147,000,000
Cost of the response to BP to date (billions):       $3.12
One share of BP stock as % of its value on April 19, 2010:      49%
Maximum aerial extent of surface slick to date (sq mi):      28,958
Controlled burns to date:      275
Oil consumed by controlled burns (gallons):      10,000,000
Days to reach Ixtoc 1 spill level:       -5    to    38

Days to reach Gulf War spill level:      34   to   106

Assumptions regarding the release of oil:

  1. The release of oil started on April 22, 2010;  the Deepwater Horizon sank at about 10:00 AM.
  2. From April 22 to June 3, the rate of release was between 20,000 and 40,000 barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group on June 10.
  3. After June 3 when the riser was cut, the flow rate increased to between 35,000 and 60,ooo barrels per day, the upper and lower estimates made by the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group as reported by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.
  4. The  riser insertion tube tool (RITT) containment system collected about 22,000 barrels of oil during its operation from May 8 to May 25.  This is equal to about 1,222 barrels per day.  These data are from the BP web site.
  5. The Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) system began to recover oil on June 4. The Q4000 system began to recover oil on June 16.  Data on the rates of oil recovery are from the BP web site.
  6. There are several credible estimates of the rate of of oil release that are significantly greater than the estimates of the FRTG.

Historic oil spills

Ixtoc I was an exploratory oil in the Bay of Campeche of the Gulf of Mexico that suffered a blowout in 1979 and released about 3.3 million barrels of oil.

The Gulf War oil spill refers to the deliberate release of about 5.7 billion barrels of oil in the Persian Gulf by Iraqi forces in 1991 during the Gulf War.

Further reading

Read more about the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Encyclopedia of Earth.

Sources:

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