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Project Number 373
Date of Summary February 27, 2004
Subject Development of a Draft ATSM Standard on Characterizing Oils for In-Situ Burning
Performing Activity S.L. Ross Environmental Research Ltd.
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Completion December 1, 2001
Description This project developed a draft American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) guidelines for in-situ burning from lab analysis of the oil to determine how easily it can be burned. The draft standard is available; however ASTM chose not to adopt the standard until more work was done on characterizing oils.  
Progress Project is completed.
Reports
AA PDF (4 pages) S.L. Ross Environmental Research Ltd., "Results of Laboratory Tests On the Potential for Using In-Situ Burning On Seventeen Crude Oils." 6 pp. 12/1/2001.
 


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