HAZARDS OF B2S AND BURNING OIL WELLS

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Subject: HAZARDS OF B2S AND BURNING OIL WELLS                            

Box  ID: BX000404

Document Number:         65

Folder Title: TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER LOGS - MSG FILE LOGS 6-7 DEC 90                                      

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                          6. %mokL and heat eff@ts front blroinjr oil wells or flame t.@nchou can
                          efrect laser range firtdinjr and -louignatior., @ht vision goggles, some
                          dexrad.Ati@n of thermal imagir,%, 'luct=tjcn in rrdar or increis" ir
                          rl'JL@t- b"msc of larlm particulates.

                          7. @re tre.,iches flkm long, 3m widp ar.:i 2m deep) are assessed to be
                          along KuwnA's so--tharxi border. When or :f flmdcd with oil there may
                          be Mmen averaging 3m high wilh fireballs rising to 6m. A trench filled
                          with oB might burn for two lo four dpya. A reasonable safety dsetance
                          from -.hie type of oba@e is 100m when the fire is fully involved.

                          L T am not trying tc @nJ guess any Information cotainjc from the
                          intelligence channels, but it iFt bnportant to quichly identify acme
                          nuggets which impact on obstacle :-@ucttoot and force protection. I wiu
                          ct>ntin-jo to provide you .nore evatuawd date as I get it.


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File Room = jul96_declassified
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Box ID = BX000404
Unit = ARCENT
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Folder Title = TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER LOGS - MSG FILE LOGS 6-7 DEC 90
Folder Seq # = 3
Subject = HAZARDS OF B2S AND BURNING OIL WELLS
Document Seq # = 17
Document Date =
Scan Date = 23-JUL-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 16-AUG-1996