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Subject: OIL FIRES IN KUWAIT NEUTRAL ZONE

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JAN 91







SUBJECT:          OIL FIRES IN KUWAIT NEUTRAL ZONE







KUWAIT OIL FIRES RELATIVE TO THE DANGERS THEY PRESENT TO

COALITION TROOPS.          NOTED AT THE OUTSET THAT AS LONG AS

THE FIRES ARE BURNING, THERE IS NO DANGER OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE

CONTAMINATION BECAUSE THE FIRES CHEMICALLY ALTER THE GAS SO THAT

IT BECOMES A NON-TOXIC COMBUSTION PRODUCT. SULFUR DIOXIDE,

HOWEVER, WHICH WOULD BE CONTAINED IN ANY SMOKE PLUME OR CLOUD,

COULD BE A PROBLEM, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH OR LITTLE IT IS

DISSIPATED BY WINDS, RAIN, ETC

NEUTRAL ZONE, THE AL WAFRA          WELLS

ARE SHALLOW (1,000-2,000 FEET DEEP) AND PRODUCE

CRUDE. THE WELLS HAVE A          SULFUR CONTENT AND THE

HYDROGEN SULFIDE CONTENTI

THE BURGAN FIELDS,          ARE FREE OF HYDROGEN

SULFIDE. WHILE THE RATAWI FIELDS, AT DEPTHS OF 6,000-7,000 FEET,

HAVE          HYDROGEN SULFIDE CONTENT.







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