Drillship flaring operations

GULF OF MEXICO, USNORTHCOM, AT SEA

05.16.2010

Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley  

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

GULF OF MEXICO - Gas from the damaged Deepwater Horizon wellhead is burned by the drillship Discoverer Enterprise May 16, 2010 in a process known as flaring. Gas and oil from the wellhead are being brought to the surface through a riser insertion tube that was placed inside the damaged pipe. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley.

• Date Taken: 05.16.2010
• Date Posted: 12.19.2013 09:47
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 315421
• VIRIN: 100516-G-8744K-001
• Filename: DOD_101058307
• Length: 00:02:10
• Location: GULF OF MEXICO, USNORTHCOM, AT SEA