Abstract
The chapter provides a compiled report of the oil wells on fire (as compiled by the Kuwait Oil Company, 1991) and The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Gulf Program Office, 1991). The report states that there were 659 wells on fire, including 51 wells in the Wafra oil field. Research Institute of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals's (KFUPM/RI) estimates, based on the processing of satellite images, were quite close to the above numbers. The estimate of peaked oil flow from burning and gushing wells was quite variable. The KFUPM/RI estimate was in the range of 2.5 to 3 mb/d while the estimates of oil flow made by Kuwaiti Oil Company was 6 mb/d. The estimates made by the flux calculations of the British Meteorological Office (2.5 to 5.7 mb/d) and joint flights by the NCAR and The University of Washington (3.3 to 5.7 mb/d) seem to be more realistic, but their estimates are also quite variable. However, an average value of 4 mb/d seems to be quite reasonable.
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