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Deepwater Horizon Response: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response

Description: This website served as the focal point for the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command, a group of organizations that had involvement with the British Petroleum (BP) explosion and oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. The website includes news feeds and information about health concerns, volunteer opportunities, contact information, and ongoing plans for the area. Various maps of the event and other resources are also available, chronicling the problem and the steps taken by … more
Date: September 10, 2010
Creator: Deepwater Horizon Unified Command
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Site Selection for DOE/JIP Gas Hydrate Drilling in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Description: In the late spring of 2008, the Chevron-led Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project (JIP) expects to conduct an exploratory drilling and logging campaign to better understand gas hydrate-bearing sands in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The JIP Site Selection team selected three areas to test alternative geological models and geophysical interpretations supporting the existence of potential high gas hydrate saturations in reservoir-quality sands. The three sites are near existing drill h… more
Date: July 1, 2008
Creator: Hutchinson, D. R.; Shelander, D.; Dai, J.; McConnell, D.; Shedd, W.; Frye, M. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Environmental Impacts of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids

Description: This report covers the observed environmental impacts of synthetic based drilling fluids (SBF) that are used in deepwater oil drilling. It is found that SBF tends to accumulate in the sediment which tends to exhibit low toxicity and effects the living organisms in various ways.
Date: August 2000
Creator: Neff, J. M.; McKelvie, S. & Ayers, R.C., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Deepwater Horizon Response and Trial Websites]

Description: Websites related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, recovery efforts, and trial. It includes sites established to document corporate and governmental actions to clean up the Gulf of Mexico after the oil spill in 2010, and ongoing efforts to restore ecosystems in the region as well as documentation related to the civil action filed against BP and the subsequent trial.
Date: 2010/2017
Creator: Deepwater Horizon Unified Command
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Northwestern Florida Ecological Characterization: An Ecological Atlas. Map Narratives

Description: A report regarding the Northwestern Florida Ecological Characterization study, the purpose of which is to compile existing information about the biological, social, and physical sciences for the gulf coastal counties of Florida from Escambia County to Hernando County.
Date: September 1984
Creator: Palik, Thomas F. & Kunneke, J. Thomas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Minerals Management Service

Description: This website contains information about the Minerals Management Service (MMS) which manages resources on the outer continental shelf (OCS) including natural gas, oil, and other minerals. The pages include information about the programs administered by the MMS, links related to the Deepwater Horizon incident, and other resources related to the work of the agency.
Date: June 2010
Creator: United States. Minerals Management Service.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Goliad: Socioeconomic and Natural Features

Description: Map showing various sites and features (recreation sites, water treatment facilities, public lands, historic sites, transportation, etc.) in the Goliad region of the Texas Barrier Islands coastline area. Scale 1:100,000.
Date: 1983
Creator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Harlingen: Socioeconomic and Natural Features

Description: Map showing various sites and features (recreation sites, water treatment facilities, public lands, historic sites, transportation, etc.) in the Harlingen region of the Texas Barrier Islands coastline area. Scale 1:100,000.
Date: 1983
Creator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Houston: Socioeconomic and Natural Features

Description: Map showing various sites and features (recreation sites, water treatment facilities, public lands, historic sites, transportation, etc.) in the Houston region of the Texas Barrier Islands coastline area. Scale 1:100,000.
Date: 1983
Creator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Brownsville: Socioeconomic and Natural Features

Description: Map showing various sites and features (recreation sites, water treatment facilities, public lands, historic sites, transportation, etc.) in the Brownsville region of the Texas Barrier Islands coastline area. Scale 1:100,000.
Date: 1983
Creator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Corpus Christi: Socioeconomic and Natural Features

Description: Map showing various sites and features (recreation sites, water treatment facilities, public lands, historic sites, transportation, etc.) in the Corpus Christi region of the Texas Barrier Islands coastline area. Scale 1:100,000.
Date: 1983
Creator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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